Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-20
OFFICIALS TOLD
OF VIOLATIONS
States Attorney 2. E. Thomp-
son Calls Attention to Provi-
sions of Automobile Law.

States Attorney r. +. Thompson to
day sent out the following letter TO the
sheriff and the police officers for Rock
Island county, relative TO alleged VIC
iations OF the state automobile Law.
The communication follows
To the Sheriff and Police Officers
"a and for Rock Island County.-Gen
tlemen. Your attention IS hereby call
ed 20 certain sections OF the sutomo
bile law % the state OF Illinois, which
are being grossly violated.
There are d grezt number OF ma.
chimes being operated "a this county
which have not been registered and
which, carry no 1913 license nun Der.
Iris violation can &c easily detected
by yCu, ~ you vii observe the color
rEd style Of the license numbers. Ii
cc-=e numbers issued to automobile
owners are different In color fer each
year. and some OF ths numbers that
are being used by the owners E~e
numbers that are !0T previous years,
r-d gre therefore fictitious numbers.
! desire 20 call yCur attention especi-
ally 20 sec,ion OF the GJ-omobile
Law which has reference TO the regis.
trptlCr by manufactures and dealers.
Nothing in that section shall be con
gt-ged 10 apply 20 motor vehicle op
Grated b. = manufactured or des!er
FOR private Use or fGr hire. Every
moto- vehicle which is used FOR pr!-
vate use c. Tor hire must be register
ed under EectiCE O: the automobile
law. nrd mus carry private and .ndi-
v.iusl numbers dispgyed the same as
-lC,or vehicles uCec by private per-
sons. There are a great many dealers
- the trlC.t!es Who are using autCmo-
b,lc5 for private use and fer hire, who
ere rc- licensed under sect.on ?, but
who are operating under their dealers
license number. This = contrary -
Law. and ! urge that you assist US IN
enforcing the provisions OF the law
! desire further 70 call your atten-
tiOl 20 section - OF the automobile
law which has reference 70 the license
Of chauneurE. ChauEeurs are persons
who drive q motor vehicle Cor hire.
ANY Individual who drives q motor
truck or other motor vehicle, VINO IS
not the owner c. that vehicle, must be
licensed as d Chauffeur, and must we=-
the chGulfeUr's badge.
Some c. the most gross violations Of
the automobile law Of this STATE are
~ Eon-Tes!dent owners
and chsulsurE. Every motor vehicle.
including motor trucks, which uEe the
public highways OF thia state, must
carry. properly displayed. license mum
berg, a. required by section 2 q our
Law. You will observe that practically
-vory truck from Davenport that uses
he highways OF this county are not
licensed. end do not display license I
numbers. You viii also observe that Z
the drivers Gf these trucks are not II I,
ro-sec eiaunsurs aad do 40; wear the .
badge. This Is In direct 4
: .olat!ou OF our law, and ! urge that /
you q all IN your power 10 assist me 4
.r ensorCi1s thoEe regulations.
Aside frcn these acts beng viola
tlcns o. our STATE law. there Is another I
reason WHY We should see that the .
law IS strictly enforced. should any
n these unlicensed vehicles cause an
injury tc any person or property in
his state. Ve would have no means OF
whereby the guilty par
y could Dc made 70 suffer.