Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-21
ROAD PATROL BILL
signed BY COONEY
and SOON IN FORCE
Strict Enforcement of Traffic
Laws Is Foreseen When
Patrol Put In Force

Signature of Governor Frank
Cooney ON SB rs gives Montana a
highway patrol bill, which will go
into effect in 60 days.
According to the proposed plan the
state will be divided into IL dist
riots and patrolmen will be named
for each district. All patrolmen shall
be placed under probationary train
ing and service for a period of three
ment is made. The initial salaries
for patrolmen will be $125 but the
same may be increased at the dis
erection of the board but not to ex-
coed $3.50.
Infractions which will draw penal
ties to motorists are:
1. Driving a motor vehicle In the
night time without two well focused
headlights and at least one tail light.
2. Driving a motor vehicle without
all proper licenses or permits, as now
required or hereinafter provided.
3. Driving a motor vehicle with i'm
properly adjusted brakes.
4. Passing a motor or other ve-
hicle without giving proper warning.
5. Passing other motors or vehicles
on sharp turns or hills.
6. Passing or meeting vehicles on
the wrong side of the road.
7. Transporting a trailer without
proper lights or reflectors.
s. Driving a vehicle other than au-
tomotive at night without proper
lights or reflectors.
8. Failure to completely stop a car
at all stop signals, stop streets and
intersections, or failure to give the
proper warning when stopping or
turning IN a highway.
10. Driving an automOtive vehicle
in a reckless manner. Driving an
automobile or motorcycle in excess
of speeds designated by the highway
patrol supervisor at dangerous
points.
II. Driving a motor or other We
hicle while intoxicated.
The violation of any of the provi-
sions of the above mentioned Sec
lions, or other provisions of the state
motor vehicle laws, other than driv-
ing in a reckless ann or while in
toxicated, shall be punishable as fol-
lows.
For the first offense the offender,
in the discretion of the patrolmen,
may be issue a warning card or be
punished, on conviction, by a fine Of
not less than ~ or more than IS.
For the second offense of the
above mentioned provisions, the pen
atty shall not be less than SIS or
more than $40.
For the third or subsequent Of
lenses, the penalty shall not be less
than $25 or more than 500.
On failure of payment OF fines, the
offender, in cases of misdemeanor,
shall be imprisoned in the county
Jail in the county in which the Of
Tense has been committed, and said
imprisonment shall be computed up
on the basis of So fine for each days
incarceration.
For the offense Of driving in a
reckless manner, the fine for the
first offense shall not be less than
$40 or more than $500 or imprison-
ment in the county Jail for a term
not less than 5 days or more than 80
days or both.
For the second Offense, the fine
shall not be less than $500 or more
than $500 or Imprisonment in the
county jail for a term of not less
than 80 days or more than 6 months
or both.
For the offense of driving while
intoxicated, the penalty for the first
offense shall be a fine Of not less
than $25 or more than 5000 or Inn
prisonment in the county jail for a
term of not less than 10 days or ore
than 6 months or both.
For the second offense, the fine
shall not be less than $500 or more
than $1,000 or Imprisonment in the
state prison for a term of not less
than 6 months or o than 3 years
or both.
F, For the third offense, the fine
shall be not less than $1,000 or
than $4,000 or Imprisonment in the
state prison for a term of not less
than 3 years OF than 10 years
or both.