The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-11

year shall not become delinquent Z
inure TO register or pay the annu
license fee until the first day of 70
ruary Of the following year.
section s. Be 1t further enacted, Of
nhere Shall be an annual license fe
which shall be divided into classific
.i"hs known as a whole license fee ar
haif license fee The whole licen.
rec shai! apply to all registrations mat
.hcer the provisions of this act. prit
90 she first day Of August. of each yea
@mo the half license fee shall apply
an registrations under the provisions
.sis act made on or after the first da
or August. Of each year. All licen.
1ees except as hereinafter provide
snali De based on horsepower Of motto
an1 snail be computed according to tn
ioiiowlng standard, to-wit:
| D2XN
| 2.5
| =, d is the cylinder bore in inches:
| the number Of cylinders.
The license fee shall be twenty-fiv
cents for each horsepower; provide
shall be Five Dollars. All motor car
shall be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a flat license fee @
Two Dollars per annum. Motor truck
shall pay a flat license fee of SIEVE
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. TIL
one-half license shall apply to all motto
vehicles and shall be half of the licens
rate herein provided for a whole lcens
FOR each classification. Persons, firm
and corporations manufacturing or deal
ing In motor vehicles shall pay the Ii
cense fee of one motor vehicle, on tn
maximum horsepower of each specia
make OF motor vehicles handled. pro
Vlded that dealers handling both nev
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
pay the license on new makes only
PERSONS, firms or corporations dealin,
In or handling secondhand motor We
htcles exclusively shall pay a flat Ii
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum
Section b. Be it further enacted etc.
Ihat upon the sale or transfer Of a mo
tor vehicle registered In accordance
with this act. the vendor shall imme
dlately file notice thereof with tn,
name and residence Of the vendee II
the Secretary of State. and the vende.
snail within ten days after the date Of
such sale or transfer upon a blank t.
De furnished him for that purpose. make
application for a change Of registra.
ton, which shall with a fee of One
Dollar, be forwarded to the Secretary
or State, who shall note upon the regis.
trat1on book or index such change OF
ownership.
Section 7. Be 1t 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 a period Of fifteen
days after taking possession thereof.
or until he shall have received his GER
tificate OF registration and number
plates from the Secretary Of State, pro-
Vlding that during such period the mo-
Tor vehicle Shall have attached thereto,
IN accordance with the provisions here
or, placard bearing the registrar ton
number of the dealer under which it
might previously have been operate1:
ana 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,
etc, That every person. firm associa-
.lon; or corporation manufacturing or
osaling In motor vehicles may instead
Oh REGISTERING each motor vehicle so
r" ~"fartr~"a or Sna,t in. wake an an
plicatioa upon a bank to be furnished
3y me Secretary Of State for a general
distinctive number for all motor We
nlcles owned and controlled by such
or dealer, such application
% maintain (a) brief description of
zach style or type of motor vehicle man
fractured or dealt in bv such manufac-
Inrer or dealer. including the character
u the motor power the amount of such
motor power stated in figures of
horsepower In accordance with the rat
ng established by this act; (blthe name
esidence, including parish and business
:ddress. OF such manufacturer or dealer
IN the payment Of the registration fee
provided in Section 5. such application
man pc Tiled and registered in the Of
ice OF the Secretary OF State in the
manner provided in Section 8 Of this
ct. There shall thereupon be assign
e.i ana issued ssra, to such n,snafaeturer or
number plate with number CORE
bonding to the number Of such certif-
ate of registration. Such number
late or duplicate thereof shall be dis
layed by every motor vehicle of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same
operated or driven on the public high
rays. Such manufacturer or dealer
hay. obtain as many duplicates of such
lumber plate as may be desired upon
ayment to the Secretary of State One
POLAR for each duplicate. Nothing in
his article shall be construed to apply
D motor vehicle operated by a man.
racturer or dealer for private use or
or hire.
Section 9. BE it further enacted. etc,
he provisions Of the foregoing sections
elative to registration and display of
eglstration numbers, shall not apply to
motor vehicle owned by a non-resi- |
emit Of this State, provided that the
wner thereof shall have complied with
ne provisions of the law Of the foreign |
ountry. State, territory. or Federal
lstrict OF his residence relative to reg |
stration of motor vehicles and the dis
lay or registration numbers thereon. |
nd shall conspicuously display his reg
stratfon numbers as required thereby |
ne provisions Of this section. however. |
hall be operative as to a motor vehicle |
wned by q nonresident Of this State |
My to the extent that under the laws
foreign country. State or territory or
ederal district Of his residence lika |
and privileges are granted |
motor vehicles duly registered nm
er the laws Of and owned by residents
this State.
Section 10. Be It further enacted
&C.. All track engines. road rollers, fire
,agohs. IRE engines, police patrols,
ehtcles. used exclusively for public
by the United States Govern
tent, the State or any of the suhdiv;-
ons thereof, including the parishes
ties. towns and villages; as well AZ
Il public boards of the State, district,
arocnial or municipal, are excluded
-om the provisions Of this act.
Section IL. Be it further enacted.
c. Z Ihe Secretary of State shall deposit
u funds collected under the provisions
this act. as soon after the collection
practicable. in one Of the banks az The
tate previously selected for that vear
5 one of the State Bank depositor,es
special fund which shall bear in.
rest at the same rate as other de.