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

perishable products, whether operat-
ing with or without loads; emergen-
cy vehicles Of public utilities used
incidental to making repairs to its
plan or equipment; vehicles used ex-
clusively in highway construction
and vehicles used exclusively as
service or repair cars going to OF
from place rendering aid and as
sistance to the disabled motor
vehicles.
5. Motor vehicles operating wholly
within the corporate limits OF cities
and villages or between Incorporate
ed cities or villages whose boundar-
les are coincidental.
Section 5. These restrictions here
in provided are necessary to prevent
traffic congestion, affecting the
safety Of the public and the interest
Of the public in the highway during
the tourist season.
Section 6. That any person operat-
ing commercial motor vehicle may
apply to the Commission in writing,
setting forth good and sufficient
reason why his operations over any
Of the highways Of the state dur
ing the period specified above or
any part thereof should be per-
mitted and the Commission, upon
filing of a petition, shall fix a time
and place for hearing thereon, which
shall not be less than fifteen Q5)
DAYS after such filing. The Com
mission shall cause notice Of such
hearing to be mailed at least ten
(l0) days before the hearing to the
governing bodies Of such cities or
villages which such applicant de-
sires to pass through. the Mime
sofa Public Safety Committee and
to such other parties as the Com
mission may deem advisable, and
any party in interest may intro
duce evidence at such hearing. The
Commission shall have power as
public safety may require. to issue or
refuse to issue permission TO
operate a commercial motor vehicle
over the public highways or any
part thereof during the period
specified above, and that this act
shall be subject to any exception
or exemption which the Commits
sion may make for good cause In
such cases.
Section 7. Any inspector Of the
Commission or any police officer
is authorized to require the driver
Of a commercial motor vehicle to
stop at any time to submit to an
inspection. Any driver Of a COM
mercial motor vehicle who fails or
refuses to stop and submit to such
an inspection when directed to do
so by an inspector Of the Commits
sion or police officer shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 8. Any person, firm CO.
partnership, association or corpora
ton violating the provisions OF this
act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be pun
ished by a fine Of not to exceed
$4,000 or imprisonment not to
exceed thirty 600 days. Every dis
tinct violation shall be a separate
offense. 1t shall be the duty OF
any County Attorney within his
jurisdiction to prosecute any per-
son alleged to have committed such
an offense. The inspectors OF the
Commission for the purpose Of en-
forcing this act shall have all the
powers conferred by law upon police
officers, to serve warrants and other
processes in this state, and 1t shall
be the duty of the State Commits
sioner of Highways upon written re-
quest Of the Commission to require
the State Highway Patrol to assist
in the enforcement of this act.
Section g. If any section, subsec-
ton, sentence, clause or phrase OF
this act is for any reason held to
be unconstitutional or invalid, such
section shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions Of this
act. The legislature hereby declares
that it would have passed this act
and each section, subsection, clause
sentence and phrase thereof, ir-
respective Of the fact that any one
or more sections, subsections
sentences, clauses or phrases be de-
clared unconstitutional.
Section 10. All acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent hereto are hereby
repealed.
Section II. This act shall take
effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Annroved ADril 26 1897