Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-04-16
SUMMARY OF NEW
AUTOMOBILE LAW
County Auditor Metz Gives Concise
Statement of the Provisions of
Recently Enacted Measure

A. r. Metz county auditor, has
prepared the following summary of
the provisions of the new automobile
law for the benefit of the owners of
machines.
A new automobile license law will
go into effect June 10, after which
time licenses must be procured
through the county auditor, who
will forward the applications to the
secretary of state, and the secretary
of state will issue the licenses.
Signatures to the applications
must be attested, either by the
county auditor or by a notary public
or other officer authorized to admin
lister oaths.
No person under Is years of age
will be allowed to drive or operate
a motor vehicle upon a public high
way unless such person is accom-
panied by his parent, guardian or the
owner of such vehicle.
The county auditor upon receiving
a request for a motor vehicle license
shall furnish the applicant with
temporary number, which number
shall be displayed on the automobile
and shall entitle the licensee to OPP
crate the same for a period of 30
days or until the permanent number
shall have been received from the
secretary of state, at which time it
must be replaced by the permanent
mum Der and the temporary number
card returned to the county auditor.
All licenses shall expire on the
last day of February after the issu-
ance of the same. No license can be
transferred from one person to an
other but may be transferred from
one vehicle to another when author
lied by the secretary of state on ap-
plication therefor through the coun-
ty auditor, accompanied by a fee of
so cents, and in case the vehicle to
which it is desired to transfer the
license is of higher horse power than
the vehicle for which the original
license was issued, application must
be accompanied with an additional
amount to cover the difference be-
tween the license fee for the two
rates.
License must at all times be car
ried upon the vehicle, when such We
hicle is being operated on public
highways, and is subject to inspec-
ton by proper officers at any time.
If license is lost, duplicate can be
obtained from the secretary of
state, by supplying proper affi-
davit and accompanied by fee of
SO cents. A demonstrating license
shall be issued to an actual dealer
only, for any make of motor vehicle
handled or dealt in by him, but shall
not be used upon any vehicle while
the same is being operated for hire,
nor shall more than one vehicle be
operated at the same time under
such license, except an additional
license be obtained therefor.
A resident of another state or
country, may bring into the state
any motor vehicle and operate the
same for a period of 90 days in any
one calendar year, provided that
such person has complied with the
law of his own state of country, and
also provided that such vehicle is
not used in this state for hire.
Number plates to be furnished by
the secretary of state, are required
to be attached conspicuously to both
the front and rear of motor vehicles,
at least two feet above the ground
and so fastened as to prevent swing
ing thereof, and each number plate
shall be kept clean, so as to be plain
ly seen and read at all times. Upon
the loss or DETACHMENT of any num-
Der plate the secretary of state shall
be notified without delay. The
notice shall be accompanied by a
fee of so cents, for each plate, and
the secretary of state will furnish
the applicant with a duplicate num-
Der plate.
Automobiles during the hours of
darkness shall exhibit at least two
lamps, showing white lights, visible
200 feet or more in advance of said
vehicle, and one lamp in the rear
thereof showing a red light, visible
at least 200 feet in the rear of such
machine, and the same light, or ad-
ditional light. casting white rays of
sufficient strength on the rear num-
Der plate so that such plate may be
easily read at a distance of at least
60 feet. Motorcycles shall be re-
quired to carry only one light in