Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15

surance or bond have been returned
to the secretary Of state. ,.,u,
sec. 10. Any person sus IA ds
bodily. injuries. or injury 70 81. or r &c
Of s Properly ana sny 'I p.rsor
sustaining death by reason Of an &C {,
cident arising out Of the ownership
operation, maintenance or use upor
the ways of the state of any motor We
hicle or trailer shall within thirt.
executing any motor vehicle liability
bond as surety for the owner or tn,
person responsible for the operation
of such motor vehicle or trailer IN
volved in such accident, or to the ia ia
| motor vehicle liability policy GOVERNS
such owner or other person. notice II
writing of the time. place and cause
Of the said injury. death or damage
T. II the person sustaining injury o.
damage or the personal representativ,
such notice by. reason of lack o,
knowledge of either the person, or th'
] re gistered number of the motor We
hicle or trailer causing such injury o.
damage. notice . shall be given vel IA a,
Sec. II. Actions of tor. for in
juries to the person or for death ane
| for injuries to or destruction of prop
erty caused by the ownership, opera
! ton. maintenance or use on the way
| of the state of motor vehicles or tran
| ers shall be commenced only within
one year next after the cause of &C
ton occurs.
Sec. IL. If judgment rendered
against the principal of motor We,
hicle liability bond or against the
| of the principals motor vehicle OF
trailer is not satisfied within thirt!
days after it's rendition. the judgment
creditor may for his use and beneh
and at his sole expense bring an &C
ton in the name of the state. agains
the surety company executing the
bond, but no action shall be brought
later than four months from the date
of the original execution.
Sec. 13. No insurance or surety
company, officer, agent or attorney
thereof, and no insurance broker shall
pay or allow. or offer to pay or allow
any valuable consideration or induce
, ment not specified in the policy oil
contract. in connection with PLACING
or negotiating any motor liability
both as defined in section two. NJ
such insurance or surety company
officer agent or broker shall at any
time pay or allow or offer to pay OF
allow any rebate of any premium paic
or payab BILE on any policy of insurance
or bond.
Sec IA. No person shall receive oil
accept from any insurance or surety
company. or officer or agent thereof
or any other person, any such rebate
or premium paid or payable on any
motor vehicle liability bond or any
rate less than that specified in the
policy or contract. No person shall be
excused from testifying. or from Pre-
ducing any books, papers, contracts
agreements, or documents, at the tria
of any other person charged with VIC
preceding. section on the ground thai
such testimony or evidence may tent
to incriminate himself But no per
son shall be prosecuted for any ac'
concerning which he shall be com
PEELED so to testify or produce ev,
! cept for perjury committed in SO tes
Sec. Is. Any person who shall v,o
late any provision of this act shall b.
F., fined not less than ten dollars MOI
more than five hundred dollars or i'm
prisoned not more than one, year, OIL
may be both fined and imprisoned.
( Sec. 16. This act shall apply t.
registration Of motor vehicles ant
trRilers for the year nineteen hundred
ana twenty-six and for subsequen
years. but not for the year nineteer
hundred and twenty-five.'-App
CHAPTER 1GS
An Act Relating to Warning Signs a,
| Grade Crossings.
See. /. Section three Of chapte,
fifty Of the public laws of nineteer
hundred and seventeen as amended
by chapter fifteen of the public law
of nineteen hundred and twenty-one
Is hereby amended to read as fol
lows:
Sec. 8. Every person operating .
motor vehicle upon passing any sucl
sign which Is located more than on,
hundred feet from a grade crossing
shall upon reaching a distance o
one hundred feet from the neares
rail Of such crossing. forthwith re
duce the speed of the vehicle to !;
reasonable and proper rate and shall
proceed cautiously over the crossing
Wherever such crossing is protected
by gates, by flagman, or by an au
tomato signal, every such motor We
hicle operator. or person in contro
cred or are being lowered. or if TIL
action of the fiagman or the operation
OF the automatic signal shall indicat
that train is approaching. shall
Dring such vehicle to a full stop at
distance of not less than ten fee
from the nearest rail of the crossins
and shall not proceed on or across
the railroad track or tracks until tn,
gates shall have been raised, or unit
the action of the tlagman shall indi
cate that no train is approaching
such crossing. or if the crossing i,
such driver has ascertained that NJ
train Is approaching. This provision
shall be deemed to require a precau
ton in addition to the duties an,
precautions imposed by law on per
sons approaching or crossing a rail
road grade crossing
.: Sec. 2. Section four of said act Il
hereby amended to read as follows
Sec. 4. Whoever violates the pro
visions Of the foregoing section shall
upon conviction. be punished as pro
vided by section seventy-two o
chapter two hundred and eleven o
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and twenty-one. as amended; and il
addition thereto his license to oper
ate shall be suspended or revoked
The state highway police shall en-
an abstract thereof shall be deliv
cred or mailed by the secretary o
state with each operators license
Sec. 3. Section six of said act il
hereby amended to read as follows
Sec. s. Whoever unlawfully re
moves. Injuries. or hampers with an,
such warning sign shall be fined no
less than ten nor more than fit,
dollars. Municipal and police courts
and trial justices shall have jurisdic
ton of any offence committed undei
this act when the same is not of
high or aggravated nature.-Ap
proved April Z.
CHAPTER 100
An Act Relating to Third Clas!
Roads.
| Section four Of chapter two hun.
dred and sixteen of the public law:
| of nineteen hundred and twenty,