The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-08-29

t provided. the Secretary of State shall as
s sign to such motor vehicle a distinctly
2 number and. without further expense L
I the applicant. issue and deliver to TIL
owner certificate of registration, an,
! two number plates. Such number plate
l shall be of distinctly different color eacl
! year. and there shall be at all times
marked contrast between the color of tn,
4, number plates and that of the numeral!
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 there
.. shall be the abbreviation La" and there
shall be the distinctive number assigned
to 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 a motor
vehicle registered by a manufacturer OF
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 IL.
| All certificates of registration shall be-
gin on their respective dates. and shall
expire on the 31st day of December fol-
| lowing. \ new registration must be had
each year, and the license fee therefor
paid annually; provided that persons hold
| ing certificate for one year shall not
become delinquent for failure ito 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 classif1cations
known as n whole license fee and a 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:
DIX
D Is the cylinder bore i'm inches; N the
number of cylinders. The license fee shall
be twenty-five cents for each horsepower;
provided e that the minimum whole license
shall be subject to this license Motor
cycles shall pay fiat license of Two
Dollars per .annum- Motor trucks shall
and Fifty Cents per annum. The one
half license shall apply to all MOTOR We
hicles and shall be half of the license rate
each classification. Persons, firms and
corporations, manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles shall pay the license fee
or one motor vehicle. on the maximum
horsepower OF each special make of motor |
vehicles handled, provided that dealers |
handling both new and second hand motor |
vehicles shall pay the license on new |
tons dealing in or handling secondhand |
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay fat |
license of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section 6. 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 1
of ownership.
Section Z. Be it further enacted. etc, L
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the 1
or dealer. the vendee shall
be allowed to operate same upon the L
public highways for a period of fifteen 1
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 II
nave attached thereto, in accordance with
the. registration number of the dealer
under which il might previously have u
been operated: and provided, further. that
application for registration shall be made |;
BY mail or otherwise before such vehicle 4
shall be so used.
Section s. Be it further enacted. etc. D
rhat every person. firm. association or
corporation manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles may instead of registering
Zach motor vehicle so manufactured or
iealt IN. make an application upon a blank
or general distinctive number for all /,
motor vehicles o. ned and controlled by I
'uch manufacture or dealer. such appli-
alton to contain: (a) a brief description [
# each style or type of motor Vehicle I
or dealt In by such manu- s
acturer or dealer. including the charac- G
er OF me motor power, the amount of {
uch motor power stated in figures OF a
lorse power in accordance with the rat
ng established by this act OBJ the name. 7
esidence, including parish and business v
IN the payment OF the registration fee
provided in Section 5, such application Z
hall be filed and registered in the office {
4 the Secretary of State in the manner Fl
rovided in Section of this act. There /
nan thereupon be assigned and issued to e
uch manufacturer or dealer n certificate n
I registration. and number plate with
. NUMBER corresponding to the number #
such certificate of registration. Such n
lumber plate or duplicate thereof shall be f
lspiayed by every motor vehicle of such 4
or dealer when the same is T.
perated or driven on the public highways. 4
uch manufacturer or dealer may obtain v
many duplicates OF such number plate
$ may be desired upon payment to the I
ecretary OF State Of One Dollar for each $
upilcate. Nothing in this article shall be Is
onstrued to apply to motor vehicle b
perated by manufacturer or dealer for A
rivate use or for hire e:
Section g. BE it further enacted etc %
ne provisions of the foregoing sections Il
elatiye to registration and display of reg
traton numbers, shall not apply to a s
rotor vehicle owned by a nonresident of
us state; provided, that the owner there L
snall have complied with the provisions
the law OF the foreign country, State.
erritory, or Federal district OF his resi-
ence relative TO registration of motor
ehicies and the display of registration A
umbers thereon. and shall conspicuouslv
splay ms registration numbers as re-
llred thereby. The provisions of this II
'etlon. however, shall be operative as to
motor vehicle owned by a nonresident