Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. 49,.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REdlS-
TERINa. NUMBERING AND RIG
uLAT1Na THE SPEED OF AUTO
MOBILES AND MOTOR VEHICLES
AND FOR LICENSING THE oFER-
AToR THEREOF.
It Is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section 1. All automobiles and motor
vehicles shall be registered by tho owner
or person in control thereof In accord
ance with the provisions of this act.
Application for such registration may bs
made. by mail or otherwise. to the Sec
rotary OF state or any agent thereof
designated for this purpose, upon blanks
prepared under his authority. The appli.
cation shall contain in addition to such
other particulars as may be required by
said secretary, a statement Of the name,
place OF residence and address OF the
applicant, with a brief description of
the automobile or motor vehicle, includ-
ing the name OF the maker, the number,
II any, affixed by the maker. the char
acter OF the motor power. and the
amount OF such motor power stated in
figures OF horse power; and with such
application shall be deposited q regis.
tration fee OF two dollars. The said Sec
rotary Of state or his duly authorized
agent shall then register, In book to
be kept for the purpose the automobile
or motor vehicle described in the appli-
cation. giving to such automobile or
motor vehicle distinguishing number
or other mark. and shall thereupon issue
to the applicant certificate Of registra-
ton. Said certificate shall contain the
name. place Of residence and address OF
the applicant and the registered number
or mark. shall prescribe the manner In
which said registered number or mark
shall be inscribed or displayed upon the
automobile or motor vehicle, and shall
be in such form and contain such further
provisions as the secretary Of state may
determine. A proper record of all appli.
cations and Of all certificates issued shall
be kept by the secretary Of state In his
Office. and shall be open to the inspection
OF any person during reasonable busi-
ness hours. The certificate Of registration
shall always be carried In some easily
accessible place in the automobile OF
motor vehicle described therein. Upon
the sale Of any automobile or motor We
hicle It's registration shall expire, and
the vendor shall Immediately return the
certificate Of registration to the secre.
tary Of state, with notice Of sale, and OF
the name. place Of residence and address
Of the vendee.
Sec. 2. Every manufacturer Of, or deal.
er in. automobiles or motor vehicles may.
instead Of registering each automobile
or motor vehicle owned or controlled by
him, make application upon a blank pro-
vided by said secretary Of state for a
general distinguishing number or mark,
and said secretary may, II satisfied Of the
facts stated in said application, grant
said application, and issue to the appli-
cant a certificate Of registration contain
ing the name. place OF residence and ad-
dress Of the applicant. and the general
distinguishing number or mark assigned
to him, and made in such form and con-
tanning such further provisions as said
secretary Of state may determine and all
automobiles and motor vehicles owned
or controlled by such manufacturer or
dealer shall. until sold, or let for hire,
or loaned for period Of more than five
successive days be regarded as registered
under such general distinguishing num-
Der or mark. The fee for every such IL
cense shall be ten dollars.
Sec. 8. Except az otherwise provided
herein. no automobile or motor vehicle
shall, after tho FIRST day Of May in tho
year nineteen hundred and five. be op-
Grated upon any public highway or pri.
vate way laid out under authority OF
statute unless registered as heretofore
provided, and the registered number OF
mark Of every automobile and motor ve-
hicle operated as aforesaid shall at all
times plainly be displayed thereon in
arabic numerals not less than four inches
Icing. and conforming in this and other
details to the requirements prescribed by
the secretary Of state in his certificate
Of registration.
sec l. License for operating auto.
mobiles and motor vehicles shall be issued
by the secretary Of state or duly author
lied agents thereof. Application shall be
made upon blanks prepared by the secre-
tary Of state for this purpose. and the
licenses issued shall be in such form and
shall contain such provisions as said Sec
Rotary Of state may determine. To such
licensee shall be assigned some dlstin.
gushing number or mark. and a proper
record Of all applications for license and
Of all licenses issued shall be kept By
the secretary of state at his office. and
sl1au be open to the inspection of any per-
son during reasonable business hours
Each license shall state the name, place
Of residence and address of the licensee
and the distinguishing number or mari