St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-05
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votes for.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House of Represen-
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved: July 3, 1914.
Governor of the ST. = of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
! Secretary of State.
| ACT NO. 26o.
House Bill No. 153 BY Mr. Generell,
AN ACT.
To define motor vehicles and to pro
vide for their registry, and impcs
Ing license therefor; and prov.d
ing penalties for any violations O
this act; and An Act whereas ii i
| intended to have this Act rattle,
| by an amendment to the Ccrstitu
ton of the State. Therefore
| Section l.. Be it enacted by til,
General Assembly of the State o
Louisiana, two-thirds- of all the mem
! bers elected to each house concur
| ing:
That motor vehicle is defined t,
he any vehicle operated by any poscs
| other than muscular power, and de
signed and intended for use on publ,
| Eisi,w avs. roads and streets. Motor
| vehicles are classified into three sub
divisions. Any motor vehicle uses
| clusively in commerce for the carry.
ing or transporting of merchandise
on the public highways, roads and
streets is classified as motor truck
Any motor vehicle containing only
two running wheels arranged tan
dem, is classified as a motor cycle
AL other motor vehicles are classified
as motor cars.
Section 2. Be it further enacted
ETC., That every owner of a motor
vehicle which shall be operated OF
driven upon public highways OF this
State, shall, except as herein OTTER
wise expressly provided, cause tc be
filed by mail or otherwise in the
Csnce of the Secretary of STATE an
application for registration OH a
blank to be furnished by ths Secre-
tary Of State for that purpose. COZ.
tanning (a) a brief description of the
motor vehicle to be registered III
Guiding the name of the maEufac-
tureI and factory number of such
vehicle, the character End amount %
the motive powe~, stated in figures
OF horsepower, givel where pract'
I'd, in accordance with the rating
established by the Association d lii
censed Automobile Manufacturers;
(b) the name, residence. including
parish and business address Of the
owner of such motor vehicle; (cy
provided, that if such motor vehicle
is TO be used solely for commercial
purposes the applicant shall so
certify.
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
etc, Upon the receipt of an applica-
ton for registration of motto" We
hicle as provided in Section 2, the
of State shall file such ap-
plIcs.tion in his Office and register
such motor vehicle or vehicles, With
the name, residence and business adj
dress of the owner, manufactures or
dealer, as the case may be, together
with the facts stated in such apDlica-
ton, in a book or index to be kept
for the purpose, under the distinctive
assigned to such motor We
hicle by the Secretary of State, which
book or index shall be open to public
inspection during reasonable business
hours.
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
etc., Upon the filing of such applica-
ion and the payment of the license
hereinafter provided. the Secretary of
State shall assign, to such motor We
1icle distinctive number, and, with
)ut further expense to the applicant,
ISSUE and deliver to the owner GER
.ificate Of registration. and two num-
Der plates. Such number plates
shall be of distinctly different color
each year, and there shall be at all
lines a marked contrast between the
,olor of the number plates and that
# the numerals or letters thereon.
Such number plate shall be OF
METAL, at least six inches wide and
lot less than fifteen inches in length,
m which there shall be the abbre-
ration La" and there shall be the
distinctive number assigned to the
,ehicle set forth in numerals four
inches long, each stroke of which
hall be at least five-eighths of an
nch in width; provided, that In the
ase OF a motor vehicle registered by
manufacturer or dealer there shall
Ne on such plate in addition to the
the letter M" each stroke
# such letter to be at least four
inches long and five-eighths OF an
nch in width No vehicle shall dis
lay the number plates Of more than
ne State at any time. In the event |
+ the loss, mutilation or destruction
f any certificate of registration, or
lumber plate, the owner of a regis
cred motor vehicle or manufacturer.
r dealer as the case may be, may
btain from the Secretary of State,
pom an affidavit showing such fact
nd the payment of fee of one dol
lar. two new number plates, and
hereupen the original license plates
hail become void and any person ,
ound using same shall be subject to
he penalties imposed by Section 4: |
All certificates of registration shall
,egin ON their respective dates, ana |
hall expire on the 31st day of De-
ember following. A new registfa- !
ION must be had each year, and the
icense fee therefor paid annually;
provided that persons holding a GER
ificate for one year shall not become
Ielinouent for failure to register, or
,ay the annual license fee until the