The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

ruary Of The following year.
Section 3 Be IL further enacted, etc.
There shall be an annual license fee
which shall be divided into classified
lions known as a whole license fee ant
a half license fee. The whole license
fee shall apply 20 all regfstra ti6ns mad,
under the provisions OF this act prioI
to the first day of August. of each year
and the half license fee shall Amply t.
ali registratio under the provisions O
this act made on or after the first da,
Of August. of each year All license
fees except as hereinafter provided
shall be based on horsepower of motor
and shall be computed according to tht
following standard to-wit:
D2 NN
Q IS the cylinder bore in inches: n
the number of cylinders
The license fee shall be twenty-five
cents for each horsepower; provided
shall be Five Dollars. Ali motor cars
shall be subject to this license Motor
cycles shall pay a flat license fee OF
Two Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
shall pay flat license fee of Sever
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 a whole license
for each classification. Rersons, firms
and corporations manufacturing or deal
ing In motor vehicles shall pay the Ii
cense fee OF one motor vehicle. on tbs
maximum horsepower of each special
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 corDOraSions DEALING
In or handling secondhand motor We
hicics exclusively shalt pay a flat Ii
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section &. BE IL further enacted. etc,
That upon the sale or transfer of q mo-
vehicle ehfiGfpra1 ~ np
with this act. the vendor shall imme-
diateiy file notice thereof with che
name and residence "f the vendee 10
the Secretary OF state. and the vendee
shall within ten DAYS after che date Of
such sale or transfer. upon a blank 20
be furnished him for that purpose make
application for q change OF rcgistra-
ton which shall. with a fee of One
Dollar. be forwarded 60 The Secretary
of State, who shall note upon the regis
tration book or index such change OF
ownership.
Section 2 T'c 70 further enacted, etc.
IJpon the sale OF a motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer. the vendee shall
be allowed 90 operate same upon the
public highways for period of fifteen
days after taking possession thereof.
or until he shall have received his GER
tificate of registration and number
Llates from the Secretary Of State. pro-
viding that during such period the mo-
tor vehicle shall have attached thereto.
Of pIacard 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 II further enacted.
etc, That every person. firm associa-
ton, or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
of registering each motor vehicles so
,otz,sfoc tn"atf nr Dow in. make an ap-
plication upon h.hnk TO be furnished
nv tine Secretary of ate for generaI
distinctive number f0" all motor ve-
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or deale~, such application
to maintain tal a brief description Of
each style or type of motor vehicle man
ufactured or dealt in ov such rnanufao-
tnrer or aealer 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 manu- eacturer or dealer.
0n the payment of tho registra ton fee
provided in Section s. such application
shall be filed and registered in the Of
rlce or the Secretary of State in the
manner provided in Section 8 Of this
act There shall thereupon be assign
e ca ana issued to such MANUFACTURER or
dealer certificate of registration, ana
number plate with q number CORE
spending to the number Of such certif-
sate 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
70 motor vehicle oDerated by a man
ufaerHrer or dealer for private use or
for hire
Section Q. Pc It further enacted. etc.
ne provisions of the foregoing sections
relat,ve to registration and display Of
registration numbers, shall not anD1y to
4 motor vehicle owned by a non-resi-
dent Of this State provided that the
owner thereof shall have complied with
me provisions of the law OF the foreign
country, State. territory, ar Federal
1astfict of his residence relative to reg
lslratien Of motor vehicles and the dis
pay or registration numbers thereon.
ana shall conspicuously display his reg
.stfat1on numbers as required thereby
me provisions of this section however.
snail be operative rs to a motor vehicle
aWheu by nonresident of this State
niliv 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
20 motor vehicles duly registered UNI
or this 500 VI anu ." iieo ny ieslde'its
sactior N vo =. e+, z
etc, All track engines, road rollers, fire
amhuinnooe ensi i1 no'lce palroIs.
vehicles 11sof net nl, al az osnsr Ihnior
nnrnosac ~, ~ 0I.i,@tse q. Ioi puIIic
mem A. S+ ne o"lteu ysa t SfoVern-
siens ~ the t'7. ~ ais VI lie suDdlVl-
aitia therenf, lncluGlhg+ the parishes,
ali ,sn,1 nn"h rs ana sHlaseS: as wei as
noraehinI n"''L US ot t,'e state ulStrlct;
fron, ~ vi iitunlciidt' are eNcluded
saa+ tts pI"N 'SlnhS o. TINS act.
etc ,rha soaro+ ne IT c. Turner enacsea.