Evening journal., 1914-08-25
AUTO LICENSES
TAKEN FROM TWO
WHO WERE FINED
Secretary of State Miller
First Time EniorceS I'm
used Feature of Law
THOMPSON and HATFIELD
FINED IN TWO Counties

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, Aug. 25-Secretary Of
State Thomas W. Miller yesterday
revoked automobile operators Ii
censes which we're held by John W.
Thompson and Leonard Hatfield, both
Of Seaford.
This is the first time that an auto
mobile license OF any character has
ever been revoked by the Secretary
OF state. The licenses were re-
volled according 20 the provisions of
Section Is, Chap 20. Vol 25, Laws
OF Delaware, which is the motor
vehicle law in force today. The sec
tier reads as follows:
ANY person who has been prev
iousiy convicted of any violation of
the provisions of this act upon the
commission of a third Offense within
q period of six months shall be
sentenced to pay a fine of not less
than one hundred dollars or more
than two hundred dollars, or inn
prisoned for period of not exceed
ing three months, or both. IN the dis
erection of the Court Upon the
cCrtiicatiOn Of the Secretary of
State by any mayor, justice of the
peace or said judge of a third convic-
tiOn for violation of the provisions
of this Act i'm any one year. the Ii
cense issued to such person so con-
victed may Immediately be revoked
by the Secretary of State and
shall not again be reissued
for a period of one year after such
revocation
Both Thompson and Hatfield ran an
su'omobio between Middletown and
Smyrna on the night Of JuIy 13. while
they were under the influence OF
liquor. il was alleged Thompson
was taken before Squire Cox, OF
Middletown, and convicted and fined
or three charges. two OF which were
violations of the automobile law. one
being the operating of motor
vehicle while under the influence OF
liquor Hatfield was arrested by
the Smyrna authorities the same
evening and was convicted and paid
a fine before Mayor Grow. of Smyrna
for operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence OF liquor.
few weeks later the same men
crashed into a buggy in which a Mr.
Lcgates, of Pennington, was driv-
ing. and after demOlishing the buggy
disappeared. They were taken
before Magistrate Wood of Dover
recently and convicted and fined for
those offenses
Justice of the Peace Alfred G. Cox
Mayor Grow, of Smyrna. and Magis-
trate Wood. of Dover, have all filed
certificates i'm tho Office Of the Secre-
tary of State showing these convic.
tions The number Of convictions
against tho pair exceed three within
six months, so Secretary of State
Miller has put tic law into force anC
revoked the licenses under the fol
lowing certificates:
The revocation reads as follows
81. Thomas W. Miller. secretary o
State of the State of Delaware, d,
hereby certify that the license TO Op
crate motor vehicle issued TO JOIN
w. Thompson of Seaford, Delaware
ON May .. 1914. No. 2004, is hereb,
revoked under tho provisions Of Sec
tiOn IS, Chapter 100, Vol. %, Laws o
Delaware
"I do further certify that the fore
going revocation was made upon tn
certlication of Alfred c. Cox, justic
Of tho peace in and for New Castl
county. resident at Middietown. am
Edwin f. Wood Justice of the peace
in and for Kent county, resident a
Dover. These papers having beel
fled i'm the Office Of the Secretary O
State certify to certain conviction
Of the said john w. Thompson. whic
are in violation or Chapter 100. Vo
%, Laws OF Delaware Whereas. thes
papers show that there have bee
three or more violations of The proyi
sions of Chapter l20 Vol. %. Laws Q
Delaware by the said John "
Thompson within a period of 81
months. ands therefore. under the pre-
visions of Section rs. Chapter 12l
Vol. Do Laws of Delaware, / declar
OPERATOR license No. 20O4 held b
John w Thompson to be void frol
this date
"ln testimony whereof,
have hereunto set my han
and official seal. at Dove
(SbAL) this twenty-fOurth day
August, in the year of ou