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ART. 56] MOTOR VEHICLES. 1455
the said horse or horses or other animals have passed a safe
distance, in the meantime making as little noise as possible
with the steam.
1904, ch. 518, sec. 6.
136. Any person driving a motor vehicle the owner of which
shall not have complied with the provisions of this sub-title, or
which motor vehicle shall display a fictitious number, the same
being a number other than that designated for such motor
vehicle by the secretary of State, shall, upon conviction, be fined
in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars and in default of payment
thereof be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a
period not exceeding thirty days; provided, this section shall
not be construed to prohibit a motor vehicle displaying the
proper number of its license from also displaying any other
number for any lawful purpose.
Ibid. sec. 7.
137. Any person driving a motor vehicle upon any public
streets, public highways, public roads, turnpikes, parks, public
parkways or public driveways in this State in a race or on a
bet or wager shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, and, in default of payment thereof, be pun-
ished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not
exceeding thirty days.
Ibid. sec. 8.
138. All motor vehicles used in this State shall be provided
with a suitable lock to lock the starting lever, throttle or switch
by which the vehicle is started, and no person shall allow any
motor vehicle operated by him to stand or remain unattended
on any road in said State, or street or road in any town or city
in said State, without having first locked the lever, throttle or
switch by which the vehicle may be set in motion.
Ibid. sec. 9.
139. Any person violating the provisions of this sub-title shall,
except as otherwise provided herein, upon conviction, be fined
in a sum not exceeding the amount hereinafter set forth : For
a violation of section 131, fifty dollars; for a violation of sec-
tion 132, twenty dollars; for a violation of section 133, twenty
dollars; for a violation of section 134, sub-division 1, twenty-
five dollars; for a violation of section 134, sub-division 2,
twenty-five dollars; for a violation of section 134, sub-division
3, fifty dollars; for a violation of section 135, fifty dollars or
confinement in the county jail for not less than thirty days, or
both, in the discretion of the magistrate or court. In default
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