The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-19

lowing. A new registration must be had
each year, and the license fee therefor
paid annually; provided that persons hold
ing a Certificate for one year shall not
become delinquent for failure to register.
or pay the annual license fee until the first
day of February of the following year.
Section 8. Be il further enacted, ETC.,
There shall be an annual license fee,
which shall be divided into classifications
known as a whole license fee, and hall
license fee. The whole license fee shall
apply to all registrations made under the
provisions of this act, prior TO the hrst
day of August, of each year; and the half
license fee shall apply to s an registrations ms
or after the first day of August. OF each
year All license fees except as herein
after provided shall be based ON horse
Ipower of motor. and shall be computed ac-
cording to the following standard, to-wit:
OAK
2.5
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 fiat license of Two
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shall
| pay a fiat license fee of Seven Dollars
| half license shall apply to all MOTOR We
hicles and shall be half of the license rate
herein provided for whole license for
each classification. Persons. 1rms ana e,
motor vehicles shall pay the license fee
| of one motor vehicle, on the maximum
horsepower of each special make OF motor
| handling both new and second hand motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons. firms or CORPORA
tions dealing in or handling secondhand
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay fiat
license of Ten Dollars per annum.
| Section 6. Be it further enacted, ETC..
That upon the sale or transfer OF motor
vehicle registered in accordance with TINS
| act the vendor shall Immediately file
notice thereof with the name and resi-
dence of the vendee to the Secretary OF
State and the vendee shall within ten
days after the date of such sale or trans
| fer upon a blank to be furnished him for
that purpose, make application for a
change of registration. which shall. with
a fee of One Dollar, be forwarded to the
Secretary of State who shall note upon
the registration book or index such change
of ownership.
Section T. Be it further enacted. etc.,
Upon the sale Of a motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer, the vendee shall
be allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for period OF nfteen
until he shall have received his certificate
of registration and number plates from
the Secretary of State. providing that
have attached thereto, in accordance with
the provisions hereof, a placard bearing
the registration number of the dealer
been operated; and provided. further. that
application for registration shall be made
by mail or otherwise before such vehicle
1 shall be so used.
That every person, firm, association or
corporation manufacturing or dealing In
motor vehicles may instead of registering
each motor vehicle so manufactured or
dealt in make an application upon blank
to be furnished by the Secretary of State
for general distinctive number for all
motor vehicles o---ned and controlled by
such manufacture or dealer. such appli-
cation to contain; (a) brief description
lof each style or type of motor vehicle
manufactured or dealt in by such manu-
facturer or dealer including the charac-
ter of the motor power. the amount OF
such motor power stated in figures OF
horse power in accordance with the rat
ling 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 Office
of the Secretary of State in the manner
iprovided in Section 8 of this act. There
shall thereupon be assigned and issued tC
such manufacturer or dealer certificate
lof registration, and a number plate with
a number corresponding to the number
Iof such certificate of registration. Such
number plate or duplicate thereof shall bt
displayed by every motor vehicle Of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same Is
Operated or driven on the public highways
Such manufacturer or dealer may Obtain
as many duplicates of such number plate
las may be desired upon payment to the
Secretary of State of One Dollar for each
duplicate. Nothing in this article shall bt
construed to apply to motor vehicle
operated by manufacturer or dealer fol
private use or for hire
Section 3. Be it further enacted, etc.
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of reg.
! istration numbers, shall not apply to q
motor vehicle owned by a on-resident o.
this State; provided, that the owner there
Of shall have complied with the provisions
Of the law of the foreign country. State
Territory. or Federal district of his resi-
dence relative to registration of motor
vehicles and the display of registration
display his registration numbers as re-
lquired thereby. The provisions OF thi.
section, however, shall be operative as Il
J a motor vehicle owned by a nonresident
the laws of foreign country. State, or Ter
lritory. or Federal district of his residenc,
like exemptions are granted to motor We
and owned by residents OF this State.
Section 10. Be ii further enacted, etc.
All track engines, road rollers, fire wagons
} as well as all other motor vehicles uset
exclusively for public purposes by tn,
United States Government the State. o
any of the subdivisions thereof, including
as well as all public boards of the State
district. parochial or municipal are ex
eluded from the provisions of this act.
Section II. Be il further enacted, etc.
} The Secretary of State shall deposit al
: funds collected under the provisions o
this act. as soon after the collection a
} practicable, in one of the banks OF tn
: State previously selected for that year a
one OF the State bank depositaries. in
special fund which shall bear interest n
the same rate as other deposits; and o.
, or before the fifteenth day OF the mont
> of February and August. of each year, tn
Secretary Of State shall transmit to til
T. Parish Treasurer of each parish. with
7 sworn account thereof, all of the fund
collected under the provisions of this aci
9 from persons. firms or corporations res:d
1 ing in the respective parishes throughou
!. the State. deducting therefrom only tn
5 amounts expended by him. in accorianc
T with the provisions of Section IL.
h That on or before the fifteenth day {
a the Months OF February and August {
. each year, the Secretary of State sha
o transmit to the Commissioners OF Financ
I OF the City OF New Orleans, with q swor
n account thereof. all Of the funds collecte