Middletown transcript., 1915-10-02
LIENCY FOR AUTOISTS
The Chamber Of Commerce Does
Not Want Law Strictly Enforced
CITY JUDGE WAS NOTIEIEn


The regulation calling for leniency in
the enforcement of the much criticised
automobile law, as passed by the Cham
Der OF Commerce, was made public
Tuesday morning at the meeting of the
street and Sewer Department.
Similar copies as noted below have
been sent to City Judge Church
man and the police commission ask-
ing them to be discreet as possible
In enforcing the law as far as NAV be
consistent with their public duties. 1t
! follows:
I Whereas, BY reason of the fierce
ment of that part of paragrapb 234
Section 1877, as contained in Article 10
Chapter z, Revised Code of 1915. as
amended, which reads as follows: "a
motor vehicle or motorcycle, owned by
a foreign corporation, firm or corpart-
nership, and operated within this state
snail not be exempt from registration
and the operator of said motor vehicle
shall he licensed as hereinafter provid
ed for operators of motor vehicles: pro
vlded that this shall not apply to a mo-
tor vehicle owned by an individual, firm
or corporation which is registered as a
dealer or manufacturer in another
state which state grants exemptions to
dealer or manufacturer of this state.
the reputation of the state of Delaware
for hospitality and reciprocity has re-
Gently suffered; and
Whereas, By the enforcement of
this section of the motor vehicle law
many nonresident persons and corpora
tlons are made to suffer a hardship at
the hands of the Delaware police and
judiciary; and
Whereas, Widespread publicity has
been given to these facts, seriously en-
dangering the reputation of the state
of Delaware and the reciprocity enioyed
by Delaware motor vehicle owners and
operstors in neighboring and other
states; now, therefore be it
"Reeolved, That the board of direct
ors of the Chamber of Commerce at
regular meeting held this 23d day of
September 1915, does most emphati-
cally disspprove of the section of the
motor vehicle law hereinbefore quoted.
and be it further
Resolved, That it be the sense of
the board of directors that the irdge
of the Municipal Court of the city of
Wilmington, the Police Commission
the board of directors of the Street and
Sewer Department be memoriaized to
the end that if there be vested in any
or all of them any discretionary power
in the matter of the enforcement
of the law, it be used to the greatest
extent consistent with their public
duties; and, be it further
"Resolyed, That this resolution be
spread upon the minutes and COPY of
same transmitted to the Judge of the
Municipal Court of the city of viii
mington, the Police Commission, the
board of directors of the Street and
Sewer Department and the public
press"
copy OF the above was read at the
meeting OF the Street and Sewer di-
rector Tuesday when the following re-
ply was ordered sent to the Chamber
of Commerce.:
81 beg to acknowledge receipt of your
communication of the 9th, with ac-
companying copy of resolutions as pass
ed by your board of directors, and to
say in reply that the law to which YOU
refer is statute of the state of Della
ware passed by the General Assembly
at its last session. This board had no
part in the passage of said act, no SYM
pathy with it, noi has it and discretion
authority or jurisdiction in its enforce
ment. 1t is matter stipulated by the
State and is in the hands of the Police
Department for enforcement and the
City Court for dispensation.
Very truly yuurs,
George w. Sparks, President.