Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-29
Continued from last Saturday,

Continued from last Saturday
II. Patrol Wagons and Fire Engines
Patrol wagons, police ambulances,
fire patrols, fire engines and fire ap-
paratus shall in all cases, with due re-
gard to the safety Of the public, have
the right of way, all provisions of this
act to the contrary Notwithstanding,
but this SHALL not protect the driver Of
any such vehicle from consequences in
tae arbitrary exercise of the right or
for injuries wilfully inflicted.
Is. Traffic Regulations.--ln all To-
calities where an authorized officer,
marshal, constable or policeman, con-
spicuously displaying his star and then
discharging the duty of regulating
and directing traffic IN his locality,
shall signal any vehicle to take di-
reetion or to stop or otherwise to pro-
ceed for the safety of the public, itl
shall be the duty of such vehible to
obey said direction and to comply with
the orders of said authorized officer in
that behalf.
General Laws of Oregon, 1911, page
265.)
Duty in Case of Collision, Mistakes
in Judgment or Accident.-Should any
pedestrian or other object, through
want of care or other cause, come i'll
contact with a moving vehicle in the
streets, roads or highways of this state
it shall be the duty of such vehicle to
stop and of the owner or operator
thereof to ascertain the name of the
person or object and to render such
aid and assistance as may be required,
and in case of collision or other acei-
dent to render like assistance to the
coliding vehicle or the vehicle struck
as the case may be, and to the occu-
pants thereof as may be necessary, TAX
ing the name of the vehicle, its num-
ber, the time, the place and other data
concerning the accident or event, with
the names of witnesses present, and
likewise giving his own name and mum.
ber for Identification. Eacn and all
of said information, however, shall not
be construed or determined as fixing
liability in either case for fault or
negligence of either party, but shall
be means of Identification of the
facts and circumstances only; and
neither party to collision or n con
sequence resulting from mistake IN
Judgment or arising from accident
shall move away from the place of it's
occurrence without complying with
this section, and if this comply
ing with this section, however, is not
done it shall be violation of this act
and punished accordingly as herein
provided, and in civil action for
damages, as in this act elsewhere pro-
vided, shall be construed as an evil
dence of fault.
Registration of Vehicles; Pleasure,
Commercial and Demonstration.-Ev
cry owner of n motor vehicle which
shall be driven in this state, except as
otherwise provided herein, shall vita
in ten days after he becomes the own
er thereof, cause to be filed by mail
or otherwise in the office of secretary
OF state, an application duly signed by
such owner for registration on blank
TO be furnished by the secretary OF
state for tnat purpose, containing: (l)
The name, residence and business ad
dress of the owner of such motor We
hicle and the name Of the county in
which he resides; (2) a brief descrip
ton of the motor vehicle to be reg.s
tered, including the name of the man
ufacturer, style, type and factory mum
ber of such motor vehicle, the charac
ter of the power and the amount of the
horsepower stated in figures of horse
power; provided that every person
firm, association or corporation manu-
featuring or dealing In motor vehicles
for the purpose Of sale, instead of reg
istering each motor vehicle so manu-
featured or dealt in, may make an ap
plication upon blank to be furnished