The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-23
MAXIMUM FINE IS REDUCED
Police officers Are Given Right to Elk
coed the Speed Limit In their Efforts
to Capture violators of the State
Law or City Ordinances.


from motorists, who feared that the
1915-1916 body would pass new laws of
menacing character and, while much ado
was made early in the session to change
the automobile laws, particularly in re
spect to the distribution of license
money, nothing serious went through
the law making mills. The activity of
the Wisconsin State Automobile asso-
citation had it's effect and the officers
Of the association worked zealously in
behalf of sane consideration Of the
problems which confronted the law
makers. James T. Drought, president
Of the association and legislative coun-
sci, reports that twenty four auto bills
and thirty five highway bills were Of
fered, but the changes are very few.
Now that the session is an event of
the past, it is found these laws are not
generally modified and the distribution
Of the fund remains exactly as it was,
rs per cent to the county of origin, and
rs per cent to the state highway fund,
all to be used for highway purposes
outside of cities and incorporated vii
lagos, after the cost of administration
of the law is deducted.
One Of the new laws provides that
any person who drives an auto vehicle
on a public highway while intoxicated
shall be subject to fine not to exceed
800 or to Imprisonment from five days
to three months
Another act provides that garage
keeper who keeps posted conspicuously
fee bill may have a lien on any auto
vehicle left to be cared for. 1t is prac-
tically the same as the hotel keeper s
lien.
Cities and villages are given author
ity to enforce ordinances regulating
automobile traffic not in conflict with
the general laws Police officials are
gievn the right to exceed the speed
limit when in pursuit of criminals OF
law offenders.
The license fee is unchanged, SIS for
an automobile, So for motorcycle and
SO for dealer. including four sets Of
number plates.
Chapter 170-Limits the speed Of au-
tos to eight miles per hour through any
county or state hospital or poor farm
grounds in addition to cemeteries, pub
Lie parks and in passing school grounds
to which latter the law heretofore APP
piled.
Chapter 233 Gives to every garage
keeper lien for storage charges on
automobiles, but requires as condition
prerequisite for such right as lien, that
there shall be posted in a conspicuous
place in the garage card easily read
at distance Of fifteen feet, stating
the charges for such storage.
Chapter Provides that any person
driving an automobile while intoxicated
shall be punished by a fine not exceed
ing 800, or by imprisonment not less
than five days nor more than three
months or by both fine and imprison-
ment.
Chapter 379-Reduces the maximum
fine for violations of the speeding
and astop on signal sections of the
| law from 5000 to 500. This was done
SO as to permit prosecutions where there
is no municipal court, and where other
wise, on account of the law in all speed
ing cases, the offender was bound over
for trial at the term of the Circuit
court of such county.
Chapter 557 Strikes from section
| 1636-49 of the statutes the provision
which required that upon meeting any
vehicle on any highway, the travelling
track Of which was less than twenty
be reduced to fifteen miles per hour
feet wide, the speed of the auto was to
until such vehicle shall have been safely
passed.
Chapter 46S Authorizes county
boards to replace cornerstones and
markers lost or destroyed in the repair
of highways.
Chapter 54S Appropriates annually
| $785,000 for state aid and $4,000 an
nually for the support of the state high
way commission, IN place Of 1,200,00t
for state aid and 800 900 for the state