Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

the term of one year from their respes.
eve dates OF issue unless sooner sus-
pended or revoked
Sec. 4. A dealer skail not loan NUM-
Der plates to a subagent.
Sec. s. An automobile or motor
vehicle shall not be registered on or
after August first in any year on the
basis of one-half Of the annual registra.
ton fee unless it appears to said secre-
tary that such automobile or motor
vehicle was not operated on the high
ways of this state by the applicant for
registration prior to August first in such
year.
Sec. E. Section 1000 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 45oo of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows
Sec. 1920. (Sec. $500 G. L. A per-
son having control or charge of an auto
mobile or motor vehicle SHALL whenever
upon public highway and approaching
a vehicle drawn by horse or other
draft animal, or approaching horse or
other animal upon which person is rid
ing, operate, manage and control such
automobile or motor vehicle in such a
manner as to exercise every reasonable
precaution to prevent the frightening of
such horse or animal and to insure the
safety and protection of the person rid
ing or driving the same. If such a
horse or animal appears to be frightened
and the driver or rider of the same
stops him because of such fright, the
person in control or charge of such auto
mobile or motor vehicle shall stop the
same and shall not proceed towards such
horse or animal until such horse or ani-
NAL has passed such automobile or motor
vehicle, or reached a place of safety,
unless the driver or rider of such horse
or animal signals the person in control
or charge of such automobile or motor
vehicle to advance.
Sec. 7. No person shall operate or
attempt to operate an automobile or
motor vehicle while under. the influence
of intoxicating liquors or drugs A per-
ton shall be fined not more than five
hundred dollars or imprisoned not more
than two years, or both. The secretary
of state shall forthwith, after being mott
fed of the conviction of person for
having violated a provision of this Sec
ton, revoke the operators or special or
professional chauffeur's license of said
iperson. No license shall be issued to
said person until the expiration of one
year from the date of such revocation
and then only upon the presentation of
due proof to said secretary that said
person is a proper person to whom .
license should be issued
Sec. 6. The operator of an automobile
or motor vehicle who, knowing that in
jury has been caused to a person or
property, due to the culpability of the
said operator, or to accident, leaves the
place of said injury or accident, with
out. Immediately stopping and rendering
such assistance as may reasonably be
necessary and proper under the circum-
stances of the case, or without stopping
and giving his name, residence, and
license number, to the injured party, OF
to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable,
police officer, or a justice of the peace,
or who fails, within twenty-four hours
after such injury to report to the seere-
'tary of state the facts concerning such
; Injury shall be fined not more than I've
hundred dollars or be imprisoned not
more than two years, or both; provided,
however, that the terms Of tins section
shall not apply m eases where the valne
FIVE dollars.
Said secretary shall forthwith afre
receiving notice Of an acddent where q
personal injury occurs, ana may, N cR4o
: of notice of an accident where IN injury
; occurs to property, notify the states a
torney of the county where said accident
occurred. and said states attorney shaif
forthwith investigate the facts connected
, with such accident and may hold an IN
quest as provided BY section $3.50 of the
Public Statutes. (Sec GAS G. Ll
Said states attorney shall forthwith,
, after such investigation OF inquest re-
port to said secretary the result of such
investigation or inquest together with his
recommendation as to the suspension OF
revocation of the license of said opera
tor. A person who operates or attempts
to operate an automobile or motor
i, vehicle on the public highway while his
operators or special or professional
=; chauffeurs license is not in force, on
! account of the suspension or revocation
of the same, shall be fined not more than
five hundred dollars or be imprisoned
, not more than two years. or both.
Sec. 9. This act is hereby declared to
. be a part of chapter 176 of the Public
; Statutes Och. Io2 G. IL and shall take
: effect April first 1917.
I. Approved March 2, 1919.