St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-09-19

propositions For" or Against" he
votes for.
l.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House Of Represen-
I tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 2eo.
House Bill No. 1873 By Mr. Generally
AN ACT.
To define motor vehicles and to pro-
vide for their registry, and impos-
: ing license therefor; and proyid-
ing penalties for any violations of
| this act; and An Act whereas it is
intended to have this Act ratified
by an amendment to the Ccnstitu-
ton of the State. Therefore
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the men,
| bers elected to each house concur
| ing:
That a motor vehicle is defined to
be any vehicle operated by any POKER
| other than muscular power, and de-
signed and Intended for use OIL public
! Eishways. roads and streets. Motor
vehicles are classified into three sub
divisions. Any motor vehicle used
clusively in commerce for the carr
ing or transporting of merchandise
on the public highways, roads and
streets is classified as a motor truck.
Any motor vehicle containing only
two running wheels arranged tan
dem, is classified as a motor cycle.
All other motor vehicles are classified
as motor cars.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That every owner of a motor
vehicle which shall be operated or
driven upon public highways OF this
State, shall, except as herein other
wise expressly provided, cause to be
fled by mail or otherwise in the
c1noe of the Secretary of State an
application for registration on
blank to be furnished by the Score
tary of State for that purpose, con.
tanning (a) a brief description of the
motor vehicle to be registered III
GLIDING the name of the manufac-
turer and factory number of such
vehicle, the character End amount Of
the motive powe--, stated. in figures
oil horsepower, ssiveL where pracs'
ca, in accordance with the rating
established by the Association Of lii
censed Automobile Manufacturers;
(bl the name, residence. including
parish and business address Of the
owner of such motor vehicle; (cJ
that if such motor vehicle
is TO be used solely for commercial
purposes the applicant shall SO
certify.
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
etc, Upon the receipt of an applica.
ton for registration Of a motOr We
hiele as provided in Section 2, the
Secretary of State shall file such APP
pllcs.tion in his Office and register
such motor vehicle or vehicles, with
the name, residence and business adj
dress of the owner, manufacturer or
dealer, as the case may be, together
with the facts stated in such applica-
ton, in book or index to be kept
for the purpose, under the distinctive
number assigned to such motor We
hicle by the Secretary of State, which
book or index shall be open to public
inspection during reasonable business
hours.
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
ETC., Upon the filing of such applica-
ton and the payment of the license
hereinafter provided. the Secretary of
State shall assign to such motor We
hicle distinctive number, and, with
out further expense to the applicant,
issue and deliver to the owner GER
tificate of registration, and two num-
Der 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 plate shall be OF
metal, at least six inches wide and
not less than fifteen inches in length,
on which there shall be the abbre-
Walton 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 f1ve-eighths OF an
inch in width; provided, that in the
case Of a motor vehicle registered by
a manufacturer or dealer there shall
be on such plate in addition to the1
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 dis
play the number plates of more than
one State at any time. In the event
Of the loss, mutilation or destruction
Of any certificate of registration, or
plate, the owner of regis
tered 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 dol
lar, 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
begin on their respective dates, and
shall expire on the 31st day of De-
cember following. A new registra-
ton must be had each year, and the
license fee therefor paid annually;
provided that persons holding GER
tificate for one year shall not become
DELINQUENT for failure to register, or
pay the annual license fee until the
A1nA EN1V