Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-27
BELIEVE BILL FOR
AUTO RECIPROCITY
WILL Be ENACTED
Advocates of Measure Confident
of Success in This
Legislature.
STRONG ENDORSEMENTS
FOR IT'S PROVISIONS
Many Working to Free State
from Stigma of Present
Auto Laws.

Automobile reciprocity is being
pushed to the limit by local n IN
fact by an overwhelming majority Of
motorists, dealers, manufacturers and
business men in general throughout
the entire State. Within a very short
period of time Members of the joint
legislative board are optimistic that
the State will be freed from the stigma
which has been laid on all business
interests by automobile laws which
have been considered in many cases
outrageously extreme, and which have
caused both motorists from within and
without the State a great deal of UNI
necessary discomfort and expense.
Or the fifteenth of this month there
was introduced into the Assembly by
Assemblyman Fred G. Stickel a bill
which provides for automobile reciproc-
ity in such a manner as TO make this
State as fair in its dealings with other
States in an automobile way as other
States are to each other, with the ex-
ception of New Jersey. The bill is to
go into effect Immediately, and from
the statements of those most vitality
interested it would seem that the good
effect will be felt at almost the same
time.
Reciprocal Provisions.
The portions of the bill which provide
for reciprocal relations such as exist
between other States are:
ANY motor vehicle belonging to any
person who is a nonresident of this
State, and who has registered such mo-
tor vehicle in and has complied with all
the laws of the State, territory or Fed
eral district of the United States in
which he resides with respect to the
registration of motor vehicles and he
display of registration numbers as re-
quired thereby, may be driven in this
State during a period of not to exceed
fifteen days in each calendar year, or
on two or more occasions not exceed
ing in the aggregate the period of fifteen
days in any such year without comply
ing to or being subject to the provi-
sions of sections fifteen and twenty
one of the act to which this is a sup
plement, or either of them, or with any
of the preceding sections of this sup
plement, provided that each day or
part of a day during which any such
motor vehicle is within this State
shall be considered as one of said ff-
teen days: and, provided, further, that
the provisions of this section shall be
operative as to any such motor vehicle
owned by nonresident of this State
only to the extent that under the laws
of the State, territory or Federal dis
trict of his residence substantially sim
liar exceptions and privileges are
granted to motor vehicles duly regis
tered under the laws of this State.
NoD-Resident Drivers.
ANY chauffeur or driver of Il
motor vehicle not a resident of this
State. who has registered under and
complied with all the laws respecting
the registration of and licensing OF
chauffeurs or drivers of motor vehicles
in the State, territory or federal dis
trict In which he resides, may during
the period mentioned, and under the
restrictions contained in the preceding
section of this supplement, drive any
such motor vehicle in this State with
out complying with or being subject
TO the provisions of sections seventeen
and eighteen of the act of which this
is a supplement, or any of them, pro-
vided that the provisions of this section
shall be operative only to the extent
that under the avs of the State, terri
tory or federal district in which such
chauffeur or driver resides substan-
IldllY SlfllldT cA6IlPLIOIS dlu Pl1NilcSCS
are granted to ehauffeurs or drivers of
motor vehicles registered under the
laws of this State"
The bill, which was introduced by
As~semblyman Fred G.. Stickel, jr, has
been referred to the committee on high
ways. 1t is No. %, Assembly. Sub
s%tantially, then, the supplement from
which the foregoing paragraphs have
been quoted, provides that drivers OF
motor vehicles from outside States
may take their cars into New
Jersey for a period of fifteen
days each year at no expense. Also,
that in doing this drivers from other
States will not have to sign power OF
attorney, which may be used against
them in a manner which has been
termed outrageous by victims who have
felt the awful weight of Jersey JUS
tice" in this matter.
Provisions Endorsed.
Before being offered to the Assembly
for consideration the bill was subjected
to boards of trade, motorists, manu-
facturers and business mems organiza-
tions throughout the entire State, and
without a single exception all of its
provisions were unanimously indorsed,
The business interests in New Jersey
feel that they nave lost considerable
money through the obnoxious law now
obtaining, and are now fully deter
mined that New Jersey shall take the
same stand in motor matters as her
forty-seven sister States of the union,
that free touring privileges is granted
in every one of the other States with
out the signing of power Of attorney
being even asked for, n that this
State shall adopt the same reciprocal
policy.
The bill which is now in the Assem-
by, has been most carefully prepared
by the joint committee of motorists,
an organization composed of represen-
. tatives from clubs, manufacturers,
deale0an business interests through
out the State, who have been granted
full and complete power to act by the
interests they represent.
A spirit of optimism as to the ulti-
mate result of the action taken on the
bill pervades those who have been
working SO long for 1t. coupled with q
sentiment of logged determination t.
fight to the last ditch in order to OBJ
tain their ends.