Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23
NO. 12O

No. 1ZO
ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF THE GENERAL
Avs, RELATING TO MOTOR
is hereby enacted by the General
Benbly of the State of Vermont:
section I. Section 1914 of the Cen
Laws is hereby amended so as to
d as follows:
Sec. 1914. Freight wagons, carts or
riages carrying more than one ton
less than two tons shall have the
IS and felloes of their wheels at least
inches wide and if carrying more
n two tons and less than three tons
tires and felloes of their wheels
II be at least three inches wide and
carrying more than three tons and
than four tons the tires and felloes
II be four inches wide and if carry
more than four tons and less than
tons their tires and felloes shall
five inches wide; but the sclectmen
y give a person permission to use
CONS, carts or carriages in their re-
ctive towns with the tires or felloes
less width than is provided in this
ton, when in their opinion, the high
VS. would not be injured thereby.
btor trucks and trailers shall not be
Grated upon the highways with a
eater gross weight than six hundred
lnds to inch of tire surface in con-
t with road, except in the case of
ction engines, tractors, trailers, motor
cks and motor vehicles owned by per-
rs to whom special permits shall be
ued in accordance with the provisions
section four of this act Motor
cks shall be equipped with rubber
es and not more than one trailer shall
attached to one motor truck. Motor
cks and trailers and loads shall not
ceed eight feet in width or twelve
It and two inches in height and motor
lcks shall be equipped with mirror
less than six inches in diameter
attached that the driver of such motor
hck shall at all times have reflected
Ew of other vehicles approaching from
rear.
Sec. 2. Section 467I of the General
WIS is hereby amended so as to read
follows:
Sec. 467I. The annual fee for regis
other vehicle having a carrying
pacity including the carrying capacity
trailers or other contrivances of one
h shall be twenty dollars; exceeding
and not over one and half tons
rty dollars; exceeding one and half
rs and not over two tons, forty dollars
ceeding two tons and not over two
d half tons, fifty dollars; exceeding
10 and a half and not over three tons
twenty-five dollars; exceeding three and
i over four tons, one hundred dollars
d for each additional ton or fraction
ereof above four tons, twenty-five
liars. A person who applies for reg
ration of traction engine or motor
ick on or after August first shall be
titled to have such traction engine OF
otor truck registered upon payment
an amount equal to half of the fee
nich the owner of such traction engine
motor truck would be required tc
if such traction engine or motor
uck were registered prior to Angus
st. The owner of traction engine
motor truck weighing more than 81,
ID one-fourth tons gross weight in
uding its carrying capacity and thu
eight and carrying capacity of trailer!
other contrivances and load, shall
the time of transmitting his applica
bn for registration to the secretary o
ate, cause to be attached to such appli
ton a copy of the permit issued b,
board of selectmen, board of trustee
board of county road commissioner
the case may be, as hereinafter pro
ded The weight and carrying ca
lefty shall be marked plainly on al
otor trucks so as to show the weigh
chassis, weight of body and carryin,
lpacity and the weights as marked
ereon shall be prima facie evidence o
ach weight The term traction engin
all include caterpillar tractors of tn
nd known as log haulers. If permi
sued by the board of selectmen, boar,
trustees or the board of county roa
commissioners for the registration of
action engine equipped with caterpil
treads, and commonly known as
e hauler, limits the use of such trac
on engine to operation upon snow roads
e annual fee for registration of sue
action engine shall be one dollar TO
hch horse power of such log hauler.
Sec. g. Traction engine or moto
|uck registration certificate issued afte
hnuary first, nineteen hundred an
neteen, and prior to the date this ae
likes effect are hereby declared null an
bid. A person who has registered
action engine or motor truck sine
hnuary first, nineteen hundred an
ineteen, and prior to the passage G
his act may apply to said secretary fo
refund of such per cent of the regis
ration fee as the unexpired term of Il,
ertifcate bears to the entire time sue
ertifcate would have been in fore
case such certificate had not bee
eclared null and void as hereinbefor
rovided, and said secretary shall Gel
fy to the auditor of accounts tn
mount due said person and said aud
br of accounts shall draw an order
,,.o.ct thereof. or said oerson ma,