The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-07-17
MusT SECURE LICENSE
FOR JITNEYS
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solaly between notel anu lrdlns, OF
outomobiles or auto trucks used for
carving United States mails on star
.outes when actually engaged in carry
ing such mail"
section 70 of Chapter 106, provides:
"a common carrier of class mention
ID in subsection Of section 10 hereof
owning. using or operating five or less
automobiles, auto stages, motor buses
MOTOR vehicles or motor trucks in such
business Of such common carrier be-
fore engaging in or commencing such
brsiness must execute a bond in the
sum Of $4,000 payable to the State of
Idaho with one or more sureties to be
approved by the public utilities COM
mission. and file the same with such
commission, and any such common car
rier owning, using or operating more
than five automobiles, auto stages, mo-
tor buses, motor vehicles or motor
trucks in the business of such common
carrier shall execute and file a like
bond in the sum of $4,000 Such bond
shall be for the benefit Of any person
injured by the negligence of such COM
mon carrier as the interest of such Sin
iured person therein may appear If
any such bond. by reason of a recovery
against the same or for any other
reason. shall become insufficient such
common carrier within 80 days after
being notified by the public utilities
commission shall file with such COM
mission such other bond as may be re-
uuired by such commission, and fail
ure so to do shall operate to revoke
the license granted to such person fail
ing to file such additional bond, as
hereinbefore required. Any person OPP
Grating as a common carrier as defined
in subsection 3 of section 13 hereof
without first complying with the pro-
visions of this section shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor, which penalty shall
be in addition to any penalty or remedy
provided by article of chapter 100 of
the Compiled Laws of Idaho"
Sec. 72 of said chapter 106. provides
for the license, and section 20 thereof
for the payment Of the license fees.
The general law as to registration
of motor vehicles should not be over
looked
Section ola of chapter 63 provides
that mo person under 16 years of age
shall operate or drice a motor vehicle
upon the public highways"
Section BIB of chapter 63 provides a
definition for chauffeur: "The word
chauffeur, wherever used in this
chapter shall be taken to mean any
person operating motor vehicle or
public highways or rent or hire
Section 21c of chapter SO provides
for chauffeurs license, and among
other thing provides that the applicant
for such license must be 10 years Oh
over
Answering your specific questions
under the above provisions, l repea
the question and give my answer:
l. Does an automobile running from
the station of the railway and the hote
not owned by the hotel but by an in
dividual who makes a charge for th'
delivery of passengers, have to secur
the public utilities license and give tn
bond? Answer: Under subsection 9
section13, chapter 100, above, if he OF
crates solely between the trains and tn
hotel, No. This means that he canno
operate anywhere else and be engages
solely in operating between trains an
the hotel
2. Do the city delivery cars whic
are delivering freight from the raj
way freight depot to business house:
which cars are owened by individual
and not by the business houses, hay
to secure the public utilities licens
and give the bond. Answer: Yes.
3. Does an expressman need to secur
such license and give such bond VIII
owns his own car and delivers all e2
press from the depot to his office, an
from the depot and Office to otht
points in the city. No, unless he d'
hyers other than the articles of e.
press, or holds himself out to do bus
ness with his car other than the sp
ciflc express business.
4. Would it be necessary to secul
from the public utilities commission
carriers license for an oil company
car which daily delivers gasoline
IT'S customers, and would bond
required. Answer: No; unless thu
delivered other goods than their ow
.. Would it be necessary to secure
license from the public utilities cor
mission and give the bond. in case
the groeers~or merchants deliveryma
No. If he delivered for certain groce
and merchants and did not use h