Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-26
WITHIN RIGHTS
Tin ARREsT|NC TARHEELs
- Rules Director OF Public Safety
In Announcing Result OF His
81 Investigations.
BACKS Ur POLICE ACTION
State Officials Indorsc the
Stand Taken by Richmond
I Authorities in Enforcing Laws.
ss:o,oncl Myers Answers Chamber.

H. - ,otsi1u Iakcn DS RfCnnlout
y Authorities in Enforcing Laws
soloncl Myers Answers Chamber
Richmond police were within thei'
h rights in arrcsting North Caroliniaus
n passing through Virginia without
IS license tags OF tina; State on cacl
Ear. Investigation OF the complaints
rs pf residents OF the Tarheel state by
R ssDirector OF Public Safety William NJ
&s 4MSerS has disclosed. Colonel Myers
kt q,ns made the result OF his irVcSt!Eu.
Via tion public in communication I,
Nv hlayor George .Nins!ic. showing that
~ Sdespite the storm OF criticism from
Isl sdcnlers in the Carolinas, officials al
both States have praised the Rich
&fssTnond police for their work in stop
Fssr{ping the ears nOtSnropcrly licensed.
~ In the report Of colonel Myers 20
X folhe Mayor is included this letter from
M 8F. .. james, Secretary OF the Com
n Isl "In reference 10 the complaint OF
sspphir. BELL. manager, Washington Mo
Car Company. Washington, y c.,
t{ sflnted July II. 1870. complaining that
ItShn officer OF the Richmond Police De
IS department arrested four OF his chauf-
Eas1eurs. who wcr" passing through
8 l}Richmond with automobiles from
10 North Carolina with
placardS ON them instead OF
HSthe regular y. {. State license tins. |
k{5S,hSoula state that the officer ala his
ana mat lie ana All other ollCcfS
city and officers OF the state.
BsShave been instructed TO by the
Of The Commonwealth OF
y Further communications from Mr.
[Xpamcs show that tn" transit of cars
<4sShrouGh the State without North Caro-
lima licenses or licenses Of the STATE
&HIto which they are travelling is Il N.p-
alton OF the law ana tn. drivers
Ezfshould be arrested. Cars which have
|89been stopped while in transit through
$$sRichmond bore paper tags, marked
fk}SfIn Transit"
sSyirEinia Pleased With Local Police.
not only is the commonwealth OF
$$lEssVirSinia pleased with the work %
&Ntbe Richmond Department but COM
parliamentary letters from the officials
1851 the State Highway Department; Of
&sSouth Carolina and tn" secretary Of
2zTrAhe Commonwealth of North Carolina
f4he. action OF the Richmond Depart
f9nent OF Police in enforcing the law
In part. the letter from the North
Seeretary OF state. reads
Ri our law does not provide for tho
N2peration Of machines wiki IN
IbS manufacturers. II provides only
Essfor the use OF official tags bearing
E:Duplicate number applied for"
I From l.. H. Thomas, secretary OF
2he Highway Commission OF South
Carollna. comes this letter:
RI; The state Highway Commission Is
6mucn pleased 10 learn inat Ia" IG-
Jahoritios OF Your state have been in
JStructed bS' YOU % recognize only the
spfticial auto license tags furnished 10y
sfhis deTaTtment 70 individual owners
Shnd dealers OF South Carolina, who
&may be operating autoiEoh ii->
%hrouEh the STATE OF Virginia The
sfaasteboar markers. o.. whicl YOU
$50 justly complain. are no; 10 ur
Esnch markers are not recognized at
Sail b. the suihor.t.es @; youz state"
Answering the Richmond Chamber
kPf Commerce. which asked Tie in
SSsstiEation. Colonel Myers writes
a. from the investigation in TINS
a3esse, the following points ale clei y
$50 Your attention
Ia First. The automobile law Is =
Estate law and not city, ord!uarcc
Police Are state officers.
a. THIS law - being enforced in
Sahis city BY the poiiee', who arc also
yHfsxplic!t instructions issued 10 tuv
$SsShief OF Police by l.. -. James. Sec
dSfetary OF the Commonwealth OF Nr-
'it would seem from the letters
Ipf the State Highway Commissioner
af5f South Carolina and the Secrctnry
{E{bf the Commonwealth OF North Car
RSbiina, that the Secretary OF the CHm-
s55Snonwealth vi Virginia IS acting In
1armony with those under whom tho
nforcemcnt OF the automobile laws
IAN the other states ful! and - car
iSying ont their wishes in the mat
ms "-Seither Virginia. nor the ci'y Of
MFhey derive any revenue under tn
S$Saw from noHrcsidcnts. Virginia.
esi9snt xeh ,s f ia~ nsa os high
2ssways for Two periods ~ seven con
Executive days in each calendar year
mr.. BclI CHE North Curol,ninu Az
Efested hero admits that he had only
insight official North Carolina stat,
SreratinG, supplying four ears viii
$Hicenses of his own make. "A direct
Fiolation Of the North Carolina sat,
84hc fact that the Washington Motor
sfSsar Company was cvadns an I'M
yfpOrtant revenue producing section
fEf the North Carolina law which, u
7ho way was OF any financial Scrrn
EssAos Richmond or Virgins, bUt by Il,
fact Of evading the law OF ihcir owI
5tFState, they violated :, very import:.u
si9olice regulation Of the state pf NIr
sssginia serving, 10, making tie ia mti'!
esd motor vehlr'rs using The nigh
Would Help Auto Thieves.
gu VII readily understand. +
ssRRhe authorlNes Of state rceoguiz,
ttalny other than the Official lir,ns
stEags Issued by tn" several States an,
me Dis,rict Of Columoip -""ul,
tsars comparatively easy. u ,-a,lI.
IWhich even under present conditions
feaches enormous proportions, in ~
SSnited states eHCb year ana .l..f,
alsl case OF accidou, un jhc hi@hw.ty,
sRI operator Mere ~ ho allowed II
Sssnpp'y paper tags al viii. the i!,u
5HSity OF the car would be lost. and til
agrhance OF thuse Responsible be.n. al
renended. ii nor entirely lost yGE!H
Esertainiy be seriously Uauileanu.d
IS Coionci Myers stated yesterday tl,i
"a. mas received numerous l,fta-
sSrsIn Richmond business men 55n
2ialnihg Of the treatment III tr.,
4Sorth Carolina customers. ana IN ,
Idng that their business was Threaten
Eed anu that some OF tuatr 9t,,,.,
&tsss1ad thrtat"nod to cancel order :rl
NANCE COMMITTEE TO
CONSIDER o-HOUR DA>
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