The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-09-05

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the applicant, issue ana denver TO TIL
lovner q certificate Of registration, an,
two number plates. Such number plate
shall he OF distinctly different color eacl
year, and there shall be at all times
marked contrast between the color OF tn,
number plates and that of the numera.
or letters thereon.
Such number plates shall be of metal, a
least six inches wide and not less thar
fifteen inches in length, on which Their,
shall be the abbreviation La" and there
shall be the distinctive number assigned
10 the vehicle set forth in numerals foul
inches long, each stroke of which shall be-
at least fve-eighths of an inch in width
provided, that in the case of motor
vehicle registered by a manufacturer OF
lealer there shall be on such plate in ad-
| lition 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
1T any time. In the event of the loss,
| mutilation or destruction of any certifi
cate of registration, 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
md 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 ii.
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
each year, and the license fee therefor
paid annually; provided that persons hold
ing 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 it 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
day of August, of each year; and the half
license fee shall apply to all registrations
under the provisions of this act made on
Or after the first day of August, of each
wear. 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
25
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
shall be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a fiat license of Two
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shall
pay a 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
each classification. Persons, firms and
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
hny,
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay fiat
license Of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section g. Be 1t 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 Il blank to be furnished him for
that purpose, make application for
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 T. Be it further enacted. etc,
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the
or dealer, the yendee 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
been operated: and provided, further, that
application for registration shall be made
by mail or otherwise before such venice
shall be so used.
Section S. Be it further enacted, etc,
That every person, firm. association or
manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles may instead of registering
each motor vehicle so manufactured or
dealt in, make an application upon plank
to be furnished by the Secretary of State
for q general distinctive number for all
motor vehicles o'-ned and controlled by
such manufacture or dealer, such appli-
of each style or type of motor vehicle
or dealt in by such manu-
facturer or dealer. including the charac-
ter of the motor power, the amount of
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
in Section 5, such application
shall be filed and registered in the office
of the Secretary of State in the manner
provided in Section 3 of this act. There
shall thereupon be assigned and issued to
such manufacturer or dealer a certificate
of registration, and number plate with
NUMBER corresponding TO the NUMBER
Of such certificate of registration. Such
number plate or duplicate thereof shall be
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 motor vehicle
operated by a manufacturer or dealer for |
private use or for hire.
Section g. Be it further enacted, etc, !
The provisions of the foregoing sections !
relative to registration and display of reg
Stration numbers, shall not apply to a |
motor vehicle owned by nonresident of |
his State provided that the owner there |
If shall have complied with the provisions |
If the law of the foreign country, State |
Territory or Federal district of his resi- |
lence relative to registration of motor |
vehicles and the display of registration |
numbers thereon, and shall conspicuously |
display his registration numbers as re- |
Iuired thereby. The provisions of this |
section, however, shall be operative as to |
motor vehicle owned by nonresident |
If this State only to the extent that under |
he laws of foreign country, State, or Ter
.itory, or Federal district of his residence
ike exemptions are granted to motor We
licles duly registered under the laws OF
ind owned by residents of this State.
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