Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-05
Change in Blanks for
Automobile Registration.
Total Expenditures by Insurance
Dept. for 1909, S13,042.14.
Lot Purchased for New Dormitory
At Pennington.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Jan. rs, at 10 A. M.

tratiOn department in the office OF the
secretary of State the coming season
which will meet the approval of auto
mobile owners, motor cycle owners,
operators and dealers, as we'll as
those who have charge Of the work in
the department, is the change in the
style of the different application
blanks, samples of which have al
ready been received at the Depart
meHt.
The blanks which had heretofore
been used by the department since the
enactment of the law in 1905 were of
the size of d letter sheet and contained
four pages, and were of necessity
bulky, but in the new blanks d great
deal OF unnecessary space has been
eliminated so that they are now but
32sx6 inches in size. They are also
printed on cardboard instead OF paper
and serve the double purpose Of APP
plication and record for indeXing pur-
pose The different blanks are of uni
form size but are readily distinguished
by their color.
The blanks for the registration of
automobiles and motor cycles are very
similar and state that the applicant APP
plies under the provisions of Section II
of Chapter IA of the Acts of 1905 for
registration of the motor vehicle deS-
cribed and declares the following
statement to be true. Then comes the
name of the owner, his residence.
State, street and number, postoffice
address, express office. style of ma
chine. maker, makers number, motive
power of the machine, horsepower and
predominating color. also if the ma
chine is provided with adequate
brakes, locking device, muller. and a
suitable bell horn, or other means of
signaling. There are alSc blanks for
the day, date and year of the applica
ton and for the applicants name in
full. On the motor cycle banking the
locking device is omitted.
The blank for application to operate
automobiles and motor cycles in Maine
requires the name and postoifice adj
dress of the applicant. the date birth,
giving year, month and day. sex,
height, weight, color of hair and eyes,
approximate number of miles he has
operated motor vehicles on the high
ways. whether or not he mas any men
tai or physical infirmity which would
management or control by him of
motor vehicle. and also if he is IA
miliar with the rules of the road and
automobile law in this State. This
application has to be signed and dated
as that for the registration OF automo-
bileS or motor cycles.
The blank for the manufacturers or
dealers registration requires the name
of the concern represented by the APP
plicant and manufacturing or dealing
in automobiles or motor cycles, the
location of its place of business. giving
state, city or town, street and num-
her, whether or not the concern manu-
features or deals in automobiles,
motor cycles or both, whether or not
the vehicles are provided with ade-
quatc brakes, muiIlcrS and lamps. with
proper locking devices and with suit
able bells, horns. or other means of
signaling when they are on the high
way, what is the greatest number of
vehicles which the dealer is likely to
have upon the highways of Maine at
any one time, for purposes of demon
stration or for letting for periods of
less than five successive days. The
rame of the applicant is required to be
signed in full as the authorized agent
of the concern represented
Announcement was made at the Of
flee of the Insurance commissioner
Tuesday that the total expenditures of
the department for the year ending
as follows: