The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-08-29

failure TO register. or pay the "a shFeb- Feb
license fee until the first day Oh re''
Tuary Of the following year -.
Section s. Be IT further enacteo' sto,' sae
which shall be divided into classifica1, "a
tions known as a whole license rec, anu
{. half license fee The whole license
fee shall apply 60 all registra tions mans
under the provisions Of this act. prior
50 the first day Of August. OF eacn yeaI, to
all registrations under the provisions, ol
this act made on after the f1rst day
of August. OF each year All ilceHss ,sasd
fees except as hereinatser Il pm motor. TOR
and shall be computed according 10 tne
following standard. to-wit:
D2 NN
2s
o Es she cylinder bore I'm inches; ~
the number OF cylinders. s,,,,
The license fee shall be twenty-five
cents for each horsepower. provided
that the minimum whole license Incense ~ zee ee
shaIl be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a flat license fee OF
Two Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
shall pay flat license fee of Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. The
one-halr 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 or deal
Ing In motor vehicles shall pay the IL
cense fee of one motor vehicle. on the
maximum horsepower of each special
make OF motor vehicles handled. pro-
vided that dealers handling both new
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
pay the license on new makes only.
Persons. firms or corporations deaalng
in or handling secondhand motor We
htcies exclusively shall pay a flat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum
Section 3. Be it further enacted etc''
That upon the sale or transfer OF mo,
tor vehicle registered In accordance
with this act. the vendor shall imme-
diately file notice thereof with tne
name and residence of the vendee 10
shall within ten days after the date or
such sale or transfer. upon blanR 10
be furnished him for that purpose make
application for a change OF reglstra-
ton. which shall, with a fee OF one
Dollar. be forwarded to the Secretary
OF State. who shall note upon the regis,
tration book or index such change or
ownership.
Section T. Be 1t further enacted. etc.
Upon tho sale OF motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer. the vendee shall
he allowed to operate same upon tho
public highways for a period OF fifteen
days after taking possession thereon
or until he shall have received his GER
tificate Of registration and number
plates from the Secretary of State. pro-
vidins that during such period the mo-
E0T VeH1c1e snail nave alLacneG tNeFetO,
In accordance with the provisions here
OF. a placard bearing the registration
number OF the dealer under which 1t
might previously have been operated:
and provided, further. that application
for registration shall be made by mail
or otherwise before such vehicle shall
be so used.
Section 8. Be It further enacted.
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
or registering each motor vehicle so
:,,:-',,srtrrAd or de"'t In. make an an,
bv the Secretary OF state for general
distinctive number .or all motor We
hfelas owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer. such application
to maintain tal q brief description of
Zach style or type of motor vehicle man.
ufactured or dealt In by such manufao-
turer or dealer including the character
Of the motor power. the amount OF such
horsepower In accordance with the rat
ing established by this act; (b)the name,
residence. including parish and business
address. OF such manufacturer or dealer,
On the payment of the registration fee
provided In Section g. 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 suoh manufacturer or
dealer certificate of registration. ana
number plate with a number corre
EponXng to the number of such certif
Ieate@of registration. Such number
plate or duplicate thereof shall be dis
piaSeA by every motor vehicle of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same
Is operated or driven on the public high
ways: Such manufacturer or dealer
may obtain as many duplicates of such
number plate as NAV be desired upon
Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing in
this article shall be construed to apply
TO a motor vehicle operated by a man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
gor hire.
Section Q. Be it further enacted, etc.
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of
registration numbers, shall not apply to
dent Of this State, provided that the
owner thereof shall have complied with
the provisions of the law of tho foreign
sountry, State, territory, or Federal
district OF his residence relative to reg
stration OF motor vehicles and the dis
play OF registration numbers thereon,
and shall conspicuously display his reg
istration numbers as required thereby.
The provisions OF this section. however.
shall be operative Ms to a motor vehicle
owned by q nonresident OF this State
only to the extent that under the laws
Of foreign country. State or territory or
Federal district OF his residence like
exemptions and privileges are granted
to motor vehicles duly registered UNI
der the laws OF and owned by residents
of this State.
Section 10 Be 1t further enacted.
etc, All track engines, road rollers. fire
wagons, fire engines. police patrols.
amhuiances, as well as all other motor
vehicles. used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
ment, the State. or any OF the subdivi-
sions thereof, including the parishes.
cities. towns and villages; as we'll as
all public boards of the State. district
M 1ad
from the provisions of this act
Section IL. Be 1t further enacted
etc. The Secretary of State shall deposit
all funds collected under the provisions
Rs practicable In one of the banks Of tho
State previously selected for that year
RI one OF the State Bank repositories,
In special fund which shall bear in
posits: and on or before the fifteenth
Jay of the month OF February and Aug
ust. of each year, the Secretary OF State
Rhaii transmit to the Parish Treasurer
with a sworn account thereof, all Of the
funds collected under the provisions of
this act. from persons. firms or corpo-
rationn residing In the respective par
Lshea throughout the State. deducting
therefrom only the amounts expended
by him. I'm accordance with the proyi-
stons OF Section I3.
That ON or before the fifteenth day
of the months OF February and August
Of each year. the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Commissioner OF
Finance of the City of New Orleans,
with q sworn account thereof, all Of
the funds collected under the provisions
Of this act. from persons. firms or cor
porations residing in the Parish of Or
leans deductfng therefrom only the
amounts expended by him. in accord
anee with the provisions of Section 12
of this act
rhe Clerks OF the District Courts
the State. tParish of Or
eans excepted, shall@ within ten days
aftsr the collection hereof. transmit to
he Parish Treasurer all fines and PEN