Dickenson v. Cahoon, Sheriff

The question presented in this habeas corpus proceeding is whether or not the general weight limitation of 16,000 pounds for motor vehicles * licensed to operate on the roads of this State applies to a certificated private contract carrier holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity under Section 4 of Chapter 14764, Acts of 1931.

Section 11 of said Chapter 14764, Acts of 1931, contains two independent paragraphs which, standing set off to themselves although included in a single section of Chapter 14764, supra, read seriatim as follows:

“The vehicle weight of any truck or trailer…