The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-10-01

license fee until the first day of Feb
ruary of the following year.
Section 6. Be IT further enacted. etc.
which shall be divided R id into class ciassffica.
tons known as a whole license fee. and
half license fee. The whole license
fee shall apply to all registrations made
under the provisions of this act. prior
TO the first day of August, of each year;
and the half license fee shall apply to
all registrations under the provisions OF
this act made on or after the first day
of August of each year AT license
fees except as hereinafter provided
shall be based on horsepower OF motor,
and shall be computed sccording to the
following standard, to-wit:
DE- KIN
D Is the cylinder bore in inches; N
the number of cylinders.
The license fee shall be twenty-five
that the minimum whole license fee
shall be Five Dollars. All motor cars
shall be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a flat license fee or
Two Dollars pcr annum Motor trucks
shall pay a flat license fee of Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. The
onc-halt license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall he half of the license
rate herein provided for a whole license
for each classification. Persons, firms
and corporations manufacturing or deal
ing in motor vehicles shall pay the IL
censc Zee of one motor vehicle. on the
maximum horsepower of each special
make OF motor vehicles handled, pro-
vtded that dealers handling both new
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
nav the license on new makes only.
Persons firms or corporations dealing
in or handling secondhand motor We
hicleS exclusively shall pay a flat IL
eense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section .. Be II further enacted, etc.
ga a
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 or
such sale or transfer. upon blank to
be furnished him for that purpose, make
application for a change of registra-
tion, 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 OF
ownership.
Section z. Be II 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 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-
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 g. Be it further enacted.
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
Of registering each motor vehicle so
rr""''sactu""I or d"rit in. make an on
plication upon bank to be furnished
by the Secretary or State for a general
distinctive number for all motor We
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer, such application
each style or tyne of motor vehicle man
ufao4ured or A~aft In hv such nhannfeo-v
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 a certificate of registration, ana
q number plate with a number CORE
spending to the number of such certif-
Acate 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
payment to the Secretary of State One
Dollar for each duplicate Nothing In
IL - - vzw~1wr
20 a motor vehicle operated by a man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
Tor hire.
Section Q. Pc 1t 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
the provisions of the law of the foreign
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 numbers 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
MOTOR
der the laws of and owned by residents
of this State.
Section 10. Be it further enacted,
etc, All track engines, road rollers, fire
wagons. fire engines. police patrols
ambulances as well as all other motor
vehicles, used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
ynent. the State, or any of the subdivi-
sions 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 II further enacted,
ste. 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
rs 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
day OF the month of February and Aug
ust. OF each year, the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Parish Treasurer
funds collected under the provisions of
This act. from persons firms or corpo-
rations residing In the respective par
Ishes throughout the State, deducting
kherefrom only the amounts expended
BY him. in accordance with the provi-
That on or before the fifteenth day
of the months of February and August
ar each year, the Secretary OF State
Ghali transmit to the Commissioner of
FINANCE Of the City of New Orleans,
With a sworn account thereof, all Of
ne funds collected under the provisions
81 this act from persons. firms or cor
norafions residing In the Parish Of Or
teang deducting therefrom only the
AMOUNTS expended by him. In accord