Examiner, and not otherwise. And any bank in the process of voluntary liquidation may transfer its depositors' liabilities to some other bank and surrender its certificate of authority to the State Examiner, but no such transfer shall be made without first having obtained the written approval and consent of the State Examiner, and then only upon such terms and conditions as he shall require.

Reorganization as National Bank.

Section 110. Any state bank may reorganize under the laws of the United States as a national banking association. As soon as such bank shall have obtained the certificate of authority of the Comptroller of the Currency, authorizing it to commence business under the national banking laws, such reorganized bank shall take and hold all the assets, real and personal, of said state bank, subject to all the liabilities existing against such bank at the time of such reorganization, and shall immediately notify the State Examiner of such reorganization.

Violation-Penalty.

Section 111. Any officer, manager, director, owner or employe of any bank or trust company in this state, who wilfully and knowingly violates any of the provisions of this Act, for which a penalty is not expressly provided herein, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Failure to Report Transfer of Stock.

Section 112. Any officer, director or employe of any bank or trust company, who fails, neglects or refuses to report any transfer of stock to the State Examiner at the time the same is made, under the provisions of Section 15 of this Act, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviciton thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, or shall be confined in the county jail for not less than six months nor more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment, within the discretion of the court.

Violation of Section 38.

Section 113. Any officer, director or employe who violates any of the provisions of Section 38 of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000, nor more than $5,000, or by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Penalty for Accepting Gratuities, Etc.-Misapplication of Funds.

Section 114. Any officer, director, agent, teller, clerk or employe of any bank or trust company who asks for, receives or consents or agrees to receive, any commission, emolument, gratuity, compensation or reward, or any promise of any commission, emolument, gratuity, compensation or reward, or any money, property or thing of value or of personal advantage, for procuring or endeavoring to procure for any person, firm or corporation, any loan from, or the purchase or discount of any paper, note, draft, check or bill of exchange by any such bank or trust company, or for permitting any person, firm or corporation to overdraw any account with such bank or trust company, or any officer, director, owner, trustee, employee

or agent of any bank or trust company in this state, who abstracts or wilfully misapplies any of the money, funds or property of such bank or trust company, or wilfully misapplies its credit, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary of this state for not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, within the discretion of the court.

Incurring Liability in Excess of Legal Limit.

Section 115. Any officer, director or agent of any bank or trust company in this state, who makes or delivers any guaranty or endorsement on behalf of such bank or trust company, whereby it may become liable upon any of its discounted notes, bills or obligations, in any sum beyond the amount of loans and discounts which such bank or trust company may legally make, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one month or more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Illegal Acts by Directors, Officers and Employees.

Section 116. A director of any bank or trust company, organized under the laws of this state, who concurs in any vote or acts of the directors of such bank or trust company, or any of them, by which it is intended to make a loan or discount to any director of such corporation, or upon paper upon which any such director is liable or responsible to an amount exceeding the amount allowed under the provisions of this Act; or, any officer, director or employe of any such bank or trust company, who intentionally conceals from the officers or directors of such bank or trust company any discounts or loans made by it between the regular meetings of its board of directors, or the purchase of any securities or the sale of its securities during the same period; or knowingly fails to report to the board of directors when required to do so by law, all discounts or loans made by it and all securities purchased by it between the regular meetings of its board of directors, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one month nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

False Statements Regarding Banks.

Section 117. Any person who wilfully and knowingly makes, circulates or transmits to another or others, any statement or rumor, written, printed, or by word of mouth, which is untrue in facts and is directly or by inference derogatory to the financial condition or affects the solvency or financial standing of any bank or trust company, or national bank, doing business in this state, or who knowingly counsels, aids or procures another to start, transmit or circulate any such statement or rumor, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than one year, or by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Fraudulent Insolvency.

Section 118. Any officer or director of a bank or trust company

in this state who, in case of the fraudulent insolvency of such bank or trust company, shall have participated in such fraud, or any officer or director who wilfully does any act, as such officer or director, which is expressly forbidden by law, or wilfully omits to perform any duty imposed upon him as such officer or director by law, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one month nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

False Entries.

Section 119. Any officer, director, employe or agent of any bank or trust company, organized under the laws of this state, who makes a false or untrue entry in any book or in any report or statement of the business affairs or condition, in whole or in part, of such bank or trust company, with intent to deceive any officer, director, or any agent or examiner or any person employed or lawfully appointed to examine into the condition or into any of its affairs, or any public officer, office or board, to which such bank or trust company is required by law to report, or which has authority by law to examine into its affairs, or into any of its affairs, or who, with like intent, wilfully omits to make a new entry of any matter particularly pertaining to the business, property, affairs, assets or accounts of such bank or trust company, in any book, report or statement of such bank or trust company, made, written or kept by him or under his direction, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary of this state for not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Repeal.

Section 120. That all of Chapter 326, Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 1920, as amended by Chapters 30 and 165, Session Laws of Wyoming, 1921, and all of Chapters 327, 328, 329 and 330, Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 1920, and Chapter 84, Session Laws of Wyoming, 1923, are hereby repealed.

Constitutionality.

Section 121. If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act. The Eighteenth Wyoming State Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this Act, and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-sections, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.

Section 122. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Section 123. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after April first, 1925.

Approved February 27, 1925.

CHAPTER 158.

Original House Bill No. 75.

OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS.

AN ACT relating to the use of the public highways and the rights, remedies and liabilities of persons thereon; providing for the regulation of the weight, speed and operation of motor vehicles; fixing penalties for violation of the Act, and repealing Sections 19, 20 and 21, Chapter 69, Session Laws, 1921, and all Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Limit in Size of Load.

Section 1. No vehicle shall be operated on the highways of this State whose width, including load, is greater than ninety-six (96) inches, except tractors which shall not exceed one hundred eight (108) inches in width except, vehicles hauling loose hay or loose straw shall not exceed 120 inches in width; a greater height than twelve (12) feet six (6) inches, or a greater length than thirty (30) feet, and no combination of vehicles coupled together shall be so operated whose total length, including load, shall be greater than eighty-five (85) feet, provided that in special cases vehicles whose dimensions exceed the foregoing may be operated under permits granted by the State Highway Superintendent or County Commissioners as to county roads only.

Limit in Weight of Loads.

Section 2. No vehicle of four wheels or less, whose gross weight, including load, is more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) pounds; no vehicle having a greater weight than eighteen thousand (18,000) pounds on. one axle, and no motor vehicle having a load of over seven hundred (700) pounds per inch width of tire upon any wheel concentrated upon the surface of the highway (said width to be measured between the flanges of the rim), shall be operated on the highways of this State; provided that in special cases vehicles whose weights, including loads, exceed those herein prescribed, may be operated under special permits granted by the State Highway Superintendent, and under such conditions as to time, route, equipment, speed and otherwise as he may determine. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding sixty days or by both fine and imprisonment; provided further that the Superintendent of Highways or any of his assistants or any of the peace officers of the State are hereby authorized to enforce this section.

Speed.

Section 3. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on any public highway outside of a city or town at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper having due regard for other traffic and the intended use and condition of the road, nor at a rate of speed such as to endanger the life or limb of any person or animal. A speed in excess of thirty-five miles per hour shall be prima facie evidence of failure to operate a motor vehicle at a speed that is reasonable and proper; provided that the speed limits in this section shall not apply to police or

any officer of the law when answering emergency calls demanding excessive speed. Every person shall at all times have the motor vehicle operated by him under absolute control. Upon approaching an intersection of highways, or a bridge or a sharp curve, or a steep descent, or another vehicle or an animal, or a person, the person operating the motor vehicle shall give a timely signal with his bell, horn or other warning device, and shall reduce the speed of such motor vehicle to a reasonable rate, and shall not exceed such speed until entirely past such intersection, bridge, curve, descent, vehicle, animal or person. Upon approaching any place where passengers are getting on or off of street cars, or school motor vehicle or wagon placarded as such on each end, every person operating a motor vehicle shall bring such a vehicle to a full stop, and shall not start again until such street car, motor vehicle or wagon has started.

Meeting and Passing.

Section 4. Any person operating a motor vehicle shall, upon request or signal, such as the raising of the hand, from a person riding, driving or leading a restive horse or horses, or other animal, or, driving a herd or number of loose animals, bring such motor vehicle immediately to a stop, and if such animal or animals appear badly frightened, shall cause the motor of such vehicle to cease running so long as shall be reasonably necessary to prevent accident and insure the safety of others, and if traveling in the opposite direction, shall hold the motor vehicle stationary so long as may be necessary to allow such animal or animals to pass, and if traveling in the same direction, use reasonable caution in passing such animal or animals, provided that the person or persons in charge of an animal or animals, being driven along any highway shall use due diligence in clearing the highway for vehicle traffic as quickly as possible. Whenever any person, traveling with any vehicle or conveyance on any road or public highway in this state, shall meet another vehicle or conveyance traveling in an opposite direction it shall be the duty of the driver of such vehicle or conveyance to turn promptly to the right of the center of the traveled road and to remain on the right of the center of the traveled road until such vehicle or conveyance has passed. And whenever any person traveling in any vehicle or conveyance on any public roads or highway shall overtake another vehicle or conveyance traveling in the same direction, and shall by sound or call, indicate to the driver thereof, a desire to pass, it shall be the duty of the driver of the vehicle or conveyance in front, if the nature and condition of the ground and of his load will permit, to turn promptly to the right of the center of the road, and the driver of the vehicle or conveyance behind shall then turn to the left of the center of the road and pass without interfering or interrupting, and the driver of the vehicle or conveyance passing, shall not return the vehicle to the center of the road until at least fifty feet ahead of the vehicle or conveyance passed. The driver of any vehicle, upon approaching any intersection of public highway, shall be required to protect and give right-of-way to all vehicles on his right.

Mirrors on Motor Vehicles.

Section 5. No person shall operate or drive any motor vehicle on the highways of this State that is so covered, loaded or constructed as to obscure the driver's view of the highway to the rear, nor any vehicle which is so covered, loaded or constructed that any portion thereof to the rear of the driver projects more than eighteen inches