The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-06

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lost or mutilated plates seyenty-five cent.
eacn. EXpreSsage on registration mum
Application for registration applied fol
py manufacturer or dealer in automo
pies or motor trucks, during the period.
beginning the first day of October ani
ending December thirty first in any year
one-half of the registration fee.
Every manufacturer or dealer in motor
cycles shall annually pay a fee of 81,
9oiiars for registration certificate to han
gle. demonstrate, sell and exchange mo
Tor cycles. The secretary of state shall
furnish the manufacturer of. or dealer ir
motor cycles with three sets of seals OF
0tner distinguishing marks free of cost
for every seal for motor cycle in addition
70 the three seals originally furnished
tne manufacturer or dealer in motor cy.
cies 10 replace lost or mutilated plates
by the receiver
EVERY manufacturer or dealer in auto.
MOBILES, auto trucks and motor cycles in
s s. state shall pay to the secretary OF
december thirty-frst nineteen hundred
ana eleven, and annually on this date
thereafter, provided that any manufac-
turer or dealer as aforesaid, commencing
BUSINESS IN this state after January first
OF any year, shall pay to the secretary
OF state at the time of commencing said
vided. 'N
Section TO- Whenever manufacturer
or dealer sells or exchanges an automo-
pie, ne or they shall Immediately notify
me secretary of state to whom the motor
Nehlcle has been sold or exchanged with
description of motor vehicle, name of
maker, name of make, if possible horse
power and address of the party to whom
SOLD or exchanged. The secretary of state
shall furnish necessary blanks for making
SAID reports Application FOR registration
applied for by manufacturers or dealers
IN automobiles. not including motor. cy-
cles, during the period between the first
DAY OF October and ending December
th1rty-first in any year one-half of the
registration fee.
Section II. No motor vehicle of what
soever KIND shall be operated by resi-
dent of this state of Maine, upon any
highway, townway, public street avenue.
driveway, park or parkway unless regis
tered as heretofore provided, and no per-
motor vehicle upon any highway, town
way, public street. avenue, driveway,
park or parkway. unless licensed to do SO,
under the provisions of this act. Every
registration of motor vehicles shall eX-
pire on the thirty-tirst day of December
of each year and the certificate of regis
tration thereupon becomes void.
Section II. A person transferring the
ownership of registered automobile or
motor truck and applying to the secreta-
ry of state for registration of another au-
tomobile or motor truck in the same cal
endar year, shall receive certificate of
upon payment of fee of two dollars,
and pay eXpressage provided the horse
power is the same as that of the former
automobile or auto truck, but if the horse
power of the other vehicle is greater he
shall pay the difference between the fee
paid by him for the vehicle first regis
tered and the fee for the vehicle of great
err horse power. A person who may eX-
change an automobile or motor truck be-
fore the first day of August in any year
and procure certificate of registra ton
paying therefor fee of two dollars, Shall
ii the automobile or motor truck received
in exchange is of less horse power than
the former vehicle. be entitled to a re-
bate of one-half the difference between
the fee of said former vehicle and the fee
for the vehicle of lower horse power re-
ceived in exchange as aforesaid. Provid-
ed. however, that person transferring
the ownership of a motor cycle and apply
ing for registration of another motor cy-
Gle within the same calendar year, shall
pay for registration certificate thereof a
fee one dollar, which fee shall include
seal on number plate expressage to be
paid by the receiver.
Section 10. A log hauler traction en-
CINE or other motors to be used in draw
ing heavily loaded sledges, carts, drays
or vans, may be operated upon the ways
of any town, provided the owner Or oper-
ator thereof shall first secure written per-
NIT from the municipal officers of such
town, SO to operate, and shall deposit
with said municipal officers a good and
officers and their successors in office in
amount satisfactory to said municipal Of
ficers, conditioned to reimburse said town
for any expenses necessarily incurred in
repairing all damages to their townways
caused by the use of such log hauler,
traction engine or other motor thereon.
Section IA. Licenses for operating mo-
tor vehicles shall be issued by the Secre-
tary of state to persons not less than
sixteen years of age. Applications shall
be made upon blanks prepared by the sec
rotary of state for this purpose and the
licenses issued shall be in such form and
shall contain such provisions as said sec
latary of state may determine. To such
licenses shall be assigned some distin-
gushing number or mark and proper
record of all applications for license and
of all licenses issued shall be kept by the
secretary of state at his Office and shall
be open to the inspection of any person
during reasonable business hours. Each Ii
cense shall state the name, age, place of
residence of licensee and the distinguish
ing number or mark assigned to him. The
fee for such license to operate an auto
shall be two dollars. which shall be de-
posted at the time of making the appli-
cation. The secretary of state may at
any time suspend or revoke any license
for any violation of this act or regulation
made Hereunder. Before a license to OPP
crate is granted the applicant shall pre-
sent such evidence as to his qualification
to operate a motor vehicle, as may be
person licensed to operate motor vehicles
shall endorse his name in the margin of
the license and such license shall not be
valid until so endorsed.
Section 49, Non-residents may operate
motor vehicles on the roads and highways
of this state not exceeding thirty days
without registration, provided that such
motor vehicle is registered in some other
state or country and has attached there
to registered plates, and driven by per-
son licensed to operate in this or some
other state or country. Previous to the
expiration of said thirty days, il the own
er is to continue operation within this
state, he must make application to the
secretary of state for registration in ac-
cordance with section eight and pay the
fee Of
Five dollars for automobile, twenty
horse power and under,
Ten dollars for automobile between
twenty horse power and including thirty
five horse power.
Fifteen dollars for automobile of over
thirty-five horse power
Three dollars for motor cycle,
Ten dollars for auto truck,
Ten dollars for traction engine and loe
hauler
on receipt of which fee the secretary OF
state shall furnish said applicant GER
tificate of registration and two number
plates free of expense, expressage to be
paid by the receiver, which said plates
must be placed on the motor vehicles
forward and rear, and remain there sc
long as such motor vehicle is operated in
this state in the year of issuing said GER
tificate, provided however. that applica