The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-12

any one so doing shall be held amena
BILE under the law.
Rule of the Road.
/ Whenever person leading, rid
ing or driving a horse or other ami
Imal, or driving a motor vehicle upor
public highway shall meet upor
such highway, each shall slacken pace
and turn to the right so as to give
half of the travelled road, if practic.
able. If they are moving in the
same direction the person overtak.
| ing the other shall pass to the left
and the person overtaken shall, as
soon as practicable, yield half the
travelled road to the other.
Women, Children and Aged Persons
| The driver of motor vehicle on
the public highways of this state
injecting or overtaking any horse OF
other draft animals driven, or in
charge of woman, child, or aged
person, shall not pass such. animal
and driver at a speed greater than
four miles an hour.
Speed and Signals at Cross Roads.
Every person driving motor We
hicle upon the public highways of
this state, shall, when approaching a
cross road, outside of a city, town
or village, slow down and signal in
such manner as to give timely no
tice and warning of his approach.
/ Intersection of Highways.
+ AT the intersections of highways
drivers shall keep to the right of
such intersections and pass to the
right of such intersections were
turning to the left.
Cities, Towns and Villages.
Ali vehicles must keep to the right
of the street in which they are travel
ling.
Rates of Speed.
No driver of a motor vehicle. up
on any of the highways of this state,
shall drive the same at a speed
that is greater than is reasonable and
proper.
In Cities, Towns and Villages.
Where the highway passes through
the closely built up portions of any
city, town or village in this state,
where traffic is congested, if the
speed exceeds ten miles per hour for
distance of more than one-tenth of
mile, it is prima facie evidence
that the speed is not reasonable.
If in the residence portions of any
city, town or village the speed is
greater than fifteen miles per hour
for distance of one-tenth of mile
it is prima facie evidence that the
speed is not reasonable.
Outside of Corporate Limits.
Outside the limits of incorpora-
tion of cities, towns and villages, if
the speed exceeds twenty-five miles
per hour for distance of one-auar-
Of will e.
dence that the speed is not reasona-
BILE.
Corners and Curves.
If the speed in going around cor
ner or curve, in any highway where
the view of the driver is DISTRACTED
exceeds six miles per hour it is prima
facie evidence that the speed is not
In Case of Accident.
Every driver of a motor vehicle,
after knowingly causing an accident,
shall bring his machine to a full stop,
return to the place of accident, and
furnish any proper person demand
ing the same, his name, place of resi-
aence,, the number of his driving IL
cense, the registration number of his
motor vehicle, and the names and res
dence of each male occupant of the
motor vehicle at the time of the ac--
cident.
Failure to comply with this re-
qulrement constitutes gross mis-
iemeanor.
INVESTIGATION.
Any person driving a motor We
licle, while in state of intoxication,
S guilty of a misdemeanor and if a
shall have his license taken
away.
raking or Removing Motor Vehicle
Without Consent of the Owner.
Any person who enters a garage,
or any building and re-
moves therefrom, for his own use, or
hat OF others, any motor vehicle,
without the consent, express or inn
died, of the owner, shall be guilty
# a felony, and be punished accord
ngly.
Transporting with or Damaging.
The law forbids any tampering
With, operating, driving or using a
motor vehicle by any person not the
'wner, without the permission of the
'wner, or person in charge of the
anne, and no person shall climb into
" upon any motor vehicle, whether
he same is in motion, or at rest, or
lurl stones, or any other missiles at
he same, or its occupants, or while
motor vehicle is at rest, and unat-
ended, sound the horn or other sig
Ealing device, or manipulate any of
he machinery thereof, or set the
anne IN motion, or otherwise damage.
IT interfere with the same; nor shall
my person place upon any street,
venue or highway in this state any
lass, nails, or any article tending to
njure motor vehicle tires.
hunting From Motor Vehicles Pro-
hibited. i
The taking, hunting or shooting of
birds, animals and all kinds of game
rom motor vehicles in Minnesota is
orbidden by law. !
Jse Without Permission Prohibited.
No person shall drive, operate, or
Use a motor vehicle. without the per-
mission of the owner or it's agent in
barge and control thereof. !
Any person doing so shall be gull
y of felony, and punished therefor
" imprisonment in the States prison
lot exceeding four years, or by
inc of not exceeding one thousand
ollars, or both. i
Licenses Extended.
ALI licenses issued by the Secre-
airy of State, for motor vehicles un-
Ter provisions of the General Stat
ties 1913. as amended by Chapter
3, Session Laws 1915; and Chap
ers 800, and Ats Session Laws 1917,
re extended to such period in 1921,
s will become necessary for the
session of 1921, to make
PROVISIONS for relicensing the same.
relating to Registration, Sale And
Transfer of Licenses. 7.
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