Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-13
AUTOMOBILE ACT
ONE IMPORTANT
RESULT Of
SESSION
Penalties for AutO-IntOxica-
ton Included in Interesting
Law Passed and Approved
By Governor.
SEEKS TO PUT CRIMP
IN FESTIVE JOY RIDE
Especial Corrssponasncs 10 sAs HsrslaI

Especial Corrsspoadeaee 20 ths HeraldI
Santa re. y. NJ. March IL
Among the important bills approved
by the governor today and which will
| become n law ninety days from tho
| adjournment OF the legislature IL the
' act providing for the registration and
\ regulation OF automobiles. Tho bill
provides a graduated annual tax on
| nil motor vehicles used within the
state and provides penalties for re1k-
less driving ana driving by intoxi-
| Gated persons. The law also pro-
= hibits the driving OF motor vehicles
| by boys or girls under the ago OF
| fourteen Following ls the text OF
the measure. which is of interest not
only to motorists. but 10 the public
generally:
BE II Enacted los the Legislature 9f
/ the State of Sew Mexico:
= elton l. The term Motor Vchl-
! clo" as used IN this act. except where
! othorvis, expressly provided. shall N
| cludc uu vehicles propelled by any
/ power other than muscular power,
except traction engines road rollers.
( tire wagons and engines. police patrol
| wagons. ambulance and such other
,,hiclcs us run only upon rails 81
! TRACKS
SEQ. o. Every owner of motor
vehicle which shall o." operated or
driven upon IN, publ. highways OF
/ this state. shah, except as otherwise
expressly herein provided. cause 20
h' filed hy mail or otherwise Ia the
office of the secretary OF state an
application for registration On blank
10 be furnished by the secretary OF
state Tor that purpus. said applicd-
ti"n containing brirt description OK
the motor vehicle to b" registered.
including m" name aud factory mum.
Der. the character ana m, amount %
motive power. stated ~ figures Of
huT-, power VA accordance with the
rating established b, the association
uf licensed automobile mInutaCtur-
crs Also the uumc nd address of tho
owner ~ such motor vehicle,
Soc g. pom receipt ~ an Hppli-
cation tor registration OF a motor We.
hiclc. us provided m section two, he
s,,rriury ct state shall Tile such APP
pligliiuu Iu hi- office Jud register
such motor Nchic'. With the uamc
and address oi The owner. together
with tn, facts stated iu such applt"l.
fiuu. boz 90 book cor index tu be- Kept
tor the purpose. under iho distinctive
uumuvr assigned O." such motor vehl-
rlr 10y the secretary OF state. such
records. books or index. shall We opcp
60 public Inspection during REASONABLE,
business hours.
Sr, I. Tho following fees shall nc
paid Zee th, secretary ot state upon
the registration ur registration col
90 motor Nchl.l, 200 accordance with
Ga, pruli ~ious u' This act,
L,ss than twelve horse power
80 90. iv,Il, horse power ana less
hW turui, horse power S.Ov,
iuuut, horse puvcr and less than
thirty hurs, power 5000. thirty hursu
power aud less lhHu fortN horse puV
Co. SN.uU. forts horse power aud less
than ttttl hure, power $1,000, my
uoys, power ur more. fi2 90,
such fees shalt uc tor annual regis
trHtiuu and ali licenses shah cNpif"
uu tho 'hIrlN .ry.t duy OF December
ct each N,ur provided that ans APE
ulI,utIuu received and registered after
July nr.i 90 900. year SHAH pay ON
hall cot the ,,r a- lived hN this act
Sec. %. t'uuu nc liliug ot an APP
plcatiuu ,ud ib payment ut the foes
herein PROV d'd. 900" secretary 81 state
shall assign tu -uuh motor vehicle a.
distinctive uuwn.r aud, without 'd.
dItluuu cNp,u-, fn the applicant is-
.Ic aud deliver 600 the owner cert
upaty ct registration 20 such form 40
th, secretary ul state may prescribe
aud One Hmh,r platc. such mum
h,r plate shall Ir ui metal and 1'
1,at rive luru,. Wide ANA not loss
than ten inches boo length ON which
th,rc shall bc tN. initials y NJ. ana
the distinctive number assigned 81"
tho y,hi,lc. such number shall Zoe
,uuspicuousy displayed on the rear
OF each NchiDI, I'm the event ui
loss. mutilatiuu co. destruction of any
certificate or number plate, the own
,r may obtain duplicate from M"
secretary of stat, by filing an atii'
dayit showing such tact and the pas
mrnt of o. foe of one dollar such
registration shall uc renewed annual
IS Iu the same manner and on the pay
mont of IN, same tco as Tor origindi
registration, such renewal 10 take Ct
feet on Ia, first day of January OF
each year Tine secretary OF state
shalt adopt q dilf rent color oach year
tor the number plate.
See. o. Every person tirm. assoc
cintipn or corporation, manufacturing
ur d'aiiny IN motor vehicles may N
stead of registering each vehicle. APP
ply for dealers license, which
shall be- IA form as provided by the
secretary of state and Hhnll be "a per
nit allowing the manufacturer or
dealer L. drive or ,Nhibit motor VENT
Giles on the streets or highways. such
mauufacurcr or dealer shall have az
tached 10 the rear of each vehicle
plate or card OF Che same size "a inc
number plate, bearing the name OF
th- person. firm cor corporation. ana
the word dealer The fee Tor a