Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-02-17

owner of such automobile or motor vehicle
would be required to pay if such auto
mobile or motor vehicle were registered
prior to August first in said year The
provisions OF section 1850 of the Public
Statutes, in SO far as the same conflict
with the foregoing provisions are hereby
repealed.
A person acquiring an automobile or
motor vehicle that is already registered as
provided by this act shall not be required
to pay an additional registration fee dur
ing the year OF such registration provided
That the person acquiring said automobile
or motor vehicle shall within five days
after coming into possession of said auto
mobile or motor vehicle cause said auto
mobile or motor vehicle to be registered
In his name. The fee for such re-registra-
ton shall be one dollar to be added TO the
maintenance fund hereinafter designated
In determining the number of registra-
lions OF an automobile or motor vehicle
for the purposes of annual registration
such re-regiStratiOn shall not be counted
as an annual registration.
SEC. j. Automobiles or motor vehicles
shall be exempt from taxation
Sec. 4. Section 4100 OF the Public
as follows:
Section 41OO. All fees recovered by
chapter 176 of the Public Statutes as
amended by this act, shall be deposited
making application, and said secretary
shall pay the same quarterly into the state
treasury. All expenses incurred by the
secretary of state under the provisions of
this chapter shall be deducted from the
gross amount of fees received under the
provisions of this chapter, and the balance
shall be set apart as separate fund to be
called the Maintenance Fund.-" to be
used in the repair and maintenance of the
main thOrOughfareS and state roads, and
said money shall be expended upon such
thorOughfareS under the supervision and
direction of the state highway commits
SlOner. Said commissioner shall make such
rules and regulations respecting the ex
penditure and appOrtionment of such
fund as in his Judgment, seems for the
best interests of the state.
Said commissioner shall cause such
amounts of money to be expended in the
several counties of the state as shall CORE
Spond SO Tar as practicable to the amounts
of registration and license fees raised in
the respective counties under the prOvi-
sions of this act. The said maintenance
fund" is hereby appropriated for the pur-
poses specified herein, and the auditor of
accounts shall draw his orders therefor
state highway commissioner.
SEC 5. Section 40S1 of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended by adding at
the end thereof, the following:
The term manufacturer or dealer, as
used in this section, shall apply to per-
son, firm or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in automobiles or motor machines
SEC. 6. Section 1893 of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following:
Such plates shall also bear the date of
the year of the registration of such auto
mobile or motor. vehicle. And an owner
of an automobile or motor vehicle, in lieu
OF the number plate attached to the front
of an automobile or motor vehicle upon
making request to and upon being author
lied by said Secretary of State, and in
conformity with regulations prescribed by
said Secretary of State, cause said regis
tration number to be painted on front of
the radiator of said automobile or motor
vehicle.
Sec. T.. Section 4OS7 of the Public
Statutes, is hereby amended by adding at
the end of the section the following:
No person shall drive an automobile or
motor vehicle without the consent of the
owner.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved January %, 1909