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dence that the person operating such motor We.
hicle Is operating the same at the rate Of speed
atop i nf s5e ii this cRps the
rate of speed of motor vehicle operated upon
the highways Of this State in passing any street
railway car which is stationary, or about to stop
on the same side of the which passengers
are ordinarily received and discharged, exceeds
five miles an hour, such rate Of speed shall be
prima facie evidence that the person operating
such motor vehicle is operating the same at a
rate Of speed greater than IS reasonable ana prop
ter Provided, that passenger motor vehicies'
having capacity of more than seven passengers,
shall not be operated at rate OF speed greater
than IS miles per hour, upon any public highway.
Provided that motor vehicles, trailers and SEMI
traers Of weight Of 1000 pounds Or . less m
carried shall not be operated at a greater speed
than 2s miles per hour and all motor vehicles,
trailers and semitrailers of greater weight than
1000 pounds, including the weight of the We
hicle and the load carried shall not be operated
at greater speed than 20 miles per nour. FRO
vided that motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trail-
ers equipped with solid tires shall not exceed IL
miles per hour Provided, that motor vehicles,
ways of this State together with a load carried by
same shall not exceed 2 feet in width and II feet
meeting other vehicles shall when practicable be
turned to the right SO that the lefthand wheel or
wheels shall be at least IS inches from the center
of the road on the righthand side for a distance
at least 100 feet prior to meeting such vehicle
and while passing the same And when the OPP
vehicles going in the same direction and at a
slower rate of speed. he shall give notice by
sounding horn or other device tor that purpose
at least 100 feet to the of the front vehicle,
and the front vehicle upon such notice shall at
once, when practicable turn to the right sufficient
ly that the lefthand wheel or wheels shall be at
least rs inches from the center of the road on
the righthand side for reasonable distance or
that Boards OF County Commissioners may them
selves in conjunction with municipalities, pro-
vide and install scales or weighing machines. for
trail
or semitraers and their loads.
Sec; II. That Section 1881 Of the Revised Gen
era1 Statutes of Florida be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
1881. Disposition Of License Fund-AH moneys
IF this ape escep such Shall be st e
aside to pay for number plates, postage on same
and the actual clerical work required under the
provisions of this Chapter, shall be appropriated
as follows: Five per cent shall be set aside for
the maintenance Of the State Road Department;
rs per cent shall be set aside State Aid Fund
to be used by the Board OF County Commission
ers for the purpose of construction and nlainte-
of county roads. and the same shall be APP
to the Auto License Tax collected from e, each
county. The balance shall constitute fund to
be used by the State Road Department for the
construction and maintenance only of State and
State Federal Aid Roads. which are or may be
bv authorized and directed to pay into the State
Treasury to the credit of the ''Motor Vehicle Ex-
pense Fund" such sums as may have accumulated
in his hands account OF registration of motor
vehicles not having been perfected during the pre-
vous year or years. And where it is made to
appear that refund is due any person for money
law governing the registration and licensing of
motor vehicles, the Comptroller, if satisfied of
on the treasury against the Motor Vehicle Ex-
pense Fund in favor of such person for such
Sec 10. That Section 5000 of the Revised Gen
sral Statutes Of Florida be and the same is here
Trailers, Semi Tralers and Motorcycle Sidecars.-
Any person or persons who shall operate or drive
cycle sidecar upon the highways of this State,
without first registering the same and paying
THE the rT tee as + required BY GhaPtes
utes of Florida, shall upon conviction, be fined
not exceeding $Ioo or be imprisoned in the
ished by both such fine and imprisonment in
the discretion n, Of the court
Sec. ID. That Section 5oo5 of the Revised Gen
eral Statutes of Florida be- and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
.s6os. Violation of Regulation as to Running
Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semi-Trailers or
Motorcycle Sidecars.-A1y person or persons con-
victed of violating any of the provisions of Chap
era Of Florida Shall be ned not 'e
ceeding SIoo, or be imprisoned in the county
jail. not TO exceed 8 months be punished by
both such fine and imprisonment in the discre-
Sec. Az. If any section. subsection, SEN
tence. clause or phrase of this Act is for any
reason held to be unconstitutional, such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining por-
ing that it would have passed this Act and each
section. subsection, sentence, clause and phrase
t Irrespective OF any other separate sec
ton, subsection, sentence, clause phrase there
OF, and irrespective of the fact that any one or
more other sections, sub-sections, sentences,
stitutional
Sec. IS. That all laws and parts of laws in con-
tct with the provisions of this Act hereby
Sec. 16. This Act shall take effect January I,
1922. Approved June 10, 1921
CHAPTER S4Il-(No. I6).
AN ACT Imposing License Taxes Upon Dealers
IN Gasoline, or Other Like Products of Pc
troleum; Providing for Reports of Sales of
Such commodities to the Comptroller; Pro-
viding for the Disposition of the Moneys De-
rived from Such Tax and Fixing Penalty for
:, Section l. Every dealer in gasoline, or other
ike products OF petroleum under whatever name
n n used ior illuminating heating, cook
license tax of $500 for each place of business
and IN addition thereto one cent per gallon for
every gallon OF gasoline, or other like products
OF petroleum sold by him for the purposes afore-
san sald; Said license tax OF $500 shall be paid to
receipt or certificate evidencing the payment of
tne SAID ices. said receipt certificate shall be
posted or displayed and so kept at all times open
70 tne pubic view at the place of business for
which the same is issued. The license tax of one
cent per gallon on gasoline. or other like products
monthly in the following manner. On or before
the sth day OF each month the dealer shall re-
PSSAt uHuei odtn TO the Comptroller the number
OF gallons OF such products sold by him during the
preceding month and shall at the same time pay
70 the comptroller the amount of license tax above
pee. 2. Ii any dealer shall fail to make such re-
port and payment to the Comptroller as herein
provided on or before the sth day of the month
succeeding the month for which said license is
que que as herein provided, the Comptroller shall
alteI having. gwen at least five days notice to
sucn dealer estimate the amount of such products
SOLD by such dealer during such months from
sucn information as he may be able to obtain and
sndI aud 10 per centum to the amount of such
taxes as estimated the penalty for the failure OF
sucn dealer to make such report or payment and