LOST PROPERTY-continued. search for, in public carriage, 117, 118. reward for, 101, 118. LUGGAGE, reasonable quantity to be carried on hackney carriage, 95. MACHINERY of motor car must be capable of being stopped when MAGISTRATE, to determine disputes between proprietors and drivers and may revoke licence of driver or conductor upon conviction, 98. penalties to be inflicted by, 75-77. See also Chap. II. in metropolis to hear disputes as to hackney carriages, 102. to hear and determine disputes and offences generally. See may allow time for payment of fines, 77. may direct payment by instalments, 77. MALE SERVANT, exemption from payment of licence duty for, 79. includes person employed to drive motor car, 79. of motor cars may obtain general identification mark, 55—58. MARK, and of name and address of person driving indicating registered number must be fixed on motor car and or plate to be affixed on a hackney carriage, 103, 109, 110. not to be removed or concealed except by authority of MASTER, See also Index Marks. liability of, for negligence of his servants, 42, 146, 147, 150-152. the last rule does not apply in the case of locomotives, 152, 153. MASTER-continued. liable at common law to his servant for his personal negligence, but not for negligence of fellow-servants, 156. doctrine of volenti non fit injuria, 158, 159. action to be commenced within twelve months in case of death, or in other cases within six months, 159. notice to be given within six weeks, 159, 160. See also Proprietor and Owner. MECHANICAL POWER, motor car to be propelled by, 1-3. MENAI BRIDGE, restriction as to driving motor cars over, 80. METROPOLIS, limits of, for purposes of hackney carriages, 104. MOTOR CARS, use of, legalized, 1, 2. weight of, 1, 3, 22, 23, 78. deemed to be carriages within all Acts of Parliament, 2, 5, 9. mechanical power of, how produced, 2, 3. must be under three tons unladen, 3, 22. when drawing another vehicle, must not, together, exceed four unless permitted by Local Government Board regulations, smoke or visible vapour not to be emitted, except temporary when used as carriages of particular class, 5-9. used as waggon, cart, car or dray, to have name of owner private, name of owner not required upon, unless within regu- lamp on, 10, 11. bell on, 12, 13. if over five hundredweights in weight must be capable of weight of, when to be painted on, 25. fittings of, to be in good order, 25. condition of, likely to cause danger, is a question of fact, 25. vehicles drawn by, regulations as to, 26, 27. subject to certain regulations affecting motor cars, 26. MOTOR CARS-continued. not to travel backwards further than is requisite for safety, 27. when meeting carriage horse, &c., must keep on left side of when passing carriage horse, &c., must keep on right side of must sound bell when necessary, 28. must stop for horse on signal, 29. machinery of, must be capable of being stopped when neces- excise duty for, 31. exempted from certain enactments, 37, 38. liable to tolls, 37, 38. not authorized to be used so as to cause a nuisance, 38. if so used, owner liable to action or indictment, 38. change of ownership of, to be registered, 50, 51. abode of owner of, must be registered, 51. assignment of registered number of, 51. identification of, 52–55. plate for, 52-55. illumination of identification plates of, 54, 55. manufacturers of, may obtain general identification marks, 55-58. penalty for driving non-registered, 55, 56, 75. owner of, must not employ unlicensed person to drive, 58. licence to drive, 58–65. must not be driven by unlicensed person, 58, 59. duration of licence to drive, 59. licences to drive, regulations as to, 59-64. includes motor cycle except where contrary intention appears, person driving, in case of accident must stop and give infor- owner or driver of, subject to ordinary rules as to use of maximum weight of, may be increased by regulations of Local person employed to drive, is a "male servant," 79. semble, driver of, is a "workman,” 157. MOTOR CAR ACT, 1903, when to come into operation, 83. duration of, 83. MOTOR CYCLE-continued. identification of, 52. licence to drive a, 58, 59. may be driven by any person over fourteen years of age, 59. And see Motor Car. NAME AND ADDRESS, of driver of motor car, 41. must be furnished by owner in certain cases, 42. NEGLIGENCE, stage carriage, 87. omnibus, 127. locomotive, 186. master liable for, of his servants, 42, 145, 150-152. all vehicles subject to ordinary rules of, 133. defendant not answerable for injury not reasonably expected definition of, 134. rules as to, founded upon duty, 134. when actionable, 135. burden of proof of, 135. what plaintiff must prove, 137-140. must cause or materially contribute to accident, to be when obstruction of road by dangerous instruments is, 141, 142. in such a case plaintiff can recover though other circum- whether there is evidence of, is question for judge, 135, 136. erection near roadside may be actionable, 164, 165. low wall with spikes abutting on highway and causing injury NEGLIGENT DRIVING, of motor car, 39, 40. penalty for, 39-41, 75 et seq. NON-REGISTERED MOTOR CAR, penalty for driving, 55, 56, 75. exemption from penalty for driving, 55-57. NON-RESIDENT in United Kingdom may obtain licence to drive NOTICE, of change of ownership of motor car to be sent to council, of prosecution, when necessary, 73. of Local Government Board Regulations to be given by local NUISANCE, public, remedy for, by information, 161. or by action at suit of Attorney-General, 162. if causing special damage, private individual can maintain locomotive not to be used so as to cause, 84, 161, 187. use of vehicles which, apart from statutory authority, are steam roller is a, and the owner liable for damages though not by obstruction, 162–166. reasonable user of highway is not, 163. excessive user is, 163. is actionable in case of obstruction to shop by continually or in case of leaving van or vehicle by the roadside so as to or negligently allowing water to spout up in highway, 163, NUMBER, assignment of, of motor car, 51. NUMBERS to be assigned by councils to motor cars, 49. OBSTRUCTION, unreasonable user of highway is, 163. of access to shop by continually emptying vans is an action- by leaving vehicles, &c., by the roadside so as to frighten of highway by assembling of people and carriages, 166. by loitering, by driver of public carriage, is an offence, 94, of highway by any carriage is an offence, 85. OFFENCES in connection with the driving of a motor car, 66. is a hackney carriage, 6, 7. owner's name must be upon, 127. OWNER, of motor car must give name and address of driver in certain OWNERSHIP, liable penally for acts of driver where motor car change of, of motor car to be registered, 50. PENALTIES, for breach of Motor Car Act, 1896, or regulations, 30. |