Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-08-12


or any other purpose
(g) On highways which are in
sufficient in width to permit We
hicles to pass at places other than
turnouts. vehicles shall be stopped
only at such turnouts.
th) When highways are soft on
account of storms, operators OF We
hicles, as herein defined, shall oxer-
4 else reasonable care not to 80 load
or drive thereon as to unnecessarily
cut up same or make ruts therein.
and during the construction or re-
construction of any county road or
State highway, it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to COM
nit any act which will damage the
property of the contractor of the
property OF the State or any county
of the State.
Section 5.
(a) No vehicle bearing load ex-
ceeding tons on four wheels shall
he propelled on any part of public
highway except by written pernis-
sion of the Board of County Com
missioners of the County as 70
County Highways, or the State
Highway Department, as to state
Highways.
OBJ No vehicle having lugs or
spikes upon any wheel shall be pro
nelled along any part of a paved nr
cement public highway. in such
way as to substantially damage
7ame
(c) No person shall knowingly
PLACE or leave on any public high
way any stone, wood. timber iron,
cock, log or any substance of any
nature. of a size, sufficient to inter
fere by any possibility and in any
degree with the safe. uninterrupted
or smooth progress of any vehicle
thereon, nor place. scatter, drop or
leave on any public highway any
/ tack nail, glass, wire or any sub
stance that may be. or be capable
Of becoming pointed, sharpened or
cutting or injurious in any degree
! TO pneumatic tires. No person
shall permit any water under his
control to flow over any public high
way.
(d) No person shall excayate
hitch or other acqueduct, or con-
,truct any fume. or pipe line, or any
;team. electric or other railway
,cross any public highway except
With the express written consent or
permission of the Board of County
commissioners of the County, and
upon such terms as they may des-
cribe.
(e) All motor driven vehicles, rs
iefned in this Act, operated upon
public highway shall be equipped
with dymr,srs. Search, spot ior
other bright lights shall be turned
off upon the approach other vehicles
and shall not be turned on until
after the approaching vehicle has
passed. Provided. however, that 1t
shall not be necessary to turn OH
search or spot lights. If they are so
directed as to prevent their direct
light from falling in the left three
,ourths of the road and at dis
.ance greater than 80 feet in front
# the car TO which attached.
section 6.
Any person who shall violate any
If the provisions of this Act shall
se deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
md upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine of not more than
1900 90. or by Imprisonment in the
County Jail for not more than thirty
lays, or by both fine and imprison-
nent. All fines so imposed and
collected shall be paid into the Cen
,ral Road Fund in County where
fine is assessed.
EARL COOLEY.
President of the Senate.
ROY A. DAVIS,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
OLIVER II. SHOUP,
Governor of the State of Colorado.
Approved April s, 1921. $3.50 a. IN.
ENDORSED.
Estate of Colorado)
Senate Bill No. 22S.
An Act relating to Highways; to
-egulate its expenditures; to pro-
vide rules and regulations for the
,se of public highways; and to re-
>eal all acts and parts Of acts in
nnfict with this Act.