The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-12
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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 pay a fiat license OF Two
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shall
pay a fiat license fee of Seven Dollars
and Fifty Cents per annum. The one
half license shall apply to all motor We
hicles 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 Of each special make of motor
vehicles handled, provided that dealers
handling both new and second-h hand motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons, firms or corpora
tions dealing in or handling secondhand
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay a flat
license of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section g. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That upon the sale or transfer of 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 a blank to be furnished him for
that purpose. make application for
change of registration, which shall, with
fee 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
manufacturer or dealer, the Vendee shall
| be allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for a 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, 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 g. 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 OF
dealt in make an application upon blank
to be furnished by the Secretary of State
for a general distinctive number for al
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
manufacturer 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 CD the name
residence, including parish and bushes:
address, Of such manufacturer or dealer
On the payment of the registration fet
provided in Section 8, such application
shall be filed and registered in the offic;
of the Secretary of State in the manner
IDTONlucu III OCGilOll VI liilo eiSl' IAOl
shall thereupon be assigned and issued q
Isuch manufacturer or dealer a certificate
of registration, and number plate will
a number corresponding to the numbe
of such certificate of registration. Sucl
number plate or duplicate thereof shall b.
displayed by every motor vehicle of sucl
manufacturer or dealer when the same i
ta1 div ha Ia oh NC
Such manufacturer or dealer may Obtail
as many duplicates of such number plat
as may be desired upon payment to tn
Secretary of State of One Dollar for eacl
duplicate. Nothing in this article shall b
construed to apply to motor vehicl
operated by manufacturer or dealer TO
private use or for hire
Section 8. Be it further enacted, etc
The provisions of the, foregoing section
relative to registration and display of reg
bistration numbers, shall not apply to
motor vehicle owned by nonresident Q
! this State; provided that the owner there
of shall have complied with the provision
of the law of the foreign country, State
Territory or Federal district of his resi-
! dence relative to registration of motto
:. vehicles and the display of registratio
numbers thereon, and shall conspicuous
, display his registration numbers as re
= quired thereby. The provisions of thi
section, however, shall be operative as
a motor vehicle owned by non-residen
8 of this State only to the extent that unde
the laws of foreign country, State, or Tel
ritory, or Federal district of his residenc
o like exemptions are granted to motor We
9 hicles duly registered under the laws {
and owned by residents of this State.
t Section 10. Be it further enacted, etc
n All track engines. road rollers, fire wagons
e fire engines, police patrols, ambulance
e as well as all other motor vehicles use
d exclusively for public purposes by tn
r United States Government, the State, {
II any of the subdivisions thereof, includin
/: the parishes, cities, towns and village:
r as well as all public boards of the Stat
r district, parochial or municipal, are eA
: cldded from the provisions of this act.
- Section II. Be it further enacted, etc
It The Secretary of State shall deposit a
n funds collected under the provisions
V this act, as soon after the collection 6
e practicable, in one of the banks Of IL
J, State previously selected for that year {
= one of the State bank depositaries, in
e special fund which shall bear interest