The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26

failure to register, or pay the annual
license fee until the first day Of Feb
ruary Of the following year.
Section 5. Be it further enacted. etc,
There shall be an annual license fee,
which shall be divided into classifica-
thong known a whole license fee, and
a half license fee. The whole license
fee shall apply to all registrations made
under the provisions Of this act, prior
to the first day Of August of each year,
and the half license fee shall apply TO
all registrations under the provisions OF
this act made on or after the first day
of August. of each year. All license
shall be based on horsepower Of motor,
and shall be computed according to Che
following standard. to-wit:
d. X
rs
IT, the cylinder bore IN inches: N
the number Of cylinders.
The license fee shall be twenty-five
cents for each horsepower; provided
that the minimum whole license fee
shall be Five Dollars, All motor cars
shall be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay flat license fee of
Two Dollars per annum Motor trucks
shall pay a flat license fee OF Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. The
one-half license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be half of the license
rate herein provided for whole license
for each classification. Persons. firms
and corporations manufacturing OF deal
ing In motor vehicles shall pay the IL
cense fee Of one motor vehicle. the
maximum horsepower of each special
make OF motor vehicles handled. pro-
yided that dealers handling both new
and second hand motor vehicles shall
pay the license new makes only.
Persons. firms Or corporations dealing
In Or handling secondhand motor We
hicles exclusively shall pay a flat IL
cense fee Of Ten Dollars per annum:
Section d. Be it further enacted. etc.
That upon the sale or transfer Of a mo-
tor vehicle registered in accordance
with this act the vendor shall imme-
dfately file notice thereof with the
name and residence of the vendee TO
the Secretary of State. and the yendee
shall within ten days after the da1e OF
such sale or transfer upon a blank 20
be furnished him for that purpose. make
appica ton for a change OF regfstra-
ton. which shall. with a fee OF one
Dollar. be forwarded to the Secretary
of State, who shall note upon the regis
fration book or index such change OF
ownership.
Section I. BE 1t further enacted. etc.
Upon the sale OF a motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer the vendee snail
be allowed to operate. same upon the
public highways for period of fifteen
days after taking possession thereof.
or until he shall have received his GER
tificate of registration and |, 10 number NJ nne
plates from the Secretary Of State, pro-
vldne that during such period the mo-
tor vehicle shall have attached thereto,
In accordance with the provisions here
Of a placard bearing the registration
number of the dealer under which it
might previously have been operated:
and provided. further. that application
for registration shall be made by mall
or otherwise before such vehicle shall
be SO used.
Section s. Be 1t further enacted.
etc. That every person, firm. associa-
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
of registering each motor vehicle so
rron"faetrreH or ian't In. make an ap-
plicatioe upon bank 10 be furnished
distinctive number for all motor We
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer. such application
to maintain TAD brief description OF
zach style or type of motor vehicle man
ufactured or dealt In by such manufac-
tnrer or dealer. including the character
OF the motor power, the amount Of such
motor power stated in figures OF
horsepower In accordance with the rat
Ing established by this act: OBJ the name,
residence including parish and business
address. OF such manufacturer or dealer.
on the payment of the registration fee
provided in Section s. such application
shall be filed and registered in the OF
flee OF the Secretary of State in the
manner provided In Section of this
act There shall thereupon be assign
ed and issued to such MANUFACTURER or
dealer certificate OF registration, ana
number plate with number corre-
icate of registration. Such number
plate or duplicate thereof shall be dis
played by every motor vehicle of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same
IL operated or driven on the public high
ways. Such manufacturer or dealer
may obtain as many duplicates of such
number plate as may be desired upon
payment to the Secretary Of State One
Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing in
this article shall be construed to apply
TO motor vehicle operated by a man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire.
Section 3. Re II further enacted, etc,
The provisions or the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display OF
registration numbers. shall not apply to
motor vehicle owned by non-resi-
Gent or this State provided that the
owner thereof shall have complied with
the provisions OF the law of the foreign
country. State. territory. or Federal
district of his residence relative to reg
istration of motor vehicles and the dis
play or registration numbers thereon
ana shali eonspicuously display his reg
astratien numbers as required thereby
Ihe provisions OF this section. however
shall be operative as to Il motor vehicle
owned by nonresident of this State
only to the extent that under the laws
or foreign country State or territory or
Federal district OF his residence like
exemptions and privileges are granted
10 motor vehicles duly registered un-
aef the laws OF and owned by residents
or this State.
Section TO- BE It further enacted.
etc, All track engines. road rollers fire
wagons fire engines. police patrols
amnuiances. as well as all other motor
vehicles, used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
ment. the State. or any of the suhdfvl-
ssons thereof. including the parishes
eities. towns and villages: as well as
oil public boards OF the State, district.
narochial or municipal. are excluded
from the provisions of this act
Section IL. BE IL further enacted
etc. The Secretary of State shall deposit
Ill funds collected under the provisions
OF this act as soon after the collection
as practicable. In one of the banks of the
state previously selected for that year
as one of the State Bank repositories,
IN special fund which shall bear in
Eerest at the same rate as other de-
pesits and on or before the fifteenth
iay of the month of February and Aug
list. OF each year. the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Parish TREASURY
with q sworn account thereof all Of the
FUNDS collected under the provisions of
this act, from persons. firms or corpo-
ratens residing in the respective par
tshes throughout the State, detuctfng
sherefrom only the amounts expended
oy him. In accordance with the proyi-
sfons or Section L..
That on or before the fifteenth dav
OF the months of February and August
of each year the Secretary of State
saah transmit to the Commissioner Of
Finance of the City of New Orleans.
With sworn account thereof, all of
the funds collected under the provisions
~ this act, from persons. firms or cor
porattons residing In the Parish Of Or
teams. deducting therefrem only the
amounts expended by him. In accord
aaee with the provisions OF Section IL
af this act
The Clerks of the District Courts
throughout the State Parish OF Or
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