The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-15
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STATE LAW VERY PLAIN
Sheriffs and Police Are EmpoW-
cred to Make Arrests of
Violators

Mayor w. A. Beach has come to
the conclusion that the state auto
mobile laws will have to be observed
in Mankato. In a statement to The
Free Press, he declared there are a
great many automobile owners who
are not observing the state DINNER
law. The mayor says that he has
instructed the police department to
give local auto owners until Monday
to comply with the law. Anyone who
has not complied with the provisions
OF the DINNER law by the time will
be taken up by the police and forbid
den to run their cars until the nee
essary DINNERS are installed on their
automobile lights
The following is an opinion given
out by Assistant Attorney General
Markham about June 2. Of this year:
ANY device which either cuts off
the light that would rise above the
level of the filament or that bends
this light down co that it does not
will comply with the provisions of
the automobile DINNER law" accord
ing to an Interpretation by J. e.
Markham, assistant attorney general
in the office of Attorney General Hill
ton.
The opinion was given Wednesday
in answer to questions by E. ]. Full
Ter of Gilbert, Mimi, as to require
ments of headlights. The 1921 legis-
lature amended the laws to provide
that the light be sufficient ito make
clearly discernible on a level road a
person, vehicle or other substantial
ton the motor is proceeding" and:
mo person shall use or cause to be
used after July 1, 1921, on any motor
vehicle operated on any street or
public highway any headlight equip
ped with reflector, unless the re-
Hector or glass in front of such lights
be 80 etched ground, nodded or
constructed that the lighted filament
shall appear blurred or be free from
brilliant luster."
There Is another provision of the
automobile laws of the state which
is being fiagrantly violated in this
Mayor Beach, and that is in regard
to the installation of 1921 licenses on
cars. The owners of care commenc-
ing with Monday will either have
their licenses attached to their cars,
or show receipt for application for
license, or the owner of the car will
be taken up by the police and will be
required to give bond until such
time as he secures his license, if he
wishes to operate his machine.
The state law reads:
mo motor vehicle, except those
exempted by this act, shall be operat
ad ofr nr hfO1,
ways in any calendar year until 1t
shall have been registered aui the
tax paid, and the number plates shall
be duly displayed thereon. Every
ordinary motor vehicle except those
in the service of the state or the gen
eral government, whether subject to
taxation or not, before being operat-
ed upon any public highways, must
be duly registered and display the
number plates required by this law"
Every owner of any motor vehicle
not exempted, shall before June Is,
1921, and before January 81, in each
after such dates as he shall become
the owner thereof, file with the regis
trar on blank provided by him, a
listing for taxation and application
for the registration of such vehicle"
1.-THE tax reuired under this act to
be paid upon a motor vehicle shall
become due on June Is, 1921 or as
soon after such date as such vehicle
shall use the public streets and high
ways I'm the state, and upon January
81, Of each year thereafter, and shall
become delinquent upon the expira
ton of two days thereafter unless
ures for the collection of delinquent
motor vehicle taxes.
Penalties For Unlawful Use Of
Motor Vehicles
ANY person who shall use or cause
any motor vehicle to be used or op
Grated in violation Of the provisions
Of this act, or while a certificate of
registration Of motor vehicle issued
to him is suspended or revoked. or
who shall knowingly deliver a motor
vehicle to another to be used or op-
Grated in violation Of this act, or who
shall violate any of the provisions
thereof, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor."
The law also provides that any
constable, sheriff, police officer or
any other peace officer of any town.
village, city, or county has the right
to enter any garage for the purpose
of inspecting motor vehicles therein,
to ascertain whether the provisions
of the law are being lived up to.
Non Residents to Toe Mark
Mayor Beach says that non-r resi-
dents will have to toe the mark also
in the observation Of the law. Ac-
cording to the laws of this state
motor vehicles temporarily within
the state owned by non residents.
which have been properly registered
and licensed under the laws of the
country or state of the owner, and
which carry license plates according
to the laws Of such countries, or
states, may use the public highways
and public streets of this state for a
period not longer than three months
These machine owners not later than
ten days after entering this state and
commencing to operate their cars are
required to apply for registration
give their name, postoffice address,
etc. If the information shall satisfy
the registrar of this state as to own
ership, payment of taxes IN the home
state or country, ETC., then certifi-
cate Of registration will be issued the
nom resident free of charge. The
certificate of registration should be
signed by the nonresident, and kept
as a means of Identification, etc.
The manner in which drivers oper-
ating their machines late at night
conduct themselves came in for a
strong censure from the mayor. The
chief executive of the CITY said that