Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-12

cycles and side cars shall pay > fee
Of $ each.
Notice of transfer Of ownership
shall be given to the Commissioners.
Use or. sale of any lens. reflector
o. lighting device contrary to the
rules and regulations prescribed by
the commission Is prohibited.
No change is made In the speed
limits of the present law.
A penalty is provided for removing
or tampering with speed controllers
or governors attached to any motor
vehicle so that it may travel at .
greater speed than !. 10 allowed by
such equipment
The law with respect to headlights
Is standardized to conform more
nearly tot requirements of other
states, milking the law substantially
uniform in this respect Lights are
required for the usual time, that is.
for the period OF one-haH hour after
sunset and one half hour before sum
rise, with this provision, that the re-
quirements shall not apply to any
vehicle which il designed to be pro-
PEELED by hand or to any vehicle not
in motion and parked beside a curb
in a place or under conditions where
there is sufficient artificial light to
make such vehicle clearly visible at
a distance not less than 100 feet in
each direction.
ANY vehicle which carries objects
which project more than five feet
from the rear shall carry red light
at night at the rear end of the object,
or in the daytime shall carry flag
or other danger signal.
The penalties for reckless driving,
operating under the influence of
liquor or drugs, remain substantially
unchanged.
A list of vehicle registrations shall
be published in pamphlet form each
calendar month. These shall be fur
nished to the public at a price cal
culated only to cover cost.
Public garages and service stations
and repair shops shall keep a record
in the manner prescribed by the
commissioner showing the number
of the car, name of operator. etc, en-
tering or leaving the premises, ex-
cepting from this provision those who
may be classed as regular or custo-
mary occupants and users of the
premises.
Accidents resulting in injuries upon
Highways shall be reported within "a
hours to the commissioner.
Officers in uniform may at all
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inspect drivers license and registra-
ton certificates, to determine wheth-
er the vehicle is being operated by
a person other than the one entitled
TO do so, also to determine whether
its equipment complies with law.
The commissioner shall keep rec
ords of cars reported as having been
stolen and communicate with other
departments with respect thereto.
Provisions are made to prevent
fraud in the use of number plates.
A new method of determining fees
to be paid for registrations for We
hicles used for conveyance of passen-
gers Is set up. The charge is % cents
per horsepower and Is cents per 10o
pounds gross weight of vehicle load.
Vehicle load as applied to CONNER
cial vehicles is based on actual weight
plus manufacturers rating capacity
On passenger vehicles the actual
weight of vehicle plus a sum of the
adult seating capacity multiplied by
$50 pounds. Tractors on pneumatic
tires pay the same as passenger We
hicles. If equipped with two or more
solid tires the rate is so cents per
100 pounds weight, and if on iron
tires 80 cents per 100 pounds weight
same general plan regulates the fee
for trailers.
While $4,000 pounds gross weight is
allowed, to be distributed on -four
wheels. no weight exceeding 1900
shall be allowed on any one axle on a
road surface, except that If the weight
is distributed on six Or more wheels
an increase Of gross weight of not ex-
ceeding 50cs more is allowed, but
provided always that no axle shall
impart to the road surface more thar
1900. A further limitation is pro-
vided that no vehicle having load
of more than 800 pounds per inch
width of tire upon any wheel con-
ccntrated on the road surface shall be
allowed.
The registration fee for trucks is
graduated from SIS for one ton OF
less to $75 for five-ton trucks. Nc
truck having a rated capacity of over
five tons shall be hereafter registered
Any vehicle which exceeds the gross
weights provided and which may be
allowed to operate by special permit
under special conditions shall pay a
certain fee for the excess weight
Overlooking is forbidden.
All fees. except sucn as are neces-
sary to carry on the work of the de-
partment, shall be used for mainten-
ance of State and State-aid highways
and to meet the provisions OF bond
issue for highway constructions
which have heretofore been provided
by statute.
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