The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-12

/ sign to such motor vehicle distinctive
number and, without further expense 70
| the applicant, issue and deliver TO the
owner n certificate of registration, and
! two number plates. Such number plates
shall be of distinctly different color each
year, and there shall be at all times
marked contrast between the color OF the
number plates and that Of the numerals
or letters thereon.
least six inches wide and not less than
fifteen inches in length. on which there
shall be the abbreviation La and there
to the vehicle set forth in numerals four
inches long, each stroke of which shall be
at least five-eighths Of an inch in width;
provided. that in the case OF motor o..
dealer there shall be on such plate In al.
dition to the foregoing the letter M,
each stroke of such letter to be at least
inch in width. No vehicle shall display
the number plates of more than one state
at any time. In the event of the loss,
mutilation or destruction of any certin-
cate of registration, or number plate, the
owner of a registered motor vehicle or
manufacturer. or dealer, as the case may
be. may obtain from the Secretary OF
State upon an affidavit showing such fact
and the payment of fee Of one dollar.
two new number plates and thereupon
the original license plates shall become
void and any person found using same
shall be subject to the penalties imposed
by Section IA.
All certificates of registration shall be-
gin on their respective oates, ana s1 9oil
lowing A new registration must be had
each year. and the license fee therefor
paid annually; provided that persons hold
ing certificate for one year shall not
become delinquent for failure to register,
or pay the annuablicense fee until the first
day OF February of the following year.
There shall be an annual license fee.
which shall be divided into classifications
known as a whole license fee. and a half
license fee. The whole license fee shall
apply to all registrations made under the
provisions Of this act. prior to the nrst
day of August. of each year; and the half
license fee shall apply to all registrations
or after the first day Of August, of each
year. All license fees except as herein
after provided shall be based on horse
power of motor. and shall be computed ac-
cording to the following standard, to-wit:
DIX
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
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shall
pay a fiat license fee of Seven Dollars
and Fifty Cents per annum.. The one
hicles and shall be half of the license rate
herein provided for a whole license for
each classification. Persons, firms and
motor RH, 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-ha motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons. firms or corpora
tons dealing in or handling secondhand
- H. -
license of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section g. Be II further enacted, ETC.,
That upon the sale or transfer OF a 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 blank to be furnished him for
that purpose, make application for a
change of registration, which shall, with
Secretary of State. who shall note upon
the registration book or index such change
of ownership.
Section 4 Be it further enacted, ETC.,
Upon the sale of q motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer, the vendee shall
be allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for 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 Sucn perlOu the MOTOR Nenlcfe Sndit
have attached thereto. in accordance with
the provisions hereof. 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 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
dealt in. make an application upon blank
to be furnished BY the Secretary of State
for a general distinctive number for all
motor vehicles Owned and controlled by
cation to contain: (a) brief description
of each style or type of motor vehicle
manufactured or dealt in by such manu-
facturer or dealer, including the charac-
such motor power stated in figures of
horse power 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 5, such application
of the Secretary of State in the manner
provided in Section of this act. There
shall thereupon be assigned and issued to
sgcn manurasturer or dealer h Geftca cate
a number corresponding to the number
of such certificate Of registration. Such
number plate or duplicate thereof shall be
displayed by every motor vehicle of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same is
operated or driven on the public highways.
Such manufacturer or dealer may obtain
as many duplicates of such number plate
as may be desired upon payment to the
Secretary of State of One Dollar for each
duplicate. Nothing in this article shall be
construed to apply to motor vehicle
operated by manufacturer or dealer for
private use or for hire.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, ETC..
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of reg
istration numbers, shall not apply to
motor vehicle owned by a nonresident of
this State; provided, that the owner there
of shall have complied with the provisions
Of the law of the foreign country. State,
Territory or Federal district of his resi-
dence relative to registration of motor
vehicles and the display of registration
numbers thereon. and shall conspicuously
display his registration numbers as re-
quired thereby. The provisions of this
section. however. shall be operative as to
a motor vehicle owned by a non resident