The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-30

crossing at grade any railroad
track, shall stop not less than ten
nor more than fifty feet from the
nearest rail, and shall not cross
track when warned by automatic
signal. crossing gates, fiagman or
otherwise, of the approach OF
railroad locomotive or train.
Particularly important, the bull
letin said, is the law effective July
/. which states that no temporary
registration may be renewed more
than twice.
of the commissioners Tor various
devices. will be required to pay the
folIowing fees; for headlamps.
500: for mechanical signalling de-
vices, $50; and for reflectors or
any device or accessory, $25. Semi
trailers henceforth, as well as
trailer, other than dinkey, must
he equipped with brakes. Moreover
the statute which required that
commercial vehicles should not De
so constructed or loaded that the
weight of the vehicle and load has
been amended to apply to those
vehicles having two axles only.
ON January /, 1884 and there
after motor vehicles in livery serv-
ice will be placed under the Jurls-
diction of the public utilities COM
mission. Bhe public utilities COM
mission under the new law may
make rules and regulations, hold
hearings and issue permits from
July /, 1888 but the permits shall
not take effect until January !,
1894.
date is the law which states that no
four wheel, two axle trailer as ue-
fined by section 1548 OF the gen
eral statutes shall be operated OUT,
side city limits without speclai
written permit from the hiSh"aS
commissioner, except when usco
for camping or for Transportation
of poles, lumber. structural steel
or iron or for carrying such equip
ment as we'll drillers, concrete
mixers, air comprcssors or other
similar equipment.
Most important among the laws
affecting matters of gasoline tax
is the amendment defining a dis
tributor as any person. association
of persons, firm or corporation
who shall distribute gasoline by
tank wagon in this state. BY an
amendment also TO definition of
fuels, all gasoline sold by dis
tributors in this state on and after
July 1, 1888 will be sold with tax
included, except gas sold to the
United states government gas sold
by one distributor to another IL
censed distributor, or such as is
transported from storage within
this state to some point outside
this state for sale or use outside
this state.
Distributors of gasoline under a
new provision are allowed to re-
tain one per cent of the tax on
gasoline required under the pro-
visions of section 315a of the Gu
mulative supplement to the gem
eral statutes to cover expense of
collection of tax and loss by reason
OF shrinkage. Gasoline sold by
distributors, tax on which is ex-
empted, must nevertheless report
the sale Of the same. Each dis
tributor must show definitely, in
invoicing gasoline, whether or not
the required state tax has been
charged thereon. Another statute
provides that persons buying gas
oline with the tax included who
may use such gasoline for non
taxable purposes, snail Dc entltlcu
to a refund to the extent of the
amount of the state tax paid on
such fuel provided a sworn appli-
cation is filed with the commis-
sioner within ninety days from
such purchase.
The junk yard law. the bulletin
stated. has been amended by leav-
ing out discretion of the commits
sioner on the question Of determine
alton as to the unfitness of motor
vehicle. 1t also takes away from
local authorities the determination
as to depreciation of surroundings
and deprices them Of the authority
to make regulations or impose
conditions. The law however does
broaden the authority of the COM
missioner or his Representative to
examine location to include loca-
tons on any highway. 1t further
provides that due notice with OPP
portunity to be heard shall be
given a violator of these provi-
sions before revocation Of license.