The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-07
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as to give half of the driven road
to the other. A violation of this pro-
vision, like all others, is a misde-
meanor.
Upon meeting or overtaking any
horse driver or in charge Of woman,
child or aged person, the operator or
the motor vehicle shall not pass said
animal at a rate of speed greater than
four miles per hour, provided that
in case the animal exhibits any sign
of fright the driver shall bring his
machine to a stop and upon request
or raising the hand of the person in
charge of the animal, or in case the
animal continues to exhibit signs of
fright or cannot be controlled, the
operator of the Car shall stop the
motor of his vehicle so long as shall
be reasonably necessary to prevent
damage to the property or life or
limb to the owner OF such animal.
All persons shall at the intersec-
ton of public highways keep to the
right of the center of such highway
when turning to the right and pass
to the right of such intersection when
turning to the left. In cities and
villages, or any place where traffic
is large and congested with traffic or
horse drawn vehicles or street cars,
slow moving vehicles must keep near
the right curb, allowing those NOV
ing rapidly to keep near the center
of the street. All vehicles, including
teams, however, must keep to the
right of the center of the street.
No person shall drive a car upon
any public highway at a sgreater
speed than is reasonable and proper,
having regard to the traffic and use
of the highway, or so as to endanger
the life or limb or injure the prop
erty of any person. In cities or vii
lagos where the traffic is more or less
congested rate of speed of ten miles
an hour for a distance of .one-eighth
of mile, and through the residence
portion of any city or village a rate
of speed of fifteen miles an hour for
a distance of one-eighth mile, or out
side the closely built up business por-
tion or the residence portion of such
city or village at a rate of speed of
twenty-five miles per hour for dis
lance of four miles shall in every in
stance be prima facie evidence of a
greater speed than is reasonable and
proper.
In going around corner or curve
in the high way where the operators
view of the road traffic is Obstructed,
six miles per hour of speed shall be
prima facie evidence of greater speed
than is reasonable or proper. In
case of physician, however, who
may have violated the speed limit
while in active response to sick
call, if he is stopped by an officer,
the register number of his vehicle
shall be taken and he shall be allowed
to proceed to his destination and sub
sequently such proceedings shall be
taken as shall be proper.
In case of an accident by collision
or otherwise, each driver shall forth
with bring his car to a full stop,
return to the scene of the accident
and give to any proper person de-
manding the same, his name, num-
Der of his license and the number of
his car and the names and residence
of each and every male occupant of
such car. Failure to do so is by
Any person operating car while
in an intoxicated condition shall be
guilty of misdemeanor.
No person shall tamper with or
drive or operate or use motor We
hicle without the permission of the
owner and no person shall without
authority from the person in charge
climb upon or into any automobile
while the same is in motion or hurl
stones at the owner or occupants
thereof, or shall, while such car is
at rest and unattended, sound the
horn, or attempt to manipulate any
of the levers, starting gear, brakes or
machinery thereof or otherwise in
tefere with the same. To do these
things is misdemeanor.
Any person who enters any ware
house, garage or building of any kind
and take or remove therefrom, for his
own use, any automobile, without the
knowledge and consent of the owner,
shall be deemed guilty of a felony,
and the voluntary return to it's orig
inal place shall not be deemed a de-
Tense in the prosecution Of such Of
fender. There is general clause
providing that any violation of the
provision of the law referred to
where no punishment is provided for,
shall be a misdemeanor.
In addition to the statutory pro-
visions, there are in most Localities
we'll observed rules of conduct of OPP
orators of automobiles. If the driver
of an automobile contemplates turn
ing his car from a forward course,
such fact shall be indicated by the
holding out of the hand in the di-
rection in which he proposes to turn
in sufficient time to warn all cars
behind him of his intention. Cars
passing in the same direction on the
street must give the car on it's right
the right of way. Cars desiring to
pass shall give timely notice of the
desire by signal of the horn. Cars
going up hill or on narrow fills have
the right of way. Front cars must
not unnecessarily obstruct the pass
ing of car behind and shall aid pass
ing cars SO far as possible. Auto
mobiles must give teams the right of
way wherever possible and conven-
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