The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-12
MOTOR LAWS
COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT
ON AUTO LAWS MADE BY
SECRETARY OF STATE,
Motor Vehicles-Definition.

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All vehicles propelled by othe
than muscular power, except farr
tractors, traction engines, road ro
lers, fire wagons, ambulances, patrc
wagons and such vehicles as rl,n UP
on rails and tracks.
Owner-De6nition.
All individuals, firms or corpora
tions owning or renting a motor We
hfcle, or having the exclusive US
thereof for period of more thai
thirty days under lease or otherwise
Chauffeur-Defnit
Any person driving or opera
except motor vehicle statesmen or ME
chanics, while demonstrating or test
ing motor vehicles.
Must be Licensed.
Every chauffeur must pass an ex
animation before board of Exami
ners who hold meetings at statet
times at St. Paul Duluth, and othe1
points designated by the Secretary
of State, to pass upon the qualifi
cations of applicants.
Applicants must be over Is year.
of age and possess a practical knowl
edge of the construction, mechanism
and operation of motor vehicles.
No license shall issue to person
who is an excessive user of intoxi
eating liquors, with defective eve
sight or other physical infrmity
which in the judgment of the Boarc
renders the applicant incompetent te
manage and care for a motor vehicle
STANDARDIZATION
All territories and federal dis
tricts in the United States unless
otherwise specified.
Local Authorities-Def
All officials of counties, towns and
cities.
Public Highways-De6nit
Any highway, country road, pub
lie street in any city, town or village,
except any speedway, which may
have been, or which may be set apart
for the exclusive use of horses and
light vehicles.
Registration.
Every owner of motor vehicle
operating in this state MUST make
an application in writing, accom-
panied by duly executed certificate
of title, to the Secretary of State,
executed by an official authorized to
administer oaths; Setting forth:
Description of the motor vehicle
to be registered.
Horse power of same.
Character of motive power and
model if there be such number and
model)
The name and business address of
such owner.
The name of the county in which
such owner resides.
If the motor vehicle is used solely
for commercial purposes, so state,
and the business in which it is used.
Age of Driver.
Persons under sixteen years of
age are prohibited from driving mo-
tor vehicles upon the public high
ways in this state, unless accom-
panied by the owner or a licensed
chauffeur, who must be over eighteen
years of age.
Numbers and Tags.
Upon filing the application and
payment of fee, the Secretary of
State shall assign to the owner a dis
tinctive number and two tags, upon
which SHALL be displayed the dis
tinctive number, one at the front
and one at the rear so that the num-
Der is always visible.
Numbers of more than one state
shall not be displayed at the same
time.
Non-Residents.
Nonresident owners, except for
eign corporations doing business in
this state, who are temporarily in
this state or passing through, are ex-
copied from the provisions of this
law, but they shall display conspic-
uously number and tag and shall
plainly denote the state from which
The motor vehicle came.
If a nonresident remains within
the state continuously for a period
of more than thirty days he must
register the same as a resident own
ar.
Brakes, Horns, Lamps and Mufflers.
All motor vehicles must be pro-
vided with:
Brakes sufficient to control the We
nicle at all times.
An adequate horn, bell or other
device for signaling.
From one hour otter sunset to one
hour before sunrise the driver of
motor vehicle must display two
lighted lamps from the front and one
from the rear of such motor vehicle
red light from the rear. The light
from the rear must fall upon the
numbers so as to make it plainly Wis
BILE. The front light must be plainly
visible. The front light must be
plainly visible for distance of at
east 200 feet from the direction in
which the motor vehicle is travelling.
Must Not be left Unattended.
No motor vehicle shall be permit
ed to stand upon any public street,
highway or any other way unattend-
I'd with the motor running.
Mufflers.
Every motor vehicle using gas
,line as motive power shall use a
'muffier" and the same shall not be
tut out or disconnected within the
limits of any city, village or town in
his state or at the time of passing
| horse or other animal, led, ridden
'r driven upon the public highway.
Stopping at Signals and Other Regu-
lations.
Any person driving or operating a
motor vehicle, on signal, by raising
he hand, or by request of a person
eading, riding or driving horse, or
,ther draft animal, must come to a
,ull stop, and if travelling in an OPP
,osite direction remain stationary
70 long as may be reasonably neces-
AIRY to allow such horse or other an
NAL to pass, and if travelling in the
anne direction use reasonable cau7
ion in thereafter passing. Provided,
hat if such horse or other animal is
BADLY frightened, or the driver of the
motor vehicle is so signaled or re-
luested, the driver of the motor We
licle shall cause the motor of such
'ehicle to cease running so long as
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