Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-16
PROPOSED MOTOR
LEGISLATION TO
SAFEGUARD LIVES
New Restrictions in Issuing Il
censes to Operators
of Cars.
RECALL is PROVIDED FOR

RECALL is PROVIDED FOR
r,a Delaware Safety Council has
"a introduced by Senators Robertson
81 Iutz two Senate bills, which, IL
enacted the Council believes, Will con-
stitute a progressive step toward the
saving of life from automobile accidents
IN Delaware. The bills relate TO the
licensing of automobile drivers ana 10
the recall of their license by the STATE
II they become a danger ana a menace
10 other drivers and TO pedestrians
The bills are said to embody the pest
points of the motor vehicle laws "i ''iS
Eastern States including New Jersey
MaryIand. Connecticut and Massachu-
setts, and from actual practice IN 'ieSo
states have been found TO greaIiy I'M
proye traffic conditions ana nave leu 70
an actual reduction in accidents. he
principles are also those adNocateu "S
the American Automobile AsSocli' '.oIi'
~ International Association OF Chlels
of Police and many other Natlohdi
no,1,es and the bills themselves are
soid to have met with the general m
aorsemeut of the State Highway De
rartment. the Police Commission oi
Wilmington. Secretary of state behsoh
and others who are Interested BeCi''Sc
Of their interest To every motor -
Every Evening prints the fun text OF
the measures as they are eNpt''ou 70
be presented on the floor Of the Sthate'
They are as follows
Issuing of Licenses.
An Act 10 amend Chapter ot 'he
Revised code Of the state e Delaware
IN relation to the issue of licenses 70
oDcrate motor vehicles and motorcN'leS'
Section THAT Section 193 oi Artlcle
10 CHARTER G. of the Revised 'oae ~
1915 be and the Same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
No nerson. except as provided for
non-residcnts IN Section ~ ~ '"'N
cbaptcr. shall operate a motor venice
or motorcycle upon the puhtic StietiS'
roads turnpikes ar highways oi the
state. unless he or she IS the ho'''''
~ an opcratiuc license or permit ~
license or permit shall hc issued |" any
pcrson under 16 years of age
Anrlication for license shall he made
~ th., secretary al state directly. or
through any officer hc may appoint.
unou suitable blanks furnished hy hin
and shall contain the name ot tht ar
pltcant. his or her place II residence.
including city or town, street and NUM-
b,.r. postofiicc address, aEe 81 apph-
cant sex and whether married or
single The application shall also state
how long the applicant has been eN-
p,f.icnccd In the actual operation ~ a
motor vehicle or Of a motorcycle with
thc approxImate number 81 mics
driven. whether a license is Desired 70
0pcrate a motor vehicle or z motor
cycle. whether the applicant has hcld
such license previously in this state
and during what years. whether hcense
has ever been revoked or suspended
and. # so for what period and what
caIsc. and such other information as
the secretary of state may require.
The application shall be signed by the
applicants own hand and shall be Neri-
fed by oath or affirmation before any
officer authorized by law 70 administer
oaths.
Ii the applicant has not held within
two years a license - operate motor
vehicle or motorcycle in Delaware the
application shall he accompanied by
navrnent TO the secretary of state q Al
application fee of two dollars tS-)
which shall be available . him for as"
in defraying the cost Of issuing licenses
EXCEPT as hereinafter provided, and
the officer receiving the application shall
at once transmit TO the local authority
charged with the enforcement Of the
law in the city, town or community IN
which the applicant resides, who shall
endorse il with his signature and. II
the person is in his opinion not a
proper person TO be 50 licensed, he shall
include such statement and the reasons
FOR his opinion. and shall then promptly
transmit the application % the State
Highway Department On receipt Of
such application the state Highway
Department shall promptly notify the ap-
plicant Of a reasonably convenient place
within his or her county of residence
and a reasonable time at which he or
she may be examined and through its
employees or duly appointed agents or
deputies shall make such examination
as seems necessary including prac-
tical demonstration Of the applicants
ability 10 safely operate motor vehicle
and an examination Of the applicants
knowledge of tn, motor
Of the state and OF the traffic ordin-
ances Of the city or town Of residence: :
except that, prior 10 examination. in
the case Of inexperienced applicants.
IL shall issue such applicant a tempor-
AIRY learners permit which shall en-
title the applicant 70 operate a motor
vehicle or motorcycle for a period not
exceeding thirty days while accompanied
by a regularly licensed operator; and
the State Highway Department is also
authorized and empowered to waive an
examination If II appears from the ap-
plication that such examination would
he unnecessary, and at its discretion 10