The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1911-05-26
AUTO LICENSE Law
Synopsis Of Important Aei Which &c.
GENES Effective On aad After
-.. July1.
MONEY GOES TO IMPROVE ROADS
Law Regulates Speed Limits, Puts
Ban on Joy Riding and Tam
poTing with Machines.

p. u. Norton, secretary of
state, furnishes the following,
which contains in tabloid form
the provisions of the new motor
vehicle law, requiring vehicles
to be numbered and tagged:
Every motor vehicle owner
must file an application for
registration with the secretary
of state, on a blank form sup
piled by him. The blank must
contain: A brief description of
the machine; the name of the
manufacturer; tn e factory
number and model; the name
and business address of the
owner; the name of the county
in which he resides. The ap-
plication blank must be sworn
to by the applicant.
The fee. $500, must accom-
pany this application. This
fee is to be paid each year and
the registration renewed.
On receipt of this, the secre-.
tary of state will issue his
receipt and two metal plates or
tags on which will appear the
registration number assigned
to the machine. He will also
record in his books the number,
make, owner, etc., of the
machine.
Should both tags issued be
destroyed :. or lost--duplicates
will be issued on receipt of an
affidavit stating the, facts, with
afee Of $1.OO. go. -..
Should the motor be sold---as
in the case of the sale of a
secondhand car-having al
ready a registration number,
the purchaser must notify the
secretary of state within ten
days, and upon blank furn-
ished by the secretary of state.
This blank will contain the
name of the old owner, the
name of the purchaser and
other particulars. This must
be accompanied by a fee of 81.
The facts are recorded in the
books, opposite the registered
number of the machine.
The law applies to motor
cycles as we'll as automobiles.
1t does not apply to motor
vehicles which come into the
state temporarily from other
states, if the vehicle is register
ed in another state. Neither
does it apply to new machines
which are being displayed for
sale by dealers.
Section IL covers the speed
limits. inside incorporated
cities and villages, 10 miles An
hour; outside 30 miles an hour;
approaching a dam, bridge,
sharp curve or grade, a cross
road or street, or where persons
or vehicles are not plainly dis
cernible, speed must be down
to one mile in eight minutes
less than eight miles an hour.
Section l3 puts the ban on
'jov riding 1t prohibits
tampering with, driving, oper-
rating or using a motor with
out the owners consent, and
after the JOY ride is over. that
the user of the machine returns
it to the owner shall not be
deemed defense in the prose
cution of such an offender
This section forbids hurting
stones or other missiles at the
vehicles or it's occupants; for
bids sounding the horn, setting
the brakes, manipulating the
levers, cranks or machinery,
while the machine is at rest
and unattended.
Section 18 puts the penalty
as fine of not less than $1,000
nor more than 5000 with the
alternative of Jail at the rate of
da, for each $500.
Section 13 provides that the
secretary of state shall pay in
to the county treasury to the
account of special road main
tenance fund, all moneys re-
ceived by him for registrations
from owners in such county,
making verified statement to
the county auditor Of the source
of the money. He retains
enough of the money to pay
for the;cost of..tags and books,