The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-11
TWO DRIVERS OF
AUTOS ARE FINED
Ran Cars Without Having.
Them Registered for
Present Year
IN MUNICIPAL
COURT TODAY
Fred n Shaw and Julius C. Newton
Pay SO and Costs Eacl-k0lstad.
Taylor & Co. Borrowed License of
Mosier Garage-Inspecto Here.

Two cases in the municipal court in
which the respondents were charged with
violating the automobile law were dis
posed of this forenoon. and incidentally
an explanation was made which answers
the question which persons have been
asking as to why more persons operating
cars under last years number plates are
not prosecuted.
The first case was that of Fred \.
Shaw. who recently opened a garage on
Elm street and who was brought in by
Sheriff Frank L. Wellman. He was
charged by States Attorney E. W. Gibson
with having operated a Ford truck on
Flat street yesterday without first having
the truck registered. After Judge a. E.
Cudworth had read the warrant Shaw en-
tered plea of guilty and the court i'm
posed a fine of SO, which he said was the
minimum which the court would impose
lin case of this kind. The costs were
Sc. The fine might have been any amount
from 81 to S100.
States Attorney Gibson said that the
police department had been instructed to
take the names of all persons operating
automobiles under last years licenses
since Jan. /. 1921. He said that these
names We're turned over to the automobile
Wei liLlt4lL 1oA NSIAl sANAioAA tAS StSlAASd
sirable.
| In most instances. the states attorney
explained. persons running on number
plates for the year 1920 have made appll-
cation tor plates for this year and have
sent their money to the secretary of states
office. Because of the large number OF
applications pouring into that Office it
/ is impossible to forward the plates the
same day an application Is received, and
| it is the policy of the officers, acting under
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| prosecute for technical offenses growing
out of that situation.
Charles Pierce, an inspector from the
automobile department, who had the two
cases brought before the court this morn
ling states, however. that last November
Secretary of State Black had a printed
notice sent to automobile owners individ-
ually. warning them to make application
/ for registration several days before num-
! Der plates were desired. He also says
that applications received at the secretary
| of states Office are being filled within two
or three days, so there is no great delay.
/ The other case was that of Julius c.
| Newton. whom Policeman W. f. Tyler
brought into court. He is a driver for
| kolStad, Taylor & Co. The charge
against him was that of driving motor
truck on Flat street yesterday without
having the truck registered. 4 plea of
guilty was entered and a fine of SO. with
costs of Sc. was imposed. which was paid
Taylor & Co. who said the company
would stand back of the respondent.
In this case it was explained that ap-
plication had been made for registration
and that the plates probably would reach
town today. but it appeared that a set of
garage plates were borrowed from the
Afosher garage and the car was operated
under them. States Attorney Gibson
said that but for this act there probably
would have been no prosecution for oper-
ating without registration.