The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-09-10

year shall not become delinquent FOR
e.iiurs to register: or pay the annual ras
ruery OF the following year
Section s. Be 1t further enacted. etc,
There shall be an annual license fee,
which shall be divided into classified.
half license fee. The whole license
fee shall apply to all registrations made
under the provisions Of this act prior
20 the first day of August. of each year;
all registrations under the provisions of
this act made on or after the first day
Of August. of each year: All license
snail be based on Horsepower Of motor.
and shall be computed sccording to the
following standard. to-wit:
D2XN
rs
D 10 the cylinder bore in inches; N
the number of cylinders.
The license fee shall be twenty-five
cents for each horsepower: provided
shall be Five Dollars. All motor cars
shall be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a flat license fee OF
Two Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. The
0ne-half license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be half of the license
rate hsrein provided for whole license
and corporations manufacturing or deal
ing In motor vehicles shall pay the Ii
cense fee OF one motor vehicle. on the
maximum horsepower of each special
make of motor vehicles handled. pro-
vided that dealers handling both new
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
pay the license on new makes only
fe..sons. firms or corporations dealing
h ~ handling secondhand motor We
hieies .Yoiusively shall pay a flat IL
tense fee Of Ten Dollars per annum
Section 30 = further thsr. enacted ds e mo.
That upon the sale o. transfer pc OF moe
with this act. the vendef shall imm ne
diately file notice thereof ElIH ' ne
name and residence Of the %fhaee
che Secretary of state, and the vendss
shall within ten days after the date or
such sale or transfer. upon blank TO
be furnished him for that purpose make
application for change of regtstra-
tion. which shall. with fee of One
Dollar. be forwarded TO the Secretary
Of State, who shall note upon the regis
tration book or index such change or
ownership.
Section Z. Be IT further enacted, etc.
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer. the %~ndae shall
be allowed to operate same uPSN the
public highways for period of fffteeF
days after taking possession thereof.
or until ne shall have received his GER
tificate of registration and number
plates from the Secretary of State, pro-
viding that during such period the mo-
Tor vehicle shall have attached thereto.
in accordance with the provisions here
OF, a p1acard bearing the regfstra ton
number of the dealer under which 1t
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 g. BE it further enacted,
etc, That every person. firm. associa-
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
of registering each motor vehicle so
manufactures or dealt in. make an
PdicakioH urOn q bank 10 be furnished
by the Secretary of state for general
distinctive number for all motor We
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer. such application
10 maintaiA IA) brief description of
each style or type af motor vehicle man.
fractured or dealt in nv such manufac-
Aurer or dealer. including chs character
of the motor power the amount OF such
motor power stated in figures of
horsepower in accordance with the rat
iRe established by this act; (b)the name.
residence, including, parish and business
address. Of such manufacturer or dealer.
On the pay<aexst OF the registration fee
provided in Section 5. such application
flee OF the Secretary OF State in the
manner provided in Section 6 81 this
act. There shall thereupon be assign
ed and issued to such manufactures or
q number plate with a number corre-
spending TO the number of such certif-
icate Of registration Such number
plate or duplicate thereof shall be dis
pASYed 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 a. many duplicates of such
number plate as may oe desired upon
payment 10 the Secretary of Stale One
Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing Ia
to a motor vehicle operated by man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
Tor hire.
Section 9. Re 1t further enacted ETC.
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative TO registration and display of
registration numbers. shall not apply to
n motor vehicle owned by non-resi-
aent Of this State. provided that the
owner iherAof shall have complied with
the provisions of Ihs lay of the foreign
country, State Territory. ~ Federal
district OF his residence relative 10 reg
tstration OF motor vehicles and the dis
play of registration numbers thereon,
and shall conspicuouSly display his reg
istration numbers as required thereby.
fife provisions of this section, however,
shall be operative as to motor vehicle
owned by a 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 it further enacted.
etc, All track engines. road rollers fire
wagons. fire engines. police patrols.
ambulances as we'll as all other motor
vehicles. used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
snerit, the state. or any Of the subdivi-
sions thereof, including the parishes,
cities, towns and villages: as well as
ALI public boards of the State, district.
parochial or municipal. are excluded
from the provisions of this act
Section il. Be Ii further enacted,
etc, The Secretary Of State shall deposit
All funds collected under the provisions
as practicable in one of the banks Of the
state previously selected for that year
As one of the State Bank repositories,
IN n Special fund which shall bear in
terest at the same rate as other de-
Dosits: and on or before the fifteenth
aay of the month of February and Aug
ust of each year. the Secretary of State
shall transmit to fhe Parish Treasurer
with a sworn account thereof, all of the
funds collected under the provisions of
this act from persons. firms OF Ge5Pa-
rstIons residing in the respective par
tahes throughout the State, deducting
fherefrorn only the amounts expended
nv him. in accordance with the provt-
sfoHs Of Section IL.
That on or before the fifteenth day
of the months OF February and August
snail transmit to the Commissioner of
FINANCE of the City of New Orleans,
xith a sworn account thereof, all of
Sne funds collected under the provisions
AZ this act from persons. firms or cor
Dorations residing in the Parish of Or