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within thirty days will entitle him to
redeem such property. Such notice
may be given by mailing the same
addressed to the owners place OF
| residence II known. or If the owners
place of residence is unknown. q copy
public places in the town, village or
city where the property IL held
App. April IL.
CHAPTER I'll
An Act Relating to Driving Motor We
hicles While Under the Influence Of
intoxicating Liquor or Drugs and
the Penalty Therefor.
Section seventy-four Of chapter two
hundred and eleven Of the public
laws Of nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-one is hereby repealed and in
place thereof the following para
graph is substituted
Sec a.. No person shall operate
or attempt to operate a motor We
hicle upon or along any way. bridge.
public park or parkway in this state.
when intoxicated or at all under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or
drugs; and no person shall operate
or attempt to operate q motor We
hicle in any other place where the
life or safety of any other person Is
endangered, when intoxicated or at
all under the influence OF intoxicating
liquor or drugs Whoever violates
the foregoing provision shall be pun
ished upon conviction by fine Of not
less than one hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars or by
imprisonment for not less than thirty
days nor more than eleven months.
or by both fine and imprisonment.
The license Of any person convicted
of violating the provisions OF this
section shall be Immediately revoked
by the secretary upon receipt or
an attested copy of the court rec
ords. without further hearing. Any
sequent offense shall be punished by
imprisonment for not less than three
nor more than eleven months and his
license to operate shall be revoked
by the secretary.
Whoever shall operate or attempt
to operate a motor vehicle upon or
along an. way. bridge. public park
or parkway in this state when intox-
icated or at all under the influence OF
intoxicating liquor or drugs ana
operate a motor vehicle in any other
place when intoxicated or at all un-
der the influence of Intoxicating
liquor or drugs, where the li1e or
safety of any other person Is eneam.
deemed guilty Of a felony and on
conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine of not less than one nun
dred dollars nor more than one .aoue
not less than sixty days nor more
than two years or by both fine ana
Imprisonment. The license or any
person against whom probable cause
is found and VINO is held unoeI . Dali
pending the action Of the grand Jury
for the violation Of the foregoing
provision shall be suspended until tne
final disposition of the charge. anu
the license of any person convicteo
of violating the provision OF TINS SEE
the secretary upon receipt of an at
tested copy of the court recoros'
without further hearing. ANY per
son convicted of a second or supSe
uuent offense shall" be punlsneu ny
Imprisonment for not less than three
months nor more than three years
and his license to operate snail pc
revoked by the secretary. COPY
of sections seventy-twO. seVenty.g
and seventy-four shall be printeo on
every operators license. <Npt"
! IL. i
- CHAPTER 81:
An Act Relating to TAX upon
Gasoline.
Sec 7. SECTION two of chapter TWO
hundred and twenty-four or the puns
lie laws Of nineteen hunore Saa nv
, striking out the whole OF sald sec
tion and inserting in place Thereon
| the following: ,,,oa ord
imposed an excise tax OF three cents
per gallon upon said internai .hi.
| huston engine fuels sold wltnin tnis
| state and for the uses denneo IN tniS
| act; excepting however. such lnterna.
! combustion engine fuels IN such ISIm
| and under such circumstances az snai
preclude the collection of TINS YAK
| from the distributor by reason or the
nro,isions of the laws of the United
States, or sold wholly for expectation
| from the state, provided that Two
| cents of the tax so paid ana no hoIe'
upon such internal COMBUSTION IN
CINE fuels sold for exclusive use IN
motor boats. tractors used for aGrl-
cultural purposes not operating on
public ways or in such vehicles as
run only on rails or tracks, or sofa
for use in stationery engines. OF soIo
for use in the mechanical or inous-
trial arts. shall be retunoeo "a heie
matter provided
Sec. Q. Section five OF chapter two
hundred and twenty-four of the pup,
lie laws of nineteen hundred ana
twenty-three is hereby amended py
striking out the words "one cent IN
the second line tneieoA anu
in place thereof the words three
cents so that said section as amend
cd, shall read as follows:
Sec 5. Each distributor paying or
becoming liable to pay. the tax im-
posed by this act shall be entltleo 10
charge and collect three cents per
gallon only as part of the selling
price of the internal combustion en-
CINE fuels subject to the tax
Sec. 3. Section six of chapter TWO
hundred and twenty-four of the pub.
lie laws Of nineteen hundred and
twenty-three is hereby amended by
striking out the words zone cent in
the ninth line thereof and inserting
in place thereof the words three
cents so that said section as amend
ed. shall read as follows:
Sec 6. Every distributor shall on
or before the fifteenth day of each
month, render a report to the state
auditor stating the number OF gall
Ions Of internal combustion engine
fuels received. sold and used in the
state by him during the preceding
calendar month on forms to be furn-
port shall contain such further In.
formation pertinent thereto as said
auditor shall prescribe. On or before
the first day Of the calendar month
succeeding the filing Of said report
each distributor shall pay to the
treasurer of state tax of three cents
per gallon upon each gallon SO re-
ported as sold or distributed. On or
before the first day of each calendar
month the state auditor shall trans
nit to the treasurer of state such in
formation as shall show all taxes due
from each distributor under the pro-
visions of this act
Sec. 4. Section eight Of chapter two
hundred and twenty-four of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and
twenty-three is hereby amended by
striking out the whole Of said section
and inserting in place thereof the
following: