Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-09
INCOME FROM
AUTOMOBILES
S91,497.19 Increase for State
Over Last Year.
tFrom the NEWS oorrespondent.)

(From the NEWS Correspondent.)
Trenton, Sept. 9:-The amount
collected by the State Motor Vehicle
Department in motor vehicle fees for
the eight months of 1912 ending
August 81 was $440,509.89. For
the corresponding period of 1911 the
states income from this source was
$359,012.70, showing a gain in rev.
enue to the state this year of $91,-
497.19. These figures were given
out Saturday by State Motor Vehicle
Commissioner Job H. L%ippincott, in
a statement showing the operations
of his department this year.
Commissioner Lippincott shows
that for the eight months Of this
year registrations were issued TO
43,375 automobiles and to 1858
motorcycles, a total of 4S,93S regis
t%rations. For the corresponding
period in 1911 the automobile regis
~tration numbered 34,776, and to
motorcycles $500, a total Of 3S,366,
this shows a total gain in registra-
tons this year of 10,572. The state
ment was issued at this time by Mr..
Lippincott because on September 1
began the period during which regis
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for the remaining four months Of
the year.
10000 in 1911.
Commissioner Lippincott points
out that In 1911 under the old law
there yer $4,000 touring privileges
issued giving eight-day privileges to
nonresident tourists in this state
for the nominal fee of 81, while in
1912, up to April when the reciproc-
ity law became effective, there
eighty-lve touring privileges issued.
In this statement no account is made
Of the $4,000 touring privileges of
last year. as In the opinion Of Mr..
Lippincott, they not really
registrations. Discussing the figures
MI. Lippincott said:
I'm analysing these figures it
would appear that there has been a
great game under reciprocity. I
would, however, call attention to the
fact that reciprocity did not become
effective until April I, and it is,
therefore, impossible to use these
figures as an absolute guide to what
will happen in New Jersey under
reciprocity. A number of the games
for 1912 were made during the
months before reciprocity became
effective. l am of the opinion, how
ever, that if the reciprocity law be
properly enforced, the state will
issue many more licenses and collect
a much larger revenue for the state.
To Keep Record.
I'm order to make possible a strict
enforcement of our reciprocity law"
declared Commissioner Lippincott,
ut will be necessary for the next
legislature to pass a law compelling
owners of garages to establish books
which Will keep a complete record
of all machines that come in and go
out of their places. Such a supple
ment to our present law already has
been drawn and will be presented to
the legislature next year. The i'm
portance of this law can be seen
readily from the fact that it is very
difficult now to enforce the fifteen
day touring privilege under r%eciproc-
ity and if such garages keep proper
records 1t will add greatly in the en-
forcement Of this provision Of the
act. 1t is also important, under the
changed conditions brought about by
the adoption Of reciprocity, that the
department have a sufficient number
Of inspectors to enforce the law.
With only eight paid inspectors it
has been found very difficult even to
approximate an enforcement of the
hfteen-day touring privilege"
Mr.. Lippincott declared that If
outside tourists are to use New Jer-
sey's improved roads, it is absolutely
necessary that the revenue Of the
automobile department be greatly
increased if the roads are to be main