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

8 OF NO. 1856 OF THE ACTS OF
1915, RELATING TO THE ISSU-
ANCE OF OPERATORS AND
SPECIAL OR PROFESSIONAL
CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES, AND
THE REGULATION OF THE
OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILES
AND MOTOR VEHICLES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section !. Section 4o84 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 1883 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec: 4o84. (Sec. 4s83 G. ~ Applica-
ton for such licenses shall be made to
said secretary upon blanks prepared by
him for that purpose. A distinguishing
number shall be assigned to each person
so licensed and said secretary may, when
so issuing a license, restrict the person
to whom it is issued to the operating Of
one or more automobiles or motor
vehicles, and in case of such restriction,
the registered number of such automo-
biles or motor vehicles shall be inserted
in the license Licenses shall expire on
December thiry-6rst Of the year in
which they are issued The fee for such
license If issued prior to August first
shaN be two dollars, and the fee for such
q lieesse if issued after August first shall
be one collar.
Sec. 2. Section 4oss of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 4s84 of the General Laws,
as proposed) is hereby amended 50 as to
read as follows: Section 4o8s. (See.
45A G. IL The term Special or profess
sional chauffeur" as used in this chapter,
shall mean a person who is employed for
the main purpose of operating an auto
mobile or motor vehicle, or who operates
an automobile or motor vehicle for hire,
except that person who owns an auto
mobile or motor vehicle registered as re-
quired by this chapter and who holds an
operators license may carry persons for
hire in such automobile or motor vehicle
without being deemed special or pro-
fessional chauffeur.
Special or professional chauffeurs'
licenses shall be issued by said secretary
Such license shall not be issued until
said secretary or his duly authorized
agent satisfies himself that the applican,
is proper person to receive the same
and such license shall not be issued to
a person under eighteen years of age
Said secretary shall appoint examiners
and cause examinations, as they seem
necessary, to be held at convenient
points throughout the state. Applications
for such licenses shall be made upor
blanks furnished by said secretary, and
shall be accompanied by photographs Of
the applicant, which shall have beer
taken within thirty days prior to the
fling of such application, in such mum.
bers and forms as said secretary may
prescribe.
Before special or professional chauf
feurs license is issued to an applicant fol
the first time in this state, said applicant
shall pass a satisfactory examination
which shall consist of three parts as fol.
lows: An oral examination, a writer
examination and a demonstration. Fol
the demonstration the applicant shall
furnish an automobile or motor vehicle
A distinguishing number shall BE-
assigned to each person SO licensed anc
said secretary may, when so issuing suct
q license, restrict the person to whom
it is issued, to the operating of one OF
more automobiles or motor vehicles, ant
in case of such restriction the regis
tered numbers of such automobiles OF
motor vehicles shall be inserted in the
license. Said secretary may, in order &c
satisfy himself of the qualifications of 4
person who has applied for renewal Of
his license, require All examination a:
hcreinbeforc provided.
The fee payable to said secretary fol
an examination hereinbcforc provided
for shall be three dollars. Special OF
professional chauffeurs licenses shall
expire OH December thirty-frst of the
year in which they arc issued The fec
for such license. il issued prior to
! August first shall be two dollars, and
the fee for such a license, if issued after
August first, shall be one dollar
Sec. g. Operators licenses and speoia
or professional licenses issued after
, January I. 1917. and prior to the date
this act takes effect are hereby declared
null and void. a person who has ap
piled for and has received All operator
or special or professional chauffeur
license since January !, 1917, and priol
to the passage of this act may appl,
to said secretary for refund of suci
per cent of the license fee as the unex
pired term of the license bears to the en-
tire time such license would have beer
in force in case such license had no
been declared null and void as herein
before provided, and said secretary shall
certify to the auditor of accounts tn,
amount due said licensee and said audi
tor of accounts shall draw an order il
payment thereof; or said licensee may, II
lieu of applying for refund of tn,
license fee paid, as hcreinbefore provid
ed, apply for All operators or special OF
professional ohauffcur's license, and sale
applicant shall be entitled to credit fol-
the fee Maid since January I. 1917. anC
prior to the passage Of thi: act.