The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-03
ORDINANCE NO. s2s.

First published August 3. 1912.
An Ordinance requiring the REGISTRATION of
or registration fee and providing q PENALTY
Be il ordained by the Mayor and Council of
Section /. On and after the 2znd day OF July.
IL snail be unlawful for any person to prOpel
or run, cause to be propelled or run any
aCtomobile on the throughfares or highways
hrst registering the name of the owner, keeper,
or person n control thereof. the name Of the
horse power of said automobile with the city
clerk OF said city: and for that purpose the
S-N3 S1c5A snail Keep 5u1taDle DOCK or record
Aho SNAIL register therein, ny number, in the
order IN which such registration Is made the
&c ;J a II ONher, keeper or rsop n control
the manu- actQreF'S mum Der and hOfse- Dowar
thereof, and he shall furnish to the perssn or
persons SO registering any automobile certi6-
cate which shall show, among other things the
registration number of any such antoTn obiIe.
The fee TO be paid such city clerk for the reg
istFation of any automobile here under shall be
$500 and for such fee the said clerk shall fur
nish to the person SO registering his ANTONIO
Bile hereunder q number plate with the numb
er OF mum 6ers thereon corresponding with the
numbers show IN such persons REGISTRATION
be separate arabic numerals not less than three
inches In height, and proceeding such number,
Hays shall be attached. and such number plste
shall be cOnspicuOusly displayed upon tie rear
of the automobile for which the same. rs issued
b. said clerk as aforesaid.
Section 2 The registration certificate here
period OF one year from the date thereof after
which time it shall no longer be of force and
new registrat ton of said automobile shall be re-
CURED; AID II at any time prior to the expira-
ton of yesr the ownership or control of
any automoblIe shall pass to another party,
then and In that case said registration certih-
cate shall no longer be in force, but It shall be
necessary to register said automobile again,
provided. however. that in all cases where any
owner. keeper or person in control Of any auto-
mobile re-Tegisters his vehicle under the pro
visions of this ordinance and retains his orig
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registration.
Section 3, Each dealer in automobiles doing
business in this city shall register one vehicle
of each class dealt By him, and II q numhe-
plate corresponding to the number 1.-The reg
istration of such dealer is displayed upon every
automobile Of the class for which it was issued /
while such automobile is being operated By
such dealer or MS agent, or Representatives, in
saic city, 1t shall be deemed sufficient COM
plisnce with the provisions OF section one Of I
this ORDINANCES until such automobile shall be |
sold: provided, that electrically driven auto |
mobiles shah constitute class under this SEC !
ton, and those propelled By an explosive type /
of engine class and those propelled by steam |
another Glass; and provided, further afHst no /
such dealer shall be permitted to use such reg
isfratia0 nurn f,ar on rnora th1r, fb,es o-1F-91
biles OF any one clasS during the year Tor which
his certificate of registration may be In force:
and provided, further, nothing IN this sectiOn
shall De construed 20 exempt any automobile |
of anydealer in said city usei in the siiFery or
owner thereof paying the registration fee there
OF, rs N this ordinance provided. 100
Section T. No automobile shall Be used or
operated upon the public highways or in the
take effect which shall displsy thereon a numb |
er belonging TO any other automobile or vehicle
or fictitious registration number.
Section 5. The provisions of this ordinance
with reference to registration OF automobiles
shall not apply to automobiles owned BY non
residents OF the city OF Hays, or to e1tOnObil-
es driven into the city upOn the I1bIfe streets
and in the parks Of said city wherein owner
or owners thereof have complied with any law
or ordinance requiring the registration of auto
mobiles, or the name or names Of tbeoEner or
owners thereof in 1Orce in tho state or city OF
the resident of such owner. provides the regis
tration number showing the initial or abbTeT-
iation of the name or the name or such state OF
city shall be displayed on such autoT1obile sob
stantially as in section Of this ordinance
provided; however. that any non-res dent own
er Of any automobile not having his I tomobile
registered under any law OF Or1Iusnce of any
city OF state OF his residence, and having his
registration number displayed on his ANTONIO
bile as hereinbefore provided who shall run his
said automobile upon any of the thro1ghfsres
shall have such automobile Registered as IN
this ordinance provided
Section 6, 1t shall be unlawful to- any per
son TO do any of the things hereinbefOre pro
fn-before commanded to be done, and any Ter
dinance shall be deemed iity Of H q den e5
nor and upon conviction thereof lined in any
sum not less than nye dollars nor more than
one hundFsd dollars for each ofen5e-
Section Z. This ordinance shall take effect
and be IN force from an after its passage and
publication
Approved. GEO PHILIP, Mayor.
Attest: p. P. SMITH, Clerk,
hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Is true copy Of the original Ordinances No. go
on 6le and OF record in my Office and as passed
By the council July y, A. D. 1913, and the record
of the To6s on its final passage Is to be f0u I'd
on page % OF Journal D Of said council.
In witness whereof have hereuntc subscFib-
ed my name and sfized the seal Of said city
this End day Of July 1912.
PIP. SMITH
Attest CITY Clerk.
Publication Notice.