Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-26
TO oBLiGE JITNEYS TO
 PROVIDE INDEMNITY BONDS

The following is the bill that has been presented in the senate to oblige jitney owners to carry liability insur- ance to cover claims for personal in- jury or for causing the death of any person by the use of public service motor vehicles:
 Sectior 1. No person shall operate or cause to be operated upon any pub- lie highway any public service motor vehicle until the owner thereof shall have placed in the possession of the commissioner of motor vehicles policy of insurance or surety company bond satisfactory to the commissioner in an amount of not less than s 000 nor more than $10, 1000 for each vehicle so operated Such minimum policy or bond shall be furnished for each such vehicle having a carrying capacity of five persons or less, and the sum of $500 shall be added to the principal sum of such policy or bond for each additional single seat in such vehicle until the maximum amount of $10,000 shall be furnished. Such insurance or bond shall be held by the commissioner to cover any claim for personal injury or for causing the death of any person by the use of the public service motor vehicle for which such insurance or | bond shall have been furnished, but
 
 cover from the person furnishing such 1 insurance or bond shall state the reg 1 istration number of the vehicle which 1 shall have caused such injury or death 1 Upon application of any person who shall have sustained personal injury or of any person acting as guardian or 1 cOnServator, or of the administrator or executor of the estate of any person whose death shall have been caused i by the use of such vehicle, or by any properly constituted agent or attorney of ,inv such person, the commissioner s!.all disclose the name of the insur- ance company or company furnishing I such surety bond held by him to apply on such claim for damages. The com missioner is authorized to surrender such policy. bond or other surety upon the rendering of judgment in any sui af law. Whenever such injury or the ocath of any person shall have beer caused by the use of any such vehicle the commissioner may require the
 owner thereof to furnish additiona bond sufficient in amount to comply
 with the provisions of this act or tc answer any damages as in the case o tll" first policy of insurance or bono
 so furnished by the owner of sucf vehicle.
 Sec. 2. No such policy or bono
 shall be cancelled by any compan! without at least ten days notice to thu commissioner of motor vehicles, an( upon the cancellation of any such poll cy or bond after notice the commits
 sioner. in case no satisfactory substi
 tute therefor shall be placed in hi
 possession, shall cancel the registra
 ton of the person authorized to op ! crate upon the basis of such policy 0 ) bond and shall take up the registra tion certificate, operators license am
 markers issued by him upon the basi } O. such policy or the surety furnishe } by such bond.
 Sec. 3. In addition to the registra tion fees required to be paid and base , upon the horse power of any publi service motor vehicle, the owne r thereof shall pay to the commissions at the time of registration the sum C !, S15 for each such vehicle having : seat.rg capacity of five persons or les 5 and fee of s for each single seat i t such vehicle in excess of five. provide nothing herein contained shall be con | strued to exempt any person from pay l ing the efes otherwise required fc ' registration of a motor vehicle or i l censing of operators thereof as re r quired by the provisions of any mote l vehicle act passed at the current ses ? sion of the general assembly.
 I The pill mas been tabled for calenda e and printing. No action on it wa 9 taken by the senate.