El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-08
UsTIN, Tex. March S.-The SEN

AZ ate committee on judiciary has
4 \ reported favorably a bill intro
duced by T. H. McGregor Of
Austin, and John Wlllacy, OF Port
land, providing for the register
ing Of m o tor vehicles, regulat-
ing their use upon the streets and
public highways and relating general
lV to the operation OF AUTOMOBILES IN
the state 1t eNempts motor trucks
motor draES, motor delivery wagons,
traction engines, road rollers fire
wagons and engines, police patrol
wagons and ambulances. The term
owner" as expressed in the Dill IN
cludes any person, firm, association
or corporation renting motor vehicle
or having the exclusive use thereof.
To Register All Cars.
The section providing for the reg
istratiOn of the cars reads as follows;
Every owner Of a motor Fehlcle
which shall be operated or driven up
on the public highways of this state
shall. except as herein otherwise eN-
DresEly provided, cause to be uleu IN
the office Of the secretary of state
verified application for registration on
a blank TO be furnished by the sec
rotary OF state for that purpose, con-
tanning a brief description of the mo-
tor vehicle to be registered 1uclud-
ing the name Of the manufacture ana
the factory number or SUCH Venlcles the
character and, if the motive power
be derived from the products of pc
TrOleum. the amount Of the motive
IN accordance with the rating esIaD-
Iished by the association Of licensed
automobile manufacturers, and the
number Of cylinders, bore and stroke
Of each; the name and postoffice ad-
dress with street and number, If IN
a city, including county and busl-
ness, address Of the owner OF such
motor vehicle, and if such owner is q
nonresident Of this state, then in ad-
ditiOn to the facts above, he shall
state the state of his residence"
Fees For Registration.
The secretary OF state is required
- 70 issue each motor vehicle a distinc-
tina-Rumber and without expense to
the licant- The provision relating
TO n payment Of a fee reads as fol-
''The following fee shall be paid TO
the secretary Of state upon the regis
tratiOn or Ie-reg1stratlOn OF motor
vehicle in aeeordance with the pro
visions Of this acr- Eight dollars Up
on the registration of motor We
hicle having a rate of 20 horsepower
and less; and for each vehicle
which shall pay in the rate Of forty
which shall exceed twenty horse
cents per horsepower; provided that
II g motor vehicle shall have been IL
censed for five separate years here
under. and for which there shall have
been paid the annual registration Zee
herein provided during said period, or
any motor vehicle which shall have
been in use Tor a period OF not less
befire and after the taking effect OF
this act, the annual registration fee
thereafter shall be one-halt Of that
amount and further provided that the
annual fee for the registration or re-
registration OF a motor bicycle or
motorcycle IN accordance with the
provisions Of this act shall be 50"
The bill provides that the reglSIra-
ton fee shall be in lieu of all taxes,
general or local. to which motor We
hicles would otherwise be SUBJECT
MI --s~
hicIe registered from one owner to
another shall be 81.
Must Have Two Numbers
no person shall operate or drive
a motor Temicle on the public high
ways Of this state after the taking
effect Of this act, unless such vehicle
shall have a distinctive NUMBER as
signed TO IL by the secretary OF state
ana two number plates with numbers
coFresp bonding TO that OF the certlIl-
cate Of registration consplcuously as
played. one on the 'front.' ana one on
the rear OF such vehicle, each securely
fastened so as II prevent the same
from swinging" saws the bill
such number plates shall be Of
distinctiveIy different color each year
and there shall be al all times
marked contrast between the colOrs
of the number plates and that OF the
numerals or letters thereon. said col
Ors to be designated by the secretary
Every person. firm, association or
corporation, manufacturing or deal
ing in motor vehicles, may, instead
OF registering each motor vehicle so
manufactured or dealt in make YER
flied application upon a blank 70 De
furnished by the secretary OF state
for a general distinctive number for
all the motor vehicles owned or con-
LrOled by such manufacturer or deal
er. On the payment Of registration
fee Of So such application shall be
filed and registered In the Office or
o secretary
of state shall thereupon assign and
issue TO such manufacturer or dealer
q general distinctive number.
Good Brakes and Horns.
Every motor vehicle operated or
driven upon the public highways OF
this state shall be provided with ade-
quate brakes in good working order
and sufficient TO control such motor
vehicle at all times when the same is
in use, and a suitable and adequate bell,
horn or other or other device for sig
mailing, and shall, during the per-.
iOd from one-haf hour after sunset
TO one-half hour before sunrise, dis
play at least two lighted lamps on
the front and one on the rear of sucn
motor vehicle, which rear lamp shau
also display a red light visible from
the rear provided that each motor
vehicle and each motor bicycle shall
be required TO display but one lighted
lamp on the front of such motor cy-
Gle or motor bicycle. The rays OF
such rear lamp shall shine upon the
number plate carried on the rear OF
such vehicle in such a manner as to
render the numerals thereon visible
for at least fifty feet in the direction
from which the motor vehicle is pro-
ceeding. The light or lights on the
front lamp shall be visible at least
five hundred feet in the direction in
which the motor vehicle is proceed
ing"
It is provided that registration shall
be renewed annually. Continuing
the bill says:
In Passing Horses.
"A person operating or driving q
motor vehicle shall on signal by
raising the hand OF other visible sig
nal from a person driving, leading or
riding a horse or horses, or other
draft animals, bring such a motor We
hlcle Immediately TO a stop, and il
travelling in opposite direction remain
stationary so long as may be reason
able 10 allow such horses or animals to
pass, and If travelling in the same di-
rectlon. use reasonable caution in
thereafter passing such horse or ami
mai, provided that in case such horse
or animal appears badly frightened or
the person operating such motor We
nlcle is so sigualled 20 do such per
son shall cause the motor or such We
hlcle 10 cease running so long as shall
be reasonably necessary TO prevent ac-
cident, and insure the safety Of 9th
ers- In approaching or passing a car
or street which