Bisbee daily review., 1913-12-17
DISCUSS THE
 NEW AUTO LAW

gathered at the called meeting last night for the purpose of discussing the new automobile tax law which becomes effective the first of the year.
 J. H. Jacks placed the various ob- ieetions 10 the new law before the meeting in very clear manner He proposed that it should be resisted as class legislation and its ccnstitu- tionality tried out in the courts
 Mir. Jacks said that he did not ob- ject to the taxing of automobiles with in reasonable limits for purposes of protection of property and the i'm provement of reads, but he did not be- lieve it right that autos should be specially taxed for the use of the roads and other users not so taxed. His views met with the approval of those present.
 Information presented to the meet ing to the effect that a prominent automobile agency of Phoenix had re tained attorneys Of note to fight the enforcement of the new law immeti- ately after it's going into effect and meantime extending advice to auto mobile owner to pay the tax levied onl$ under protest, decided the meet. ing to withhold definite action fer the present It was intimated that call might be made upon local auto mobile agencies to join in the fight against the enforcement of the new law, the automobile agencies profit Ing more favorable laws to the auto than anybody else.
 The law about which complaint Is being made, and which becomes e1ec- tive on January 1, covers the follow ing points:
 Hereafter every license will be good for one year If application for the license comes after July first then the price will be for half a year The price of the license ranges from s5 for a machine having g horse power and less; s1O for a power between 25 and 70 b. D.: $15 for more than 40 b. p. and S2 for every motorcycle.
 The license number must be dis played on the front and back of each automobile, so that they may be plain ly visible.
 The law makes it the duty of the sheriff in each county to keep record of all automobiles registered in the county, and to rigidiy enforce all the requirements of the law.
 The speed limit in incorporated towns where there are many people Or vehicles on the streets is fixed at one mic for every six minutes and in four minutes. On other county roads the speed is fixed at 90 miles per hour, but automobilists are required at all times to regulate their speed with due regard to the safety of property and people met on the roads. In approach ing bridges, crossings, short curves or other dangerous places the law re- uuires that speed be reduced to Your miles per hour
 C3) Upon approaching a person walking in the public highway or . horse or horses, or other live stock, Icing ridden, led or driven thereon, a person operating a motor vehicle shall give reasonable warning Of its ap- proach and use every reasonable pre- caution to insure the safety of such person or animal, and in the case of horses CT other live stock, to prevent frightening the same.
 (4) A person operating a motor ye- hicle shall. at the request or signal by putting up the hand from person riding, leading, or driving a restive horse or horses, or other live stock. bring such motor vehicle immediately to a stop; and if travelling In the op- pcsite direction, remain stationary as long as may be reasonable to allow such horse or animal to pass, and if travelling in the same direction, use reasonable caution in thereafter pass ing such horse or animal In case such horse. or animal appear badly frightened. or the person operating motor vehicle is requested ;o cease running such vehicle he shall do so as shall be reasonably necessary to pre- vent accident and insure safety to others.
 (5) Any one operating motor ve- hicIe, while in an intoxicated condi- ton. shall be guilty, of a misdemeanor. Any person operating motor vehicle whd knowing that injury has been caused to person or property. due to the careleseness or culpability of the operator, or to accident, leaves the place of said injury or accident with out stopping and giving his name. residence, including the street and number. and operators license num- Der to the injured party, or to police officer, or in case no police officer Is n the vicinity then reporting the game to nearest police station or peace officer, shall be guilty O. ? felony, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. CT by imprisonment of not more than twz5 years, or by both such fine or imprisonment, and if any person be convicted a second time of either of the foregoing osfenses be shall he guilty of a felony punishable by im-