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 | AUTOMOBILE DEPARTMENT 
 
 _ CARMI A. THOMPSON 
 Oe < SECRETARY OF STATE 
 _ COLUMBUS, OHIO 
 
STATE OF OHIO 
 
 Automobile Law 
 
 Approved May 11, 1908 
 In force on and after June 10, 1908 
 
 AUTOMOBILE DEPARTMENT 
 
 ~CARMI A. THOMPSON 
 SECRETARY OF STATE 
 COLUMBUS, OHIO 
 
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 (Senate Bill No. 425) 
 AN ACT 
 
 To provide for the registra- 
 
 ‘ tion, identification and 
 
 regulation of motor 
 vehicles. 
 
 Be it enacted by the Gen- 
 eral Assembly of the 
 State of Ohio: 
 
 Secrion-1. “Prat: the 
 term “motor vehicle’ as 
 used in this act, except 
 where otherwise expressly 
 provided, shall include all 
 vehicles propelled by any 
 power other than muscular 
 power, except motor bicy- 
 cles, motor cycles, motor 
 trucks or drays used ex- 
 clusively for, commercial 
 purposes, road rollers; trac- 
 tion engines, fire engines, 
 police patrol wagons, ambu- 
 
 Jances and such vehicles as 
 
 run only upon rails or 
 tracks: \* 
 
 Section 2. The term “lo- 
 cal authorities” shall in- 
 clude all officers of counties, 
 cities, villages or towns, as 
 well as all boards, commit- 
 
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 Motor vehicle © 
 
 defined, 
 
 Local author- 
 ities. 
 
Chauffeur. 
 
 State. 
 
 Owner of. 
 
 Annual 
 cation, 
 
 appli- 
 
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 tees, and other public off- 
 cials of such counties, cities, 
 villages or towns. 
 
 Sécrion 3. The term 
 “chauffeur” shall mean any 
 person operating a motor - 
 vehicle for hire, or as the 
 employee of the owner 
 thereof. 
 
 Section 4. The term 
 “state” as used in this act, 
 except where otherwise ex- 
 pressly provided, shall in- 
 clude the territories and the 
 federal districts of the 
 United States. 
 
 Section 5. The term 
 “owner of” or “person here- 
 after acquiring” shall in- 
 clude any person renting a 
 motor vehicle or the exclu- 
 sive use thereof, under a 
 lease or otherwise, for a 
 period greater than thirty 
 days. 
 
 Section 6. Every owner 
 of a motor vehicle or ve- 
 hicles, which shall be oper- 
 ated or driven upon the pub- 
 lic roads or highways of this 
 state, shall annually for each. 
 motor vehicle owned or ac- 
 quired, except as _ herein 
 otherwise provided, cause to 
 
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 be filed by mail or other- 
 wise, upon the payment of 
 a registration fee of five 
 dollars for such gasoline or 
 steam motor vehicle, and a 
 registration fee of three dol- 
 lars for each electric motor 
 vehicle, in the office of the 
 secretary of state, an appli- 
 cation for registration, con- 
 taining, 
 
 A brief description of the 
 vehicle to be registered, in- 
 cluding the name of the 
 manufacturer, the manufac- 
 turer’s number of the motor 
 vehicle, if number there be, 
 the character of the motor 
 power, and the amount of 
 such motor power stated in 
 figures of horse power. 
 
 The name and address of 
 the owner of such motor 
 vehicle, and the name of the 
 county of the state in which 
 he resides.. 
 
 But any person to whom 
 an annual 1908 license has 
 been issued by any munici- 
 pality of this state prior to 
 the time when this act shall 
 take effect, shall be exempt 
 from the provisions of sec- 
 tions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 
 
 Fees, gasoline 
 or steam $5.00, 
 Electric $3.00. 
 
 Application, 
 what to con- 
 tain, 
 
 Municipal 
 license, effect 
 of, 
 
Duty of Secy. 
 of State, as to 
 assigning num- 
 bers, etc. 
 
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 of this act up to and until 
 January 1, 1909. 
 
 Section 7. Upon the fil- 
 ing in the office of the sec- 
 retary of state of an applica- 
 tion as hereinbefore pro- 
 vided, the secretary of state 
 or his duly authorized agent 
 shall assign to such motor 
 vehicle as described in such 
 application a _ distinctive 
 number, and shall issue to 
 the owner of such motor ve- 
 hicle, as it is described in 
 the application filed, a cer- 
 tificate of registration, which 
 certificate shall be in form 
 of a card, which may be 
 carried in the pocket’ and 
 which certificate shall con- 
 tain the distinctive number 
 so assigned to such motor 
 vehicle, the name and the 
 address of the owner, a 
 brief description of such 
 motor vehicle, stating the 
 name of the manufacturer, 
 the manufacturer’s number, 
 if number there be, the char- 
 acter of the motor power, 
 and the amount of such mo- 
 tor power stated in figures 
 of horse power. 
 
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 Section 8. Upon the re- 
 ceipt of an application for 
 registration of a motor ve- 
 hicle as hereinbefore pro- 
 vided the secretary of state 
 shall thereupon file such ap- 
 plication in his office, and 
 register such motor vehicle, 
 with the name and address 
 of the owner thereof, and 
 the facts stated in the appli- 
 cation, in a book or index 
 to be kept for the purpose, 
 under the distinctive number 
 and identification mark as- 
 signed to such motor vehicle 
 by the secretary of state, and 
 issue to the applicant a cer- 
 tificate as hereinbefore pro- 
 vided. The original book 
 or index in which the motor 
 vehicles are registered as 
 hereinbefore provided, shall 
 be kept in the office of the 
 secretary of state, and shall 
 be open to the inspection of 
 any person during reason- 
 able business hours. An 
 exact, full and accurate list 
 ‘of registered motor vehicles 
 and their owners, shall be 
 furnished by the secretary 
 of state to the clerk of every 
 county in the state, and such 
 
 Reeord; what 
 to contain, 
 
 List, furnished 
 to county 
 clerks monthly. 
 
Placard, front 
 and rear. 
 
 Description of 
 placard, 
 
 8. 
 
 lists shall be kept’ as public 
 records, in books to be fur- 
 nished by the secretary of ~ 
 state, in the office of each 
 county clerk, and the secre- 
 tary of state shall further 
 furnish to the county clerk 
 of each county, once each 
 month, copies of the addi- 
 tional applications for regis- 
 tration received, which shall 
 be entered by the county 
 clerk on the list kept by him 
 as hereinbefore provided. 
 
 Section 9. That every 
 motor vehicle, registered in 
 accordance with the provi- 
 sions of this act, shall have 
 the distinctive number and 
 registration mark assigned 
 to it by the secretary of state 
 and furnished by the secre- 
 tary of state, in accordance 
 with the provisions of sec- 
 tion 10 hereof, as hereinbe- 
 fore provided, displayed on 
 the front and rear of such 
 motor vehicle, as an identifi- 
 cation mark, _ securely 
 fastened, so as not to swing. 
 
 Section 10. That = such 
 distinctive number as an 
 identification mark shall 
 consist of a blue placard, as 
 
the background, upon the 
 face of which shall appear 
 the distinctive number as- 
 signed to stich motor ve- 
 hicle as hereinbefore pro- 
 vided in white Arabic nu- 
 merals, such numerals to be 
 not less than four inches 
 long, nor each stroke less 
 than one-half inch in width, 
 such number to be followed 
 on the placard by the initial 
 or abbreviation of the name 
 of this state in white letters, 
 each letter to be at least two 
 inches in height, and each 
 stroke to be at least one- 
 half an inch in width. 
 Section 11. That in the 
 case of a manufacturer or 
 dealer in motor vehicles 
 such manufacturer or dealer 
 shall make application for 
 registration in the same man- 
 ner as hereinbefore provided, 
 of each gasoline, steam, 
 electric or other make of 
 
 Manufaeturers, 
 regulations as 
 to. 
 
 motor vehicle manufactured ° 
 
 or dealt in by such manu- 
 facturer or dealer, where- 
 upon, upon the payment of 
 a registration fee of ten dol- 
 lars ($10.00) there shall be 
 assigned to such style or 
 
 Registration 
 fee $10.00. 
 
Certified 
 copies. 
 
 Brakes and 
 alarm devices. 
 
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 type of motor vehicle a dis- 
 tinctive number as an iden- 
 tification mark, which shall 
 be carried and displayed by 
 every motor vehicle of such 
 style or type registered in 
 the same manner as herein- 
 before provided, while such 
 vehicle is being operated on 
 the public highway, and un- 
 til such vehicle shall be sold 
 or let for hire, and there 
 shall be issued to such man- 
 ufacturer or dealer a cer- 
 tificate of registration as 
 hereinbefore provided for 
 each gasoline, steam, elec- 
 tric or other make of motor 
 vehicle, and as many certi- 
 fied copies thereof as may be 
 desired, upon the payment 
 of a fee of two dollars 
 ($2.00) for each such copy. 
 
 Section 12. Every motor 
 vehicle operated and driven 
 upon the public roads or 
 highways of this state shall 
 be provided with adequate 
 brakes sufficient to control 
 the vehicle at all times and 
 a suitable and adequate bell, 
 horn or other device fox sig- 
 nalling, and shall during the 
 period from thirty minutes 
 
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 after sunset to thirty min- 
 utes before sunrise, display 
 three white lights, two on 
 the front and one on the 
 rear of each motor vehicle, 
 the rays of which rear lamp 
 shall shine upon and illumi- 
 nate each and every part of 
 the aforesaid distinctive 
 number borne upon that 
 part of the motor vehicle, 
 the light of which front 
 lamps shall be visible at 
 least two hundred feet in the 
 direction in which said mo- 
 tor vehicle is proceeding, 
 and every motor vehicle 
 shall also display, in addi- 
 tion to the foregoing, a red 
 light on the rear thereof. 
 Section 13. The provi- 
 sions of the foregoing sec- 
 tions shall not apply to mo- 
 tor vehicles owned by non- 
 residents of this state, pro- 
 vided that the owners there- 
 of shall have complied with 
 the provisions of the law of 
 the state of their residence 
 in regard to motor vehicles, 
 and shall comply with such 
 law while operating and 
 driving a motor vehicle upon 
 the public roads or high- 
 
 Lights, 
 
 Non-residents, 
 
Speed. 
 
 Speed limits, 
 specified, 
 
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 ways of this state: Provid- 
 ed, however, that the fore- 
 going sections of this act are 
 substantially in force as law 
 in the state of the residence 
 of the owner of such motor 
 vehicle, otherwise all provi- 
 sions of this act shall apply. 
 
 Section 14. No person 
 shall operate a motor ve- 
 hicle on the public roads or 
 highways of this state at a 
 rate of speed greater than is 
 reasonable or proper, having 
 regard to width, traffic and 
 the use of the highway and 
 the general and usual rules 
 of the road or so as to en- 
 danger the-property or life 
 or limb of any person, or 
 the safety of any property. 
 
 Section 15. In no event 
 shall any automobile, motor 
 cycle or other motor vehicle 
 be operated at a greater rate 
 of speed than 8 miles an 
 hour in the business and 
 closely built up portions of 
 any municipality. in this 
 state, no more than 15 miles 
 an hour in the other por- 
 tions of such municipalities, 
 no more than 20 miles an 
 hour outside of such munic- 
 
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 ipalities, which rates of 
 speed shall not be di- 
 minished nor prohibited by 
 any ordinance, rule or regu- 
 lation of any municipality, 
 board or other public au- 
 thority, but municipalities 
 may by ordinance define 
 what are the business and 
 closely built up portions of 
 such municipalities. 
 
 Section 16. Any operator 
 of a motor vehicle, upon 
 meeting or overtaking a 
 horse-drawn vehicle, or per- 
 son on horseback, shall slow 
 down and stop said motor 
 vehicle when signalled so to 
 do and shall remain in such 
 condition until said horse- 
 drawn vehicle or person on 
 horseback, shall have safely 
 passed. 
 
 Provided, however, that 
 such signal to stop shall be 
 given in good faith and un- 
 der the necessity of the cir- 
 cumstances, ‘and only so 
 often and for such length of 
 time as shall be required to 
 permit said vehicles to safely 
 pass, whether approaching 
 from the front or the rear. 
 In case of accident to a per- 
 
 Duty when 
 meeting horsc- 
 drawn vehicle. 
 
Accidents, ve- 
 hicle to stop, 
 in case of, 
 
 ‘Chauffeurs, 
 regulations 
 as to. 
 
 Application, 
 what to 
 specify, 
 
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 son or property on the pub- 
 lic highway, due to the op- 
 eration thereon of a motor 
 vehicle, the person operat- 
 ing such vehicle, shall stop, 
 and, upon request of a per- 
 son injured, or any person 
 present, give such person his 
 name and address, and, if 
 not'the owner, the name and 
 address of such owner. 
 SecTIoN 17. Every per- 
 son hereafter desiring to 
 operate a motor vehicle as 
 a chauffeur, shall file in the 
 office of the secretary of . 
 state, upon the payment of 
 the registration fee of two 
 dollars ($2.00) an applica- 
 tion for registration which 
 shall state: The name and 
 address of the applicant, and 
 that he is competent to op- 
 erate a motor vehicle; the 
 trade name and the kind of 
 motor power of the vehicles 
 or vehicle he is competent to 
 operate; and whether or not 
 the applicant has ever been 
 previously convicted of a 
 violation of any ‘of the pro- 
 visions of this act, giving the 
 date and place of such con- 
 
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 viction, and the provisions 
 of this act violated, if any. 
 
 SecTIon 18. Upon receipt 
 of such an application, the 
 secretary of state shall . 
 thereupon file the same in 
 his office in a book or index, 
 which shall be kept in the 
 same manner as the book on 
 index for the registration of Record, same 
 motor vehicles, as herein-* hue if am 
 before provided, and the 
 secretary of state shall for- 
 ward a list of such regis- 
 tered chauffeurs, and such 
 additions thereto, as shall be 
 made from time to time, to 
 the county clerk of every 
 county in the state, in the 
 same manner as_hereinbe- 
 fore provided in the case 
 of registered motor ve- 
 hicles, and such list shall Lists, furnished 
 be kept as public records in ee 
 the county clerk’s office in = 
 every county in the state. 
 
 Section 19. The -secre- 
 tary of state shall forthwith, 
 upon the registration of 
 such chatiffeur, as hereinbe- 
 fore provided, issue to such 
 chauffeur a badge of alumi- Badge; de- 
 num or other suitable metal S¢tiPtion of 
 
Badge to be 
 worn by legal 
 ewner, only. 
 
 Time for com- 
 pliance, limited. 
 
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 which shall be oval in form 
 and the greater diameter of 
 which shall not be more 
 than two inches; and such 
 badge shall have stamped 
 thereon the words, “Regis- 
 tered Chauffeur No...... : 
 State of Ofiio, c..sacsse = 
 with the registration num- 
 ber inserted thereon, which 
 badge shall thereafter be 
 worn by such chauffeur, 
 fastened upon his clothing 
 in a conspicuous place at all 
 times, while he is operating 
 a motor vehicle upon the 
 public roads or highways of 
 this state. 
 
 Section 20. No chauffeur 
 having registered as here- 
 inbefore provided, shall vol- 
 untarily permit any other 
 person to wear his badge, 
 nor shall any person while 
 operating a motor vehicle 
 upon the public roads or 
 highways of this state wear 
 any chauffeur’s badge, be- 
 longing to another person, 
 fictitiously representing him- 
 self to be a registered chauf- 
 feur, 
 
 Section 21. No person 
 shall operate a motor ve- 
 
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 hicle as a chauffeur on- the 
 -public roads or highways of 
 this state, subsequently to 
 thirty days after this act 
 takes effect, unless such per- 
 son shall have complied in 
 all respects with the re- 
 quirements of this section; 
 provided, however, that a 
 non-resident chauffeur, who 
 has registered under the 
 provisions of the law of the 
 state of his residence, which 
 are substantially similar to 
 the provisions of this sec- 
 tion, shall be exempt from 
 registration under this sec- 
 tion; provided, however, 
 that he wear a badge as- 
 signed to him in the state 
 of his residence, in the same 
 manner as hereinbefore pro- 
 vided, and comply with all 
 the other provisions of this 
 section. 
 
 SEcTION 22. No chauffeur 
 or other person shall drive 
 or Operate or cause to be 
 driven or operated, any mo- 
 tor vehicle upon any public 
 road or highway of this 
 state in the absence of the 
 owner of such motor ve- 
 
 Non-resident. 
 
 Chauffeur must 
 have. written 
 consent of 
 owner, 
 
Speed tests or 
 races, 
 
 Penalties 
 (owner, m’f’r, 
 or chauffeur). 
 
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 hicle, without such owner’s 
 written consent, 
 
 SeEcTION 23. No local au- 
 thority shall have any power 
 to make any ordinance, by- 
 law or resolution regulating 
 the speed of motor, pro- 
 vided, however,. that local 
 authorities may set aside for 
 a given time a specific pub- 
 lic highway for speed’ tests 
 or races. 
 
 Section 24. The  viola- 
 tions of sections 6, 9, 11 
 and 12 of this act shall be 
 punishable by a fine not ex- 
 ceeding twenty-five dollars 
 ($25.00) for a first offense, 
 by a fine not less than 
 twenty-five dollars ($25.00) 
 and not exceeding fifty dol- 
 lars ($50.00) for a second 
 offense, and by a fine not 
 less than fifty dollars 
 ($50.00), and not more than 
 one hundred _ dollars 
 ($100.00) or imprisonment 
 for not more than thirty 
 days for a third and subse- 
 quent offense. 
 
 SecTIon 25. Any  viola- 
 tion of sections 14, 15 and 
 16 of this act shall be deemed 
 prima facie evidence of a 
 
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 misdemeanor punishable by 
 a fine not exceeding twenty- 
 five dollars ($25.00) for a 
 first offense, and by a fine 
 not less than twenty-five 
 dollars ($25.00) and not ex- 
 ceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) 
 for a second offense, and by 
 a fine not less than fifty dol- 
 lars ($50.00) and not more 
 than one hundred dollars 
 ($100.00) or imprisonment 
 for not more than thirty 
 days for a third offense, and 
 for or any subsequent of- 
 fense, within one year, im- 
 prisonment for not less than 
 ten days, nor more than 
 thirty days. 
 
 SecTION 26. . Any person 
 operating or driving a mo- 
 tor vehicle on the highways 
 of this state, which shall 
 display thereon a distinctive 
 number or identification 
 mark, belonging to any 
 other motor vehicle or one 
 which is fictitious, shall be 
 deemed guilty of a misde- 
 meanor, which shall be pun- 
 ishable by a fine of twenty- 
 five dollars ($25.00) for a 
 first offense and for any 
 subsequent offense by a fine 
 
 Penalties 
 (owner, m’f’r, 
 or chauffeur). 
 
 Displaying 
 false placard, 
 penalty. 
 
Penalties 
 (chauffeur). 
 
 Penalties 
 (chauffeur). 
 
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 not less than fifty dollars 
 ($50.00) or more than three 
 hundred dollars ($300.00) 
 
 or imprisonment for sixty _. 
 
 days_or both. 
 
 Section 27. Any viola- 
 tion of section 17, of this 
 act, by a person not regis- 
 tered as a chauffeur, as 
 hereinbefore provided, shall’ 
 be punishable by a fine of 
 not more than fifty dollars 
 ($50.00) or the suspension 
 of the right to apply for 
 registration as a chauffeur, 
 under this-act, for one year 
 or both, and for a subse- 
 quent or second offense by a 
 fine of not more than one 
 hundred dollars ($100.00) 
 and in addition to the sus- 
 pension of the right to apply 
 for registration as a chauf- 
 feur for a time not less than 
 one year or more than two 
 years. 
 
 Section 28. Any _ viola- 
 tion of sections 19, 20 or 21 
 of this act, by a chauffeur, 
 registered as _ hereinbefore 
 provided, shall be punishable 
 by a fine not exceeding 
 fifty dollars ($50.00), or by 
 the suspension of the right 
 
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 to operate a motor vehicle 
 as_a chauffeur under the 
 provisions of this act for a 
 period of six months or 
 both, and for a second or 
 subsequent offense by a fine 
 of not less than fifty dollars 
 ($50.00) and not exceeding 
 one hundred _. dollars 
 ($100.00) and in addition 
 ‘the suspension of the right 
 to operate a motor vehicle 
 as a registered chauffeur 
 under the provisions of this 
 act. for one year, and for 
 such further time as shall be 
 fixed by the trial court. 
 
 Section 29. Any  viola- 
 tion of sections 14, 15 and 
 16 of this act by a registered 
 chauffeur shall be a misde- 
 meanor and punishable as 
 provided in section 25 and 
 in addition thereto a sus- 
 pension of the right to oper- 
 ate a motor vehicle as a reg- 
 istered chauffeur as herein- 
 before provided for thirty 
 days for a second offense 
 and for a period of not less 
 than one year for a third 
 offense, in which case the 
 registration of such chauf- 
 
 Pemalties 
 (chauffeur), 
 
Penalties 
 (persons, other 
 than owner). 
 
 Magistrate’s 
 certificate to 
 Secy. of State. 
 
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 feur shall become null and 
 void. 
 
 Section 30. Any person 
 violating any of the provi- 
 sions of section 22 of this 
 act shall be deemed guilty 
 of a misdemeanor, and upon 
 conviction shall be fined a 
 sum not exceeding two hun- 
 dred dollars ($200.00) or 
 imprisonment for a period 
 not exceeding six (6) 
 months or both in the dis- 
 cretion of the court. 
 
 Section 381. Upon the 
 conviction of any person for 
 a violation of any of the 
 provisions of this act, the 
 magistrate or other judicial’ 
 officer, before whom the 
 proceedings are held shall 
 immediately certify the facts 
 of the case and the character 
 of the punishment to the 
 secretary of state, who shall 
 enter the same, in the case 
 of an owner or chauffeur 
 either in the indices of reg- 
 istered motor vehicles or 
 registered chauffeurs as the 
 case may be, opposite the 
 name of the person convict- 
 ed, as in the case of any 
 other person, in an index of 
 
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 offenders to be kept for such 
 purpose, in alphabetical or- 
 der. The secretary of state 
 shall then send notice of the 
 conviction and the punish- 
 ment of all such persons, 
 whether owners, chauffeurs, 
 or other persons to the 
 county clerk of every county 
 in the state, who shall enter 
 the same upon the lists of 
 registered motor vehicles or 
 registered chauffeurs as the 
 case may be, which are kept 
 by him as hereinbefore pro- 
 vided, or upon a list of 
 other offenders which he 
 shall maintain in his office 
 as a public record in the 
 same manner as the regis- 
 tered lists of motor vehicles 
 ‘or chauffeurs as hereinbe- 
 fore provided for, and shall 
 furnish copies of such lists 
 to the magistrates or other 
 judicial officers of his county 
 by whom the offenses 
 against the provisions of this 
 act are punishable. 
 
 SEcTION 32. In case any 
 person shall be taken into 
 custody because of any vio- 
 lation of any of the provi- 
 sions of this act, he shall 
 
 Notice to 
 county clerks, 
 
Immediate 
 hearing, pris- 
 oner entitled 
 to. 
 
 Undertaking; 
 how secured, 
 
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 forthwith be taken before 
 
 ‘any magistrate or justice of . 
 
 the peace in any city or vil- 
 lage or county, and be en- 
 titled to an immediate hear- 
 ing; and if such hearing 
 cannot be had be released 
 from custody on giving his 
 personal undertaking to ap- 
 pear in answer for such vio- 
 lation at such time or place 
 as Shall then be indicated, 
 secured by a deposit of a 
 sum equal to the maximum 
 fine for the offense with 
 which he is charged, or in 
 lieu thereof, in case the per- 
 son taken into custody is the 
 owner, by leaving the motor 
 vehicle, and in case the per- 
 son taken into custody is 
 not the owner, by leaving 
 the motor vehicle with a 
 written consent given at the 
 time by the owner, who 
 must be present, with such 
 judicial officer; or in any 
 case such judicial officer is 
 not accessible be forthwith 
 released from custody by 
 giving his name and address 
 to the person making the ar- 
 rest and depositing! with 
 such arresting officer a sum 
 
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 equal to the maximum fine 
 for the offense for which 
 such arrest is made, or in 
 lieu thereof, in case the 
 person arrested is the owner 
 by leaving the motor ve- 
 hicle, and in case the per 
 son is not the owner, by 
 leaving the motor vehicle 
 with a written consent given 
 at the time by the owner 
 who must be present; pro- 
 vided, that in such case the 
 officer making the arrest 
 shall give a receipt in writ- 
 ing for such sum or vehicle 
 deposited and notify such 
 persons to appear before the 
 most accessible magistrate, 
 naming him, specifying the 
 date, place and the hour, 
 
 In case such undertaking 
 with security or deposit 
 _ shall not be made by an 
 owner or other person taken 
 into custody, the provisions 
 of law in reference to bail 
 in cases of misdemeanors 
 shall apply. 
 
 Section 33. The reve- 
 nues derived from the regis- 
 tration fees provided for 
 herein shall be applied by 
 the secretary of state to- 
 
 Officer’s 
 receipt, 
 
 Bail, 
 
 Revenues; 
 disposition of, 
 
Actions; where 
 to be brought. 
 
 Moneys; used 
 for public 
 roads. 
 
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 ward defraying the expenses 
 incident to the carrying out 
 and enforcement of the pro- 
 visions of this act, and any 
 surplus thereof shall be paid 
 by the secretary of state into 
 the state treasury, monthly. 
 All actions for injury to the 
 person or property caused 
 by the ‘negligence of the 
 owner of any automobile in- 
 cluded within the provisions 
 of this act, may be brought 
 by the party injured against 
 the owner of such automo- 
 bile in the county wherein 
 such injured party resides. 
 In case such action is begun, 
 a summons against any de- 
 fendant or defendants shall 
 be issued to the sheriff of 
 any county within the state 
 of Ohio, wherein such de- 
 fendant or defendants res- 
 side, to be served upon such 
 defendant or defendants, as 
 in other civil actions, any 
 law to the contrary provid-_ 
 ing for the service of sum- 
 mons in civil actions not- 
 withstanding. 
 
 Section 34. All moneys 
 coming into the state treas- 
 ury, pursuant to this sec- 
 
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 tion, shall be there main- 
 tained as a separate fund for 
 the imporvement, mainte- 
 nance and repair of the pub- 
 lic roads ahd highways of 
 this state, and shall be ap- 
 portioned as the state high- 
 way fund is apportioned by 
 law. 
 
 Section 35. This act shall 
 be known as the “Automo- 
 bile Law,” and shall take ef- 
 fect and be~in force from 
 and after thirty days after 
 its approval by the gover- 
 nor, 
 
 SecTIon 86. That section 
 3490 of the Revised Statutes 
 be amended so as to read as 
 follows: 
 
 Sec. 3490. All” persons 
 driving carriages or vehicles 
 of any description on any 
 public turnpike, road or 
 highway of this state, shall, 
 on meeting carriages or ve- 
 hicles of any description 
 keep to the right so as to 
 leave half of the road free, 
 and all persons riding on 
 horseback, or on bicycle, tri- 
 cycle, tandem bicycle, loco- 
 mobile, automobile, or motor 
 vehicle, shall, on meeting 
 
 Roads; provi- 
 sions as to ve- 
 hicles meeting 
 thereon, 
 
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 carriages or vehicles of any 
 description, keep to the right 
 so as to leave two-thirds of 
 the road free. 
 
 Section 37. That section 
 3490 -approved April 23, 
 1904, and an act entitled, 
 “An act to compel owners 
 and operators of motor ve- 
 hicles to register with the 
 secretary of state,’ passed 
 April 2d, 1906, be and the 
 same are hereby repealed.