The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-06


miles an hour in open country outside Of
cites and villages and within the com
pact or built-up portions of any city
town or village not greater than ten miles
an hour, except where such city or towr
may by ordinance or by law permit q
greater rate of speed.
Section 3. No person operating motor
vehicle on any highway townway, public
street, avenue, driveway, park or park
way, shall drive at any speed greater
than is reasonable, safe and proper, hay.
ing regard to the traffic and use of the
public way by others, or so as to endan.
ger the life or limb of any person. Rae.
ing and reckless driving on any sucl
forbidden.
Permits may be granted by municipal
officers of cities or towns after public
hearing thereon to drive automobiles OF
during a specified time upon certain
highway at any rate of speed.
Section a. Whoever, driving or operat-
ing motor vehicle upon any highway,
townway, public street, avenue, driveway,
park or parkway of this state, when APP
preaching from the opposite direction a
person riding, driving or leading horse
or other animal which appears to be
frightened, is signaled by putting up of
the hand or by other visible sign by such
person shall cause such motor vehicle to
come to stop as soon as possible and
remain stationary SO long as it may be
necessary and reasonable to allow such
horse or animal to pass Whenever trav-
cling in the same direction the person OPP
Grating motor vehicle shall use reason
able caution in passing horses or other
animals and vehicles
Section s. Every such motor vehicle
when in use on the highways shall have
attached thereto suitable horn. bell or
other equally as good means of signal,
that when blown, rung or otherwise oper-
ated may be heard a distance of at least
two hundred feet, and shall also have
lighted lamps between thirty minutes af-
ter sunset and thirty minutes before sun
rise Automobiles and motor trucks shall
have at least two white lights forward
and one red rear light with white light to
plainly illuminate registered number. Mo-
tor cycles shall have at least one white
light forward and one red rear light. Log
haulers or traction engines shall have at
least two white lights forward.
Section .. Municipal officers of any city
or town may designate places on any
streets or ways therein, where in their
judgment by reason of cliffs, embank-
ments or other exceptional natural con-
ditions the meeting of motor vehicles and
horses or other animals would be attend
ed with unusual danger. by causing the
words automobiles go Slow to be con-
spicuously displayed on sign boards on
the right hand side of each approach to
such place not less than one hundred and
fifty feet distant therefrom. And no such
motor vehicle shall pass any place so des-
ignated at greater speed than five miles
L
is met coming from the opposite direc-
ton and signal from the person riding or
driving such horse or other animal is
made, the driver of such motor vehicle
Shall come to stop as soon as possible
and allowing a reasonable time for said
horse or other animal to pass. and when
ever travelling in same direction, shall use
reasonable and proper care in passing
said horse or other animal.
Section I. Whosoever violates any pro-
vision of the five preceding sections shall
be punished by a fine not less than ten or
more than twenty-five dollars for first
offense and not less than twenty-five or
more than fifty dollars for second offenSe
committed during any period of twelve
months, or by Imprisonment of a term not
exceeding ten days.
Section s. All motor vehicles shall be
registered by the owner or person in con-
troll thereof in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act Application for such
registration may be made by mail or 9TH
erwise to the, secretary of state upon
blanks prepared under his authority. The
application shall, in addition to such other
particulars as may be required by said
secretary, contain statement of the
name, place of residence and address of
the applicant, with a brief description of
the motor vehicle. including the name of
the maker, the number if any, affixed by
the maker. the character of the motive
power and the amount of such power,
stated in figures of horse power, and with
such application shall be deposited an an
nual registration fee of:
Five dollars for automobiles (used for
conveyance of persons for hire pleasure
or business), of twenty horse power and
under
Ten dollars for automobiles (used for
conveyance of persons, for hire, pleasure
OF business), between twenty horse power
and including thirty-five horse power
Fifteen dollars for automobiles FUSED
for conveyance of persons. for hire, pleas
ure or business), over thirty-five horse
power.
Ten dollars for motor trucks or automo-
biles fused for commercial purposes).
Three dollars for motor cycles FUSED for
pleasure or buSineSS).
Ten dollars for traction engines or log
haulers (used for commercial purposes).
The above horse power shall be based
on the "A-L-A-M' standard, so-called.
Application for registration, applied for
by an owner of an automobile resi-
dent of this state, not including motor
cycle log hauler or traction engine, dur
ing the periods between the first day of
October and ending December thirty-first
in any year after nineteen hundred and
eleven, one-half of the registration fee.
The secretary of state upon granting
the application shall register in book
or upon suitable index cards to be kept
for the purpose, the motor vehicle de-
scribed III the application, giving to the
owner of such motor vehicle a distin-
gushing number or other mark and shall
thereupOn issue to the applicant a certi-
contain the name, place of residence and
address of the applicant, and the regis
tered number or mark shall prescribe the
manner in which said registered number
or mark shall be inscribed or displayed
on the motor vehicle and shall be in such
form as the secretary may determine.
The secretary of state shall also fur
nish the duplicate two enamel iron plates,
containing the word Maine" to be not
less than one inch in height and the num-
Der of the registration in Arabic numer-
ais not less than four inches in height.
The number plates must be attached to
the front and rear of automobiles, auto
trucks and traction engines. Motor cycles
will be provided with a registration seal
or other distinguishing mark as may be
determined by the secretary of state The
number for motor cycles must be so
placed as to be always plainly visible. A
proper record of all applications for reg
istration and of all certificates issued
shall be kept by the secretary of state in
his office and shall be open to the inspec-
ton of any person during reasonable
hours. The certificate of registration
shall always be carried on the person
or in some easily accessible place in or
about the motor vehicle. Upon the sale
of any motor vehicle, registration shall
expire and the vendor shall Immediately
return the certificate of registration to
the secretary of state. with notice of sale
and the name. place and residence and
address of the vendee. Registration
plates, seal or other distinguishing mark
for automobiles motor cycles and trac-
ton engines shall be furnished free, from
the office of the secretary of state