The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-19

year All license fees except as herein
after provided shall be based on horse
power of motor and shall be computed &C
cording to the following standard, to-wit
Do XN
rs
d is the cylinder bore in inches; n the
number of cylinders. The license fee shall
provided that the minimum whole license
fee shall be Five Dollars All motor cars
shall be subject to this license. Motor.
cycles shall pay a fiat license of Two
Dollars per annum Motor trucks shall
pay fiat license fee of Seven Dollars
and Fifty Cents per annum The one
half license shall apply to all motor We
hlcles and shall be half of the license rate
herein provided for a whole license for
each classification Persons, firms and
corporations, manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles shall pay the license fee
OF one motor vehicle, on the maximum
horsepower tf each special make of motor
vehicles handled, provided that dealers
handling both new and second hand motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons. firms or corpora
tons dealing in or handling second hand
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 a motor
vehicle registered in accordance with this
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 blank to be furnished him for
that purpose, make application for a
change of registration, which shall, with
Zee OF One Dollar, be forwarded to the
Secretary OF State, who shall note upon
the registration book or index such change
of ownership.
Section Z. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
Upon the sale of motor vehicle by the
manufactures or dealer, the vendee shall
De allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for period of fifteen
days after taking possession thereof, or
until he shall have received his certificate
OF registration and number plates from
the Secretary of State, providing that
during such period the motor vehicle shall
have attached thereto, in accordance with
the provisions hereof, 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 S.~Be it further enacted, ETC.,
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 owned and controlled by
such manufacturer or dealer, such appli-
cation to contain; (a) brief description
OF each style or type of motor vehicle
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
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 office
Of the Secretary of State in the manner
provided in Section of this act. There
shall thereupon be assigned and issued 10
Such manufacturer or dealer a certificate
Of registration, and number plate with
number corresponding to the number
Of such certificate of registration. Such
number plate or duplicate thereof shall be
displayed by every motor vehicle of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same is
operated or driven on the public highways.
ouch manufacturer or dealer may obtain
Is many duplicates of such number plate
rs may be desired upon payment to the
secretary of State of One Dollar for each
duplicate. Nothing in this article shall be
construed to apply to a motor vehicle
operated by manufacturer or dealer for
private use or for hire.
Section .. Be it further enacted, etc.
me provisions Of the foregoing sections
'elative to registration and display of reg
stfation numbers, shall not apply to
motor vehicle owned by nonresident of
his State; provided, that the owner there
II snail have complied with the provisions
II the law of the foreign country, State,
Territory or Federal district of his resi-
fence relative to registration of motor
'ehicies and the display of registration
numbers thereon, and shall conspicuously |
display his registration numbers as re-
uired thereby. The provisions of this
ectlon, however, shall be operative as to |
motor vehicle owned by nonresident
# this State only to the extent that under |
ne laws of foreign country, State, or Ter |
ltory, or Federal district of his residence |
Ike exemptions are granted to motor We
lcles duly registered under the laws of |
nd owned by residents of this State.
Section 10. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
III track engines, road rollers, fire wagons. |
re engines police patrols, ambulances,
S well as all other motor vehicles used
Exclusively for public purposes by the
United States Government, the State, or
ny of the subdivisions thereof, including
ne parishes, cities, towns and villages:
well as ali public boards of the State.
lStrict, parochial or municipal are ex-
uded from the provisions of this act.