The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-04-20
n LAW NOT ENFORCED.
A Large Number Pay No Attention to
The Law Below.

There Is a law on the statute books
requiring the registration of all auto
mobiles and motor vehicles Of all
kinds. Some few regard the law, but
we're no law on the subject. For the
information of the public, that they
may know what the law Is the law
Is published below:
1t Is the duty of the police to ar
rest any man who runs an automobile
In the streets without a number dis
played in conspicuous place. Look at
the machines running without these
numbers being displayed. lis cars
have been registered In this county
since the law was enacted in 1906. or
that number about half of them are
now out Of commission. Each ma
chine is to be registered. One regis
, tration does not give the holder Of
that certificate the right to transfer
his number from one machine to an
other.
The law on the subject is as fol-
lows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
South Carolina, every owner Of an
automobile or motor vehicle, whether
the same be propelled by steam, gas
oline, electricity, or other source Of
energy, shall, before operating said
vehicle upon any Of the streets or
highways Of this State, file in the Of
flee Of the clerk of the court of the
county where such owner or operator
resides, a statement containing his
name and address, with a brief de-
scription Of the character Of such We
hicle, including the name Of the MAX
er and number Of the motor vehicle,
and shall pay to the clerk as a reg
istration fee the sum of one dollar.
The said clerk Of court shall there
upon issue such person a certificate,
properly numbered, stating that such
owner or operator has registered in
accordance with this section, and
shall cause the name of such owner,
with his address and the number Of
his certificate, and a description Of
motor vehicle, to be placed in alpha
betical order in book kept for that
purpose. Any person, or persons,
hereafter acquiring an automobile, or
wishing to operate one on any Of the
streets or highways Of this State, shall
within ten days after acquiring the
same, register with the Clerk of
Court OF his county, as required by
this section. This section shall not
apply to any person manufacturing
or dealing in automobiles, or motor
vehicles, except those for his own
private use. or those hired out. The
Clerk Of Court shall number the GER
tificates issued by him in the order
in which they have been issued, and
upon the request of the holder Of
ooN" tncIcOh
the number of the same. or issue a
duplicate showing the number.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to operate a motor vehicle
In this State without first having
placed upon the back of such vehicle
in a conspicuous place, the name of
the county in which his certificate
is filed. and also the number of such
vehicle. which name and number
shall be plainly placed or printed
thereon, the number in Arabic nu-
merals. black on white ground, of
not less than three inches in height,
and each stroke to be of width not
less than one-half inch.
Section 4. Any person, or persons,
violating any of the provisions of this
act. shall for each offense be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof by any Court of
competent jurisdiction, be liable to
fine Of not less than twenty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars,
or imprisonment at hard labor for
terms not exceeding thirty days.