Evening star., 1925-02-03

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The Commissioners of the District are
| auth orized to appoint a director OF
| traffic in and for the District, and he
| Is hereby authorized, beginning SO
days after the enactment OF this act
! % to make reasonable regulations
J with respect to brakes, horns, lights
| muffiers and other equipment, the
| speed and parking of vehicles, the
! registration of motor vehicles, the
| issuance and revocation Of operators
| permits and such other regulations
| with respect to the control OF traffic
| in the District not in conflict with
any law of the United States as are
deemed advisable and (2l to pre-
scribe reasonable penalties of fine, or
| imprisonment not TO exceed one year
| in lieu of or in addition to any fine,
! cor the violation OF any such regula-
| ton. Such regulations shall become
i effective when adopted and promul-
| gated by the Commissioners in ac-
| cordance with law.
| "(b) Regulations promulgated un-
der subdivision (a) shalt. when
| adopted, be printed in one or more of
the daily newspapers published in the
! District. and no penalty shall be en-
| forced for any violation of any such
regulation which occurs within 10
| days after such publication, except
| that whenever 1t is deemed advisable
! to make Immediately effective any
regulation relating TO parking, di-
vevting of vehicle traffic or closing of
| streets to such traffic. the regulation
| shall be effective Immediately upon
| placing at the point where 1T is to be
in force conspicuous signs containing
a notice of the regulation. The plac-
| ing at or upon the public highway of
| any sign relating to parking or the
| regulation of traffic, except by the
| authority of the director is prohib-
| tied.
| "(c) The director may also appoint
| such clerical and other assistants as
ne deems necessary, whose salaries
shall be fixed in accordance with the
| classification act of 1928
"(d) The Commissioners are herebv
authorized to appoint two additional
assistants to the corporation counsel
| whose salaries shall be fixed in ac-
cordance with the classification act of
1928. az. -
Permits Each Year.
operators Permits.-Upon applica
| tlon, made under oath. and the paw
ment of the fee hereinafter prescrib.
ed, the director is hereby authorized
| 10 issue annually a motor vehicle
operators permit to any individual
VINO. in the opinion of the director, is
mentally, morally and physically
quained to operate a motor vehicle
IN such manner as not to jeopardize
the safety of individuals and prop
erty. The director shall cause each
| applicant to be examined as to his
| knowledge of the traffic regulations
OF the District and shall require the
applicant to give a practical demon
stration of his ability to operate a
motor vehicle within the congested
portion of the District and in the
| presence of such individuals as he
| may authorlze to conduct the demon
stration, except that upon the renew
al or any such operators permit such
| examination and demonstration NAV
oe waived In the discretion of the
| director
Life of Permits.
operators permits shall be issued
lot period not in excess of one
year expiring on March 81 The fee
Tor any such permit shall be 50 ex-
cept that in case of any permit which
VIII expire within less than six
! months OF the date of it's issuance
the lee shall be 81. In case of the
loss OF an operators permit the in
| dlVldual to whom such permit was
issued shall forthwith notify the di-
rector, who shall furnish such indi-
vidual with duplicate permit. The
| Zee for each such duplicate permit
| snail be so cents. No operators per-
| NIT shall be issued to any individual
under 16 years of age; and no such
! permit shall be issued to any indi-
| vldual 16 years of age or over but
| under IL years of age for the opera
! ton of any motor vehicle other than
! ipla
purposes of pleasure and owned by
such individual or his parent or
| guardian, or motor cycle or a motor
bicycle.
"(b) Each operators permit shall
| Cd state the name and address of
the holder, together with such other
| matter as the director may by regu-
! lation prescribe, and CD contain his
| signature and space for the notation
| of convictions for violations of the
traffic laws of the District.
"(c) Any individual to whom has
been issued a permit TO operate a
motor vehicle shall have such permit
| in his immediate possession at all
times when operating a motor We
hicle in the District and shall exhibit
such permit to any police officer when
demand is made therefor. Any indi-
vidual failing to comply with the
provisions of this subdivision shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined not
| less than 81 nor more than $40
VIII Expire March 81.
"(d) The director shall provide by
| regulation for the issuance without
charge upon application therefor, of
| operators permits under the proyi-
sion of the act to individuals In pos
session of operators permits issued to
SIlph IN he ri II
to the enactment of this act Such
permits shall be issued with or with
| out examination and practical demon
stration provided in the subdivision
A of this section, as the director may
deem advisable. All such permits
shall expire on March 81, 1925.
"(e) No individual shall operate a
motor vehicle in the District, except
as provided in section z, without hav-
ing first obtained an operators per-
NIT issued under the provision of
this act. Any individual violating
any provision of this subdivision
shall, upon conviction thereof, be
fined not more than $500 or i'm
prisoned for not more than one year,
or both.
"f) Nothing in this act shall re-
| lieve any individual from compliance
with the act entitled. AN act to
dhehu tHe Incense law, approved
July l, 1902, with respect to licenses
| of drivers of passenger vehicles for
hire" approved January 29, 1913
Effect on Non-Residents.
The owner or operator Of any mo-
| tor vehicle not a legal resident of
the District and who has complied
with the laws of any State, Territory
or possession of the United States,
or of a foreign country or political
| subdivision thereof, in respect of the