The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24

La ~ - Nf.lsfN Inv ~ 'D sD'N
TRUCKS.
II Is hereby enacted by tho General
Assembly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section 1. Section ao4a OF the Cen
sral Laws Is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
Sec. sh,4 Freight wagons, carts or
carriages carrying more than one ton
and less than two tons shall have the
tires and felloes OF their wheels al least
two inches wide and II carrying more
than two tons and less than three tons
the tires and felloes OF their wheels
shall be at least three inches wide and
IL carrying more than three tons and
less than four tons the tires and felloes
shall he four inches wide and If carry
ing more than four tons and less than
SIX tons their tires and fellocs shall
be FIVE inches wide; but the selcctmen
may give a person permission 10 use
wagons. carts or carriages IN their re-
spectise towns with the tires or felloes
IL less width than is provided IN this
section, when in their opinion, the high
ways would not be injured thereby.
Motor trucks and trailers shall not be
operated upon the highways with a
greater gross weight than six hundred
pounds 10 inch OF tire surface IN con.
tact with road. except in the case OF
traction engines, tractors, trailefs, motor
trucks and motor vehicles owned by per-
sons to whom special permits shall be
issued In accordance with the provisions
OF section four OF this act. Motor
trucks shall be equipped with rubber
tires and not more than ono trailer shall
he attached 10 one motor truck. Motor
trucks and ,raiIefs and loads shall not
exceed eigh, feet in width or twelve
feet and two inches in height and motor
trucks shall be equipped with a mirror
not less than six inches IN diameter
SO attached that the driver OF such motor
truck shalt at all times have a reflected
view OF other vehicles approaching from
the rear.
Sec. .. Section s67r OF the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. sb7r. The annual fee for regis
tering a traction engine, motor truck
or other vehicle having a carrying
capacity including the carrying capacity
OF traiIcrs or other contriyances OF one
ION shall be twenty dollars. exceeding
one and not over ono and half tons.
thirty dollars: exceeding one and half
tons and not over two tons, forty dollars |;
preceding two tons and not over two
and a half tons, fifty dollars, exceeding
two and half and not over three tons,
seventy-fve dollars; exceeding three and
not over four tons, one hundred dollars !;
and for each additional ton or fraction
thereof above four tons, twenty-five
dollars. A person who applies for reg
is,ration OF traction engine or motor
truck on or after Angus, first shall be
entitled to have such traction engine or
motor truck registered upon payment
al an amount equal 70 halt OF the tee
which the owner of such traction engine
Or motor truck would be required to
pay IL such traction engine or motor
truck were registered prior to August
first The owner o: traction engine
or motor truck weighing more than six
ard ono fourth tons gross weight m
GLIDING its carrying capacity and the
weight and carrying capacity OF ,railers
or other contrivanccs and load shall,
AZ the time 81 transmitting his applica-
ton for registration 20 the secretary OF
state, cause 10 be attached to such appli-
cation a copy OF the permit ISSUED by
the board 81 selectmcn. board OF trustees
OF board of county road commissioners
as the case may be. as hereinafter pro-
,tdcd. The weight and carrying ca
paei.y shalt be marked plainly on all
motor trucks 80 as 70 show the weight
OF chassis. weigh, Of body and carrying
capacity and the weights as marked
thereon shall be prima iacie evidence OF
such weight The term traction engine
shall include caterpillar tractors OF the
kind known as Iog haulers II permit,
issued by the board OF selecunen board
Of trustees or the hoard OF county road
commissioners for the registration OF a
traction engine equipped with caierpil-
Iaf srcAds. and commonly known as a
log hauler. limits the use Of such trac-
ss0a engine 10 operation upon snow roads,
the annual fee for registration Of such
traction engine shall be one dollar for
each horse power OF such log hanlcr.
Sex. q Traction engine or motor
truck registration certificate issued after
January FIRST, nineteen hundred and
nineteen, and prior 10 the Gate this act
takes effect arc hereby declared null and
VOID A person who has registered a
trsc,icn engine or motor truck since
January FIRST, nineteen hnisdred and
nineteen. and prior 10 the passage OF
this ACT may apply 10 said secretary tor
refund oil sech per cent OF the regis
yraticn fee as The unespsred term OF the
certificate h~ass 10 tho entire time such
strti5csse would have bern in force
In ease such certificate had no, been
declared null and void IS hereinbefore
provided. and said secretary shall GER
+ t;ty 70 The auditor OF accounts the
! amount eee sas6 person and said audi
ecr AZ accounts shall draw an order in