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

n AN All 10 AMEND NEA' HONS
gSso shco AND afsSs or TIRE CEN
\ hKAL LAWS. RELATING TO
I THE OPERATION or AUTO.
i MOBILES
/, il hereby enacted hy the General
Assembly OF The State of Vermont
Section 4 Section $3.50 81 the Gene
cral Lass Il hereby amended 40 a. 10
read Al icllows
Sex 1850 A person who drives an
automobile on motor truck faslrf than
ten miles an hour or who drives a horse
or other beast, iaslct Than walk, on
a bridge with string pieces thirty feet
long between the supports, or ON a
bridge supported by one OF more arches.
or drives on any such bridge more than
one loaded team. or more than twenty
head 81 cattle, horses o. mules, on any
one tier OF string pieces, % on. any ono
arch at the same time, shaIl forfeit ave
dollars, with damages Tor injuries
thereby done 10 Tic bridge which may
be recovered IN an action o. tort. on this
statute IN tho name and for tho benefit
81 the town OF corporation liable for the
repairs OF the bridge, with costs.
Sec , Section 1000 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as 10 read
az follows;
See. 600. A person who drives
faster than walk. or who operates al
automobile or motor truck faster than
ten miles an hour, on a bridge more
than eighty feet In length shall forfeit
five dollars, with damages for injuries
thereby done 10 the bridge. which may
be recovered IN an action OF tort, on this
statute. IN the name OF the town or cor
poration liable for repairs OF the bridge.
with costs.
Sec. & The sclcetmcn shall on or be-
fore the first day OF June. nineteen hum
dred and nineteen, place or cause 20 he
placed on all bridges referred 10 IN the
two preceding sections notice that
can be read one hundred feet IN either
direction. stating the speed al which
traffic may be operated over such bridge
Sec. 4. Section aoS3 OF the General
Laws is hereby amended so as TO read
as follows
Sec. a6S, In case nonresident
other than foreign corporation doing
business in this state, operates an auto
mobile or motor vehicle in this state
during the exemption period granted by
the preceding section and said non
resident desires 10 operate an auto
mobile or motor vehicle for longer
period. said nonresident shall make
application for the registration of the
automobile or motor vehicle which he
desires TO operate and for an operators
license in the same manner as residents;
provided, however, that said nonresident
may register an automobile or motor
vehicle for period of four months and
the fee for such registration shall be
an amount equal TO a half Of the an
nual registration fec of such automobile
or motor vehicle. The fee for an
license or for chauifcur's
license shall be the same az for resi-
dents. II a nonresident who has regis
tered an automobile or motor vehicle
for a period Of four months, operates
such automobile or motor vehicle after
such period, he shall be subject TO the
same provisions of law as 10 the regis
lration OF an automobile or motor
vehicle as residents; and in case Of
registration after such four months, the
amount paid by said nonresident for
such four months registration shall be
deducted from the amount Of the fee re-
luired for annual registration, The
word "nonresidents" as used In this
,hapter shall apply TO residents OF states
Or countries who have no regular place
II abode or business in this state for
period OF more than three months in the
.alendar year.
Approved April 4, 1913