Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 46 Part 1.djvu/1468

 SEVEN TY-F IRST C ONGRESS. SESS. III. Cia. 317. 1931 . 142 5 revocation of operators' permits ; and to exercise any pow er or Office of director of p erf orm any duty im pos ed on the di rec tor of tr aff ic, wh ich office traffic abolished. is hereby abolished ; and in the administration of the above powers and aut hority the commis sione rs may exerc ise the sam e thr ough such officers or agents of the District as the commissioners may Proviso. designate : Pr ovided, That no m ember of the Metr opolit an Po lice power of Metropoli- Department may be empowered to perform any function under this tan Police limited to Act other than in the enforcement thereof. enforcement. "(b) There is hereby established in the government of the District Department of vehi- cles and traffic . of Columbia a department of vehicles and traffic, which, under the Establ ished ; pow ers . direction of the commissioners, shall have charge of the issuance and revocation of operators' permits, the registration and titling of motor vehicles, the making of traffic studies and plans, the installa- tion and maintenance of traffic signs, signals, and markers, and of such other mat te rs as may be det er min ed by the commissioners . The commissioners shall a oint a director of vehicles and traffic Appointment of di- hp I rector ; personnel. who shall be in charge of said department, and such other personnel as they may de em necessary to perform the duties thereof and as ma y be app ropriated for by Congress . The salaries of such director Sal aries . of vehicles and traffic and other personnel shall be fixed in accord- ance with the Classification Act of 1923. The director of vehicles Removal. and traffic shall be responsible directly to the commissioners for the faithful performance of his duties and shall be subject to removal by the commissioners for cause. ,t he The Co mmi ssi one rs of the Di str ict of Co lum bia are hereby Regulations for oper- ating, etc ., mo tor vehi- authorized and empowered to make, modify, and enforce reasonable ties to be made. regulations in respect to brakes, horns, lights, mufflers, and other equipment, the inspection of the same ; the registering, reregistering, titling, retitling, transferring of titles, and revocation of the certifi- Proviso. cate of title to motor vehicles and trailers : Provided, That hereafter IssueofCongressional congressional tags shall be issued by the commissiones under consecu- tags . ti ve numbe rs, one t o each S enator a nd Repre sentative in Cong ress for their official use, which when used by them individually while on Privileges. off icial business, s hall authorize t hem to park thei r automobiles in any available curb space in the District of Columbia, except within fire plug, fire house, loading station, and loading platform limitations, and such congressional tags shall not be assigned to or used by others. "(d) The commissioners shall cause to be levied, collected, and cl s; fieg motor vehi- paid such fees for titling and retitling as they deem necessary, not to exceed the sum of $1 for each such titling or retitling, and they shall not after the 1st day of January, 1932, register or renew the registra- Reg ist rati on . tion of any motor vehicle or trailer unless and unti l the ow ner the reof shall make a pplication in th e form prescribe d by the commis- sioners, under oath, and be granted an official certificate of title for Veh icl es such vehicle . No registration or other fee shall be charged to vehi- fee harges eaem ptfr om c les ow ned by the Federa l or Distri ct Gov ernme nt, or any duly accredited representative of a foreign government . The owne r of a Certificate of title . Ope rati ng v ehic le motor vehicle or trailer registered in the District of Columbia shall without, prohibited. not after the 1st day of January, 1932, operate or permit or cause to be operated any such vehicle upon an y public highway in the District without first obtaining a certificate of title therefor, nor shall any individual knowingly permit any certificate of title to be obtained in his name for any vehicle not in fact owned by him, and any indi- vid ual violating any provision of th is subsection or any regulations Penalty for violation. p romulg ated t hereu nder s hall be fin ed not more than $ 1,000 or Imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Iftheproperlydesig-tisated to issue cer - nated agent of the commissioners shall determine that an applicant for a certificate of title is not entitled thereto, such certificate of title may be refused, and in that event unless such determination is 57894'-31-90

�