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and lights

Every motor vehicle while in use on a public Brakes, sigshall be provided with good and efficient brakes, and nal devices ith a suitable horn or other signal, and be so con- required ucted as to exhibit during the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, two lamps showing white lights visible within a reasonable distance in the direction toward which such vehicle is proceeding and also a red light visible in the reverse direction; provided, exceptions noted in section 1 of this act are required to show only one white light in the direction toward which such vehicle is proceeding.

passing other

SEC. 13. The driver of every motor vehicle shall turn to Manner of the right in meeting other vehicles, teams, horses and per- passing sons moving or headed in an opposite direction, and turn to the left in passing other vehicles, teams, horses and persons moving or headed in the same direction.

may fix

not less than

hour

SEC. 14. The local authorities of incorporated or unincor- Local porated cities or towns may regulate by ordinance, rule or authorities regulation hereafter adopted, the speed of motor vehicles speed limitwithin the limits of such cities or towns, on condition that 12 miles per such ordinance, rule or regulation shall also fix the same speed limitation on all other vehicles, such speed limitation not to be in any case less than one mile in five minutes; and also on further condition that such ordinance, rule or regulation shall fix the penalties for violation thereof similar to and no greater than those fixed by such local authorities for violation of speed limitation by any other vehicle than motor vehicles.

operation of

SEC. 15. This act shall in no wise affect any statute now Exception of existent or that may hereafter be enacted providing for a this act license on automobiles for hire.

meanor for

SEC. 16. Any person who violates any of the provisions of Misdethis act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on con- violation viction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than twentyfive dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each

offense.

automobile

SEC. 17. The amount of fees received by the secretary of Fees to go to state, as in this act provided, shall be paid into the state road fund treasury to the credit of a special fund to be known and designated as the "Automobile Road Fund," and may only be disbursed at such times, in such amounts and in such manner as follows: When receipts aggregate a sufficient amount

Distinctive

number for

exchange of ownership of a motor vehicle, the vendor, except a manufacturer or dealer, shall within ten days return to the secretary of state the license tag affixed to such motor vehicle.

SEC. 6. Every motor vehicle shall also at all times have the number assigned to it displayed on the back of such each vehicle vehicle in such manner as to be plainly visible, the numbers to be in Arabic numerals, light on dark background, each not less than three inches in height, and each stroke to be of a width of not less than half an inch, and also as a part of such number, the abbreviated name of the state in light on dark background, such letters to be not less than one inch in height.

Dealers to register one vehicle of each type dealt in

Tags not transferable

nonresident owners Proviso

SEC. 7. A manufacturer of or dealer in motor vehicles shall register one vehicle of each style or type manufactured or dealt in by him and be entitled to as many duplicate license tags for each style or type so manufactured or dealt in, as he may desire, on payment of an additional fee of one dollar for each duplicate tag. If a license tag and the corresponding number shall thereafter be affixed to and displayed on every vehicle of such style or type as in this section provided, while such vehicle is being operated on the public highways, it shall be deemed a sufficient compliance with the provisions of this act, until such vehicle shall be sold or let for hire. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a motor vehicle employed by a manufacturer or dealer for private use or for hire.

SEC. 8. No motor vehicle shall be used or operated upon the public highways of this state after this act takes effect which shall display thereon a license tag or number belonging to another vehicle, or fictitious license tag or number.

SEC. 9. Nonresident owners of motor vehicles are exempt Concerning from the provisions of this act for a period of thirty consecutive days at any time; provided, the owners have complied with any law requiring the registration of owners of motor vehicles in force in the state, territory or federal district of their residence, and the registration number and initials or abbreviation of the state, territory or federal district, shall be displayed on such vehicle substantially as provided in this act.

speed on

SEC. 10. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a pubReasonable lic highway at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the traffic and use of the highway, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person or the safety of any property.

highways

Duties of automobilist regarding teams or horses

SEC. 11. Every person having control or charge of any motor vehicle upon any public highway and approaching any vehicle drawn by a horse or horses, or any horse upon which any person is riding, shall operate, manage and control such motor vehicle in such manner as to exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent the frightening of any such horse or

horses and to insure the safety and protection of any person riding or driving the same. And if such horse or horses appear frightened, the person in control of such motor vehicle shall reduce its speed, and, if requested by a signal or otherwise by the driver of such horse or horses, shall not proceed further toward such animal or animals unless such movement be necessary to avoid accident or injury, or until such animal or animals appear to be under the control of the driver or rider.

and lights

SEC. 12. Every motor vehicle while in use on a public Brakes, sighighway shall be provided with good and efficient brakes, and nal devices also with a suitable horn or other signal, and be so con- required structed as to exhibit during the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, two lamps showing white lights visible within a reasonable distance in the direction toward which such vehicle is proceeding and also a red light visible in the reverse direction; provided, exceptions noted in section 1 of this act are required to show only one white light in the direction toward which such vehicle is proceeding.

passing other

SEC. 13. The driver of every motor vehicle shall turn to Manner of the right in meeting other vehicles, teams, horses and per- vehicles sons moving or headed in an opposite direction, and turn to the left in passing other vehicles, teams, horses and persons moving or headed in the same direction.

authorities

may fix

not less than

SEC. 14. The local authorities of incorporated or unincor- Local porated cities or towns may regulate by ordinance, rule or regulation hereafter adopted, the speed of motor vehicles speed limitwithin the limits of such cities or towns, on condition that 12 miles per such ordinance, rule or regulation shall also fix the same hour speed limitation on all other vehicles, such speed limitation. not to be in any case less than one mile in five minutes; and also on further condition that such ordinance, rule or regulation shall fix the penalties for violation thereof similar to and no greater than those fixed by such local authorities for violation of speed limitation by any other vehicle than motor vehicles.

SEC. 15. This act shall in no wise affect any statute now Exception of operation of existent or that may hereafter be enacted providing for a this act license on automobiles for hire.

meanor for violation

SEC. 16. Any person who violates any of the provisions of Misdethis act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than twentyfive dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense.

automobile

SEC. 17. The amount of fees received by the secretary of Fees to go to state, as in this act provided, shall be paid into the state road fund treasury to the credit of a special fund to be known and designated as the "Automobile Road Fund," and may only be disbursed at such times, in such amounts and in such manner as follows: When receipts aggregate a sufficient amount

Disposal of increment of

fund

Appropriation, $500

sale and use

to offset initial expenditures under appropriation provided for in section 18 of this act, such amount shall be transferred to the state general fund and the state controller and state treasurer are hereby directed to make such transfer in the regular manner in which fund transfers are made. The secretary of state is entitled to draw against such automobile road fund not to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars in any one year for the purpose of defraying actual expenses in procuring license tags and record books and for the payment of necessary postage. His claims for such expenditures shall be made in the same manner as other state claims, and when favorably passed upon by the state board of examiners, shall constitute legal claims against the state for which the state controller is directed to draw his warrants and the state treasurer is instructed to pay the same. The residue shall remain intact in the state treasury until it shall have reached the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, when this amount shall be apportioned by the state board of revenue to the several counties in the state, according to their population at the time of the last regular census, and expended in county road construction and betterments under the supervision of the state engineer in conjunction with the several boards of county commissioners. Such apportioned funds shall remain in the state treasury and be paid out by warrants drawn by the state controller on proper claims certified to by the several boards of county commissioners and the state engineer and allowed by the state board of examiners, which warrants the state controller is hereby directed to issue and the state treasurer to pay.

SEC. 18. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred dollars for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.

CHAP. 207—An Act to regulate the sale and use of poisons in the State of Nevada, and providing a penalty for the violation thereof.

[Approved March 24, 1913]

The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to vend, Restricting sell, give away or furnish, either directly or indirectly, any of poisonous poisons enumerated in schedules "A" and "B" in section drugs 7 of this act as hereinafter set forth, without labeling the package, box, bottle or paper in which said poison is contained, with the name of the article, the word "POISON," and the name and place of business of the person furnishing the same. Said label shall be substantially in the form hereinafter provided. It shall be unlawful to sell or deliver any of

the poisons named in schedule "A" or any other dangerously poisonous drug, chemical, or medical substance, which may from time to time be designated by the state board of pharmacy of Nevada, unless on inquiry it is found that the person desiring the same is aware of its poisonous character, and it satisfactorily appears that it is to be used for a legitimate purpose. It shall be unlawful for any person to give a fictitious name or make any false representations to the seller or dealer when buying any of the poisons thus enumerated. Printed notice of all such additions to the schedule of poisons named and provided for in this section, and the antidote adopted by the board of pharmacy for such poisons shall be given to all registered pharmacists with the next following renewal of their certificates. It shall be unlawful to sell or deliver Druggist to keep record any poison included in schedule “A” or the additions thereto, of care of without making or causing to be made an entry in a book kept poisons solely for that purpose, stating the date and hour of sale, and the name, address and signature of the purchaser, the name and quantity of the poison sold, the statement by the purchaser of the purpose for which it is required, and the name of the dispenser, who must be a duly registered pharmacist. Said book shall be in form substantially as follows:

Date and Name of
Hour Purchaser

Residence

Kind and Purpose Signature Signature of Form of
Quality of Use of Druggist Purchaser record

proper

This book shall always be open for inspection by the proper Open to authorities, and shall be preserved for at least five (5) years inspection after the date of the last entry therein.

white letters

SEC. 2. The label required by this act, to be placed on all Label in packages of poison, shall be printed upon red paper in dis- on red paper tinct white letters, or in distinct red letters upon white paper, and shall contain the word "poison," the vignette representing the skull and cross-bones, and the name and address of the person or firm selling the same. The name of an antidote, if any there be, for the poison sold, shall also be upon the package.

to adopt and schedule of

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the state board of phar- State board macy to adopt a schedule of what in their judgment are the of pharmacy most suitable common antidotes for the various poisons publish usually sold. After the board has adopted the schedule of antidotes antidotes as herein provided for, they shall have the same printed and shall forward by mail one copy to each person registered upon their books, and to any other person applying for the same. The particular antidote adopted (and no other) shall appear on the poison label, provided for in section 2 of this act, or be attached to the package containing said poison. The board shall have power to revise and amend the list of antidotes from time to time, as to them may seem advisable. The entries in the poison book and the printed or Entries in written matter provided for in sections 2 and 3 of this act English shall be in the English language; provided, that the vendor of

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