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BRITISH COLUMBIA

MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT and

REGULATIONS

Consolidated January, 1924

VICTORIA, B.C. : ' Printed by WILLIAM H. 01'LLIN, printer to the King's

Most Excellent Majesty. 11126.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT and

REGULATIONS

Consolidated January, 1924

VICTORIA, B.C. : Printed by WILLIAll H. Cur.Lill', Printer to the King'a

Most Excellent Majesty. 1924.

CONTENTS PAOli:.

Motor-vehicle Act • .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 5 ·

Motor-vehicle Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Rule of the Road-

Extract from Highway Act . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Regulation of Traffic upon Public Highways. . . 47

Carrying of Firearms in Motor-vehicles­

Extract from Game Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." Chapter 62, 1920.

.. An Act respecting the Opera-tion of Motor-vehicles.

[Con1olidated for convenience onlu, Januaru 28th, 19Z.f.]

H IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows :-

SHORT TITLE.

1. T.his Act may be cited as the "Motor-vehicle Act."

INTERPRETATION.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise re­quires:-

" Chauffeur" shall mean any person operating a motor-vehicle as an employee or for hire:

" Dealer " shall mean a person engaged in the business of buying or selling motor-vehicles or trailers, either as principal or as agent:

" Highway " shall include every road, street, lane, alley, park, parkway, bridge, or right· of-way over which vehicles are driven within the Province :

" Motor-vehicle " shall include, automobiles, lo­comobiles, motor-cycles, and all other vehi­cles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, excepting the cars of electric and steam railways and other motor-vehicles running only upon rails or tracks, and excepting trailers :

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" Motor-cycle " shall mean a motor-vehicle run­ning on two or three wheels and having a saddle or seat for driver to sit astride:

" Prescribed " shall mean prescribed by this Act or by the regulations :

" Regulations " shall mean regulations made pursuant to this Act:

"Superintendent" shall mean the Superinten-dent of Provincial Police: -

" Trailer " shall mean any vehicle, other than the side-car of a motor-cycle, which is attached to a motor-vehicle for the purpose l of being drawn or propelled by the motor­vehicle, except any implement of husban-dry temporarily drawn or propelled on a highway, and except any vehicle used ex­clusively for touring purposes and only to convey camping equipment.

MOTOR-VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENCES.

Registration and Licensing of Motor-vehicles and Trailers.

3. (1.) Subject to sections 4 to 6, the owner of a motor-vehicle or trailer shall cause the motor­vehicle or trailer to be registered with the Superin­tendent, and a licence for its operation to be obtained pursuant to the provisions of this section.

Application for Registration and Licence. (2.) The owner shall make application for regis­

tration and licence in the prescribed form, which shall be signed by the owner and delivered to the Superintendent, or to any Chief Constable of Pro­vincial Police or any Government Agent for trans­mission to the Superintendent, and when delivered shall be accompanied by the payment of the pre-scribed fees. r

Issuance of Licence and Number-plates.

(3.) Upon receipt of the application in the form prescribed, and upon being satisfied of the truth of the facts stated in the application, and that the

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prescribed fees have been paid, the Superintendent shall cause the name and address of the owner and a description of his motor-vehicle or trailer to be registered in a book or index to be kept for that purpose, and shall issue to the owner :-

(a.) A numbered licence in the prescribed form, showing registration of the motor­vehicle or trailer, and authorizing its use and operation in accordance with the provisions of this Act ; and

(ll.) One distinctive number-plate in the case of a motor-cycle or trailer, and two dis­tinctive number-plates in the cne of any motor-vehicle other than a motor-cycle, to be displayed on the motor-vehicle or trailer at all times while the motor­vehicle or trailer is on any highway.

Dealers' Licences. 4. ( 1.) Every dealer in motor-vehicles or trailers,

instead of registering each motor-vehicle or trailer owned, possessed, or controlled by him, shall apply to the Superintendent for a licence authorizing the dealer to buy and sell motor-vehicles and trailers, and to operate motor-vehicles and trailers for pur­poses of demonstration for sale.

Issuance and Effect of Licence. (2.) Upon payment of the prescribed fees, the

Superintendent shall issue to the applicant a dealer's licence in the prescribed form, together with the distinctive demonstration number-plates corresponding to the licence, authorizing the holder thereof to buy and sell motor-vehicles and trailers, and to operate motor-vehicles and trailers for pur­poses of demonstration and for sale, in accordance with the licence ; and all motor-vehicles and trailers operated for purposes of demonstration for sale, to the extent of the number of motor-vehicles and trailers covered by the licence, shall, until sold or used in any other way than for purposes of demon­stration for sale, be deemed sufficiently registered and licensed for the purposes of this Act ; and all other motor-vehicles and trailers owned, possessed, or controlled by the holder of the licence for the purpose of sale in the usual course of his business

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as a dealer shall, until sold or operated, be deemed sufficiently registered and licensed for the purposes of this Act.

Licence required for each Place of Buslnesr.. (3.) Where a dealer has an established place of

business in more than one city, town, or village, he shall apply for and obtain a separate licence and distinctive number-plates for each place of business.

Offences by Dealers. (4.) Every dealer who:-

( a.) Has in his possession or control for the purpose of sale, in or about any place where be carries on business, any motor­vehicle or trailer which is not registered and licensed under section 3, without holding a dealer's licence under this se<'­tion in respect of that place of business; or

(b.) Operates at one time, for purposes of demonstration for sale, motor-vehicles or trailers which arc not registered and licensed under section 3, in excess of the number of motor-vehi<'les or trailers cov­ered by any dealer's licence held by him under this section in respect of that place of business,-

sh:lll be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Duty of Dealer when Sale Is made. (5.) Every holder of a dealer's licence under this

section, so soon as a motor-vehicle or trailer covered by that licence bas been sold by him, shall cause to be made out and delivered to the Superintendent, on behalf of the purchaser, an application for regis­tration and licence in respect of the motor-vehicle or trailer pursuant to section 3 ; and every pur­chaser shall assist and concur in the making and delivery of the application to the Superintendent.

Application of Section. ( 6.) Nothing in this section shall be construed to

apply t('l a motor-vehicle operated by a' dealer for private use or for hire.

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Number-plates.

5. Each number-plate shall bear the licence num· ber of the motor-vehicle or trailer in respect of which it is issued, and shall be of such material and design as the Superintendent may determine, and shall remain the property of the Crown. Instead of issuing a new number-plate to the licensee, the Superintendent may issue for any year a distinctive marker to be attached as designated by the Superin­tendent to a number-plate issued by him in a previous year in respect of the motor-vehicle or trailer.

Registration of Foreign Touring Cars.

6. (1.) Where ·the owner of a motor-vehicle, resi­dent without the Province, has complied with the laws of his place of residence with respect to the registration and licensing of the motor-vehicle, and where the motor-vehicle, carrying displayed thereon the registration number-plates for the current year assigned under those laws for that motor-vehicle, is brought into the Province for temporary use there­in for touring purposes for a period not exceeding six months, then, at the earliest opportunity avail­able, and not in any event later than twenty-four hours after commencing to operate the motor-vehicle upon any highway within the Province, the owner shall cause the motor-vehicle to be registered with the Superintendent by delivering to the Superin­tendent or to any constable of the Provincial Police or any Government Agent, or any other person authorized by the Superintendent to receive the same, a notice in_ the prescribed form.

Certificate of Registration.

(2.) Upon receipt of the notice in the form pre­scribed, and upon being satisfied of the truth of the facts stated in the notice, the Superintendent shall cause to be issued to the owner a certificate of registration in the prescribed form ; and the motor­vehicle while being used by the owner within the Province for touring purposes during the period named in the certificate shall be deemed sufficiently registered and licensed for the purposes of this Act.

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Offences. (3.) Every person who:-

(a.) Brings any motor-vehicle into the Prov· ince for temporary use for touring pur­poses, and fails to give the notice required by this section; or

(b.) Makes in any notice given by him for the purposes of this section any false statement; or

(c.) Being in possession of a motor-vehicle in respect of which a certificate of registra­tion has been issued under this section, and being requested by any police officer or constable to exhibit the certificate, refuses or fails to exhibit the certificate,-

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. 1920, c. 62, s. 6; 1923, c. 49, s. 2.

CHAUFFEURS' LICENCES.

7. (1.) Subject to sections 8 and 91 every person who undertakes to act as a chauffeur shall apply for and obtain a licence pursuant to the provisions of this section.

Application for Licence.

(2.) The applicant for a licence shall sign an application in the prescribed form, and deliver it to the Superintendent, or to any Chief Constable of Provincial Police- or any Goverlllllent Agent for transmission to the Superintendent, accompanied by the payment of the prescribed fee.

Issuance of Licence.

(3.) Upon receipt of the ap}>lication in the prescribed form, and upon being satisfied of th_e truth of the facts stated in the application, and of the fitness and capability of the applicant to act as a ·chauffeur, and that the prescribed fee has been paid, the Superintendent shall issue to the appli­Cllnt a numbered lirence, in the prescribed form, authorizing the licensee to act as a chauffeu-:-.

Chauffeur's Badge.

( 4.) The Superintendent shall also issue to the licensee along with the licence a metal badge of a

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colour and design approved by the Superintendent -and bearing the same number as the licence, and valid only during the term of the licence, which badge the licensee shall wear in a conspicuous place affixed to the front of his hat or t:aJl l!t all times while he is driving, operating, or in charge of a motor-vehicle as a chauffeur on any highway.

Foreign Chauffeurs. 8. Where a chauffeur, resident without the Prov­

ince, has complied with the laws of his place of residence with respect to the registration and licens­ing of chauffeurs, and wears affixed to his clothing in a conspicuous place the chauffeur's badge there assigned to him, he shall be exempt from the re­quirements of this Act as to the licensing of chauf­feurs while he is driving, operating, or in charge of a motor-vehicle registered under the provisions of section 6, but only during the period of time limited by the certificate issued under that section.

Exemption of Municipal Motor-vehicles.

9. The provisions of this Act as to the licensing of chauffeurs shall not apply in respect of motor­vehicles owned by any municipal corporation, or operated as part of a public fire department, or as ambulances.

MOTOR-TRAFFIC REGULATION.

Precautions with respect to Horse-drawn Vehicles.

10. Every person having charge or control of any motor-vehicle upon any highway and approaching or passing any vehicle drawn by horse or horses, or any horse upon which any person is riding, shall operate, manage, and control the motor-vehicle in such manner as to exercise every reasonable pre­caution to prevent the frightening of any such horse or horses, and to ensure the safety and protection of any person riding or driving the same; and if going in the same direction shall signal his desire to pass, and give the rider or driver an opportunity to turn out so that he may be passed with safety; and if signalled by the rider or driver to stop, or if any horse which the motor-vehicle is approachin~ or

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passing appears frightened or unruly, shall stop thil motor-vehicle, including the engine, and shall re­main stationary so long as may be necesary to allow the rider or driver to pass or until directeol by the rider or driver to proceed.

Precautions with respect to Street-cars. 11. Every person who drives or operates on any

highway a motor-vehicle going in the same direction as and overtaking a street-car which is stopped, or is about to stop, for the purpose of discharging or taking on passengers shall also stop the motor­vehicle at a distance of at least ten feet from and in the rear of the street-car, and shall keep the motor-vehicle at a standstill until the street-car hn'l been again set in motion and all passengers who have alighted have reached the side of the highway or are otherwise safely clear of the motor-vehicle :

Provided that if the street-car remains stationary after the passengers (if any) have alighted and reached the side of highway or are otherwise s:tfely clear of the motor-vehicle, and after the gates of the street-car have been closed, if opened, so that it is obvious the street-car is stopping not merely to allow passengers to enter or to alight, the person driving or operating the motor-vehicle may drive it past the street-car, but at a speed not exceeding the rate of five miles per hour.

Speed Limits.

12. No person shall drive or operate a motor­vehicle upon any highway within any city, town, or village at a greater rate of speed than fifteen miles per hour, or upon any highway not within a city, town, or village at a greater. speed than thirty miles per hour in open country or fifteen miles per hour in country where, by reason of it being wooded or of any other cause, the driver cannot have a clear and unobstructed view for a safe distance of the highway ahead, or of any obstruction thereon, or of any approaching vehicle, or of any intersecting roads or crossings.

Driving to Common Danger prohibited. 13. Every person driving or operating a motor­

vehicle on any highway shall drive and operate the

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same in a careful and prudent manner and at a rate of speed not greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to all the circumstances, including the nature, condition, and use of the highway, and the traffic which actually is at the time or might reasonably ·be expected to be on the highway, and shall slow down to ten miles an hour when approaching or passing, between the hour of eight o'clock in the forenoon and the hour of five o'clock in the afternoon of any day on which school is rt>gularly held, any school where signs are displayed sufficient to warn a driver that he is approaching a school, and no person shall drive or operate a motor-vehicle on any highway at such rate of spet>d as to endanger the life or limb of any person or the safety of any property. 1920, c. 62, s. 13; 1921 (2nd Sess.) , c. 36, s. 3 ; 1923, c. 49, s. 3.

Exemption of Fire and Pollee Patrols.

14. The provisions of section 10 to the extent to which those provisions relate to the stopping of motor-vehicles, the provisions of section 11, and the provisions of section 12 shall not apply in respect of any motor-vehicle while it is being driven or operated by the fire department of any municipal corporation in responding to an alarm of fire, or by any police officer or constable in the discharge of his duty; but every person driving or operating a motor-vehicle to which this section applies Rhall drive and operate it with due regard to the duties and obligations imposed on him by all other provi­sions of this Act, including the provisions of sec­tlon 13.

Duty In Case of Accident.

15. In case an accident occurs to any person, whether on foot or horseback or in a vehicle, or to any horse or vehicle in charge of any person in proximity to any motor-vehicle or owing to the presence of any motor-vehicle on any highway, the person in charge of the motor-vehicle shall return to the scene of the accident and give in writing to any one sustaining loss or injury his name and address, and also the name and address of the owner of the motor-vehicle and the number of the

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licence of the motor-vehicle ; and from and after the happening of such accident, if in a city munici­pality, shall as soon as possible furnish by deliver­ing or mailing to the chief of police or other officer of police of such city, and if in a district municipality shall within twenty-four hours furnish by delivering or mailing to the clerk or to some police officer of the municipality, and if an unincorporated locality shall as soon as possible furnish by delivering or mailing to some Provincial police officer or con­stable, a written report of such accident, setting forth with particularity all material facts.

Duty to comply with "Highway Act" and " Game Act."

16. Every person who drives, or operates, or has charge or control of a motor•vehicle or trailer on any highway shall :-

(a.) Comply with all rules of the road and provitrlons as to traffic and weight of loads and width of tires of vehicles con­tained in the " Highway Act," or in any order, rule, or regulation made there­under; and

(b.) Comply with the provisions of the" Game Act" in respect of the carrying or use of firearms in motor-vehicles.

Concurrent Powers of Municipal Councils.

17. In addition to the provisions for motor­traffic regulation contained in this Act, the Munici­pal Council of any municipality in the Province, or the Park Commissioners authorized by Statute to make by-laws, shall be deemed to have always had power to, and may by by-laws, and concurrently with and in addition to the exercise of any powers conferred upon such Municipal Council by the "Municipal Act" or by any other Act of the Legisla­ture, provide and enforce by-laws regulating traffic and motor-vehicles and trailers on highways in every respect, save as to the rules of the road and rate of speed, and, in the case of motor-vehicles and trailers not used or plying for hire, save as to

, licence fees, as such Municipal Council may think fit; and no such by-law, whether now in force or

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hereafter to be passed, shall be quashed or set aside or declared ineffectual or void by reason of any informality or by reason of any want of decla­ration of the power under and by virtue of which such by-law is passed, or on or for or by reason of any ground or matter whatsoever; but every such by-law shall be valid and effectual and shall be enforceable and enforced so as to carry out the intention of the Municipal Council passing said by-law as expressed therein .

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Age of Driver.

18. No person unde~ the age of seventeen years shall drive or operate a motor-vehicle on any high­way: Provided that a person· under the age of seventeen but over the age of fifteen may operate a motor-vehicle if granted a permit that he is a fit and competent person to so operate by a Chief Con­stable of any municipal or city police, or by a Chief Constable, Inspector, or the Superintendent of the Provincial Police.

19. [Repealed. 1921 (2nd Sess.), c. 36, s. 4.]

Equipment of Motor-vehicles.

20. No person shall drive or operate any motor­vehicle or trailer on any highway unless it is equipped in all respects in compliance with the provisions of this Act and of the regulations. -

Substitution of Licences where Number-plate or Badge Is Lost.

21. In case of the loss, mutilation, or destruction of any number-plate or chauffeur's badge held by any licensee under this Act, if the licensee furnishes to the Superintendent satisfactory proof of such loss, mutilation, or destruction, and delivers up to the Superintendent the licence, and, if possible, the number-plates or badge issued therewith, and pays the prescribed fee, the Superintendent shall cancel the licence, and shall issue to the licensee a new licence with its corresponding number-plates or badge.

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Notice of Sale of Motor-vehicle.

22. (1.) In case of the sale of any motor-vehicle registered under section 3, the vendor and the pur­chaser of the motor-vehicle shall sign and forthwith cause to be transmitted to the Superintendent for registration a notice in the form following:-

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COL"IDIBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT."

NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF MOTOR-VEHICLE.

To the Superintendent of Provincial Police, Victoria, B.C.:

Notice Is hereby given that the motor-vehicle, the particulars whereof are set forth In Motor-vehicle Licence Number , B.C., has this day be~n transferred by the undersigned, , to the undersigned, , and that the garage or place where the said motor-vehicle will hereafter be kept Is at , and that the said motor-vehicle will be used for the purposes of

Dated this day of , 19 : (Signature of ,;endor in full.) • ..•..•..••••....••..• (Place of residence of vendor.) • ..........•.•..••.•. (Signature of purchaaer in full.) . ..••..•........••• (Place of reaidence of purchaacr.) .. ..•.......•..•.•

Acknowledgment of Execution of Transfer.

(2.) Before the notice is transmitted to the Superintendent, the vendor shall make an acknowl­edgment of its execution by him before a Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, or Commissioner for taking Affidavits within British Columbia, and a certificate of the fact of such acknowledgment, signed by the Justice, Notary Public, or Commis­sioner, shall be affixed to the notice.

Notice of Removal or Destruction of Motor­vehicle.

23. (1.) Where any motor-vehicle licensed under this Act is permanently removed from the Province, or is burned or damaged so that it cannot be again repaired or used as a motor-vehicle, the licensee in respect thereof shall sign and cause to be trans­mitted to the Superintendent for registration a notice in the form following :-

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PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT."

NOTICE OJ' RELINQUISHMENT OJ' LICENCE.

To the Superintendent of Provln.clal Pollee, Victoria, B.O.:

Notice Is hereby given that the motor covered by Motor-vehicle Licence Number , B.C., which licence Is hereto attached, bas been shipped out of the Province of British Columbia, and will not be returned to the said Province [or has been burned or damaged beyond all possibility of being repaired or used as a motor], and the said Motor-vehicle Licence No.

, B.C., and the number-plates Issued there­with are hereby given up and relinquished.

Dated this day of , 19 • (Signature of licensee In full.) . •...•....•....•..•••

Refund of Licence Fee.

(2.) Upon tbe certificate of the Superintendent showing the relinquishment of the licence under this section, the Minister of Finance shall, out of • the revenue collected under this Act, refund to the licensee one-half of such part of the licence fee as is proportionate to that part of the term of the licence which is unexpired at the time of its relin­quishment.

Term of Licences. 24. Every licence issued under this Act shall

expire at midnight on the thirty-first day of Decem­ber of the year in respect of which the licence is issued.

Recovery of Licence Fees.

25. The registration and licence fees requirl.'d undl!r this Act to be paid in respect of a motor· vehicle or trailer shall become delinquent forthwith upon the operation of the motor-vehicle or trailer on any highway without the licence fee required by this Act first having been paid, and shall form a charge upon the motor-vehicle or trailer in respect of which it is delinquent; and the Superintendent may seize and sell the motor-vehicle or trailer at public auction, and out of the proceeds of sale shall satisfy the amount of the delinquent licence fee and the costs and expenses of sale, and shall

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pay over the surplus (if any) to the owner or per­son in possession of the motor-vehicle or trailer at the time of seizure; or the delinquent licence fee may be recovered in any Court of competent juris­diction in the name of the Minister, with costs of suit, as a debt due to the Crown by any person who pursuant to the provisions of this Act should have paid the fee.

Fees.

26. (1.) The fees payable in respect of registra­tion and licences under this Act shall be those set forth in the table of fees contained in the Schedule, except that on and after the first day of January, 19'24, the annual licence fees set forth in the table of fees in respect of motor-vehicles other than motor-cycles and in respect of motor-cycles shall be subject to a discount of twenty-five per centum of the amounts thereof respectively.

Reduction In Fees for Part of Year.

(2.) Where the application for any licence under this Act for any year is made during the period beginning on the first day of April and ending on the thirtieth day of June in that year, three-fourths of the annual licence fee only shall be paid ; where the application is made during the period beginning on the first day of July and ending on the thirtietb day of September, one-half of the annual licence fee only shall be paid; and where the application is made during the period beginning on the first day of October and ending on the thirty-first day of December, one-fourth of the annual licence fee only shall be paid : Provided that in respect of motor-vehicles other than motor-cycles no licence fee ~ under this subsection shall be .for less than the sum of ten dollars.

Fees to be paid Into Consolidated Revenue Fund to Credit of " H lghway Account."

( 3.) All the fees collected under this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and shall be placed to the credit of an account to be known as the " Highway Account," and the money

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standing to the credit of the account from time to time shall only be paid· out for the following pur­poses:-

(a.) For the payment of the interest accruing on moneys borrowed or raised under any Act of the Legislature authorizing the· borrowing or raising of moneys by the J,ieutenant-Governor in Council for the construction, repair, or maintenance of highways:

(b.) For any purpose for which moneys raised by way of loan under such Act may be paid or expended ; provided such expen­diture is authorized by a vote of the Legislature :

(c.) For creating and maintaining a sinking fund under the provisions of any such Act for the final payment of any such loan:

(d.) For the payment from time to time to municipalities of such sums of money as they are entitled to receive under the provisions of " An Act to provide Aid to Municipalities," being an Act of the present session.

Exemption of Fire and Pollee Departments from Licence Fees.

(4.) No fees shall be payable in respect of the registration or licensing under this Act of any motor-vehicle or trailer owned by any municipal corporation and used exclusively for purposes of the police department or the fire department of the corporation.

Exemption of Persons having lost a Limb In Great War.

(5.) No fees shall be payable in respect of the registration or licensing under this Act of any motor-vehicle or trailer bona fide owned and used by any person who has lost a limb through active service in the Great War. 1920, c. 62, s. 26; 1921 (2nd Sess.), c. 36, ss. 5 and 6; 192..~, c. 49, s. 4.

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OFFENCES AND. PENALTIES.

Offences generally.

27. Every person who:-

(a.) Drives, operates, or uses on any highway a motor-vehicle or trailer unless- the licence required by this Act for the operation. of that motor-vehicle or trailer has been first obtained, and is then; in force; or

(b.) Drives or operates on any highway a motor-vehicle or trailer without display­ing thereon, in the marmer prescribed, the number-plates issued or designated by the Superintendent, or otherwise pre­scribed to be displayed on that motor­vehicle or trailer for the current year; or

(c.) Drives or operates on any highway a motor-vehicle or trailer having displayed thereon a number-plate other than those issued or design·ated by the Superinten­dent, or otherwise prescribed to be dis­played on that motor-vehicle or trailer for the current year; or

(d.) While driving, operating, or in charge of a motor-vehicle on any highway uses or possesses any chauffeur's licence or badge belonging to another person, or a ficti­tious or invalid chauffeur's licence or badge; or

(e.) Makes in any application for a licence, or in any notice of transfer of motor-vehicle, or notice of relinquishment of licence under this Act any false statement; or

(f.) Being in possession of a motor-vehicle or trailer in respect of which a licence has been issued under this Act, and being requested by any police officer or con­stable to exhibit the licence, refuses or fails to exhibit the licence,-

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

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Offences by Chauffeur.

28. Every person upon whom it is incumbent to apply for and obtain a licence under this Act to act as chauffeur who:-

(a.) Drives, operates, or is in charge of a motor-vehicle as a chauffeur on any high­way without being the holder of a chauf­feur's licence issued to him under this Act for the current year; or

(b.) Drives, operates, or is in charge of a motor-vehicle as a chauffeur on any high­way without displaying in the prescribed man·ner the badge issued to him in con­nection with his chauffeur's licence for the curren·t year ; or

(c.) Permits any other person to possess or use his chauffeur's licence or badge,­

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Penalties generally.

29. (1.) Except as in this section is otherwise provided, any person contravening or committing any breach of or committing any offence against any of the provisions of this Act or of the regula­tions, or refusing, omitting, or neglecting to fulfil, observe, carry out, or perform any duty or obliga­tion by this Act, or by the regulations created, prescribed, or imposed, shall be liable, upon sum­mary conviction, to a fine of not more than three hundred dollars.

Penalty for Unauthorized Use of Motor-vehicle.

(2.) Every person who takes or uses without authority a motor-vehicle without intent to steal the same, or who is a party to such unauthorized taking or using, shall be liable, upon summary con­viction, to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding six months, or to a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, or to both. The provisions of this subsection shall be construed to apply to any person employed by the owner of the motor-vehicle or any one else who, by the nature of his employment, has the charge of or the authority to drive the motor-vehicle if the

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motor-vehicle is driven or used without the owner's knowledge or consent.

Endorsement of Licence where Licensee convicted of Offence.

(3.) The Justice, Magistrate, or Judge before whom a person is convicted of an offence under this Act shall, if the person convicted holds a licence issued under this Act, cause particulars of the con­viction to be endorsed upon the licence ; and the person convicted shall forthwith produce the licence to the Justice, Magistrate, or Judge for the purpose of such endorsement, and if the person convicted fails to do so he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. 1920, c. 62, s. 29; 1921 (2nd Sess.), c. 36, s. 7.

Description of Offence. 30. The description of any offence under this Act

in the words of this Act, or in any words of like effect, shall be sufficient in law; and any excep­tion, exemption, provision, excuse, or qualification, whether it does or does not accompany the descrip­tion of the offence in this Act, may be proved by the defendant, but need not be specified or negatived in the information; but if it be so specified or negatived, no proof in relation to the matter so specified or negatived shall be required on the part of the informant or complainant.

Burden of Proof.

31. In any prosecution under this Act, whenever it appears that the defendant or accused has done any act or has been guilty of any act or omission in respect of which, were he not duly licensed, he would be liable to some penalty under this .Act, it shall be incumbent upon the defendant to prove that he is duly licensed; and in the prosecution of any person in charge or control of any motor, or of the owner of such motor, for any offence against the provisions of this Act occurring, or alleged to have occurred, whilst such motor was in motion on the highway, such person or owner shall be deemed to have been driving and using such motor at an

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unlawful rate of speed until the contrary be proven:

Provided that a prosecution shall not be entitled to rely on the presumption as to the rate of speed in this section, provided, unless it is proved that the accused person was served with a written notice of the intention to prosecute and particulars of the alleged time and place of the alleged offence within forty-eight hours after the time alleged for the happening of such alleged offence.

Licence as Evidence.

32. The prodaction of a licence which on its face purports to be duly issued, and which were it duly issued would be a lawful authority to the defendant accused of an act or omission, shall be prima facie evidence that the defendant accused is so author· ized ; and in all cases the signature to any instru­ment purporting to be a valid licence shall prima facie be taken to be genuine.

Liability of Partners. 33. Each member of a licensed partnership shall

be liable to the penalties imposed against licensees for breach of the provisions of this Act.

Liability of Person holding Licence. 34. ( 1.) The person holding a licence for the

use or operation of a motor-vehicle by means of or in respect of which motor-vehicle an offence against any provision of this Act or of the regu­lations is committed by his employee, servant, agent, or workman, or by any person entrusted by him with the possession of the motor-vehicle, shall be deemed to be a party to the offence so com­mitted, and shall be personally liable to the penal­ties prescribed for the offence as a principal offen­der; but nothing in this section shall relieve the person who actually committed the offence from liability therefor.

Burden of Proof on Accused.

( 2.) On every prosecution of any person hold· ing a licence for the use or operation of a motor­vehicle for an offence against any provision of this

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Act or of the regulations which has' been committed by means of or in respect of that motor-vehicle, the burden of ,proving that the offence was not committed by him and that the person committing the offence was not his employee, servant, agent, or workman, or a person entrusted by him with the possession of the motor-vehicle shall be on the accused. 1921, (2nd Sess.), c. 36, s. 8.

Responsibility of Owner.

35. The owner of a motor-vehicle for which a licence is issued under this Act shall be held responsible for any violation of this Act, or of the regulations, by any person entrusted with the pos­session of such motor.

Arrest without Warrant.

36. Every officer or constable of the Provincial Police, or of the police force of any municipality, may arrest without warrant:-

(a.) Any person driving a motor-vehicle upon which no number-plate issued by the Superintendent under this Act is dis­played whom the officer or constable finds committing any act in violation of any of the ,provisions of this Act or of the regulations:

(b.) Any person whom the officer or constable finds committing any act in violation of section 13;

and may detain the person arrested until he can be brought before a Justice to be dealt with accord­ing to law. 1923, c. 49, s. 5.

Cancellation of Licences.

37. Where the licensee holding any licence issued under this Act violates any provision of this Act, or of the regulations, or by reason of reckless or negligent driving, or by reason of the use of intoxi­cants, or for any other reason is, in the opinion of the Superintendent, unfit to drive or operate a motor-vehicle, the Superintendent, upon proof to his satisfaction of the fact or existence of such viola-

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tion or unfitness, and without the necessity of hold­ing any formal or public or other hearing, may suspend the licence and all rights of the licensee thereunder for such period as the Superintendent may see fit, or may cancel the licence. Upon notice of the suspension or cancellation of his licence the licensee shall forthv.ith deliver up the licence and its corresponding number-plates or badge to the Superintendent. Where the licence has been suspended only, the Superintendent shall return the licence and the corresponding number­plates or badge to the licensee at the expiration of the period of the suspension. Where the licence has been cancelled, the Superintendent shall not issue to the licensee any licence under this Act within the period of one year from the date of the cancellation.

REGULATIONS.

General Power to make Regulations.

38. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act according to their true intent or of supplying any deficiency therein, the Lieu­tenant-Governor in Council may make such regula­tions not inconsistent with the spirit of this Act as may be deemed necessary or advisable, which shall be published in the Gazette, and shall have the same force and effect as if incorporated herein.

Specific Powers to make Regulations.

39. Without thereby limiting the generality of any of the provisions contained in this Act, it is declared that the power of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council to make regulations shall extend to:-

(a.) Prescribing the equipment for motor vehicles and trailers, and the inspection, testing, adjustment, display, and use of such equipment, including number-plates, lights, warning bells, horns, and gongs, warning signals, mechanical and other signalling devices, wind-shields, mirrors, brakes, fenders, exhaust-pipes, mufflers, muffler cut-outs, and other devices and equipment, whether of the same or of a

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different kind to those expressly men­tioned:

(b.) Preventing the making of excessive noise by motor-vehicles, or the discharge of annoying smoke therefrom :

(c.) Regulating the width and length of loads carried on motor-vehicles and trailers and the number of trailel's which may be attached to any motor-vehicle :

(d.) Regulating the repairing of motor-vehicles on highways:

(e.) Providing for the carrying of licences on motor-vehicles:

(f.) Regulating the erection and preservation of road-signs, guide-posts, and other de­vices for giving information or warning to travellers on highways:

(g.) Providing for the transfer of licences from one holder to another and from one moto:-vehicle or trailer to another :

(h.) Prescribing fees for anything done or permitted to be done under the regula­tions:

( i.) Prescribing the method of determining any fact necessary to be determined for the purpose of computing the amount of any fee payable under this Act or the . regulations, and the person or official by whom the fact shall be determined :

(j.) Prescribing forms to be used for purposes of this Act or of the regulations.

REPEAL.

40. The "Motor-traffic Regulation Act," being chapter 169 of the "Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1911," and all Acts in amendment thereof are repealed.

COMMENCEMENT.

41. The provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the first day of July next.

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SCHEDULE.

TABLE OF FEEs.

Motor-vehicles other than Motor-cycle1.

A registration fee, payable at time of first registration only .................. $10 00

An annual licence fee based on the taxation units represented by the motor-vehicle, computed as follows :-

Find the taxation units represented by the motor-vehicle by adding the value of the motor-vehicle expressed in dollars to the weight of the motor-vehicle expressed in pounds.

For each motor-vehicle represent­ing 2,500 taxation units, or less, a fee of . • . • . . • . . . • . • . 22 50

For each motor-vehicle represent-ing over 2,500 taxation units, a fee of . . • . • • . . . • • . . . • • . • 22 50

And for each 100 taxation units in excess of 2,500, an additional fee of • • . . • . • • . . . . • . . . . •• . 90

Motor-cycles.

A registration fee, payable at time of first registration only • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00

An annual licence fee of . • . • . . . . . . . . . • . . 7 50

Trailers. Having a rated carrying capacity not ex­

ceeding one-half of one ton, an annual licence fee of . • . • . . . • . . . • • . • • • . • • • 3 00

Having a rated carrying capacity exceeding one-half of one ton, an annual licence fee equal to one-half of the licence fee charged for motor-vehicles, other than motor-cycles, of like value and weight.

Dealers' Licence•.

For licence in respect of motor-vehicles and trailers generally, a minimum fee of •. 50 00

The paymen-t of which fee shall entitle the holder of the licence to the use of

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five number-plates or sets of duplicate number-plates, and to offer for sale, and to operate for purposes of demon­stration for sale, five motor-vehicles or trailers at one time.

For each additional motor-vehicle or trailer required to be covered by the licence, a further fee of . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . $10 00

For licence in respect of motor-cycles and trailers only, a minimum fee of . . . . . 25 00

The payment of which fee shall entitle the bolder of the licence to the use of three number-plates, and to offer for sale, and to operate for purposes of demon­stration for sale, three motor-cycles or trailers at one time.

For each additional motor-cycle or trailer required to be covered by the licerrce, a further fee of • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 5 00

Ohaufleurs' Licences .

• ~n annual licence fee of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00

GeneraZ Fees.

Substitution of licence and number-plate for motor!cycle or trailer, under section 21, a fee of • • . • • • . • . . • . . • • • • • • . • • . • • • 1 00

Substitution of licence and number-plates for motor-vehicle, under section 21, a fee of .••••••••...•....••..•.. : . • . 2 00

Substitution of licence and badge for chauf-feur, under section 21, a fee of . . . . • . 1 00

1920, c. 62, Schedule; 1921 (2nd Sess.), c. 36, s. 9.

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"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT."

REGULATIONS.

PURSUANT to the provisions of this Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council bas been·

pleased to make regulations as follows :-

Interpretation. 1. In these regulations:-

"Act" shall mean the "Motor-vehicle Act," chapter 62 of the Statutes of British Co­lumbia, 1920 :

" Beam of light " shall mean the reflected rays of light which are projected approximately parallel to the optical axis of the reflector :

" Head-light" shall mean any lamp mounted on a motor-vehicle the rays of which are projected forward, other than a spot-light :

" Spot-light" shall mean any lamp fastened to the wind-shield, the wind-shield support, or top of a motor-vehicle.

Application of Interpretation Section of Act.

2. The expressions defined in the interpretation section of the Act (section 2) shall, when used in these regulations, have the same respective mean­ings as in the Act.

Equipment. 3. Every person who drives, operates, or uses on

any highway a motor-vehicle or trail~r shall ob­serve and carry out the following provisions as to equipment and its use:-

Number-plates. (a.) The number-plates issued by the Super­

intendent in respect of a motor-vehicle other than a motor-cycle shall be dis-

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played in conspicuous places, one on the front and one on the back of the motor­vehicle, and the number-plate so issued in respect of a motor-cycle or trailer shall be displayed in a conspicuous place on the back thereof. Every number-plate shall be so fastened to the motor-vehicle or trailer as to prevent the number-plate from swinging, and shall be kept entirely unobstructed and free from dirt, and so that the numbers thereon may be plainly seen and read at all times:

Lamps.

(b.) The motor-vehicle shall be equipped with lamps as prescribed in these regulations of sufficient power and so adjusted and operated as to enable the person driving the motor-vehicle to proceed with safety to himself and to other users of the high­way under all ordinary conditions of high­way and weather:

Head-lights.

(c.) Every motor-vehicle other than a motor­cycle shall be equipped with two head­lights of equal candle-power, one mounted in a conspicuous position on each side of the front of the motor-vehicle, and every motor-cycle shall be equipped· with one head-light mounted in a conspicuous position on the front thereof. During the period from one-half hour after sun­set to one-half hour before sunrise such head-lights shall be kept lighted when­ever the motor-vehicle is in motion on any highway. Every head-light equipped with a reflector shall be so constructed, equipped, or mounted that no portion of the beam of light therefrom when pro­jected seventy-five feet or more ahead of the head-light rises above a plane forty­two inches higher than and parallel with the plane on which the motor-vehicle stands:

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Spot-lights. (d.) No motor-vehicle shall be equipped with

more than one spot-light, and the beam of light therefrom when such motor­vehicle is in motion must always be directed to the right of the medial length line of said motor-vehicle, and that the beam of light from the said spot-light shall strike the ground on the right-hand side of the motor-vehicle on which the spot-light is mounted, at a distance not exceeding one hundred feet in front of the said motor-vehicle :

Tall-lights.

(e.) Every motor-vehicle other than a motor­cycle and every trailer shall be equipped with a lamp mounted on the back thereof capable of displaying a red olight visible in the rear of the motor-vehicle or trailer, and the same lamp or an additional lam11 capable of conspicuously illuminating with white light the rear number-plate on the motor-vehicle or trailer so as to render the numerals thereon visible for a distance of at least fifty feet in the rear of the motor-vehicle or trailer, and such lamp or lamps shall be kept lighted during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise:

Where there is attached to the motor­vehicle for the purpose of being drawn by it any implement of husbandry or any vehicle used exclusively for touring pur­poses and only to convey camping equip­ment, the implement or vehicle so at­tached shall be equipped with a lamp mounted on the back thereof capable of displaying a red light visible in the rear of the implement or vehicle, which lamp shall be kept lighted during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one­half hour before sunrise :

No red light shall be carried or dis­played upon any motor-vehicle or upon

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any trailer, implement, or vehicle drawn by a motor-vehicle in such a manner as to be visible in the direction in which the motor-vehicle is proceeding:

Brakes.

(/.) The motor-vehicle shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the motor­vehicle at all times, and no motor-vehicle shall be allowed to stand unattended with­out first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor of the motor-vehicle :

Horn.

(g.) The motor-vehicle shall be equipped with a suitable horn, bell, or signalling device for producing an abrupt sound, and the same shall be sounded whenever it is reasonably necessary as a signal or warn­to any person of the approach of the motor-vehicle :

Muffler.

(h.) Every motor-vehicle propelled by an in­ternal-combustion engine shall be equipped with an exhaust muffier, and the muffier shall not be cut out or disconnected while the motor-vehicle is in operation within the limits of any city municipality incor­porated under any general or special Act of the Legislature:

Signals.

( i.) Before turning, stopping, or changing the course on the highway of any vehicle, and before turning such vehicle when starting the same, it shall be the duty of the operator thereof to first ascertain whether there i~ sufficient space for such movement to ·be made in safety, and if the operation of other vehicles may reasonably be affected by such turning, stopping, or changing of course, the oper­a tor shall give a signal plainly visible to the opera tors of other vehicles of his

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intention to turn, stop, or change his course. Such signal shall be given either by the use of the hand and arm or by the use of an approved mechanical or elec­trical device :

When the signal required by this sec­tion is given by the use of the hand and arm the intention to turn such vehicle toward the left shall be indicated by ex­tending the hand and arm horizontally from and beyond the left side of the vehicle; the intention to turn to the right shall be indicated ·bY extending the hand and arm vertically with the hand point­ing upward out from £he left side of the vehicle; when the signal to be given is to indicate the intention to stop a vehicle or to abruptly or suddenly check its speed, it shall be given by extending the hand and arm out from and beyond the left side of the vehicle and pointed in a downward direction :

When such signal is given ·by means of a device, it shall only be given by an adequate device which has been approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council:

No person shall sell or offer for sale such a device until it has been approved ·by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council :

The following named mechanical or electrical devices for indicating the direc­tion to be taken by motor-vehicles have been approved of:--

" WSW" Auto Signal: "Mitchell" Auto Signal: " Universal" Auto Signal: "Gordon" Auto Signal: "Mellis" Hand Signal.

Transfer of Motor-vehicle Licence. 4. Upon receipt of the notice of transfer of a

motor-vehicle transmitted pursuant to section 22 of the Act, and upon payment of a transfer fee of one dollar, the Superintendent may transfer the licence mentioned in the notice to the transferee of the motor-vehicle: Provided that in the case of the

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sale or transfer of a motor-vehicle or trailer regi~­tered and licensed without payment of fees iu respect thereof under the provisions of subsections ( 4) and ( 5) of section 26 of the " Motor-vehicle Act," no transfer of such licence shall be made to nny purchaser or transferee other than a munici­pal corporation or a person who has lost a limb through active service in the Great War, except upon payment of the transfer fee of one dollar and upon payment of the fee payable in respect of registration and licensing of said motor-vehicle or trailer provided for in subsections ( 1) and ( 2) of said section :

Transfer of Trailer Licence • • 5. Upon receipt of a notice in writing signed by the holder of a trailer licence and by the purchase1· to whom the trailer has been transferred stating tho! fact of such transfer and requesting a transfer of the licence, and upon payment of a transfer fee of one dollar, the Superintendent may transfer the licence to the purchaser of the trailer.

Chauffeur's Licence Fee. 6. The licence fee payable for a chauffeur's

licence issued pursuant to the Act shall be an annual licence fee of five dollars.

Method of determining Value. 7. For the purpose of computing the amount of

annual licence fees payable under the Act in respect of any trailer or any motor-vehicle other than a motor-cycle, the value of the trailer or motor­vehicle shall be determined on the basis of the dealer's selling-price, f.o.b. point of delivery in Brit­ish Columbia, of trailers and motor-vehicles of the year, make, and style of the trailer or motor­vehicle in question, allowing in all cases where the trailer or motor-vehicle has been used a deduction from the selling-price according to the following table of depreciation:-

VALUES UP TO $1,500, SELLING-PRICE.

For 1 year's use a deduction of 25%. " 2 35%. " 3 45%. " 4 50%.

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And 10% additional for each year of use after fourth year.

Y ALUES $1,500 AND OVER, SELLING-PRICE.

For 1 year's use a deduction of 30%. " 2 " 40%. " 3 55%. " 4 " " 60%.

·And 10% additional for each year of use after fourth year.

In calculating depreciation for any number of months Jess than twelve, an allowance of a prOJ?Or­tionate number of twelfths of the deduction J)re­scribcd for the corresponding year may be made.

Method of determining Rated Carrying · Capacity.

8. For the purpose of computing the amount of annual licence fees payable under the Act in respect of any trailer, the rated carrying capacity of the trailer shall be that fixed and advertised by the manufacturer thereof, or, if not so fixed, the Super­intendent or any person authorized by him may determine its rated carrying capacity.

Power to determine Disputes. 9. Where any dispute arises as to the weight,

value, or carrying capacity of any motor-vehicle or trailer in computing the amount of fees payable in respect thereof, the Superintendent or any person authorized by him for that purpose may determine its weight, value. or carrydng capacity, and his decision shall be final.

Forms. 10. The following forms are hereby prescribed to

be used for purposes of the Act respectively :-

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section II.)

APPLICATION FOil REGISTRATIO!'f AND LICENCE I'Oil A l\IOTOR·VEHICLE OTHER THA!'f A MOTOR-CYCLE.

No. To the Superintendent of Provlnclal PoZlce, Vlctorla,

B.O.: 35

Application Is hereby made, In triplicate, for r~gls­tration and licence In respect of the motor-vehicle de­scribed hereunder :-

Particulars of Motor-vehicle. (1.) Made by (2.) Style (3.) Serial No. (4.) Engine No. . (5.) Number of cylinders (6.~ Weight In pounds (7. Carrying capacity ( 8. Dealer's selling-price f.o.b. ·point of dell very In

British Columbia . (9.) Age, showing ;year of make, date of purchase

from dealer, and lengtn of time In use . (10.) Whether previously registered In the Prov·

lnce, and, If so, when . (11.! Number of licence (If any) last year (12. How and where to be used • (18. Name, In full, of owner . (14-. Full residential address of owner . (15. Occupation of owner . The applicant now tenders the sum of $ ,

being the tee prescribed under the " Motor-vehicle Act," and hereby certifies to the correctness of all the statements herein contained.

Dated this day of 192 at , British Columbia. (Signature of owner.) . •••••...•.•••.......•••...•• (Signature of agent, If signed by anent.) . ........••• (Full residential address of agent.) ....•..•.....•••• (Occupation of agent.) • •........•.••............••

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section 3.)

LICE~CE FOR MOTOR-VEHICLE OTHER Tli.!.N A MOTOR-CYCLE.

Licence No. Revenue Receipt No. This Is to certify that , of , In the

Province of British Columbia, the owner referred to In the attached copy of application for rerstratlon and licence herein, having paid me the sum o dollars ( $ ) , being the fee prescribed under the " Motor-vehicle Act," Is registered the owner of the motor-vehicle other than a motor-cycle described In the said application and Is hereby licensed to use and operate the said inotor-vehlcle In accordance with the provisions of the " Motor-vehicle Act " from the date hereof until midnight on the Slst day of Decem· ber next.

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Dated this B.C.

day of , 192 , at

. . 8uj,erintcniteni. oi i>rovlnOicir· i>uuce. Per ..........••...••••.••.•••.

(Signature of issuing oJIIC(al.) (0 JIIC(a I polltfon.J .......•......•

PROVINCE. OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section 3.)

APPLICATION .FOil REGISTRATIOS AND LICESCE FOR A MOTOR-CYCLE.

No. • To the Superintendent of Provfne(al Pollee, Victoria,

B.O.: Application Is hereby made, In triplicate, for regis­

tration and licence In respect of the motor-cycle de­scribed hereunder :-

Particulars of Motor-cycle. (l.i Made by (2. Style (3. Serial No. • (4.) Engine No. . (~) Number of cylinders . (6.) Whether previously registered In the Province,

and, If so, when . (7.l Number of licence (If any) last year (8. Name, In full, of owner . (9. Full residential address of owner (10.) Occupation of owner . The applicant now tenders the sum of $ ,

belnli the fee prescribed under the " Motor-vehicle Act, and hereby certifies to the correctness of all the statements herein contained.

Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C. (Signature of owner) ............................ . (Signature of agent, If signed by agent) . ...••....••• (Full residential address of agent) . ..•.•.•..•..••••• (Occupation of agent) . ••.•.••...•••••........•.•••

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section 3.)

LiCENCE FOB MOTOB·CYCLE.

Licence No. Revenue Receipt No. This Is to certify that , of , In the

Province of British Columbia, the owner referred to 37

In the attached copy of application for relrlstratlon and licence herein, having paid me the sum of dollars ( $ ) , being the fee prescribed under the " Motor-vehicle Act," Is registered the owner of the motor-cycle described In the said application, and Is hereby licensed to use and operate the said motor­cycle In accordance with the provisions of the " Motor­vehicle Act" from the date hereof until midnight on the 31st day of December next.

Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C.

· · superiniendeni · ~~ ·;;o~tneitii P"ouce. Per .•........•....•••••......

(Signature of Issuing official.) (Of!lclal position) •••.••••......•

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"1\IOTOR-VEHICLE AOT." (Section 3.)

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND LICENCE FOB A. TRAILER.

No. To the Superintendent of Provincial Pollee, VIctoria,

B.a.: Application Is hereby made, In triplicate, for regis­

tration and licence In respect of the trailer described hereunder :-

Particulars of Trailer.

(2. Style • ( 3. Serial No. (4. Weight In pounds

(l.l Made by •

(5. Rated carrying capacity (6. Dealer's selling-price f.o.b. point 'of delivery In

British Columbia . (7.) Age, showing year of make, date of purchase

from dealer, and length of time In use ('8.) Number of licence (If any) last year ({).) How and where to be used •

~10.) Name, In full. of owner • 11.) Full residential address of owner 12.) Occupation of owner .

The applicant now tenders the sum of $ , belnl{ the fee prescribed under the " Motor-yehlcle Act, and hereby certifies to the correctness of all the statements herein contained.

Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C. (Signature of owner) ............................ . (Signature of agent, ff signed bv agent) . •.••••••.••• (Full residential addreBB of agent) . .•.•••.••••..•••• (Occupation of agent) • •••. : • .•......•......••..•••

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PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR· VEHICLE ACT." (Section 3.)

LICENCE FOB TRAILER.

Licence !No Revenue Receipt No. This Is to certify that , of , In the

Province of British Columbia, the owner named In the attached copy of application for registration and licence herein, having paid me the sum of dollars ( $ ) , being the fee prescribed under the " Motor-vehicle Act," Is registered the owner of the trailer described In the said application, and Is hereby licensed to use and operate the said trailer In accordance with the provisions of the " Motor-vehicle Act" from the date hereof untn midnight on the 31st day of December next.

·Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C.

No.

· · superintenileni · oi 'Pio'vtnCitiz' .P'Oztce. Per .....••...•....•...••••..•••

(Signature of issuing oJl!cfal.) (Of/lcfal position) • ••••••••••••••

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Sectton ~.)

APPLICATION FOB A MOTOB·DEA.LEB'S LICEXCE.

To the Superintendent of Provincial Police, Victoria, B.O.:

Application Is hereby made, In triplicate, for a licence pursuant to the " Motor-vehicle Act," chapter 62 of the Statutes of British Columbia, 1920, authoriz­Ing the undermentioned dealer to buy and sell motor-

and trailers, and to operate motor-and trailers for purposes of demonstration for sale.

Name, In full, of dealer • Full residential address of dealer Occupation of dealer • Place where business will be carried on

Street, , B.C. The dealer has no other established place of busi­

ness In British Columbia, except the following 'l'he applicant now tenders the sum of

dollars ( $ ) being the fee prescribed by the " Motor-vehicle Act •1 for the licence, and also a fur-ther sum of dollars ( $ ) , being the prescribed fee of dollars ( $ ) , each for additional motor- or trailers to be covered by the licence.

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Dated this day of , 192 (Signature of dealer) ••••••....•..............•..• (Signature of agent, if slgnea 1111 agent) . ...........• (Full residential address of agent) .•. .•.•.......••.. (Occupation of agent) • ••...................•..•..

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section ~.)

MOTOR-DEALER'S LICEliCE.

Licence No. Revenue Receipt No. This Is to certlty that , ot , In the

Province of British Columbia, the dealer named In the attached copy of application for a Motor-dealer's Licence, having paid me the sum of dollars ( $ ) , being the fee prescribed under the " l!otor-nhlcle Act," Is hereby licensed to buy and sell motor- and trailers at Street, British Columbia, and to operate motor- and trailers for purposes of demonstration for sale. and to therein use demonstration number-plates, Nos. , In accordance with the provisions of the " Motor-vehi· cle Act " from the date hereof until midnight on the 31st day of December next.

Dated this day of , 19~ , at B.C.

No.

. . 8~j,erintenileni. oi 'Pro·r·lncia·,· Police. Per ...............•....•...••.

(Signature of Issuing oJ!Iclal.) (OJ!Iclal position) •.• ..•...••.•..

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section 6.)

:s'OTICE OF El!TRY OF FOREIGll TOURING MOTOR· VEHICLE.

To the Superintendent of Prot:fnclal Pollee, Victoria. B.O.:

You are hereby notified that the motor-vehicle de­scribed hereunder was brought Into the Province of British Columbia at from for tempo-rary use for touring purposes on the day of

, 192 , and will be taken back to within ninety days from that date.

Particular~ of M otor-vel'lfcle. (1.) Made by (2.) Style (3.) Serial No.

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(4.) Engine No. • ~5.) Number of cylinders (6.) Name, In full, of owner . ( 7.) Full residential address of owner (8.) Occupation of owner • The undersigned further states that the owner has

complied w1th the laws of his place of residence with .respect to the registration and licensing of the said motor·vehlcle, which was registered on the day of , 192 , at , under r-to. , and Is now carrying displayed thereon the reglstra· tlon number-plat~s for the current year assigned under those laws for the said motor-vehicle.

Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C. (Signature of owner) ............................ . (Signature of agent, If signed bv agent) . ... , ....•..• (Full reBidentfal addreBB of agent) ••....•.......••.. (Occupation of agent) • .••...•.•••................ ,

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section 6.)

CERTIFICATE OJ' REGISTRATIOY OF FOREIGN TOURING MOTOR-VEHICLE. '

No. This Is to certify that , of Street,

In the of , the owner named In the attached copy of notice, has caused the motor­vehicle described In the said notice to be registered with me pursuant to the provisions of the " Motor­vehicle Act" for use by him within the Province of British Columbia for touring purposes during a period not exceeding days from the date hereof.

Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C.

No.

· · suj,erintcititi-iti · ~i -p,:cir"titciril. i>~uce. Per ..•...............••.••....

(Signature of Issuing of!lclal.) (Of!lclal position) . ••......••...•

PROVI~CE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE AOT." (Section 7.)

APPLICATIOY FOB. CHAUFFEUB.'S LICENCE.

To tT111 Superintendent of Prorinolal Pollee, Victoria, B.O.:

The underslgnt>d applicant hereby mak~s application, In triplicate, for the Issuance to him of a licence to

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act as a chauffeur under the provisions of the " :\Iotor­vehlcle Act " In the Province of British Columbia for the period ending at midnight on the 31st day of December next, and submits the following statement of facts:-

~1.) Name In full of applicant • 2.) Full residential address of applicant 3.~ Occupation of applicant •

( 4. Place and date of birth . ( 5. Particulars of experience of applicant In han-

dling motor·vehlcles . (6.) Particulars of experience of applicant as a

chauffeur . (7.) Number of chauffeur's licence (If any) last

year The applicant now tenders the prescribed f••e of

, and hereby certifies to the correctness of all the statements herein contained.

Dated this day of , 102 , at B.C. (Signature of applicant) . .....•...••..•.•.••.....•

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section 7.)

CHAUFFEUR'S LICENCE. Licence No. Revenue Receipt No.

This Is to certify that , of Street, , In the Province of British Columbia, the

applicant named In the attached copy of application for chauffeur's licence, having paid me the sum of

, being the prescribed fee under the " !lfotor-vehlcle Act," Is hereby licensed to act as a chauffeur within the Province of British Columbia In accordance with the provisions of the "Motor-vehicle Act" from the date hereof until midnight on the 31st day of December next.

Dated this day of , 192 . at B.C.

. . 8uj,eri,;te~aeni. oi 'Pro'vinciaz· i>ouce. Per ....•......................

(Signature of Issuing official.) (Official position) . ............. .

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section 18.)

APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO MINOR TO OPER.\l'E A 1\IOTOR·VEHICLE.

To The undersigned applicant, being a person under

the age of seventeen years but over the age of fifteen

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years1 hereby makes application, In triplicate, for a permtt to drive and operate a motor-vehicle on the highways In the Province of British Columbia under the provisions of the " Motor-vehicle Act," and sub­mits the following statement of facts:-1.1 Name In full of applicant • . 2. Full residential address of applicant •

8. Occupation of applicant • 4. Place and date of birth • 5. Name, In full, of parent or guardian • 6. Full residential address of parent or guardian

(T.) Place where applicant proposes to operate motor-vehicles under permit now afplled for •

(8.) Particulars of experience o applicant In han-·dllng motor-vehicles •

The applicant hereby certllles to the correctness of all the statements herein contained.

Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C. lSignature of applicant In full) •• •.•••.•••••••...••.

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"!MOTOR-VEHICLE ACT." (Section 18.)

PERMIT, This Is to certify that , of Street,

, In the Province of British Columbia, the applicant named In the attached copy of application for permit, being a person under the age of seventeen years but over the age of fifteen years, Is granted a permit as a ll.t and competent person to operate a motor-vehicle pursuant to section 1& of the " Motor­vehicle Act," chapter 62 of the Statutes of British Columbia, 1920.

Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C.

No.

(Signature In full of 18sufng oJflclal) • ••••..• (OJflclal porifionJ •..•..•••..........•....

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

"MOTOR-VEHIOLE ACT." (Secteon 11.)

APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION 0:1' LICENCII.

To the Superintendent of Provincial Pollee, VIctoria, &~: .

Application Is hereby made, In triplicate, on behalf of the licensee named In [state nature of licence} Licence No. , Issued on the day of

, 192 , for the substitution therefor of a new licence pursuant to section 21 of the " Motor­vehicle Act." The facts as to the loss, mutllatlon, or destruction of number-plates or badge on which thll application Is based are as follows:

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The applicant now tenders the sum of , beln!f the fee prescribed under the " Motor-vehicle Act, and delivers up the said licence and [ lnBerl Btatement of number-plate or badoe dell11ered up] Issued therewith; and hereby certifies to the correct­ness of all the statements herein contained.

Dated this day of , 192 , at B.C. (Slonature In full of lfcenaee) • •........•.••..•..•.. (Full re8fdentfaJ addreBI ofllcenBee) ••.••..••••.•... (Occupation of lfcenBee) • •••••••••••••.••.•.....••• (Sionature In full of aoent, If Bloned bv aoent) • .••••. (Full resfdentfaJ addreBB of aoent) • •...•.•••••..•..• (Occupation of aoent) • ...•..•.•••••..••...•....•••

J. D. MAcLEAN, Provincial 8ecretar11.

Provincial 8ecretarv' s 0 jfice, Victoria, B.a., June 11th, 1920.

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RULE OF THE ROAD. Eztract from" Highway Act," R.S. 1911, Chap. 99,

as amended by StatuteiJ of 1920, Ohap. 82.

Vehicles meeting to turn to the Right. 17. (1.) In case a person travelling or being

upon a highway in charge of a vehicle drawn by one or more horses or other animals, or propelled by some other means, meets another vehicle drawn or propelled as aforesaid, he shall seasonably turn out to the right from the centre of the travelled portion of the highway, allowing to the vehicle so met one-half of the travelled portion of the high­way.

Right of Way at Highway Intersections.

(2.) The person in charge of a vehicle so drawn or propelled upon a highway shall have the right of way over the person in charge of another vehicle approaching from the left upon an intersecting highway, and shall give the right of way to the person in charge of another vehicle approaching from the right upon an intersecting highway; but the provisions of this subsection shall not excuse any person from the exercise of proper care at all times.

Vehicle overtaken to turn to the Right. ·18. In case a person travelling or being upon a

highway in charge of a vehicle so drawn or pro­pelled, or on horseback, is overtaken by any vehicle or horseman travelling at a greater speed, the per­son so overtaken shall as soon as practicable turn out to the right and allow the overtaking vehicle or horseman to pass. Vehicle overtaking Another to turn to the Left.

19. In case a person travelling upon a highway in charge of a vehicle or upon horseback overtakes any vehicle or horseman, it shall be the duty of

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such person to turn out to the left; and if he finds it impracticable to turn out as aforesaid, he shall so regulate the speed of his vehicle or horse as tQ allow the overtaken vehicle or horseman to precede him to some point on the highway where such turning-out to the left and a passing can safely be effected.

If Impracticable for Vehicle to turn out, same must be stopped while other passes.

20. In the case of one vehicle being met or over­taken by another, if by reason of the extreme weight of the load on' either of the vehicles so meeting or on the vehicle so overtaken the driver finds it impracticable to turn out as aforesaid, he shall immediately stop, and if necessary for the safety of the other vehicle, and if required so to do, he shall assist the person in charge thereof to pass without damage.

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REGULATION OF TRAFFIC UPON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. EIIJtract from British Columbia Gazette of October !5th, 1923, page 8108.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Order in Council No. 1248, approved on the 16th day of October, 1923, the following regulations have been made regarding vehicles used, driven, or operated on the highways in the unorganized districts and where specified hereunder in the organized districts, within the area known as "Traffic District No. 1," as defined by subsection (1) of section 3 of the " Highway Act Amendment Act, 1920" :-

" Where the vehicle is used for the carriage of goods or persons in the unorganized districts and the highways described hereunder, the weight of such vehicle, including its load, shall not exceed four short tons.

Name of Highway. I From. To. Municipality or Organized District.

Island Highway •...• City boundary, Albern! (East South end, VIctoria Quay, City of Albernl. Line D.L. 14) Rogers Creek

Island Highway ....• City boundary, Port Albern! Argyle Street (Intersection City of Port Albernl. (Rogers Creek Bridge) of Klngsway)

Island Highway South boundary, City of North boundary, City of City of Courtenay. (Parksvllle North) Courtenay Courtenay

Island Highway ..••• South boundary, City of North-west boundary, City of City of Duncan. lj ·I Duncan• Duncan• I' I' I

• Excepting the paved portion.

REGULATION OF TRAFFIC UPON PUBLIC HIGHWAY8-0ontinued.

Name of Highway. I From. To. Municipality or Organized District.

Island Highway ••..• North-west boundary, City or North bounda1·y, :\lunlclpallty Municipality of North

!! I; Duncan of North Cowlchan Cowlchan. Trans-Provincial High- West boundary, Langl~y :\lu· ~:ast boundary, Langley Mo· Municipality of Langley.

way (Yale Road) nlclpalityf nlclpalityt Trans-Provincial High- West boundary, Matsqul :\Iu- East boundary, l\Iatsqui Municipality ot lllatsqul.

way (Yale Road) nlclpallty Municipality Trans-Provincial High- Sooth boundary, Abbotsford East boundary, Sumas Mn- Municipality of Sumas.

way (Yale Road) Townsite nlclpallty Huntingdon Road •.. Trans-Pl'Ovlnclal (Yale Road) North boundary, Huntingdon Municipality of Sumas.

Townsite Trans-Provincial High- South boundary, Chilliwack East boundary, Chilliwack Municipality of Chilli·

way (Yale Road) ~lonlclpality* l\lonlclpallty wack. . t Excepting paved portion, Langley Prairie to lllorrayvllle. *Excepting portions through City of Chilliwack and the paved portions In the District Municipality

due southerly and easterly respectively of the City of Chilliwack.

" Where the vehicle is used for the carriage of goods on the highways as described hereunder, the weight of the vehicle, including its load, shall not exceed eight short tons.

Name of Highway. . - .. •-r.ulotlll From. To. I Municipality or Unorganized District.

Island Highway •.... City limits, Harriet Road, Cralgtlower Bridge, bou"nd- Saanich Municipality. VIctoria ary of Esqulmalt Electoral

District Island Highway ....• Cralgtlower Bridge ........ End of concrete paving, Esqulmalt Electoral

Langford Station, E.&N. District. Railway

Island Highway ..... .Sanalmo City limits ...... South Wellington Road .... Nanalmo Electoral Dis-trlct.

Klngsway .......... Knight Street, city limits, Park .Street (.Boundary Road) Municipality of South Vancouver Vancouver.

Xlngsway .......... Boundary Road (Park Street) Tenth Avenue• (city limits, Municipality of New Westminster) Burnaby.

Trans-Provincial High- Langley Prairie ........... Murrayville .............. Municipality of way (Yale Road) La.Dgley.

Trans-Provincial High- Easterly boundary, City of To end of paving east of Municipality of Chilli-way (Yale Road) Chilliwack Gibson Road wack.

Trans-Provincial High- Southerly boundary, City of Southerly to end of "War· Municipality of Chilli-way (Yale Road) Chilliwack renlte Blt'Ullthlc" paving wack.

"Any person who owns or drives any vehicle on any highway to which these regulations apply, in contravention to the regulations, shall be guilty of an offence against the • Highway Act,' and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.

"Any person to whom these regulations might otherwise apply may, with the consent of the Minister of Public Works, enter Into an agreement for the payment to the Crown of a composition in respect to any additional load in excess of the loads limited by these regulations, and thereupon that person shall not be subject to any prohibition or penalty prescribed by these regulations in respect of the load dealt with in the said agreement."

These regulations shall come into force on the 15th day of November, 1923.

Department of Public Works, Parliament Buildings,

Victoria, B.O., October 19th, 19~8. W. H. SUTHERLAND,

Minister of Public Works.

CARRYING OF FIREARMS IN MOTOR-VEHICLES.

E:J:traot from "Game Aot" (Statute• of 1914, OAapter SS, ar amended b11 Statuter of 1928, OAapter 18, Section 18).

Carrying of Firearms during Close Season and carrying of Loaded Firearms at any Time prohibited.

26. No person, whether holding a firearms licence under this Act or otherwise, shall carry or have in his possession while in a motor-vehicle (as defined in the " Motor-vehicle Act ") or in a sailboat, or any yacht or boat propelled by steam, gasolene, electrical or other similar motive power, any firearm, or have, drive, operate, or use upon or along any highway a motor-vehicle which contains any fire­arm, in any part of the Province, except during the o.pen season declared for game in respect of such part of the Province, or except on a permit of the Game Conservation Board. No person shall at any time discharge, or carry, or have in his possession while in or on a railway-car, hand-car, speeder, velocipede, or other vehicle on any rail­way, or while in or on a motor-vehicle, wagon, sleigh, bicycle, or other vehicle, a loaded shotgun or rifle.

VJOTOBU., D.O. : PriDted bJ WILLUK B. OVLLIN, PrlDter to the KIDI'I

Moat E:rc:elleut MIJelfJ. 1924..

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