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


blanks prepared under his authority.
ana which shall therein call for
specinc answers to questions OF q
character designed to show the ex-
plicant to operate a motor vehicle:
Zee or two dollars shall accompany
the application. Before the license is
granted an applicant may be required
demonstration or otherwise as to his
qualincations to operate motor We
h1cle as the secretary shall require:
ana no license shall be issued until
applicant is a proper person to re-
ceive it; no license shall be issued to
any person under fifteen years of
age. A record of all applications Tor
license and Of all licenses issued shall
be kept by the secretary. Each Ii
cense shall state the name. age. place
of residence of the licensee and the
distinguishing numbers or marks as
signed to him and may contain brief
description of the licensee for the
purpose of Identification and such
other information as the secretary
shall deem necessary. A person TO
whom a license to operate motor
vehicle has been issued. unless such
or restriction, may operate any regis
tered motor vehicle. Every licensee
shall endorse his usual signature up
on the margin of the license before
until so endorsed.
Sec. 81. Special licenses to operate
motor vehicles shall be issued to
chauffeurs subject to the same gener-
al requirements governing the lssu-
ance of an operators license as is
provided in the preceding section: but
no such license shall be issued to
any person less than eighteen years
of age. An operators license shall
not entitle a person to drive motor
vehicle as a chauffeur as defined in
this section.
The secretary shall furnish every
licensed chauffeur with a suitable
metal badge with distinguishing num-
Der or mark assigned to him thereon
without extra charge therefor. Sald
badge shall thereafter be worn oy
such chauffeur affixed to his clothing
at all times while he is operating or
driving a motor vehicle. and shall be
valid only during the term or the IL
cense of the chauffeur to whom IL IS
issued.
Every application for a chauffeurs
license shall be accompanied by
fee of five dollars: provided. how
ever. that if such applicant already
holds an operators license the ac-
companying fee shall De three ooi-
lars.
Failure of an operator or chauf-
feur to exhibit his license. to any
magistrate, motor vehicle inspector,
police officer, sheriff or odher sb an1ho he
prima facie evidence that such per-
son is not duly licensed.
A chauffeur who is registered un-
der the provisions of law or the state
or country of his residence. shall be
exempt from license under TINS sec
ton. provided he shall wear badge
or carry license certificate assign
ed to him by the jurisdiction OF his
residence.
The word chauffeur" as herein
used shall mean any person employ
ed for the purpose of operating
motor vehicle. and whose principal
as used elsewhere generally in this
act with respect to the use and oper--
alton of motor vehicles the word
operator" and driver" shall in
cludc the word chauffeur"
Temporary licenses without fee may
be issued to chauffeurs in the employ
of the state or any municipal cor
poration. to terminate when their
employment ends.
Sec. 80. The secretary shall also
cants for a license to operate motor
cycles and he shall issue licenses to
competent persons to operate motor
cycles, subject to the same general
requirements obtaining with respect
to license to operate motor vehl-
Gle.
4 license to operate a motor We
hicle shall not authorize the licensee
license shall so specify; but licensees
to operate a motor vehicle may on
application be granted a license to
operate motor cycle without pay
ing an additional fee.
Sec 49, No person shall operate a
motor vehicle upon any way in this
state unless licensed according to the
provisions of this act; but the pro-
visions of this section shall not pre-
vent the operation of q motor vehi-
al INV unlicensed
than fifteen years of age, If riding be-
side licensed operator in said We
hicle for the purpose of becoming
familiar with the use and handling
taking out license for driving; and
provided, further, that such unli-
censed person has not heretofore had
a license revoked, suspended or final
ly refused.
Sec ga Non-residents may operate
motor vehicles and trailers. except
those hereinafter enumerated in this
section, on the ways in this state for
not exceeding thirty days in any one
year without registration, provided
such vehicles are registered in some
other state or country and have at
tached thereto registration plates,
and are driven by persons licensed to
operate in this or some other state or
country. Previous to the expiration
of said thirty days, if the owner of
any such vehicle is to continue its
operation within this, state. he shall
make application to the secretary for
with section forty-three and pay the
fee required of resident owners.
On receipt of the fee. the secretary
shall furnish said nonresident appli-
cant certificate of registration and
appropriate number plates, free of
expense. which plates shall be at
tached to the vehicle as required by
section forty-eight, and remain there
as long as such vehicle is operated
in this state in the year during which
however. that on applications for reg
istration by such nom residents dur
ing the period between the first day
of October and the thirty-first day
of December in any year. one-half of
said registration fee shall be charg-
ed by a nonresident, operated by
person registered and authorized to
operate it in this or some other state
or country, having a registration
plate or other distinguishing mark
operated on the ways of this state
for not more than thirty days in the
aggregate before registration. Pro-
yided, however. that no motor truck,
tractor or trailer used for commercial
purposes and owned either by a resi-
dent of this state or a nonresident
thereof, shall be operated over any
ways or bridges except and until
such vehicle is registered and the
registration fee paid as provided by
statute for the registration of vehi-
owned in this state but registration
and license evidenced by an appro-
pirate plate or tag attached to the
vehicle may be issued to operate it
for not exceeding five days in any one
year upon payment of one-fourth of
fba foo rauIIired for annual regiSfra-