White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-22

eiSu al ordnance for Dresenta-
,ioh TO the board of county commits
sioners for the licensing and regula-
uon Oh automobile stages and trucks
carrying freight and passengers on
county highways. The ordinance will
come before the board at its meet
ing next Tuesday and may be changed
UT modined at the will of the com
missioners.
n proposed ordinance gives effect
10 the recently enacted state law au-
thorizing the regulating and licens-
ing Oh motor vehicles for the carry
Ing OF freight and passengers in
white Pine county. Under the terms
OF the law and the ordinance none
out license holders who pay a spe
cial license as common carriers with
In the county may be permitted the
use OF the county highways by auto
mobiles and trucks. This license fee
Is separate and distinct from the
state number plate license assessed
against all motor vehicles.
The ordinance applies to all vehi.
eies propelled by steam, electricity
or gasoline and used on the public
highways, but not on rails and
tracks, for the transportation of pas
sengers and freight.
No owner of such vehicle after
July l shall operate it on a public
highway without first securing from
the county commissioners a certif-
icate of public convenience and OBJ
tanning a license therefor. The COM
missioners are to hear the applica-
ton not less than ten nor more than
thirty days from the date of appli-
cation and publishing a notice there
OF in some newspaper OF general cir
culation within the county, and a
copy OF the notice shall be mailed to
each person known to be interested
not less than six days before the
hearing thereon.
After the granting of such GER
~tificate the applicant shall file a
bond and schedule of rates AMI reg
ulations and conform to rules made
by the commissioners and upon pay
mont OF the fee be entitled to a n
cense. No license shall be issued for
more than n year and all must ex-
pire December 81 of the ear of
their issuance.
For the purposes Of the ordinance
and the fixing of license fees public
highways are classified into first, sec
ond and third classes. First class
shall be those OF Portland cement,
concrete, bituminous concrete. as
phalt or other hard surface. Those
with a surface OF gravel. crushed
rock or shale shall be second class
and all others third class.
License fees shall be paid annu-
ally In advance and for ali services
except the exclusive transportation
OF passengers shall be rs follows:
For each motor vehicle or trailer op-
Grating on any public highway Of the
first class, the sum OF So for each
100 pounds OF the weight Of vehicle
and load, based on the vehicle loaded
TO capacity. On second class roads
the rate shall be 81 and on third
class ones % cents a hundred. In
case OF two classes OF roads being
used the rate shall be computed upon
the road having the greater length.
Further. II all classes OF highways
be included under a license and the
combined length of the highway I'M
der the first and second class shall
exceed that of the third, then the
rate shall be that of the first class
highway.
For less than a year but more thar
six months the yearly fee shall be
charged. For less than six months
II shall be at the yearly rate, but no
license may be issued for less than
three months.
For vehicles carrying passengers
only the rate shall be two-thirds Of
the others.
In all eases the fees shall be re-
duced in the amount as an automo-
bile Incense lee paul Aht sSSiSNoi'
of state for the same period on the
same vehicle.
No license shall be issued without
the applicant first having filed a
bond with sufficient sureties, the
bond made payable TO White Pine
county for the benefit of any person
or companies suffering injury or
damage through any unlawful act or
neglect on the part of the ~licensee.
The amount of the bond shall be
based upon the gross earnings Of the
applicant for the previous fiscal year,
TO be determined BY the board; and
in cases where there were no previ-
Gus earnings, upon estimated gross
earnings to be determined by the
board. Cars earning $4,000 or less
shall give bond of $500; $2,0O1 10
$4,000, $1,000; S3,O01 to $4,000,
1880; S4.001 to $4,000, $4,000:
Is5.oo1 to $4,000, $4,000; s6,o01 to