The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-16
.GETSGOODP:R PROFIT
fROMMOTOR.CARS
Fee Exacted BY State Added to
Fund for Highway
43s Improvement.

One year ago to-day the new la
governing the licensing and running of
automobiles on the public roads and
streets of Virginia went into effect.
II carried with it graded scale OF
Incense charges the receipts boing
added to the fund for State money aid
to good roads. under the direction of
the State Highway Commission.
prior to June. l6, 1910, there was
only the old nominal license fee of
~ for each machine. which had then
been in existence for six years. Under
1t was included oil the machines
brought into the State practically from
earliest auto times. and most Of them
mad passed to the place where auto
mobiles go when they die. But the
new act changed all this. 1t charged
a fee on machines of 20-horsepowc
and less Of s5. from 20 to 45-horse-
power of $40, and of more than A.
horsepower OF $40. License taxes on
motorcycles were fixed at 50 for each
machine, while each registered chauf-
feur was charged $3.50. The latter ap-
piled 10 all persons operating ma
chimes not members of the owners
family.
$4,000 Realized to Date.
Figures complied yesterday by Chief
Clerk j. NJ. Hayes, OF the office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth. reveal
nue from automobiles during the year
ending to-day has been 34I.G1S; from
chauffeurs, s2.1o0; from motorcycles.
sl,17S. Grand total to the road fund,
s5ossi But 1t must be recalled that
this represents almost two years in
come. for those registering on and
after June 16. 1910, were charged the
license for the calendar year OF 1910.
which was necessarily renewed for
1911.
And yet further examination OF the
figures shows that the 1910 receipts
were not nearly so large as those al
ready received for 1911. with a good
many more yet to come. representing
mostly new machines as they are sold.
For during the little moro than six
months of last year tho automobiles
paid s2o,1o4. while this year they have
already paid s2T.424 This indicate
that with the growth of the use Of the
machines. the revenue from licenses
will constantly Increase. From chauf-
feurs. 1895 was realized last year and
sl,loe this year, up to yesterday For
motorcycles the flgures are: 1910, 1857:
1911. s709.
More Than 1000 Machines.
A total of 29SS automobiles have
been licensed up to yesterday for 1911.
To this must be added the machines
run by dealers. whose one license fee
entities them to run as many machines
they have for sale as they please,
There are sixty-seven licensed auto
mobile dealers In Virginia. Counting
three machines each-believed to be a
low average total of 3.1Sa licensed
machines are running in this State.
Chauffeurs are now licensed for 1911
to the number OF 442. while asa motor
cycles have the required number plate
From June Is to December 81 of
last year 2,4f0 machines were licensed.
this including dealers, as against the
probable 3.1s9 for this year. For the
month OF June. 1910. when the law
went into effect. 1870 machines were
registered bringing in a revenue OF
SLAP. while for January. 1911. when
the licenses had to be renewed. they
were issued TO the number OF eT2. IN
Guiding thirty-two dealers. with a
total tax OF 1888.