Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-02-10
DESIRABLE LEGISLATION,
Continued from page ~

Continued from page A.
3 roads available in going from point in town to
another the seectmen of the town shall authority
to restrict automobiles one of these roads, and when
ever one of these is in whole or in part trunk ne
so-caed automobiles shall be restricted such road
The road thus restricted the OF automobiles
shall be suitably posted at the entrances thereof with
10 signs reading: No automobiles allowed this road,
IL per order of the selectmen"
SEC person convicted Of violating the preceding
section OF this act shall be fined than twenty
FIVE dollars less than dollars with of pros
ecuton for each violation thereof
e.
SEC. II. All acts parts of acts inconsistent with
this hereby repealed ..s
This bill dragged its slow length along in Committee of
Internal Affairs until the last Thursday of the session which
closed Saturday At the night session Of Thursday when
the bill finally reached by the Speaker, Mr. Battel
offered amendments, previously presented to the
which agreed in spite of vigorous opposition He
then moved that the amendments be printed and the bill
ordered to lie and made special order for the next
ing This had not been late in the would have
almost certainly passed by good majority, and it
the but two majority against it. ga 90, with 90
absent or voting. We believe that if it had been
ordered lie and the amendments printed that every
could have clearly understood them the bill would have
passed the House by as large majority did the bill
excluding automobiles from the Hancock pass
In each they reported adversely by the Com
mittee but in the first there fair opportunity
discuss the merits OF the BILL and in the last at all
AS this bill similar perhaps stringent
up again will perhaps be worth while to ex-
anime it critically.
Section increases the license fee from s. S
this because in present law examination required
in giving the license, and no limit the age whilst Section
of above bill reads:
Before license to operate an automobile or motor
vehicle is issued the applicant shall be least years
age and furnish the Secretary OF State by examination,
satisfactory evidence that said applicant understands the
mechanism of automobile motor vehicle and capable
Of operating the in proper and is suitable
person to receive such lcence.
Section very important all will who read
it. 1t the first carefully drawn section for the protection
of those using horse vehicles horses introduced
law There should doubtless be another section for the
protection of foot travellers, especially children.
Line "a of this bill introduces another safety provision
the intersection of public highways
Section 4ooI it appears upon book is
fraud and evidently intended be- Section
this attempted fraud and gives limit of speed of twenty
miles hour in the country and miles in village city
Twenty miles is fast enough and FAST but especial
for altering it this time because careful ober
walton has shown that higher than twenty uinou
the highways.
The present law reads: Z" No automobile motor
vehicle shall be public way private way laid
under authority of statute careless negligent
II person automobile vehicle a
of speed exceeding twenty-five miles hour outside
city Incorporated village at rate of speed exceeding
ten miles hour within city, incorporated village the
hicky settled part of town, of speed exceed