The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18

ohni NOT become delinquent for
Misalure 20 register, or pay the annual
ruary Of the following year
~, section 5. Be 1t further enacted. etc.
mere snail be an annual license fee,
which shall be divided into classified
tiohs knswn as a whole license fee, and
q hair license fee. The whole license
zee snail apply to all registrations made
uhder the provisions Of this act, prior
W shs 1lrst day Of August. of each year;
ana the half license fee shall apply to
all registrations under the provisions Of
.ais act made on or after the first day
or August. Of each year. All lcanse
1ees except as hereinafter provided
snali be based on horsepower of motor
ana snail be computed according to the
loiio"lng standard, to-wit:
Do KIN
2.5
Is the cylinder bore in inches: N
the number Of cylinders.
me 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 flat license fee of
Two Dollars per annum Motor trucks
shall pay a flat license fee Of Seven
dollars and Fifty Cents per arnum. The
one-half license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be half of the license
rate herein provided for whole license
Tor each classification. Persons firms
and corporations manufacturing or deal
ing IN motor vehicles shall pay the IL
cense fee of one motor vehicle, on the
maximum horsepower Of each special
make OF motor vehicles handled pro.
Vlded that dealers handling both new
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
pay the license on new makes only.
PERSONS. firms or corporations dealing
IN or handling secondhand motor We
hlcles exclusively shall pay a flat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum
Section s.. Be 1t further enacted. etc,
That upon the sale or transfer of a mo-
tor vehicle registered In accordance
diateiy file notice thereof with the
name and residence of the vendee to
the Secretary of State, and the vendee
snail within ten days after the date of
such sale or transfer, upon a blank to
be furnished him for that purpose. make
application for change of registra-
ton, which shall, with a fee of One
Dollar, be forwarded to the Secretary
OF State. who shall note upon the regis
tration book or index such change Of
ownership.
Section Z. Be It further enacted, etc.
Upon the sale of a 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 GER
t1f1cate Of registration and number
plates from the Secretary of State. pro-
yiding that during such period the mo-
tor vehicle shall have attached thereto,
IN accordance with the provisions here
or placard 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 8. Be it further enacted,
etc, That every person, firm, associa-
ton, or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
or registering each motor vehicle so
r"n""fncturoa or dealt in. make an an
plication upon b.snk to be furnished
BY the Secretary of State for a general
distinctive number for all motor We
hlcles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer. such application
TO maintain (a) brief description Of
each style or type Of motor vehicle man.
ufactured or dealt in by such manufac-
turer or dealer, including the character
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 manufacturer or dealer
On the payment of the registration fee
provided in Section 5. such application
shall be filed and registered in the Of
flee OF the Secretary OF State In the
manner provided in Section OF this
act. There shall thereupon be assign
ed and issued to such manufacturer or
dealer a certificate Of registration ana
number plate with number corre-
spending to the number of such certif-"
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
to motor vehicle operated by a man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire
Section g. BE 1t further enacted. etc.
The provisions Of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display Of
registration numbers. shall not apply to
Aio@oI fciiClo oWIeu ny d nOn-reS1-
dent Of this State, provided that the
owner thereof shall have complied with
the provisions of the law of the foreign
country, State, territory, or Federal
district OF his residence relative to reg
istration Of motor vehicles and the dis
play of registration numbers thereon,
and shall conspicuously display his reg
1stration numbers as required thereby
The provisions of this section. however.
shall be operative as to a motor vehicle
owned by nonresident Of this State
only 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
to motor vehicles duly registered un-
der the laws of and owned by residents
Of this State.
Section 10. Be 1t further enacted,
etc. All track engines, road rollers, fire
wagons, fire engines. police patrols.
ambulances. as well as all other motor
vehicles, used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
ment, the State. or any of the subdivi-
cities. towns and villages; as well ais
all public boards of the State, district.
parochial or municipal. are excluded
from the provisions Of this act.
Section IL. Be 1t further enacted.
etc, The Secretary of State shall deposit
all funds collected under the provisions
Of this act, as soon after the collection
as practicable, in one of the banks Of the
State previously selected for that wear
as one of the State Bank repositories.
in special fund which shall bear in
terest at the same rate as other de-
posts: and on or before the fifteenth