The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-10-16

this act made on or after the first day
OF August. of each year All license
fees except as hereinafte, provided
shall be based on horsepower Of motor,
| and shall be computed according to the
following standard, to-wit:
D2XN
Is
D is the cylinder bore In inches;
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
cycles shall pay a flat license fee OF
Two Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
| shall pay a flat license fee Of Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annnm. 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
and corporations manufacturing or deal
ing In motor vehicles shall pay the H.
cense fee of one motor vehicle. on the
maximum horsepower of each special
make of motor vehicles handled, pro-
vided that dealers handling both new
!, and secondhand motor vehicles shali
pay the license on new makes only.
| Persons, firms or corporations dealing
in or handling second hand motor We
hicles exclusively shall pay flat IL
" cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
;, Section D. Be it further enacted, ETC.
g That upon the sale or transfer of mo-
: tor vehicle registered In accordance
n with this act. the vendor shall imme-
diately file notice thereof with tne
9 name and residence of the Vendee u
II the Secretary Of State and the venoee
: shall within ten days after the date OF
y such sale or transfer, upon blank &c
. be furnished him for that purpose make
C application for change of reglstra
> ton, which shall, with fee OF ont
Dollar, be forwarded to the Secretary
). Of State, who shall note upon the regis
!. !, tration book or index such change o.
- ownership.
= Section 7. Be 1t further enacted, etc.
Upon the sale Of a motor vehicle by TN
'. manufacturer or dealer, the vendee shall
,e be allowed to operate same upon TN
IL public highways for period or flftee,
al days after taking possession Thereon
+ or until he shall have received his Ger
ri tificate Of registration and numbe
10 plates from the Secretary OF state, pro
of viding that during such period the mo
We tor vehicle shall have attached thereto
mr. in accordance with the provisions here
n Of a placard bearing the registratio
m number of the dealer under which
=" might previously have been orerated
and provided further that applicable
for registration shall be made by ma
10 or otherwise before such vehicle sha
be so used
Section 8. Be it further enacted
or etc, That every person. firm associ'
ton. or corporation manufa curing
dealing in motor vehicles NAV instea
Of registering each motor vehicle
Ia r>-~-,"rnotrroN den1t in. -,ar~ an ~
Diicattes upon bank to be flrntshe
by the Secretary Of State Tor seneri
distinctive number for all motor "
biclec owned and controlled nv sue
manufacturer or dealer. such applicable
to maintain (a) a brief descrintion
each style or type of motor vehicle MAJ
ufactured or dealt in by such manufa
turer or dealer including the charact
ly. Of the motor power. the amount OF SUI
motor power stated in fieures
horsepower in accordance with the ra
lue ing established by this act; (b)the nam
IL ~ residence. including parish and busine
Ell address, OF such manufacturer or deale
CT, On the payment Of the registration T
u provided in Section s. such applicable
no shall be filed and registered In the q
te' flee OF the Secretary Of State In t
manner provided in Section 3 OF tn
en- act. There shall thereupon be assig
ISL ed and issued to such manufacturer
ers dealer q certificate of registration, Al
number plate with number corr
be spending to the number of such cert
tn icate Of registration. Such numb
ned plate or duplicate thereof shall be
OH PLAYED by every motor vehicle OF SUI
,ic- manufacturer or dealer when the sal
!v,- is operated or driven on tne pup'ic nlt
We ways. Such manufacturers or dea
or may obtain as many duplicates of su
ub- number plate as may be desired UP
las payment to the Secretary of State {
We Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing
ing this article shall be construed TO apl
fled to motor vehicle operated py mi
We ufacturer or dealer for private use
for hire.
hat Section 9. Be 1t further enacteo, e
itch The provisions Of the foregoing sectit
bile relative to registration and display
,ept registration numbers, snaii NOT apply
ded a motor yeh1cIe owned oy mon-f
wise dent Of this State, provided that
tate owner thereof shall have complied W
, a the provisions Of the law Of the fore
.arv country, State. territory, or Fede
ling district of his residence relative to r
We istration Of motor vehicles and the
the play OF registration numbers there
forv and shall conspicuously display his r
ctar istration numbers as required there
sta The provisions of this section. howe
ven shall be operative as to motor ven
the owned by nonresident OF this 81
ton only to the extent that under tne IL IL
ers; OF foreign country otate ol le, ll.oi
par Federal district of his residence
yner exemptions and privileges are gran
thai to motor vehicles duly registered
,ole- der the laws of and owned by reside
opli- of this State.
Section 10. Be 1t further enac
-. etc, All track engines, road rollers,
e &C. wagons, fire engines. police patr
LOT ror ambulances, as well as all other mn
pio, vehicles, used exclusively for pu
h GI purposes by the United States Gov.
M, lie ment, the state. or any of the subd
a,U sions thereof, including the paris
enar cities, towns and villages; as well
,ne,, all public boards OF the State. dist
! parochial or municipal, are exclu
d ~ ~ from the provisions of this act.
d,s. Section II. Be 1t further enac
,otor etc, The Secretary Of State shall dep
,hioh all funds collected under the provis
,, ,,un Of this act, as soon after the collec
r nass as practicable. in one of the banks Of
state previously selected for that
ctr as one of the State Bank deposito
and and in a special fund which shall bear
after terest at inc same 80. a. f;fta
shall posts; ana On Uf - Fohr,,e .rv end