Lower coast gazette., 1914-10-03

That a motor vehicle is denneu " otb or
~ vsh;cle operated by any power otnel
ans .n,,scnlar power, and designed anu
;ntandod for use on public highways,
i .a.du and streets. Motor vehicles are
nisss;aed into three subdivisions. ANY
.aator vahicle used exclusively In COM
n,orca Cor the carrying or Transporting o.
LneroSondise on the public highways roaas
a.d stroets is classified as a motor trucA.
an motor vehicle containing only IVY
nms wheels arranged tandem, IS ciassl-
lu aS a motorcycle. All other motor
n l.eh;cles ore classified as motor cars.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etG,
That every owner of a motor 'en nnn
Inch shall be operated or driven upon
While highways of this State, shall' a
p pnnt os bnrpin otherwise expressly pro-
u uided cause to be filed by mail or othefe
VIZ. s IN the Office of the Secretary VI
Ststo and application for registration on
= blank to be furnished by the aeee1S
of State for that purpose containing ~
VI hr;af description of the motor Vehlcls
a ha registered, including the name of
tbo manufactured and factory NUMBER Oh
such vehicle, the character ana amoule
50 tho motive power, stated in hgures oi
bborsenower. given where practlcal, III az
l nordance with the rating estaDllsh ny
tba Association of Licensed
Manufacturers: CD the name, residences
;ncinding Parish and business address oi
=, tho owner of such motor vehicle; !c) plo-
e v;dod that if such motor vehicle IS 10 pe
,,sad solely for commercial purposes 'he
:, applicant shall so certify.
e Section 8. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
= Upon the receipt OF an appl as nro.
n;5Sod in Section 2, the Secretary OF State
! shall file such application IN MS oh Ia
4 and register such motor venlcie h,S;
u hicles. with the name, residence anu D "ra
ness address of the owner, manu.as c.tho
u or dealer, as the case may pc, .oseEra oo
!: = with the facts stated IN sucl appi 60
~ tion. in a book or index to De KEEP. ~
that purpose, under the dlstlhctl hio,a b
Der assigned to such motor vello1 or !; -
IS. the Secretary Of State, Wnich DU "sneotio
dex shall be open to PUBIC Solrs
he during reasonable business hours
Section 4. Be it further enacted, e.e
unon the filing of such application a.
Tho nayment of the license herelnalt'
- provided. the Secretary OF State snail d
Ia SIGN to such motor vehicle a distlncti'
number and, without further EXPENSE
tho applicant, issue and deliver 70 u
owner a certificate OF registration, a.
two number plates. Such NUMBER pa.
shall be of distinctly different Goiol ca
vaar. and there shall be at al! times
marked contrast between the color OF
nv. number plates and that OF the nunei'
or letters thereon.
such number plate shall be OF mel
1O9 at least six inches wide ana not less -. ~
ella fifteen inches in length, on Which .u
shall he the abbreviatlon La" and ID
lem shall he the distinctive number assigi
nisi- To the vehicle set forth IN numerals ~
cted inches long. each stroke OF which shali
the OF least tye-eighths OF an lncn IN wiz
titu- nroylded. that in the case OF u Mo
i to Vehicle registered by a manuiactaief
CON dealer there shall be on such plate III
the dition to the foregoing the lettef =
v in each stroke of such letter to be al Il
and four inches long and h~ve-eigntns VI
,tors ;nch in width. No vehicle shall dlsl
be- the number plates OF more lnau y Nv, =
to- OF anv tine. In the event OF the
mntilation or destruction OF any Gel
cate Of registration, or number plate,,
, "a owner Of a registered motor VENICE
tiers manuiactuLe., ~ trnm tho SECRETARY
! State upon an affidavit showing
t;tIo fact and the payment OF a Zee VI 3n :,
~ ~ lar. two new number plates, anu -
sa,;t;. upon the original license plates snal
4. no come void and the person founa
.t as same shall be subject to the penaitle'
ton. posed by Section IL.
insive All certificates Of registration shal
cases oin ON their respective dates, n
other exnire ON the 3lst day OF DecemDel
lti0n ; lowing. A new registration aon +hs
mat each year, and the nceasc nt no
marty maid annually; provided thai pc
tho roid;n0 q certificate for one year
other not become delinquent TOR taliure y
sndant ster or pay the annual ncense 81 aef :,
); and the first day Of February OK Tue =
lent OF ing year.
ions or Section 5. Be it further enacted
| have Tbore shall be an annual lcens'
process Which shall be divided into elias
proper t;ona known as q whole license re.
herein ! hs,f license fee. The whole ]
fee shall apply to all registrations
dge in under the provisions OF inns aoa,
First, to the first day OF ugus'' Mi VI sa en
Tween and the half license zee suail ap
al Dis all registrations under Tue ~ Srss
this act made on OF altef ~. ~ iiaons
district August. of each year. All n9en u
and except as hereinafter provlueu o.
hased on horsepower OF mot0r' an ~,
ldges. be computed ACCORDING W INC
4 hv a standard. t0-wit:
their nOYN