Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-29
ENEW LAyvsaiN REGARD 70 REols.
TRATioN AND REGULATION or
AUTOS EFFECTIVE JULY 4
Cars NOW REolsrEREo
COME uNpER OLD LAW
Every Automobile Must Dc Rselstsrsd
in Name Of ownsr-First Payment
For elk Months in Lieu Of All Taxes
New Rules Governing Automobiles
and Other Motor Vehicles.

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new laws in regard to registration and
regulation Of motor vehicles as en-
acted by the thirty-fourth general
assembly will go into effect. In send
ing out Information Secretary Of State
Howard says that applications for reg
istration OF machines for the first
time must be made under the old lazy
until the new law goes into effect. No
one has any right to operate ma
Chine on the public streets ard high
ways under any registration number
except one assigned under the old law,
until the new law goes into effect. The
first payment under the new law will!
be to cover the period ending Jan.
next and will be one-half the annual
fee. and will be in lieu Of all taxes.
! The annual registration fees which
will take effect are as follows:
| Automobiles-Gas power; twen-
ty horse power and under. So: excess;
over twenty horse power, 40 cents per
Automobiles - Electric or steam
power. SIS.
Motor cycle, 49,
Dealers demonstration number, SIS.
l. Fees for period from July 4, 1871, to
Jan. I, i3ic, one half Of annual dues.
There are some important items to
be rendered by automobile DEAL
ers.
Every motor vehicle must be regis
tered in the name Of its owner and
have distinctive number Of it's own.
unless owned by a dealer
| A number must not be removed from
one motor vehicle and attached to
another. except by. dealer and then
his ADMINISTRATION number only.
When a motor vehicle is sold the
number remains on the machine and
must be transferred to the new owner.
The transfer fee is 81 to be paid to
the secretary Of state.
All number plates are to be fur
nished by the secretary Of state They
are to be of different color, each
year.. No other can be used.
| Registration fees are in lieu Of all
taxes.
The terms Motor Vehicles except
where otherwise provided shall include
all vehicles propelled by. any other
/ than muscular power except motor
trucks, motor draws, motor delivery
wagons. traction engines. road rollers.
dre wagons and engines, police patrol
wagons. ambulances and such vehicles
as run only upon tracks.
The term Chauffeur shall mean
any person driving such vehicles for
hire The term owner shall mean any
person, firm or corporation owning
such vehicle.
An application from the owner Of
such vehicle shall contain on blank
to be furnished by the secretary Of
| state a brief description Of the vehicle,
including the name .cof the manufac-
turer, the factory number. the char
acter and power to be derived, the
number Of cylinders, bore and stroke
| Of each.
No person shall drive a motor We
hicfe VINO is less than Is years OF age.
unless accompanied by the owner Of
the vehicle.
Upon tho fling Of application for
number and payment Of the fee each
vehicle is to be furnished with dis
tinctive number. also certificate Of
registration and two number plates
Duplicates to be issued for ST. For
fifteen days after the purchase the
owner may operate tho vehicle with
the dealers demonstration number at
tached providing that application for a
number Is made before the vehicle is
used.
The number received must be dis
played conspicuously one on the front
Of the car and the other on the rear.
The secretary Of state thirty days
after Jan. l Of each year will forward
to the county attorney list Of those
who have failed to pay their annual
license fee.
| Each vehicle Is to be provided with
adequate brakes in good working order.
suitable and adequate horn, Or similar
device, and for a period Of one-half
hour after sunset and one half hour
before sunset shall display two lights
In front and one in the rear providing
that motor cycles mead display only
the light in front. The rays Of the
light in the rear Of vehicle shall shine
on the number so as to make it visible
for at least fifty feet in the direction
from which the vehicle IL recedtng.
| "A person operating a motor vehicle
shall on signal by raising the hand
A MoTHER's GRATITUDE.
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