The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-05
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power of motor and shall be computed &C
cording to the following standard, to-wit:
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25
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
shall be subject TO this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a flat license OF Two
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shaH
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 Tor
each classification. Persons, firms ana
corporations, manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles shall pay the license fee
of one motor vehicle, on the maximum
horsepower u each special make OF motor
vehicles handled, provided that dealers
handling both new and second hand motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons firms or corpora
lions dealing in or handling secondhand
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay flat
license of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section 6. Be it 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
I DAYS after the date of such sale or trans
| fer, upon a blank to be furnished him for
that purpose make application for a
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 T. Be it further enacted, etc.
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer, the Vendee shali
be allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for period of fifteen
days after taking possession thereon, or
until he shall have received his certificate
of registration and number plates from
the Secretary of State, providing thai
during such period the motor vehicle shall
have attached thereto, in accordance with
the provisions hereof, a placard bearing
the registration number of the dealer
under which it might previously have
been operated; and provided, further, thai
application for registration shall be made
by mail or otherwise before such vehicle
shall be so used,
Section 8. Be it further enacted, etc.
I That every person, firm, association Oh
corporation manufacturing or dealing II
Imotor vehicles may instead of registering
each motor vehicle so manufactured o.
dealt in, make an application upon blanl
to be furnished by the Secretary of STATE
for q general distinctive number for al
motor vehicles owned and controlled b!
such manufactures 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 o
such motor power stated in figures
horse power in accordance with the rat
! ing established by this act; (b) the name
residence, including parish and bushes
address, of such manufacturer or dealer
On the payment OF the registration fe
provided in Section 5, such application
shall be filed and registered in the oftlc
of the Secretary of State in the manne
provided in Section Of this act. Their
shall thereupon be assigned and issued /
such manufacturer or dealer a certificat
E of registration, and a number plate wit
a number corresponding to the numbe
of such certificate of registration. Sue
j number plate or duplicate thereof shall b
: displayed by every motor vehicle of sue
Z manufacturer or dealer when the same
t operated or driven on the public highway!
Such manufacturer or dealer may obtai
y as many duplicates of such number plat
I as may be desired upon payment to tn
: Secretary of State of One Dollar for eac
e duplicate. Nothing in this article shall b
t construed to apply to motor vehic
: operated by a manufacturer or dealer Il
: private use or for hire.
:, Section 8. Be it further enacted, etc
= The provisions of the foregoing section
> relative to registration and display of ref
istration numbers, shall not apply to
motor vehicle owned by a non resident {
!, this State; provided, that the owner there
of shall have complied with the provision
of the law of the foreign country. Stat
Territory or Federal district of his res
:, dence relative to registration of mote
-, vehicles and the display of registratiC
numbers thereon, and shall conspicuous
- display his registration numbers as n
- quired thereby. The provisions of tn
section, however, shall be operative as
= a motor vehicle owned by non-residel
- of this State only to the extent that und
!, the laws of foreign country, State, or TIE
ritory, or Federal district of his residen
- like exemptions are granted to motor "
:, hicles duly registered under the laws
," and owned by residents of this State.
II Section TO- Be it further enacted, et'
n All track engines, road rollers, fire wagon
e fire engines, police patrols, ambulance
% as we'll as all other motor vehicles us'
d exclusively for public purposes by Il
IT. United States Government, the State,
II any of the subdivisions thereof, includil
!: the parishes, cities towns and village
,r as well as all public boards of the Stat
,r district, parochial or municipal, are e
l. cluded from the provisions of this act.
j" Section H. BE it further enacted, ct
ST The Secretary of State shall deposit