Ordinance Providing for the Inspection of Motor Vehicles

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particulars in which same has been found to be defective and shall speciy the date on which said motor vehicle shall be returned for reinspection. Section 9. The action of the Board in refusing to issue a certificate evidencing that said motor.vehicle has successfully passed the test as by law or this ordinance prescribed may be reviewed by any court of record in St. Toseph County, on appeal, to be taken in the same manner as appeals from Boards of County Commissioners; but during such appeal the owner of such vehicle shall not operate the same upon the public highways of the City of South Bend, excepting to move the same to a place for repair and return to the station to be reinspected. Section 10. After notice shall be given to the owner of any motor vehicle to present the same for inspection, it shall be unlawful for any person to continue to operate said vehicle upon the highways of the City of South Bend after the expiration of the time fixed in said notice, unless the same shall be submitted for inspection and.carries a certificate evidencing that it has passed inspection; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not prevent the movement of said motor vehicle, if it has been submitted for but failed to pass inspection, from the inspection station to a place of repair and return for reinspection. The Board may demand, however, the presentation of any motor vehicle for reinspection, notwithstanding the fact it carries a certificate. Section ll. Notwithstanding the fact that any motor vehicle shall properly carry a certificate of inspection as herein authorized, if the owner and /or driver thereof has reason to believe that said motor vehicle has became unsafe for operation upon public highways, it shall be his duty to cause the same to be promptly presented to an inspection station for reinspection; provided, however, that this section of the ordinance.shali not apply to lights, signalling devices, mirrors, or tires, if the same shall be immediately properly replaced or repaired when found to be defective. Section 12. If, subsequent to the making of inspection of any motor vehicle as herein required, the same shall be sold and the possession transferred from one person to another, such motor vehicle shall, within five days of such transfer, be presented to an inspection station for reinspection; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to sales of newly manufactured motor vehicles by authorize& dealers or agencies, nor to used cars sold by individual owners to authorized dealers and agencies, but when resold or used by said agency or dealer, they shall be reinspected and subject to this ordinance. Section 13. The inspection of motor ♦lahicles required by this ordinance shall include brakes, lights, signalling devices, windshield wipers, rear vision mirrors, reflectors, steering mechanism, wheel alignment and tires, and such other safety factors as may enable said Board to determine that each