The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-10-10

the payment Of the license hereinafter
provided, the Secretary of State shall as
sign to such motor vehicle distinctive
number and. without further expense TO
the applicant, issue and deliver TO the
owner a 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 a
marked contrast between the color of the
number plates and that OF the numerals
or letters thereon.
such number plates shall be of metal. at
least six inches wide and not less than
fifteen inches in length, on which there
shall be the abbreviation La and there
shall be the distinctive number assigned
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 a motor
vehicle registered by manufacturer or
dealer there shall be on such plate in adj
dition to the foregoing the letter m,
each stroke of such letter to be at least
four inches long and five-eighths OF an
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 certifi-
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 a 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 dates, and shall
expire on the 31st day of December fol-
lowing. A new registration must be had
paid annually; provided that persons hold
ng a certificate for one year shall not
become delinquent for failure to register,
or pay the annual license fee until the first
day of February of the following year.
Section 5. Be IL further enacted, etc,
There shall be an annual license fee.
which shall be divided into classifications
known as a whole license fee, and half
license fee. The whole license fee shall
apply to all registrations made under the
provisions of this act, prior to the first
license fee shall apply to all registrations
under the provisions of this act made on
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:
D2xN
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 fat license of Two
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shall
pay fiat license fee of Seven Dollars
and Fifty Cents per annum. The one
half license shall apply to all moor We
hicles and shall be half of the license rate
herein provided for whole license for
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 secondhand motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons. firms or corpora.
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay fiat
license of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section s. 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 blank to be furnished him for
that purpose, make application for a
change of registration. which shall. with
a 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 1t further enacted, ETC.,
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 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
application for registration shall be made
by mail or otherwise before such vehicle
shall be so used.
Section 8. Be 1t 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 or
dealt in, make an application upon blank
to be furnished by the Secretary of State
for a general distinctive number for all
motor vehicles o--ned and controlled by
such manufacture or dealer, such appli-
cation to contain ta) a brief description
of each style or type of motor vehicle
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,
including parish and business
of such manufacturer or dealer.
On the payment of the registration fee
provided in Section 5, such application
shall be filed and registered in the Office
Of the Secretary. of State in the manner
provided in Section of this act. There
shall thereupon be assigned and issued to
such manufacturer or dealer a certificate
of registration. and a number plate with
4 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
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 a motor vehicle
operated by a 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 a
motor vehicle owned by a nonresident of
this State; provided. that the owner there
of shall have cOmplie6 with the r,rovisiope