Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

. STATE OF MAINE PASS
the motor vehicle department Of the
state or country which issued his IL
cense or registration.
Sec. 81. Notice OF any hearing held
by the commission, or by its author
1ty, under this act. shall state the
the licensee or registrant. that he
may then and there appear. in person
or through counsel, to show cause
why his license should not be sus-
istration of the vehicle should not be
annulled; and service of such notice
shall be sufficient if sent by register
ed mail to the address given by the
license or registrant, five days al
least before the day set for the hear
ing.
Sec. IS. The commission may sus-
pend or revoke the right of any non
resident operator to operate in TINS
state and may suspend or revoke the
license or right of any non-resideni
owner to operate or have operated IN
this state any vehicle for the same
causes and under the same conditions
and in the same manner that 1t could
take such action regarding any resi-
dent owner or operator, or Nehicie
owned in this. state; and thereupon
the right of such nonresident owner
or operator to operate or have oper-
ated any such vehicle in this state
shall terminate and he shall be sup
ject to the same penalties as any resi-
dent owner or operator who operates
without license or registration.
Whenever the commission or secre-
tary is notified by the licensing OF
registration department of another
state or country that any licensee OIL
registrant resident therein, has HAD
his license or registration suspended
revoked or annulled, the commission
may forthwith suspend, revoke OF
terminate any right, license or regis
tration granted to such person in this
state.
Sec. SO. If any person is aggrieved
by the decision of the commissioner
revoking or suspending license OF
certificate of registration or by the
refusal of the secretary to issue IL
may within ten days thereafter APP
peal to any justice of the supreme Ju-
dicial or a superior court, by present
ing to him a petition therefor, N
term time or vacation. Such justice
shall fix time and place for hear,
cause notice thereof to be given tt
the commission or secretary; and az
ter hearing it may affirm or reverse
their decision, and the decision, OF
Judgment of the court, the decision
of the commission in revoking OF
suspending any license or certificate
or registration shall remain in full
force and effect.
Sec. 40. Subject to the same con-
ditions as to appeal, the commission
may revoke or suspend the certificate
of registration of any vehicle which
is so constructed as to be, when in
operation, menace to the safety OF
its occupants or to the public, or is
SO constructed or operated as te
cause unreasonable damage to ways
or bridges.
Sec. Al. Every court and trial JUS
tice in every case wherein a person is
convicted of the violation of any
statute relative to motor vehicles oil
to the operation of any vehicle shall
forthwith transmit to the commission
an abstract, duly certified, setting
forth therein the names of the par
ties, the nature of the offense, the
date of hearing, the plea, the judg-
be open to public inspection during
reasonable hours. Said magistrates
may make such recommendations tt
the commission as to suspension OF
of registration of respondents as they
deem to be in furtherance of justice
Sec. AZ. In addition to any other
penalty provided in this act and i'm
posed by any court or trial justice
upon any person for violation of any
provision of this act the court OIL
trial Justice may suspend an opera.
tors license for period not exceed
ing ten days, in which case the mag
istrate shall take up the license GER.
tificate of such person. who shall
forthwith surrender the same, ant
commission. 1t may thereupon grant
a hearing and take such further ac-
tion relative to suspending, revokine
or restoring such license or the regis
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under as it deems necessary.
Sec 43. No person shall operate
any motor vehicle or trailer, MOI
shall the owner or custodian of such
vehicle permit the same to be oper-
ated. or remain upon, any way unless
accordance with the provisions of thi:
act. Application for such registration
may be made by mail or otherwise tc
the secretary upon blanks prepared
under his authority. The application
shall be under oath and. in addition
to such other particulars as may be
required by the secretary. contain &
statement of the name place of resi-
dence and address of the applicant
with a brief description of the vehi-
the number. if any. affixed by the
maker the character of the motive
power and the amount of such pow
err. stated in figures of horse power
and the actual weight of the vehi-
Gle: and it's loading capacity. if in.
tended for commercial use. The ap-
plicant shall state in his application
the kind of lens used in the head.
lights upon his motor vehicle, anG
shall specify whether he has complied
with the rules and regulations of the
commission. framed, published and IL
effect. In case said applicant has no,
given satisfactory answers, the secre-
tary shall refuse. to register. such We.
hicle, or issue license for its opera.
ton.
Sec. A. No commercial vehicle
equipped with pneumatic tires shall
be operated on open country ways al
a rate of speed exceeding twenty
miles per hour. or within the com
pact built-up portions of any city
town or village at rate of speed eX-
ceeding twelve miles per hour; sai6
ways and built-up portions being de-
fined in section sixty-two. Nor shall
any commercial vehicle. equipped
with two or more solid tires be OPP
Grated on said open country ways al
a rate of speed exceeding fifteer
miles per hour. or within said com
pact built-up portions at rate OF
speed exceeding ten miles per hour
Sec. as. The rights and powers OF
the commission to exclude. or re-
strict the weight or equipment. or to
regulate the speed of. vehicles emu
merated in section forty four, when in
their Judgment the passage of any
such vehicle over any. way or bridge
would be unsafe or likely to cause
excessive damage to the same, is
hereby expressly conferred on said
commission and nothing in any sec.
ton of this act shall be construed tc
restrict or abridge any of said rights
and powers; the Intent of this act
being to confer upon the state high
way commission. and upon the APP
propriate highway officials. broad
regulative authority to encourage
reasonable use of the ways and
hrids.es and to correct abuse therenf-