Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-06-20
MOTOR LAW VIOLATIONS
BRING DRASTIC RESULTS

County Attorney Herbert draws at
tention to the seriousness of the new
motor vehicle laws which have late
-ly gone into effect in this state, and
that the citizens of this county may
be informed of them, they follow:
Section ID 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, while in an intoxicated
condition, or under the influence of
Intoxicating liquor, or any drug or
narcotic, to drive, operate or run,
upon or over any highway, or street
or public thoroughfare within the state
of Montana, either within or without
a municipality, any automobile, truck
motorcycle, or any other motor vehi-
Gle. H.Asaas
Section (2.) If any driver of an au-
tomobile motor truck, motorcycle, or
any other vehicle, shall collide with
or injure any human being or injure
any person or property by colliding
with another vehicle while operating
such upon the highways of this state,
shall conceal or attempt to conceal
his identity by flight, or shall alter,
conceal, or destroy the license tags
or other mean Of Identification of the
vehicle driven by him, or shall fail
to report the accident with the inten-
tion of concealing his identity, he shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and
shall upon conviction, be punished by
Imprisonment in the state prison for
a term Of not less than five years,
or more than 20 years.
Drunken Driving: Any person driv-
ing, or running any such motor vehi-
Gle upon or over any highway, street
or thoroughfare Of the state of Mon
tana, within or without municipali-
ty, while intoxicated, or under the in
fluence Of Intoxicating liquor, or any
drug or narcotic, shall upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than fifty
dollars ($50.00) nor more than three
hundred dollars (S30000), or shall be
imprisoned in the county jail not less
than 80 days or more than six
months Such fine or Imprisonment
shall be assessed against any such
person so convicted regardless OF
whether or not his act or acts, or ON
missions have resulted in any dam
age to person or property Of any
person, firm or corporation Such con
viction shall of itself forwith operate
as revocation Of such drivers license
to operate any motor vehicle and shall
of itself render such license null ant
void, and the person so convicted anc
punished shall not be eligible to apply
for or receive license to operate any
motor vehicle nor shall he be per.
mitted to drive, run or operate any
such motor vehicle, for thirty days
from the time of such conviction. II
that person whose license has beer
revoked by his conviction of the VIC
lation Of this act aforesaid shall there
after run, or operate upon any high
way, street or public thoroughfart
within this state, either within or with
/ out municipality, any motor vehicle
within the time for which his sait
/ license has been suspended or revoked
he shall upon conviction thereof bt
punished by fine Of not less thar
5000 or more than $500, or by impris
onment in the county Jail not les!
than 90 days or more than one year
Additional penalties: For the frs
offense, the motor vehicle being driv
en- in such violation, if owned by th'
convicted person, shall mot be uset
by such person for a period Of no
less than thirty days nor more thar
six months; provided however, tina
nothing in this action shall proven
any member Of his family or an.
ether person from operating or driv
/ ing. such vehicle.