The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-08-04
MANY ARRESTED FOR
AUTO LAW VIOLATIONS
Traffic Officer Brock Busy; Better
Read Up On New Motor Statutes
OF State


levied in the last few days in What
com County for parking on highways
failure to keep tail-lights burning
disregard of the law requiring license
to be posted on instrument board
and other violations of the new 1921
traffic law of the State. County OF.
ficer William Brock is out night and
% day on the roads, so that motorists
h no disregard the statute are laying
themselves open to fines.
For the benefit of Lynden motor
lists, the Tribune presents the follow
ing extracts from the new law, Civ
ing important features every mo-
torist is urged to study them over:
Sec. 4. (D 1t shall be unlawful
for any person under the age of fif-
teen G5) years to operate or drive
any motor vehicle upon the highways
of this state, except when accompa-
MED by parent or guardian.
(2) 1t shall be unlawful for any
person under the age of eighteen
GS) years to operate or drive a
motor truck having a capacity load of
four tons or more.
90 1t shall be unlawful for any
person under the age of twenty-one
years to operate or drive a motor
vehicle while being used for trans
pOrtation of persons for hire: Pro-
vided, however, Upon application to
the director of licenses a special per-
init may in his discretion be given
to a person under the age of twenty
one years.
Sec. 9. A license to be valid must
have endorsed thereon the signature
of the owner (if firm or corpora
tiOn the signature of one of it's Off
GERS, or other duly authorized
agents., must be enclosed in a suit
able container and attached to the
iteering post or upon the instrument
board of the vehicle for which it was
issued, at all times. The said con-
tainer shall have a cover of trans
parent material through which the
certificate may be inspected as to
the information shown thereon, IN
cluding the signature of the owner.
Any person in charge of such ve-
hicle shall upon demand of any of
the local authorities or of any peace
officer or of any representative of the
director of licenses Office permit an
inspection of the same. Upon appli-
cation supported by affidavit of loss
or destruction of license and upon
payment of the fee required therefor,
a duplicate copy thereof shall be is
sued.
Sec. IA. Upon the loss or deface-
ment or destruction of any number
plate or plates or when for any rea-
son the letters or figures upon the
number plate or plates become illegi-
BILE or in such a condition to be diff
cult to distinguish. application sup
ported by affidavit setting forth such
fact must be made to the director of
licenses for new plates. *The appli-
cation must be accompanied by the
fee of $2.00, together with the orig
inal license certificate. Upon receipt
of the same the director of licenses
shall cancel such number and issue
q new license certificate and number
plates bearing the next consecutive
unassigned number. The director OF
licenses shall forward to all chiefs
of police of incorporated cities and
towns, to the sheriffs of the various
counties of the state at least once
each month list of all number plates
SO cancelled: Provided, however
That the above provision shall mo-
apply to dealers plates.
Sec. 2S. 1t shall be the duty o.
every person using the highways O.
this state to observe the rules of tht
road" as hereinafter prescribed:
/. Vehicles and persons, driving
or riding any animals proceeding il
opposite directions shall pass to th'
right giving one-half of the road t.
each.
2. Vehicles proceeding in the sam
direction on overtaking another We
hicle or overtaking any person rid
ing or driving any animal shall pas
to the left: Provided, however. 4
variance in good faith from the rule
herein relating to the turning to tn
left of a vehicle when overtaking an
other vehicle, or any person riding o
driving an animal, going in the sam
direction where the exigencies c
the situation permit, shall not sui
ject the offender to arrest under tn
criminal provisions of this act; bu
1t shall be unlawful for any perso
to pass any moving vehicle or anim'
oyertaken unless he has clear vie
ahead of not less than two hundre
yards.
The overtaking vehicle shall mail
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