Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06

IeSIcU upon a charge CnaC SuCn
lamps are improperly adjusted or
are equipped with bulbs of a can
dlepower not approved for use
Herewith, shall be allowed 48 hours
within which to bring such lamps
into conformance with require
ments of this act. It shall be a de-
tense to any such charge that the
person arrested produce in court
or submit to the prosecuting at
torney a certificate from an Off
cial adjusting station showing that
within 48 hours after such arrest,
such lamps have been made to con-
form with the requirements of this
act.
Section lit. Every municipality
in the state, regardless of how or
ganized, shall have the power to
acquire, erect, establish, equip, OPP
crate and maintain motor vehicle
testing stations for the purpose of
testing and inspecting motor vehi-
Giles using the public streets of any
such municipality, to finance and
pay for the same out of the pro-
ceedS OF the collection of fees
charged for such inspection. Any
municipality may pass and by pro-
per penalties enforce ordinance for
said purpose and by such ordin-
anceS:
(a) Require the attendance of
such motor vehicles at such test
ing station for the purpose Of in
Spection, at such time as shall be
deemed reasonable afer due no
tice thereof shall first have been
given to the owner of such motor
vehicle or his agent; provided that
any owner Of five or more COM
mercial vehicles having testing
equipment and facilities meeting
the requirements of the municipal
ity may be exempted from the re-
quirementS of attendance at such
testing station;
CD Require the payment of in
spection fees, but such fees shall
not exceed the amount of so cents
for any one inspection or one dol
lar for any one year;
Co Provide free inspections as
often as the owner desires between
compulsory inspection periods;
Cd Provide for the issuance of
an inspection certificate and re-
quire the same to be displayed on
the windshield of such motor We
hicle in the lower right corner
thereof, and in such manner as not
to obstruct the drivers view;
(e) Prohibit the operation on the
public streets of such municipality
of any motor vehicle which shall
not have been submitted for inspec-
ton within a reasonable time after
notice of such required inspection
shall have been given to the owner
of such motor vehicle or his agent, or
any motor vehicle which shall be
found to be in a faulty or unsafe
condition or in violation of any
city ordinance or state law, and
not having a proper inspection GER
tificate properly displayed.
No inspection as herein provld-
ed shall be required of any owner
of vehicle who is not a resident
of the municipality operating and
maintaining said motor vehicle
testing station.
In making any such inspection
or tests, no additional or different
mechanical requirements than
those provided by state law shall
be imposed upon or against a mo-
tor vehicle or the owner thereof,
or his agent, in order to entitle
such vehicle to an inspection GER
tificate, but no such certificate
shall be issued or attached to any
vehicle until and unless such We
hicle shall, upon such inspection,
be found to comply with the terms
of the state law.
Sec. 118. No person shall operate
or drive motor vehicle on any
highway unless such vehicle shall
have been registered in accordance
with the laws of this state and
shall have the number plates for
the current year only, as assigned
to it by the registrar of motor We
hicles, conSpicuouSly displayed
thereon in such manner that the
view thereof shall not be obStruct-
ed If the vehicle be a motorcycle
motorcycle side-car, trailer or semi
trailer, one such plate shall be dis
played on the rear thereof, If it
be any other kind of motor vehicle,
one such plate shall be displayed
on the front and one on the rear
thereof; securely fastened so as to
prevent the same from swinging. 1t
shall be the duty of the person
driving the motor vehicle to keep
said plate legible and unobstructed
and free from grease, dust, or 9TH
err blurring material so that the
lettering thereon shall be plainly
visible at all times.
ARTICLE XVI
SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD
Section 119. (a) 1t is misde-
meanor for any person to drive or
move or for the owner to cause or
knowingly permit to be driven or
moved on any highway any vehicle
or vehicles of size or weight ex-
ceeding the limitations stated in
this article or otherwise in viola
ton of this article, and the maxi
mum size and weight of vehicles
herein specified shall be lawful
throughout this state, and local
authorities shall have no power or
authority to alter said limitations
except as express authority may be
granted in this article.
CD The provisions of this arti-
Gle governing size, weight, and load
shall not apply to fire apparatus,
or to implements of husbandry
temporarily moved upon a high
way, or to loads of loose hay or