Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05


of more than five hundred dollars shall
be made unless the same be duly adver-
tised and competitive bids thereon re-
celveQ.
Section 70. All bills contracted by the
board of trustees, as aforesaid, in pur-
and IN erecting, repairing and equlpping
suitable buildings and operating the in
stitution shall be audited by the State
auditor and paid by the State treasurer
in the manner provided by law.
Section -. Twenty thousand dollars
shall be appropriated under this act to be
used and expended for Inc purposes here
in named during the year nineteen fifteen
and the sum of thirty thousand dollars
during the year nineteen sixteen.
Section y. All acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.-(Approved March &c. 1859
Chapter 2o7.
three and twenty of Chapter one hun
dred siXty-two of the Public Laws Of
nineteen hundred eleven, relating to
the regulation of speed of motor We
hicles.
Section /. Section one Of chapter one
hundred sixty-two of the public laws Of
nineteen hundred eleven is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
cycles IN the seventh line thereof the
words which shall mean all kinds Of
motor wheels, so that said section. as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section l. The terms motor vehicle"
as used IN this act shall include all
vehicles self propelled on the highway.
town way. public streets. avenues. drive
way, park or parkway, by motive power
OF whatsoever kind, namely automobiles
9used for the conveyance Of persons for
hlre, pleasure or business motor trucks
or automobiles FUSED for commercial
purposes. motor cycles, which shall
mean all kinds of motor wheels tused
A1El - h11G
traction engines (used for commercial
purpose, excepting such vehicles as run
only upon rails or railway tracks. auto
mobile f.r-e engines and apparatus, and
other vehicles used by cities or towns
such as police patrol wagons and road
rollers
Section . Section two of said chapter
is hereby amended by striking out the
teen also by striking out all Of said
section after the word hour in the
sI Eora, inc thereof and inserting in lieu
or built-up portion Of any city, town or
village shall mean the territory of
city, town or village contiguous to any
way which is built up with structures
ing houses are situated less than one
hundred fifty feet between them for a
distance Of at least one quarter of a
son shall be convicted for exceeding the
rate OF speed hereby established for any
compact or built up portions unless said
words speed Limit. Fifteen Miles to
ne conspicuously displayed on sign
boards along each highway. town way.
nnhIic street. driveway or parkway and
nat such compact or built-up portion.
II snail not be violation Of the speed
r"Gula ton in the open country, outside
OF cities and villages. unless the average
n 1Sf ha1f H.
the rate OF twenty-five miles per hour
No municipal officer or other person
Shall erect or cause to be erected speed
limit signs. contrary to those coniem-
plated by this act and if any such signs
now exist ii shall he the duty of NUM-
ciral officers of cities and towns TO
cause their removal.
Any person arrested for violation of
any of the speed regulations of this act
except those Of section twenty. shall be
given an immediate trial. if he shall so
demand Of the officer making the arrest.
but if for any reason II is impracticable
So 10 do. the officer making the arrest
snail accept the personal recognzance
Ct the person arrested for his appear
ance in court on a specified day, not
later than two days thereafter. If such
PEI son fails to appear in court on the
DAY specified. either in person or by
counsel, the court shall. in case said
person y resident, order the secre-
ta"y OF state TO revoke his license and
also annul the registration of the motor
vehicle driven BY such person when ar
rested: and in case said person be a
by some other state or country, all
rights of said person Ia operate in this
state, or Of the owner of said vehicle 10
have the Same operated in this State
shall forthwith terminate.
None of the foregoing provisions of
this section shall be held in any way TO
modify or effect the operation of any of
the provisions Of section three of this
act so that said section, as amended
shall read as follows:
Section = The rate Of speed upon any
highway. town way. public street, ave-
ME- driveway. park or parkway by any
person operating motor vehicle in this
State shall be not greater than twenty
I'VE miles an hour in open country out
side of cities and villages and within
the compact or built-up portions of any
cltN, town or village not greater than
fifteen miles an hour. The compact or
bult-up portion Of any city. town or
village shall mean the territory of a
city. town or village contiguous to any
WAY which is built up with structures
devoted 70 business. or where the
dwelling houses are situated less than
one hundred and fifty feet between them
for DISTANCE of at least one quarter
person shall be convicted for exceeding
The rate of speed hereby established for
any compac; or huilt-dp portions unless
the words. speed Limit. Fifteen Miles"
to be conspicuously displayed on sign
boards along each highway. town way
pubic street. driveway or parkway and
such other signs AS will clearly desis-
nate such compact or built-up portion
IT shah not be a violation of the speed
regulation in the open country, outside
Of cities and villages, unless the average
speed for at least one-half mile exceeds
the rate of twenty-five miles per hour
No municipal officer or other person
snail erect or cause 10 be erected speed
limit Signs contrary to those contem-
now exist il shall be the duty of NUM-
cipal officers Of cities and towns to cause
their removal.
ANY person arrested for violation Of
any of the speed regulations of this act,
except those OF section twenty shall be
given an immediate trial. If he shall so
demand of the officer making the arrest
but if for any reason 1t is impracticable
81 to do, the officer making the arrest
shall accept the personal recognizance
of the person arrested for his appear
ance in court on a specified day not
later than two days thereafter. If such
person fails 10 appear in court on the
day, specified. either in person or by
counsel, the court shall, in case said per-
son be resident, order the secretary Of
State TO revoke his license and also
annul the registration of the motor We
hicle driven by such person when arrest
ed; and in case said person be a non
resident or said vehicle be licensed by
some other state or country, all rights
OF sald person to operate in this State
or OF the owner of said vehicle to have
the same operated in this State shall
forwith terminate
Section 8. Section three of said chap
ter is hereby amended by inserting after
the word forbidden in the seventh line