The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-10-29

under the provisions of this act. prior
to the first dav OF August of each year;
and the half license fee shall a1ply to
all registrations under the provisions of
this act made on or after the first day
OF August. OF each year. All license
s ss sases as
and shall be computed according to the
following standard. to-wit:
D2XN
rs
D Is the cylinder bore in inches; N
the 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 ray a flat license fee of
Two Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
shall pay flat license fee OF Seven
one-half license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be 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 Ii
cense fee of one motor vehicle. on the
maximum horsepower of each speciat
make Of motor vehicles handled, pro-
Vided that dealers handling both new
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
pay the license on new makes only.
Persons. firms or corporations dealing
hicles exclusively shall pay a flat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section s. Be II further enacted. etc.
That upon the sale or transfer of a mo-
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 Of
such sale or transfer. upon a blank to
be 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
OF State, who shall note upon the regis
tration book or index such change OF
ownership.
Section Z. BE Il further enacted. etc.
Upon the sale Of motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer. the vendee shall
be allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for a period Of fifteen
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-
tor vehicle shall have attached thereto.
in accordance with the provisions here
OF, a placard bearing the registration
number of the dealer under which II
might previously have been operated
and provided, further. that application
for registration shall be made by mail
or otherwise before such vehicle shall
be 50 used.
o.
etc, That every person. firm, assocfa-
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing In motor vehicles NAV instead
OF registering each motor vehicle so
piicatioa upon bank 10 be furnished
by the Seci eta-v ~ ..tate for a general
distinctive number for all motor We
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer, such application
to maintain fal brief descriution Of
each style or tyne of motor vehicle man
fractured or dealt in nv such manufac-
turer or dealer, Including the character
OF the motor power. the amount of such
motor power stated in fig1ires of
horsepower in accordance with the rat
ing established by this ar :; (b)the name.
residence, including parish and business
address, OF such manufacturer or dealer
On the payment OF the registration fee
provided in Section s. such application
shall be filed and registered in the Of
flee OF the Secretary IF State in the
manner provided in Section of this
act. There shall thereupon be assign
ed and issued to such manufacturer or
dealer q certificate Of registration, ana
O number plate with a number corre-
spending to the number of such certif-
scate of registration. Such number
plate or duplicate thereof shall be dis
manufacturer or dealer when the same
is operated or driven on the public high
ways. Such manufacturer or dealer
may obtain an many duplicates Of such
payment to the Secretary Of State One
Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing In
this article shall be construed to apply
20 a motor vehicle operated by a man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire.
Section g. BE it further enacted, etc,
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display Of
d motor vehicle owned by a 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.
The 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
der the laws of and owned by residents
Of this State
Section 10. BE It further enacted.
etc. All track engines road rollers: fire
ambulances. as well as all other motor
vehicles. used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
ment, the State, or any Of the subdivi-
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,
ETC. 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
as one Of the State Bank repositories
in q special fund which shall. bear I'm
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 wear. the Secretary OF State
shall transmit to the Parish Treasurer
with q sworn account thereof. all Of the
funds collected under the provisions of
this act, from persons firms or corpo-
rations residing in the respective par
ishes throughout the State, deductfng
therAfrom only the amounts expended
nv him in accordance with the provf-
sions Of Section u.
That on or before the fifteenth day
OF the months Of February and August
Of each year, the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Commissioner of
Finance OF the City OF New Orleans,
with q sworn account thereof. all Of
the funds collected under the provisions
of this act from persons firms or cor
porations residing IN the Parish Of Or
leans, dsducting therefrom only the
ance with the provisions of Section IL
The Clerks Of the District Courts
throughout the State (Parish Of Or
leans excepted), shall within ten days
after the collection hereof transmit to