Dear eddie14-ga;
I?m posting this as a comment for the time being because, ironically,
different types of licenses and exams were mandated by the state of
New York at different times. Please let me know if this works for you
as an answer:
?Massachusetts was in the vanguard when it comes to licenses, it turns
out. It wasn?t until 1917 that the state?s neighbor to the west, New
York, enacted similar laws. How that legislation developed offers a
mini-lesson in social history.
According to a Web-site devoted to the history of license plates in
New York, the state began issuing driver?s licenses in 1903, just as
Massachusetts did. In New York, however, the only people required to
have them were mechanics or those who were hired to drive, and the
licenses were known as chauffeur?s certificates. Those who drove
nonprofessionally did not need a certificate.
By 1910, New York had required chauffeurs to be tested before
certificates were issued, and these certificates had to be renewed
annually. Successful applicants received a metal badge. In 1917, New
York City decided to require an exam for operator?s licenses?but it
applied only to those driving vehicles that did not belong to them or
their families. Two years later, the city decided that all drivers in
the city should be tested and licensed.
Finally, in 1924?19 years after Massachusetts had gone down the same
road?the State of New York required all drivers to be licensed.?
CONNECTICUT VALLEY REGION
http://www.cvr.citymax.com/page/page/674196.htm
From ?Lifeline? by Margot Cleary
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Here you will see a 1916 Chauffeur?s ?badge?, the license that
permitted them to operate motor vehicles.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
?AMERICA ON THE MOVE?
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_161.html
Please let me know if this answers your question.
Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga ? Google Answers Researcher |
