The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-09-03

failure to register. or pay the annual
license fee until the first day Of Feb
ruary Of the following year.
Section 8. Be II further enacted, etc.,
There shall be an annual license fee,
which shall be divided into classified
tions known az a whole license fee. and
fee shall apply to all registrations made
under the provisions OF this act prior
20 the first day OF August, of each year;
and the half license fee shall apply to
this act made on or after the first day
of August. of each year: All license
fees except as hereinafter provided
shall be based on horsepower Of motor,
and shall be computed according to the
following standard, to-wit:
D2X
26
d is 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 subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a 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-han license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be half of the license
rate herein provided for a whole license
for each classification. Persons firms
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 dealing
in or handling secondhand motor We
hicles exclusively shall pay flat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section 8. 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 the
name and residence of the vendee TO
the Secretary of State, and the vendee
shall within ten days after the date OF
such sale or transfer. upon blank to
be furnished him for that purpose. make
application for change of registra-
Dollar. be forwarded to the Secretary
of State, who shall note upon the regis
tration book or index such change or
ownership.
Section Z. Be il further enacted. etc.
Upon the sale of motor vehicle by the
nnanufac turer or dealer. the vendee shall
be allowed to operate same upon the
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-
viding that during such period the mo-
Tor yenlCIe snail nave aIJacneQ IneTelO.
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 mail
or otherwise before such vehicle shall
be so used.
Section g. Be IL further enacted,
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
of registering each motor vehicle so
manufactured or dealt in. make an an
plication upon q bank TO be furnished
by the Secretary Of State for a general
distinctive number for all motor We
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer, such application
to maintain (a1 brief description of
each style or type of motor vehicle man
ufactured or dealt in by such manufac-
turer 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; (b) the name.
residence. including parish and business
address. of such manufacturer or dealer.
On the payment of the registration fee
provided in Section 5. such application
shall be filed and registered in the Of
flee OF the Secretary of State in the
manner provided in Section 8 of this
act There shall thereupon be assign
ed and issued to such manufacturer or
dealer q certificate of registration. ana
u
spending to the number of such certif
tcate of registration. Such number
plate or duplicate thereof shall be dis
played 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 may be desired upon
Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing in
this article shall be construed to apply
20 a motor vehicle operated by man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
Section 9. BE it further enacted. etc,
The provisions OF the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of
registration numbers. shall not apply to
q motor vehicle owned by non-resi-
dent of this State. provided that the
owner thereof shall have complied with
country. State. territory or Federal
district of his residence relative to reg
istration Of motor vehicles and the dis
play of registration numbers thereon
and shall conspicuously display his reg
istration Plumbers as required thereby
TIE provisions of this section, however
shall be operative as to motor vehicle
owned by a 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
20 motor vehicles duly registered un-
ger tn0 Jaws VI anu O"hcu W iesiuCht0
of this State.
Section 10 Be it further enacted
etc, All track engines. road rollers, fire
wagons, fire engines. police patrols,
ambulances. as we'll as all other motor
vehicles, used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
ment, the State. or any of the subdivi-
eions thereof, including the parishes
cities towns and villages; as well as
all public boards of the State district
parochial or municipal are excluded
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
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 q special fund which shall bear in
terest at the same rate as other de-
posits; and on or before the. fifteenth
{ ,st. of each year, the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Parish Treasurer
with a sworn account thereof, all Of the
Sunds collected under the provisions of
this act from persons, firms or corpo-
~ fiona residing in the respective par
tshex throughout the State, deducting
fherefrom only the amounts expended
~ him. In accordance with the provf-
sions of Section IL.
That on or before the fifteenth day
of the months of February and August
~ zach year, the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Commissioner of
Fgnance OF the City of New Orleans.
NTH a sworn account thereof, all Of
the funds collected under the provisions
~ this act from persons. firms or cor
norations residing in the Parish Of Or