CHAPTER 70. An Act to amend "The Motor Vehicle Act" H' [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the section 2 of 1. Paragraph (c) of section 2 of chapter 131 of the Revised Paragraph (c) of Statutes of Manitoba, 1913, being "The Motor Vehicle Act," "The Motor is hereby amended by adding thereto at the end thereof the Vehicle Act" words "or as a dealer in motor vehicles, or a salesman of motor vehicles wholly employed in that capacity by a dealer." amended. 2. Section 9 of said Act, as amended by section 6 of chapter Section 9 41 of 5 George v, is hereby further amended by striking out all amended. the words in said section after the word "him" in the tenth line thereof and substituting therefor the words "to the original holder thereof, together with a certificate of registration for any other motor vehicle purchased by him on or before the first day of April following, upon payment of a fee of two dollars; and the new owner of the car originally registered shall again register the same and pay the regular fee therefor prescribed by this Act." 3. Section 19 of said Act is hereby amended by inserting Section 19 after the word "chauffeur" in the second line thereof the words amended. "or as a dealer in motor vehicles, or as a sales representative of any such dealer," and by inserting the words "or as a dealer in motor vehicles, or as a sales representative of any such dealer, as the case may be" after the word "chauffeur" in the third line of sub-section (4) of said section, and by inserting the words "and in case of a chauffeur" after the word "and" where it first occurs in the fifth line of said sub-section. Section 31 re 4. Section 31 of said Act is hereby repealed and the following pealed and a substituted therefor: new section a of cities, towns or villages, 15 Also maximum speed when 31. In a city, town or village no person shall operate motor vehicle upon any highway or street at á greater speed than one mile in four minutes, nor at a greater speed than one mile in six minutes in turning or approaching a corner of an turning or apintersecting public highway or street. proaching a corner, 10 miles per hour. repealed. 5. Section 32 of said Act is hereby repealed and the follow- Section 32 ing substituted therefor: 20 miles per hour is maximum speed in Fort rural munici shall palities of As siniboia, Fort 32. Within the rural municipalities of Assiniboia, Garry, East Kildonan, Rosser and St. Vital no person operate a motor vehicle upon any public highway or street Garry, East at a greater speed than one mile in three minutes. Kildonan, Rosser and St. Vital. Section 34 amended. Section 48 amended so as 6. Section 34 of said Act is hereby amended by striking out the words "ten minutes" in the seventh line thereof and substituting therefor "five minutes." 7. Section 48 of the said Act is hereby amended by striking to prevent mu- out the words "for the use of the public highways" where they nicipalities taxing automobiles Occur in the fifth and sixth lines thereof and by substituting therefor the words "for or on account of the ownership or use of motor vehicles." etc. Section 64 amended. 8. Section 64 of said Act is hereby amended by striking out all the words in said section from and including the word "applied" in the second line thereof to and including the word "be" in the fifth line thereof. CHAPTER 71. An Act to amend "The Motor Vehicle Act." [Assented to March 10th, 1916.] [IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: H "The Motor 1. Section 16 of chapter 131 of the Revised Statutes of Section 16 of Manitoba, 1913, being "The Motor Vehicle Act," as amended by Vehicle Act" resection 9 of chapter 41 of 5 George V, is hereby repealed and the new section following substituted therefor: pealed and a substituted. motor vehicles 16 (1) Every motor vehicle shall carry, during the period Lights which from sunset to one hour before sunrise, at least two lighted must carry. lamps showing a white lens visible at least two hundred feet Motor cycles in the direction towards which each motor vehicle is proceeding, In front. or is headed, if not in motion; and there shall also be attached to the rear end of said motor vehicle a lighted lamp which shall At rear end. have, in addition to a red lens, at least one white lens, so arranged as to cast a white light upon the license number of the motor vehicle, provided that motor cycles shall only be re- must display quired to display one white light in the direction in which they one white light are proceeding and upon the glass front of such lamp shall be displayed in such manner as to be plainly visible when such lamp is lighted the license number of such motor cycle, such upon glass front figures to be of arabic numerals not less than one inch in of lamp. height, and one light attached to the rear end of such motor cycle so arranged as to cast a white light upon the license number thereof. in front. License number must not be sections of (2) No operator of a motor vehicle shall make use of any What lights acetyline, electric or other head light in the business or congested used in business sections of cities unless lowered or shaded so as not to dazzle or congested or blind the driver of any other vehicle or any pedestrian on the cities. streets or highways, or make it in any way unsafe or difficult for any other persons to drive or walk on such streets or high ways. 2. This Act shall come into force on the day it is assented to. |