The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-10-09

sear Shall not become deitnouarx for
unna.e 30 register, or pay the annual
license r,Ie fee until the first day Of FEB
oS Sas or the following year.
Thar. oh o; BE 1t further enacted, etc.
vhice snail be an annual license fee.
tons kn nnalI be divided into classified
ha,s sn own as whole license fee. and
e. "a.l license fee The whole license
zee shaii apply to all registrations made
a.'u M the provisions Of this act, prior
" enc 1irst day Of August, of each year
a en- lhe half license fee shall arpiv to
a. az, registrations under the provisions Of
o o'S act made on or after the first dav
fees Au eso. OF each year; All license
shon eAcept as hereinafter provided
snall De based on horsepower Of motor
a aI snail be computed according to the
lolloWlng standard to-wit:
D2XN
%
Is the cylinder bore in inches; N
the number of cylinders
Inc license fee shall be twenty-five
cents FOR each horsepower; provided
that the minimum whole license fee
small be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a flat license fee of
Two Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
snail pay a flat license fee Of Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. The
one half license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be half Of the license
rate herein provided for whole license
FOR each classification. Persons. firms
ana corporations manufacturing or deal
Ing In motor vehicles shall pay the IL
cense fee of one motor vehicle. on the
maximum horsepower of each special
make of motor vehicles handled. pro
vlded that dealers handling both new
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
pay the license on new makes only.
Persons. firms or corporations dealing
IN or handling secondhand motor We
hicles exclusively shall pay flat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section b. Be il further enacted. etc,
That upon the sale or transfer of 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 20
| the Secretary of State. and the yendee
shall within ten days after the date or
such sale or transfer. upon a blank to
be furnished him for that purpose, make
application for change Of reglstra-
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 or
| ownership.
Section 7. Be II 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
! days after taking possession thereon,
or until he shall have received his GER
| tiffcate of registration and number
plates from the Secretary of state, pro-
vtdtnC that during such period the mo-
| tor vehicle shall have attached thereto.
| in accordance with the provisions here
| Of placard bearing the registration
number Of the dealer under which 1t
might previously have been operatad:
| 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, associa-
! ton. or corporation manufacturing or
| dealing in motor vehicles may instead
| of registering each motor vehicle so
| '"7"'''''H ot""o' q" 8na't in. '"aka an On
plicatie@ upon q bank to be furnished
! by the Secretary Of state for general
| distinctive number for all motor We
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer. such application
| to maintain (a) a brief dissertation of
| each style or type of motor vehicle man
ufactured or dealt in by such manufac-
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 s, 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, manufactures or
dealer certificate Of registration, ana
a number plate with a number CORE
spending to the number of such certif-
icate 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
this article shall be construed to apply
to motor vehicle operated by man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire.
Section 9. BE 1t further enacted. etc.
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display OF
| registration numbers, shall not apply &c
a 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
The provisions Of this section. however
shall be operative as to a motor vehicle
| owned by nonresident of this Stat,
only to the extent that under the law:
Of foreign country, State or territory o.
| Federal district Of his residence lik,
exemptions and privileges are granted
to motor vehicles duly registered un
der the laws of and owned by residents
Of this State.
Section 10. Be 1t further enacted
etc. All track engines. road rollers. fir
wagons. fire engines. police patrols
| ambulances. as well as all other motto
vehicles used exclusively for public
purposes bv the United States Govern
ment the State, or any of the subdivi
sions thereof, including the parishes
cities, towns and villages; as we'll Al
all public boards OF the State, district
parochial or municipal. are excludes
from the provisions Of this act.
Section H. BE 1t further enacted
etc. The Secretary Of State shall deposi
all funds collected under the provision
of this act. as soon after the collection
as practicable. in one Of the banks Of tn
State previously selected for that yea
as one of the State Bank Repositories
| IN FIND which shall haar IL,