Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-30
SUPPLEMENT TO
LAW CONCERNING
MOTOR VEHICLES
p
Would Prohibit UnncccssaryNoisc
With Bell. Horn or Other
Signaling Device.
STRINGENT AS TO LIGHTS
stan Correspondence OF Every Evcning
STATE HOUSE, Do:rR, JAN. !

STATE HOUSE, Do:ER, JAN. 30.
An act introduced in the Legislature
yesterday afternoon by Representative
Oanzenhaker supplements the motor
vehicle, law. Ii amends chapter o of the
Revised Code, by repeating 24l, section
2o.. and inserting In lieu thereof the toll
lowing:
Every motor vehicle shall be provided,
when in use. with good and sufficient
brakes and with horn, bell or other sig.
mailing device, producing an abrupt sound
sufficiently loud TO serve as an adequate
warning of danger. but no person operat-
ING nny motor vehicle shall make or cause
10 bc made, any unnecessary noise with
such bell, horn or other signaling device
or use the same except rs warning oi
danger: and such bell, horn or other sig
nalinp device shall not be sounded while
p2ssing a horse or other draft animal upon
any of the public roads in this State, cX-
cept when absolutely necessary to avoid
accidents; and such bell. horn or other sig
mailing device shall not be used upon the
streets. lanes or alleys of any Incorporated
town within this State during the period
of frpm one hour after sunset TO one hour
before sunrise unless absolutely necessary
~ avoid accidents. Such bell, horn or other
signaling device shall be sounded on APP
proachlng curves, hIlltops and intersect-
ING highways in the open country where
the operators view Is obstructcd
"Motor vehicles shall. from onehaif
hour after sunset until one-haii hour be-
fore sunrise, show At least two white
lights on the forward part OF said vehicles,
so plsced as TO he seen from the front and
of sufficient illuminating power 10 be
visible at distance OF 200 feet IN the
direction in which displayed and 10 reveal
anv person, vehicle or substantial object
at least % feet ahead of such lights Pro
vided. that when any motor vehicle Is at
rest, it NAV display one light showing
white TO the front and red TO the rear, car
ried 10 the left of such motor vehicle,
which light shall I've visible from both
front and rear for a distance Of not less
than 200 iect.
Motor vehicles shall also display on
the rear, lamp so constructed and placed
as 10 show a red light from the rear and
throw white hight directly upon tho rear
registration tags and render the numerals
thereon visible for at least p feet in the
direction from which such vehicle is pro
ceeding. Provided. however, that n motor
cycle shall only be required to show at
least one white light, visible not less than
200 feet in the direction III which dis
plavcd, and ono red light shall be shown IN
the opposite direction. And provided,
further, that no person shall be deemed
guilty OF violating the provisions of tins
section If he shows TO the satisfaction Of
the magistrate or court by and before
whom he is tried that the absence Of any
such light or lights WAS due TO an accident
and not TO his or her mere oversight or
neglect. Provided, further, that any hight
ing device of over four-candlepower shall
not be equipped with a reflector unless
the same shall be so designed, detected or
arranged that no portion OF the beam OF re-
fiected light projected TO the left of the
AXIS OF the vehicle. when measured 15
feet or more ahead of the lamps, shall rise
above IL inches from the level surface
urson which the vehicle stands under all
conditions OF load. Provided, further,
that II, in addition TO headlights, any such
motor vehicle IS equipped with an auxll-
lsry hight, projecting hight or device other
than a rear lamp, such auxiliary light or
lights shall be subject to all the restrlc-
tions Of this section regarding the dIrec-
tlon or detection Of the beam. The above
provisions Is TO red lights shall also apply
10 vehicles which are trallcd or towed by
motor vehicles.
NAV be operative without hardship on
the owners and operators OF motor ye-
hicles, the secretary of State shall prepare
list OF devices and equipment which
hsve been tested by some recognized test
ing laboratory, acceptable 10 the secretary
of State and certified by the testing iabora
tory TO be capable Of making the project
ed light from the front lights or head
lamps comply with the PROVISIONS OF tins
section when the adjustment uf the front
lights or head lamps ana candlepOwer Of
blub used Is a. set forth IN the certificate.
The list shall give the name OF the device
or equipment the maximum and mini
mum candlepower OF bulbs which NAV be
used with the device or equipment and
any special adjustment Of the head lamp
or device which may be necessary to
make the hight projected by the head
lamp comply with the provisions Of the
statute. Manufacturers NAV have their
devices certif ed As being on the approved
last by paving fee Of $40 and submitting
20 the secretary OF State at the manu-
facturers expense, a certificate from one
of the testing laboratories mentioned
above 20 the effect that the device will full
fll the provisions of the statute when
used under the conditions OF adjustment
and candlepower stated III the Ger
tihoste. providing the secretary OF State
shall decide that the report Of the test
ing laboratory warrants him IN placing
the device on the approved hist
SENATE "BULLs' RESOLUTION
Governor Townsend discovered a bull
IN the Senate concurrent resolution re-
questing the State treasurer TO give tho
Legislature information concerning the
revenue derived from the State income
TAX. Senator Handy told his colleagues
the executive would no, receipt for the
resolution because Of the error therein,
and suggestion was made that the resolu-
tlon be sent 70 the governor again for the
purpose Of giving him an opportunity 70
veto n A introduced by Senator
l,ormley. the resolution provided that the
be- given on Friday. January
81, but the Senate amended a. making
February 10 the tune The bull was
made hv putting the word Friday, IN
stead of the word Monday before the
date February 10 Senate Attorney Hope
a lvls''d drafting a nen resolution. Senator
,orinlev left the State House before the
li-cuseioi4 ended .nd senator Robertson
aho had urged the adoption of the rrsOlu- I.
fion. was made angry by the mistake and
said h. had lost interest ii It's fate The
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