New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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NEW ULM ENTERPRISE, NEW ULM, TEXAS
MOTOR VEHICLES ON
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
WEW LAW ENACTED BY THE
THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
OPERATIVE ON JULY 1.
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Law Is Clearly Set Forth So That
Those Who Operate Motor-Driven
Vehicles May Guard Against
Violations, Etc.
Austin, Tex.—An act regulating the
use and operation of vehicles upon
the public highways of the State, pass-
ed by the Thirty-fifth legislature and
becoming effective July 1, 1917, fol-
lows :
Upon the receipt by the Highway
Department of an application for reg-
istration of a motor vehicle accom-
panied by the fee required by law to
entitle such motor vehicle to registra-
tion, the department shall file such ap-
plication and shall alphabetically and
also numerically register and correctlj7
inttex<such motor vehicles with the
names,'residences and business ad-
dress of the*Uwner, together with the
facts stated in such application in a
book to be kept for the purpose, under
the,. distinctive number assigned to
such motor vehicle by the said depart-
ment, which book shall be kept open
to the inspection of the public.
The department will furnish without
charge, with transportation prepaid, to
every person whose motor vehicle is
registered as required by law, one seal
of each size. The plates are made of
steel with baked enamel, 5% inches
wide, length between 12 and 17 inches,
.inch space between letters, letters
being 4 inches in height with %-inch
stroke. The number plates are to
be the permanent numbers for the
cars.
The distinguishing seals to the num-
ber of 160,000 to be supplied by July
15. The seal will be of steel 4% inches
in diameter. The Texas star and let-
tering will be in white with a vermil-
lion red background for the first year.
The background will be white next
year and blue the year following, or
the national colors for the next three
years. The seals will have to be got-
ten annually to 'show that the current
year’s license has been paid. A glance
at the coloi' will show whether or not
the car has paid its current tax each
year. The design is the state seal, ex-
cept that the star is encircled by let-
tering showing that it is a registered
mot£ii«ia»hicle of Texas with year dhfe.
The plates, seals, etc., are given
gratis when the tax is paid on the car.
The tax is 35c for the remainder of
this calendar year. The minimum
charge is $7.50 for any one year, or
$3.75 for the remainder of this year.
Chauffeurs must pay $5 annually
and will receive license, metal badge
and seal. For this year they will
pay $2.
Motorcycles must pay registration
fee of $3, or $2 for the remainder of
1917.
Automobile dealers are furnished a
general distinguishing number upon
payment of $15 and they may procure
five additional numbers at $5 each. If
still more additional numbers are de-
sired another $15 number must be se-
cured, which gives the privilege of
five more at $5 each. In other words,
dealers buy in sets of six for demon-
stration and stock cars.
-x.,Auto owners paying 35c per horse-
power "de not contribute on a basis of
the advertised horsepower of the^car,
but on its actual horsepower as ascer-
tained by using the formula adopted
by the Association of Licensed Auto-
mobile Manufacturers. The real horse-
power is computed by the use of the
measurements of the cylinders, pis-
tons, etc. It is less than the adver-
tised horsepower in most cars.
The commission has motor vehicle
registration cards. They show the
name of the owner, residence, business
address, model and make of car, num-
ber actual horsepower, name of manu-
facturer, manufacturer’s car number,
engine, number and whether the car is
propelled by • gasoline, oil, steam Di-
electric.
A car making forty horsepower and
costing $1,000 will bear a tax of $14 to
the state and $10 war tax to the na-
tional government, or $24 for the year.
The proposed auto tax by the national
government is 1 per cent of manufac-
turer’s cost. That would be $10 on
the car of $1,000.
Every motor vehicle other than a
motorcycle while on the public high-
ways of this State, when in operation,
during the period of one-half hour
after sunset to one-half hour -before
sunrise, and at all times when fog or
other atmospheric conditions render
the operation of such vehicles unusual-
ly'dangerous to traffic and the,use of
the highways, shall carry at the front
at least two lighted lamps showing the
white lights visible under normal at-
mospheric conditions at least five hun-
dred feet in the direction toward
which such motoi- vehicle is facing,
and shall also carry at the rear a light-
ed lamp exhibiting one red light plain-
ly visible for a distance of five hun-
dred feet to the rear.
Every motorcycle or bicycle, while
on the public highway when in opera-
tion, shall carry on its front one light-
ed lamp showing a white light visible
under normal atmospheric conditions
at least two hundred feet in the di-
rection toward which such, motorcycle
or bicycle is facing, and’ shall also
carry at the rear of such motorcycle
I
when moving
CHILLIFUGE
FOR MALARIA
IT GETS THE GERM
TO COMMANDEER SHIPBUILDING.
Lgs,
this^State after the
1917, nor shall any
vehicle permit such
operated or driven
if reasonably
object of this
of such intersection,
right before turning
the left.
and overtaking, such
be given by the oc-
or animals shall be under the control
of the rider or driver thereof.
The person in control of any vehicle
moving slowly along upon any public
highway shall keep such vehicle as
closely as possible to the right hand
boundary of the highway, allowing
more swiftly moving vehicles reason-
ably free passage to the left.
The person in charge of any vehicle
in or upon any public highway, before
turning, stopping or changing the
course of'such vehicle, shall see first
A bald man may have a great head
for any kind of business—except that
of a barber.
The juice of two fresh lemons strain-
ed into a bottle containing three ounces
of orchard white makes a whole quar-
ter pint of the most remarkable lemon
skin beautifier at about the cost one
must pay for a small jar of the ordi-
nary cold creams. Care should be tak-
en to strain the lemon juice through a
fine cloth so mo lemon pulp gets in„
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that lem-
on juice is used to bleach and remove
such blemishes as freckles, sallowness
and tan and is the ideal skin softener,
smoothener and beautifier.
Just try it! Make up a quarter pint
of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion
and massage it daily into the face,
neck, arms and hands. It should natur-
ally help to whiten, soften, freshen and
bring out the hidden roses and beauty’
of any skin. It is wonderful for rough..
red hands.
Your druggist will sell three ounces
of orchard white at little cost, and an;
grocer will supply the lemons. Adv.
Weak, Fainty Heart, and Hysterics
can be rectified by taking "Renovine a
heart and nerve tonic. Price 50c and $1. A4y.
Washington.—The vast amount of
steel merchant shipping under con-
struction in American yards—probably
2,000,000 tons—will be taken over im-
mediately by the government under
power granted in a provision of the
war budget bill signed this week by
President Wilson.
The announcement was made at a
conference of the country’s steel ship
builders with the shipping board and
its emergency fleet corporation. Ship-
ping now -in the yards will be hurried
to completion by the institution of a
system of a double and triple working
shift and when the ways are cleared
of present contracts the fleet corpora-
tion will begin construction of its
great fleet of standardized steel ships.
Only by taking over contracts for it-
self can the government speed con-
struction since congress failed to give
it power to rush building for private
owners. Major General Goethals, gen-
eral manager of the fleet corporation,
told the ship builders that he expected
to turn out within the next 18 months
fully 3,000,000 tons of steel shipping
and perhaps more,
he said, have agreec
steel to build 8(W
The only questi^H
pacity of the^flB
most speed.
About .1
building'll
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movement to be made in safety, and if
the movement or operation of other
vehicles may reasonably be affected
by such turning, stopping or changing
of course, shall give plainly visible or
audible signal to the person operating,
driving or in charge of such vehicle
of his intentions so to turn, stop or
change said course.
In passing any railroad, interurban
or street car while passengers are
alighting from or boarding' the same,
vehicles shall be operated with due
care and caution so that the safety of
such passengers shall be protected and
for that purpose said vehicle shall be
brought to a full stop,
necessary to obtain the
subdivision.
Every motor vehicle,
along such portions of the road where
the curvature of the road or highway
prevents a clear view for a distance
ahead of one hundred yards, shall be
held under control, and the operator
thereof in approaching curves or
sharp turns in the road shall give a
warning by his gong or other adequate
signaling device.
Whenever an automobile, motor-''
cycle or other motor vehicle whatso-
ever, regardless of the power by which
the same may be propelled, or drawn,
strikes any person or collides with
any vehicle containing a person, the
driver of, and all persons in control
of such automobile, motorcycle, motor
vehicle or other vehicle shall stop and
shall render to the person struck or to
the occupants of the vehicle collided
with all necessary assistance, includ-
ing the' carrying of such persons or
occupants to a physician or surgeon
for medical or surgical treatment, if
such treatment be required, or if such
carrying is requested by the person
struck or any occupant of the vehicle
collided with; and such driver and
person having or assuming authority
of such driver, shall further give to
the occupant of such vehicle or person
struck, if requested at the time of
such striking or collision or imme-
diately thereafter, the number of such
automobile, motorcycle or motor ve-
hicle, also the name of th£ owner
thereof and his address, the- names
of the passenger or passengers not ex-
ceeding five' in each automobile or
o|her vehicle, together with the ad-
dress of each one thereof. Any person
violating any of the provisions of this
section is punishable by imprisonment
in the State penitentiary not to exceed
five years or in the county jail not
exceeding one year or by fine not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
No race or contest for speed shall
be held upon any public highway in
this State.
Every person operating or driving
a motor or oilier vehicle on the public
highways of this State, shall operate
dr drive the same in a careful and pru-
dent manner, and at a rate of speed
not greater than is reasonable and
proper, having regard to the traffic
'and use of the highway, and no per-
son shall operate or pass a motor
or other vehicle on a public highway
at such rate of speed as to endanger
the life or limb of any person or the
safety of any property; provided, that
it shall be unlawful to drive at a rate
of speed in-excess of twenty-five miles
per hour; and provided further, that
in any event no person shall operate
or drive a motor or other vehicle on
any public highway where the terri-
tory contiguous thereto is closely
built up, at a greater rate of speed
than eighteen miles per hour, or in the
business district of any town or incor-
porated city at a greater rate of speed
than fifteen miles per hour in cities of
less than 40,000 population, nor at a
greater rate of speed than ten miles
per ho!!r in the business districts of
qities of more than forty thousand pop-
ulation; provided that the regulations
.with regard to speed as set forth shall
not be held to apply to fire patrols or
motor vehicles operated by the fire
department in responding to fire calls,
nor to police patrol or Red Cross am-
bulances, nor to physicians responding
to emergency calls..
In case of any person arrested for
violation of the provisions above men-
tioned, unless such person shall de-
mand that he be taken forthwith be-
fore the most accessible magistrate,
the arresting officer shall take the
name and address of such person and
the names of his motor vehicle and no-
tify him in writing to appear before a
designated magistrate at a time and
place to be specified in such writing
at least five days subsequent to the
date of such notice, and upon the
promise in writing of such person to
appear at such time and place such
officer shall forthwith release him
from custody.
Any person wilfully violating such
promise, shall be guilty of a' misde-
meanor regardless of the disposition
of the charge upon which he was orig-
inally arrested, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not
to exceed one hundred. ($100J dollars.
Motoi’ vehicles in passing each other
on the highways shall slow down their
speed to fifteen miles per hour.
Limitation as’to the rate of speed
herein fixed by this act shall be exclu-
sive of all other limitations fixed by'
any law of this State or of any po-
litical subdivision thereof and local
authorities, cities and towns shall have,
no power to pass, enforce or maintair
any ordinances, rules or regulations In
any way in conflict with or inconsis-
tent with the provisions of this act,
and no such ordinance, rules or regu-
lations of such local authorities now
in force, or hereafter enacted shall
have any force excepting; however,
that
(1) Such powers as are now or may
hereafter be vested in local authorities
to enact ordinances or regulations ap-
plicable equally or generally to all ve-
hicles and other users of highways,
and providing for traffic or crossing
officers or semaphores to bring- about
the orderly passage of vehicles and
other users of the public highways or
certain portions thereof where the
traffic is heavy and continuous, and
(2) The powers now or hereafter
vested in local authorities to license
and regulate the operation of vehicles
offered to the public for hire; and to
regulate the use of the highways for
processions and assemblages, shall re-
main in full force and affect and all
ordinances, rules and regulations
which have been or which may be
hereafter enacted ?in pursuance of such
powers shall remain in full force and
effect.
An application for a license to op-
erate a motor vehicle as a chauffeur,
(and by “chauffeur” is meant any per-
son whose business or occupation is
that he operates a motor vehicle for
compensation, wagds or hire), shall be
made by mail or otherwise to the de-
partment upon blanks prepared for
such purpose, and shall be accom-
panied by an annual fee of $3.00, pro-
vided ‘that the first fee payable under
this act shall be $2.00 for the period of
time expiring December 31, 1917, and
said fee shall be payable on July 1,
1917, and thereafter on the first of
January of each year there shall be
paid by each chauffeur to the depart-
ment a fee of $3.00, accompanied by
the application, as herein provided
for; provided, that any person wish-
ing to engage ill the business of a
chauffeur at anytime after January 1,
1918, shall pay $3.00 when making his
application which shall pay his license
fee till the 31st of December following
the date of such application.
No person shall operate or drive a
motor vehicle as a chauffeur upon a
public highway in
first day of July,
owner of a motor
vehicle to be. so
after such date unless the require-
ments of this act7 applicable to chauf-
feurs, 'shall hive been in all respects
complied with.
Any person who throws or deposits
. any glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks,
hoops, wire, cans or any 6ther sub-
stance likely to injure any person,
animal, or vehicle upon any public
highway shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished with fine not to ex-
ceed five hundred ($500) dollars, or
by imprisonment in the county jail
not to exceed six months, or by both
such imprisonment and fine.
The fines collected for violations of
any of the provisions of this act shall
be used by the municipality or the
counties in which same are assessed
in the construction and maintenance
of roads, bridges and culverts in the
city or county where such convictions
are had.
Wherever the word “Department” is
used in this act, is meant the High-
way Department of this State. “Motor
Vehicle” wherever used in this act
shall include all vehicles propelled
otherwise than by muscular power,
except such vehicles that run upon
rail or tracks. “Automobile” as used
includes all motor vehicles excepting
motorcycles. “Motorcycles” as used
in this act shall include all motor-
cycles designed to travel on not more
than three wheels in contact with the
ground.
Practice makes perfect—and it also-
makes the neighbors feel like smashing
the piano.
STOMACH SUFFERERS 11
A stomach specialist advises this
Rhubarban, —---------
Aqua Pura--~v 'r
Tablespoonful after meals.P It makes a
whole pint; Druggists prepare it—Try it,
It should be prepared for S1.001.
Lemons Whiten and
Beautify the Skin!
Make Cheap Lotion
ECZEMA*
Money back without question
if HUNT’S CURE fails in the
treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA,
RINGWORM,TETTER or other
itching skin diseases. Price
50c at druggists, or direct from
A, B. Richards Medicine Co., Sherman,Tex.
Doans Saved My Life”
I Had Given Up Hope” Says Mr.
Dent, “But Doan’s Kidney Pills
Cured Me Permanently.”
“My kidney trouble began with back-
ache, which ran on
about a, year,” says
W. X. Dent, 2213
Reynolds Street,
Brunswick, Ga. “My
back got so I was at
times unable to sleep,
even in a chair. Of-
ten the pain bent me
double. I would be
prostrated and some-
one would have to
move me. Uric acid
got into - my blood
and I began to break
out. This got so bad
What the Other Girl Thought.
“Why, Helen, I think eleven propos-
als in c.ne week is positively immod-
est.”— Life.
crbtge of a tailor and ail res
Mr. Dent
went to a hospital for treatment. I
stayed there three months, but got but
little better. Dropsy set in and 1 bloat-
ed until nearly half again my size. My
knees were so swollen Hie flesh burst in
strips. I lay there panting, and just
about able to catch my breath. I had
five doctors; each one said it was im-
possible for me to live.
“I hadn’t taken Doan’s Kidney Pills
long before I began to feel better. I
kept on and was soon able to get up.
The swelling gradually went away and
when I had used eleven boxes I was
completely cured. I have never had a
bit of trouble since. I owe my life and
my health to Doan’s Kidney Pills."
Get Doan's at Any Store, SCc a Box
DOAN’S
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., BUFFALO, N. Y.
COVETED BY ALL
but possessed by few—a beautiful
head of hair. If yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store it to its former beauty and lus-
ter by using “La Creole” Hair Dress-
ing. Price $1.00.—Adv.'
or bicycle one red light plainly visible
from the rear.
Provided that no automobile or
motorcycle or bicycle shall be used
upon the highways of this State which
is equipped with a lamp, which when
lighted is capable of projecting direct
rays at a greater height than a paral-
lel of four feet from the road, pro-
vided, however, that any automobile,
motorcycle or bicycle may be equipped
with a lamp capable of projecting di-
rect rays at a greater height than a
parallel of four feet from the road, if -that there is sufficient space for such
such lamp, when lighted, is not capa-
ble of producing a dazzling light or
glare.
All motor vehicles must be provided
at all times when being operated on
the public highways with adequate
brakes kept in good working order.
Other than on vehicles actually en-
gaged at the time in construction or
repair work on roads, no tire on any
motor vehicle or any other vehicle
shall be permitted to be run or op-
erated on the public highway in this.
State which has on its periphery, any’
block, lug, stud, cleat, ridge, bead or
any other protuberance of metal that
shall project more than one-fourth of
an inch beyond the tread or traction
surface of the tire, unless the said
wheels are protected by bands, wood-
en blocks, skids, or some other suf-
ficient device to protect the highways
against injury by reason thereof; pro-
vided, that this section shall not be
construed so as to prohibit the use of
traction engines with cleats on the
driving wheels thereof on dirt or un-
improved roads.
Every motor vehicle must have de-
vices in good working order which
shall be at all times in constant op-
eration to prevent excessive or un-
usual noises, annoying smoke and the
escape of gas, steam or oil as well as
the falling out of residue from fuel,
and all exhaust pipes carrying ex-
haust gas from the engine shall be di-
rectly parallel to the ground or slight-
ly upward. Devices known as “muf-
fler cut-out” shall not be used within
the limits of any incorporated city or
town or on any public highway where
the territory contiguous thereto is
closely built up.
No intoxicated person shall operate
or drive a motor or any other vehicle
upon any public highway in this State.
No person shall employ for hire as a
chauffer of a motor vehicle any per-
son not licensed as in this act pro-
vided.
No person shall allow a motor ve-
hicle owned by him or under his con-
trol to be operated by any chauffeur
who has no legal right to do so.
No person having control dr charge
of a motor vehicle shall allow such
vehicle to stand in any public street
or public highway unattended without
first effectively setting the brakes
thereon and stopping the motor of gaid"
vehicle. ’’
The driver or opera^or''of any ve-
hicle in or upGh-a'Ajrpublic highway in
this State shall drive or operate such
vehicle in a careful manner with due
regard for the safety and convenience
of pedestrians and all other vehicles
or traffic upon such highway, and
wherever practicable shall travel upon
the right hand side of such highway.
Vehicles proceeding in opposite di-
rections shall pass each other to the
right, each giving to the other one-
half of the road as nearly as possible.
Vehicles overtaking other vehicles
proceeding in the same direction shall
pass to the left thereof, and shall not
again drive to the right until the road
is reasonably clear of such overtaken
vehicle.
It shall be the duty of the driver,
rider, or operator of a vehicle about to
be overtaken and passed, to give way
to the right in favor of the overtaking
vehicle on suitable and audible signal,
given by or on behalf of the operator,
driver or other person in charge and
control of such overtaking vehicle, if
such overtaking vehicle be a motor
vehicle.
Excepting where controlled by such
traffic ordinances or regulations en-
acted by local authorities, as are per-
mitted under this act, the operator of
a vehicle approaching an intersection
on the public highway shall yield the
right of way to a vehicle approaching
such intersection from the right -of
such first named vehicle.
It shall be the duty of the person
operating or in charge of an overtak-
ing vehicle to sound audible and suit-
able signal before passing a vehicle
proceeding in the same direction.
All vehicles approaching an inter-
section of the public highway with the
intention of turning thereat, shall, in
turning to the right, keep to the right
of the center of such intersection and
in turning to the left, shall run be-
yond the center
passing to the
such vehicle to
In all passing
assistance shall
cupants of each vehicle respectively to
the other as the circumstances shall
reasonably demand in order to obtain
clearance and avoid accident.
Every person having control or
charge of any motor vehicle or other
vehicle upon any public highway and
approaching any vehicle drawn by
horse or horses, or any horse upon
which any person is riding, shall op-
erate, manage and control such motor
vehicle or other vehicle in such man-
ner as to exercise every, reasonable
precaution to prevent the frightening
of any such horse or horses and to in-
sure the safety of any person riding
or driving the same; and if such horse
or horses appear frightened, the per-
son in control of such motor vehicle
or other vehicle shall reduce its speed,
and if requested by signal of the hand,
by the driver or rider of such horse
or horses, shall not proceed further to-
ward such animal or animals unless
such movement be necessary to avoid
injury or accident, until such animal
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