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sixTY-E1GHTH CONGRESS. sm. 11. Ch. 443. 1925. 1123 NONRESIDENTS N0hf¤SldGD£S. Sec. 8. (a) The owner or operator of any motor vehicle who is m;lif.§`,TEL_“°m mm not a legal resident of the District, and who has complied with the laws of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or of a foreign country or political subdivision thereof, in respect of the re istration of motor vehicles and the licensing of operators thereof, shall, subject to the provisions of this section, be exempt from compliance with section 7 and with any provision of law or regulation requiring the registration of motor vehicles or the dis- ` play of identification tags in the District. Such exemption shall P°'i°°°‘°‘°““’“°“· cover the period immediately following the entrance of such owner or operator into the District equal to the period for which the director has previously found that a similar privilege is extended to legal residents of the District by such State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or foreign country or political subdivision thereof. The director shall from time to time ascertain such privileges and cause his findings to be promulgated. (b) Any operator of a motor vehicle who is not a legal resident m§(§’§f,§“f,g’}_‘8,i§fg,}.‘,‘;§j of the District and who does not have in his immediate possession ¤¤t <>¤*·¤id¤ i>¤r¤¤i¢· an operator’s permit issued by a State, Territo , or possession of the United States, or foreign country or political? subdivision thereof, having motor vehicle reciprocity relations with the District, shall not operate a motor vehicle in the District unless (1) the laws of ,,,gf’1‘§§1“,§‘[,§ °§§{’,’§§§; the State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or foreign ¤¢f¤¤¢· country or political subdivision thereof, under which the motor vehicle is registered do not require the issuance of a motor vehicle _ operator’s permit or (2) he has submitted to examination within 72 t;£§‘,f,§‘§{,i,§,§‘§§§$,‘§‘Si“* hours after entering the District and obtained an operator’s permit in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of this Act. Any in- r¤m.i¢y rm- violadividual who violates any provision of this subdivision shall, upon °‘°“‘ conviction thereof, be fined not less than $5 nor more than $50 or imprisoned not less than 30 days, or both. ‘ srnnnfive AND nncxmzss muvnvc SP°•d‘¤¤·°*¤· Sm. 9. (a) No motor vehicle shall be operated upon any public Rm ““°"°d‘ highway in the District at a rate of speed greater than 22 miles per hour, except in such outlying districts, and on such arterial high- Ways, as the director may designate. _ S md M ti (b) No individual shall operate a motor vehicle over any public °°° '°° ° °“ highway in the District (1) recklessly; or (2) at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having revard to the width of the public highway, the use thereof, and the tradic thereon; or (3) so as to endanger any property or individual; or (4) so as unnecessarily or unreasonablv to damage the public highway. _ hmmm (0) Any individual violating any provision of this section where d,ivi,,g_ the offense constitutes reckless driving shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days; and upon conviction for the second or any subsequent offense such individual shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, and shall be imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than one year, and the clerk of the court shall certify forthwith such conviction to the _ _ director, who shall thereupon revoke the operator’s permit of such R°"°°"°°“°“’°"“'*‘ individual. . (d) Any individual violating any provision of this section, except ’°' °"’“ where the offense constitutes reckless driving, shall, upon conviction for the first offense, be fined not less than $5 nor more than $25; upon conviction for the second offense, such individual shall be fined not