Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05

who shall plead guilty to any complaint
for the violation thereof, shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars and costs of prosecution; or If such
fine be not paid, then by Imprisonment
in the county jaii for not exceeding
twenty-five days; fer the second of.
fense he shall be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars and costs
of prosecution; or if such fine be not
paid, then by Imprisonment in the coun-
ty Jail for not exceeding fifty days;
and for third or any subsequent of.
fense, he shall be punished by fine
not exceeding one hundred and fifty
dollars and costs of prosecution, or by
Imprisonment in the county Jail for a
period not exceeding seventyfive days,
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
The term "county jail, - as referred to
in this section, shall be construed to
mean the county Jail of any county
where the violation of any of the pro-
visions of this act shall occur.
General Laws of Oregon, 1911, page
l275).
Using Car Without Authority.-Every
person who takes or uses without au
! thority any vehicle without intent to
steal the same, or who shall be a party
, to such unauthorized taking or using,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punish
ed by imprisonment in the state prison
| for not more than two years or by q
fine of not more than five hundred dol
lars; provided that in case of first of
fense the court may in its discretion re-
duce the punishment TO imprisonment
in the county Jail for term of not
more than three months or fine of not
more than one hundred dollars; provid-
ed further, that the provisions of this
act shall be construed to apply to any
person employed by the owner of said
vehicle or any one else, who by the ma
ture of his employment, shall have the
charge of, or the authority to drive said
vehicle, if said vehicle is driven or used
without the owners knowledge or con
sent, and when so driven the owner
thereof shall not be responsible.
| General Laws of Oregon, 1911, page
275).
Power of Local Authorites--Ioc Iocal
authorities shall have no power to pass,
enforce or maintain any ordinance, rule
or regulation (l) requiring of any owner
or operator of vehicle any license fee
or permit to use the public highways, or
excluding or prohibiting any vehicle
whose owner has complied with this act
from the free use of streets, roads or
highways of this state, except such
driveway, speedway or road as has been
or may be expressly set apart by law
for the exclusive use of horses and light
carriages. or except as herein provided;
(2) affecting the registerating or num-
bering of vehicles or prescribing a slow
er rate of speed than herein specified at
which such vehicle may be operated, or
the use of the streets, roads, and high.
ways of this state, contrary or inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this act and
all sues ordinances, rules and regulations
now in force are hereby declared to be
of no validity or effect; provided, how
ever, that the local authorities may linn
it by ordinance, rule or regulation here.
after adopted, the speed of vehicles on
the streets within their respective cor
porate limits, on condition that such or
dnance, rule or regulation shall also fix
the same speed limitation for all vehi
cles, not to be in any case less than one
mile in six minutes, and on further con.
dition that local authorities shall also
have placed conspicuously on each street
road and highway of this state where
the boundary of such local authority
crosses the same, and on every main
street whore the rate of speed changes
signs of sufficient size to be easily read
able by persons using the same, bearing
the words, "Slow down to - miles
(the rate being inserted), and with al
arrow pointing in the direction where
!, the speed is to be reduced or changed
and provided further, that said ordin
ance, rule or regulation shall fix tn,
penalties for violation thereof similar
! to and no greater than those prescribed
by this act for violation of speed limit
: alton by any vehicle; and provided fur
ther, that nothing in this act contained
: shall be construed as limiting the pow
or of local authorities to make, enforc,
} and maintain further ordinances rule,
| and regulations affecting vehicles whicl
are used to carry the public for hire.
a7S.) p"S'
: Arrest for Violation of Law-An,
! police officer of any city, and marshal
or or watchman of any incorporate,
+ village. county or any constable OF an,
) township, shall have full power and au
thority within the limits Of their iuris
diction to arrest any person known per
. sonally to any such officer to have vio
lated any Of the provisions of this act
Q and to Immediately bring such offende
Q before any magistrate having iurisdic
4 tion, and any such percon so srreste,
4 shall have the right to au immediate
trial and all other rights given to an,
D person arrested for having committe,
q misdemeanor; and if such hearing can
D not then be had, be released from Gus
tody on giving his perconal undertaking
to appear in answer TO such violation q
such time aud place as shall then be in
0 dicated, secured by the deposit OF sun
equal to the maximum charged, OF il
lieu thereof by leaving the vehicle wit
0 such officer; or in case such officer b
not accessible, be forthwith release,
from custody on giving his name an,
D address to the officer making such al
rest and depositing with such office
: n sum equal to the maximum fine 70
e the offense for which such arrest j
4 made, or in lieu thereof by leaving tn
vehicle being operated by such perso
e with such officer; provided, that in sue
/. ease the officer making such arrest shal
}. give receipt in writing for such SUI