The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-10-15

year shall not become delinquent Tor
failure to register, or pay the annual
ruery Of the following year.
Section 5. Be II further enacted. etc.
There shall be an annual license fee,
which shall be divided into classified
tions known as a whole license fee. and
half license fee. The whole license
fee shall apply to ali registrations made
under the provisions of this act prior
to the first day Of August, of each year;
and the half license fee shall amply 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 hereinafter provided
and shall be computed according to the
following standard. to-wit:
D2XN
rs
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 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 annum The
one.half license shall apply to all motor
rate herein provided for whole license
for 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-
vided 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
hicles exclusively shall pay flat IL
eense Zee OF Ten Dollars per annum..
Section o. Be Il further enacted. etc,
That upon the sale or transfer of mo-
With this act. the vendor shall imme-
diately file notice thereof with the
hame. and residence of the vendee to
shall within ten days after the date OF
such sale or transfer, upon blank to
be furnished him for that purpose make
ton which i Shall. T WITH f. fee! Of One
Dollar, be forwarded to the Secretary
Of State, who shall note upon the regis
tratior book or index such change or
ownership.
Section Z. Be II further enacted, etc.
Upon the sale Of 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
tificate Of registration and number
plates from the Secretary of State, pro-
tidine that during such period the mo-
tor vehicle shall have attached thereto
in accordance with the provisions here
OF, placard bearing the registration
humber 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 20 used
Section 8. Be II further enacted.
etc, That every person. firm, associa-
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
OF registering earh motor vehicle 40
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tlicatior upon . bank to be furnished
6stinetive nnher Tor al or motor va
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer. such application
to maintain (a) brief dissertation of
each style or tyne of motor vehicle man.
ufactured or dealt IN nv such nanufac-
turer or dealer. including the character
OF the motor power. the amount OF such
motor power stated IN fi-1ires of
horsepower In accordance with the rat
ing established by this act; (b)the name,
residence. including parish and business
address. or such manufacturer or dealer.
On the payment Of the registra ton fee
provided in Section s. such application
flee OF the Secretarr Of State in the
manner provided in Section of this
act. There shall thereupon be assign
% and issued to such manufacturer or
q number plate with a number CORE
spending to the n,s.nber of such certif-
tcate Of registration. Such number
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
-
payment to the Secretary Of State One
Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing in
this article shall be construed to apply
90 a motor vehicle operated by a man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire.
Section 9. Pc It further enacted. etc,
The provisions Of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of
motor vehicle owned by non-resi-
dent OF this State, provided that the
owner thereof shall have complied with
the provisions Of the law Of the foreign
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
The provisions of this section however
shall be operative as to motor vehicle
owned by nonresident Of this State
only to the extent that under the laws
or foreign country. state OF territory, OF
Federal district OF his residence like
exemptions and privileges are granted
20 motor vehicles duly registered I'M
der the laws of and owned by residents
Of this State.
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
mAnf the State or any OF the eIihdivi-
sions thereof, including the parishes,
cities, towns and villages; as well as
all public boards OF the State, district.
parochial or municipal are excluded
Section IL. Be It further enacted.
etc. The Secretary Of State shall deposit
all funds collected under the provisions
Of this act, rs soon after the collection
State previously selected for that year
as one Of the State Bank depositorfes,
in q special fund which shall bear i'm
terest at the same rate as other de-
posits: and on or before the fifteenth
day Of the month Of February and Aug
shall transmit to the Parish Treasurer
with q sworn account thereof, all Of the
funds collected under the provisions of
this act from persons. firms or corpo-
fations residing In the respective par
fishes throughout the State, deducting
therefrom only the amounts expended
Ay him, in accordance with the provi-
kfons OF Section IL.
Of the months of February and August
Of each year, the Secretary OF State
shall transmit to the Commissioner of
FINANCE Of the City of New Orleans,
with sworn account thereof. all of
the funds collected under the provisions
OF this act. from persons. firms or cor
oorations residing In the Parish Of Or
leans, dsducting therefrom only the