Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-02-11
STATE OF MAINE
Once Of


Acting under the authority vested in
us by Chapter 2ll Of the Public Laws
OF 1921. we do hereby formulate the
following rules and regulations rela-
tive to headlishts on motor vehicles;
which shall be effective when approved
by the Governor and Council and pro-
mulgated as the law directs.
On and after May I. 1892 no electric
headlight shall be used on any motor
vehicle on the highways of this State
vice designed to prevent glaring rays
which shall hereafter be approved by
the State Highway Commission of the
state of Maine. Said device shall be
used in connection Herewith shall be
focused in accordance with the manu-
facturers' instructions or in accord
ance with the rules and regulations of
the State Highway Commission. which
are made a part of the certificate of
SO that no portion of the beam Of light
when projected IS feet or more ahead
OF the lamps shall rise above plane
AZ inches higher than and parallel with
the level surface on which the vehicle
stands. -.. ....
The term device designed to pre-
vent glaring rays" shall be construed
to mean the complete headlamp or a
device designed to modify the beam
Of light which may be used In connec7
ment on motor vehicles
ANY manufacturer Of, or dealer in.
device designed to prevent glarins
rays from the headlight of motor We
State Highway Commission of the
State of Maine for the approval of said
device. The expense OF making the
test Of said device which is ascer-
tanned and fixed at $4,000. shall be paid
by the person asking for said test, and
payment therefor shall accompany the
application. The device for which ap-
prOval is sought shall be submitted to
thorough test under the direction of
the State Highway Commission to de-
the requirements as set forth and en-
acted in Section 68 of Chapter 2l1 Of
the Public Laws of 1921. and also as
to whether 1t is so mechanically con-
structed that it may reasonably be
expected to prove satisfactory in prac-
tica.
The State Highway Commission may
issue certificates Of approval for head
light testing stations in various parts
of the State If it is satisfied upon Az
animation that the person or persons
in charge of such stations are compe-
tent to properly adjust such devices
designed to prevent glaring rays from
motor vehicle headlights as may have
been approved by the Commission.
The State Highway Commission
may obtain from any source. samples
of such devices as have been approved
by it, and may submit them to veri
fication test. If the verification test
shows failure Of any device to conform
with the specifications under which the
device was originally tested, the APP
proval may be withdrawn.
The rules and regulations relating
to headlights on motor vehicles for
mulated and promulgated by the State
Highway Commission under the date
Of July Is. 1921 are hereby revoked.
May /, 1922.
Given under our hands at Augusta
this seventeenth day of January,
w. NJ. AVER.
FRANK A. PEABODY,
LYMAN Fl. NELSON.
State Highway Commission.
Approved:
RANFORD w. SHAW,
Attorney General.
STATE OF MAINE
In Council, January %. 1922.
ORDERED,
That the rules and regulations relat-
ing to headlights on motor vehicles
as formulated by the State Highway
Commission under date of January
II. 1922, are hereby approved.
In Council, January 27, 1922.
Read and Passed by the Council,
and by the Governor approved.
EDGAR c. SMITH,
Deputy Secretary of State.
Attest: EDGAR c. SMITH.
Deputy Secretary of State.