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 SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS. SESS. III. CH. 317. 1931 . 1427 with heretofore adopted and promulgated are continued and shall remain in full force and effect until amended, altered, or revoked. "( h) Al l regu lation s prom ulgat ed und er the auth ority of the Publication of regu- Traffic Acts and this Act, except those made by the Public Utilities lati ons . Commission under powers given it by the Act of March 4, 1913, and these Acts, shall, when a dopted, be pr inted in one o r more of the daily newspapers published in the District, and no penalty shall be Effective date . enforced for any violation of any such regulation which occurs within ten days after such publication, except that whenever the Exception . Commissioners of the District of Columbia deem it advisable to make effective immediately any regulation relating to parking, diverting of vehicular traffic, or the closing of streets to such traffic, the regulati on shall be e ffective imme diately upon p lacing at the point where it is to be in force conspicuous signs containing a notice Signs on highways, of the regulation. The placing at or upon the public highway of wit hout proper author- any sign relating to parking or regulation of traffic, except by the authority of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent, or of the joint board, is prohibited : Provided, hot applicable, nn- That this restriction shall not apply to any such signs which do less to reserve space . not purport to reserve space on the public highways and which the Public Utili ties Commissi on may author ize under the provisions of this Act. "(i) All prosecutions for violations of provisions of the Traffic laPrrosecutions for vio- Acts, excepting section 11 thereof, and this Act or regulations made and promulgated under the authority of said Acts shall be in the police court of the District of Columbia upon information filed by the corporation counsel of the District of Columbia or any of his assistants . "SPEEDING AND RECKLESS DRIVING "SEC . 9 . (a) No vehicle shall be operated at a greater rate of speed limit . speed than permitted by the regulations adopted under the authority of this Act . " (b) Any person who drives any vehicle upon a highway care- Reckless driving. lessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving. " (c) Any individual violating any provision of this section where fensenalty for first or- the offense constitutes reckless driving shall upon conviction for the first offense be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than thirty days ; and upon con viction for t he second or any subsequent quentnd, and subse offense commit ted within tw o years from the date of an y such pre- vious offense such individual shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both . " (d) Any individual violating any provision of this section, ex- violations f°f or o ther cept wh ere the offens e cons titutes reckle ss dri ving, s hall up on con vic- tion for the first offense be fined not more than $25 ; upon conviction for a second offense committed within one year from the date of convict ion of the fir st off ense su ch indi vidual shall be fine d not more than $100 ; and upon conviction for the third or any subsequent offense committed within one year from the date of conviction of the first offense such individual shall be fined not more than $300 or be imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. " FL R R IN G FR OM SCENE OF ACCIDENT-DR IVING UNDER THE INFLUEN CE OF LIQUOR OR DRUGS " SEC. 10. (a) Any person operating a motor vehicle, who shall Report of accident. injure any person therewith, or who shall do substantial damage to pro perty therewi th and fail t o stop and giv e assistance, together

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