The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-05-22
Precautions for the Protection Of Hu.
man Life Made Heavy Penalty 10
Provided for Violation.

The new automobile tax law goes
into effect May 10, The law. besides
providing for the payment Of an an.
nual license based upon the horsepow.
or used, also lays down rules and reg.
ulatiOns for running machines upon
the public highways of the state and
provides stringent penalties for VIC.
lations.
The amount Of license to be collect.
ed annually, which has heretofore teen
published, provides for an annual fee
Of SIS for motor vehicles of 30 horse
power or less; 30 to 40 horsepower,
$40; 40 to SO horsepower, $25, ana
over 80 horsepower, $40. Motorcycles
ere taxed at S.. The secretary Of
state shall issue the prescribed license
plate, which each machine shalr carry,
and all other numbers on machines
are excluded except that motorcycles
may have the number painted as de-
scribed upon the rear mudguard. All
dealers are required to pay q license
Of $35 per year and this number may
be changed from one machine to ano-
Their, but If dealer should also use
another machine or any number of
them for hire such dealers would have
to pay a license for each machine SO
used. Automobiles of dealers and
manufacturers are subject, however,
to taxation, the same as other mer-
chandise or stock on hand, the an
nual license not exempting such ma
chimes from taxation as is the case
of machines privately owned.
Legal Requirements
Among the requirements of the law
are that adequate brakes in good
working order shall be provided at all
times sufficient to control the vehicles
at all times when in use; an adequate
horn or other device for giving, warn
ing; one hour after sunset and until
one hour before sunrise, If in opera
ton, all vehicles shall be provided
with two lighted lamps in front and
white light and red light on the
rear, the rear white light being so
arranged that it will shine upon the
number of the machine making such
number plainly visible for 100 feet.
The front lamps shall be visible at
least 200 feet in the direction in which
the vehicle is going.
At every cross roads outside city
limits or village limits, the driver sha
slow down and also at curves in the
shall also sound the horn. Motorcycles
are required to carry but a front
lamp visible for 100 feet.
On meeting other vehicles Of any
kind, motor or otherwise, the turn
shall be made to the right, giving at
least one-haf the road; if overtaking
another vehicle, the turn shall be to
the left and the person overtaken shall
give favorable opportunity to pass If
possible. On precipitous roads or
roads bordering rivers or canyons, the
autOmObilist shall take the side of the
road toward the canyon, stream or
precipice, regardless Of the turn to
the right or left. Warning of approat
in overtaking another shall be given
by blowing the horn when so to $50
yards away.
Speed Limit
every person operating motor
vehicle on the public highways of this
state shall drive the same in a care
full and prudent manner and at a rate
of speed SO as not to endanger the
property Of another or the life or
limb of any person; provided, that
rate Of speed in excess of 30 miles
an hour for not less than one-fourth
OF q mile shall be presumptive evil
dence of driving at rate Of speed
which is not careful and prudent
mo person shall operate or run
any motor vehicle upon any of the
highways Of this state while such per-
son is under the influence of intoxi-
eating liquor.
The Penalty
ANY person violating any of the
provisions of this act shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be punishable by
imprisonment in a county Jail not ex-
ceeding six months, or by fine not
exceeding 5000, or by both such fine
and imprisonment"
mist office. adv.