St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-08-22

Luz Ill llOLOi at6IllCleS Shall pay III
license fee OF one motor vehicle, o.
the maximum horsepower of eacl
special make of motor handled, pro
vided that dealers handling both ne1
and secondhand motor vehicles shat
pay the license On new makes onls
Persons, firms or corporations deal
ing in or handling secondhand motto
vehicles exclusively shall pay a fla
license fee of Ten Dollars per annum
Section s. Be it further enacted
ETC., That upon the sale or transfe
of d motor vehicle registered in &C
, cordance with this act, the vendo
shall Immediately file. notice thereo
with the name and residence of tn
: vendee to the Secretary of State, an,
the vendee shall within ten days afte
the date of such sale or transfer
; upon blank to be furnished him TO
that purpose, make application for
: change of registration, which shall
with a fee of One Dollar. be forward
, ed to the Secretary of State. VIII,
shall note upon the registration bool
or index such change of ownership.
: Section Z. Be it further enacted
I ETC., Upon the sale of motor vehicle
ny Tic mdHuldCIulcI Vi ucdAcI, sIus
yendee shall be allowed to operate
same upon the public highways fol
a period of fifteen days after taking
possession thereof, or until ne shall
have received his certificate of regis
tration and number plates from the
Secretary of State, providing tina;
during such period the motor vehicle
shall have attached thereto, in ac-
Icordance with the provisions hereof
a placard bearing the registration
number of the dealer under which it
might previously have been operated;
and provided, further, that applz Ca
ton for registration shall be made
by mail or otherwise before such We
Ihicle shall be so used
| Section s. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That every person, firm associa-
ton or corporation manufacturing
or dealing in motor vehicles may in
stead of registering each motor We
hicle SO manufactured or dealt in,
make an application upon blank
to be furnished by the Secretary of
State for a general distinctive num-
Der for all motor vehicles owned and
controlled by such manufacturer or
dealer, such application to contain
(a) brief description of each style
or type of motor vehicle manufacthr-
ed or dealt in by such manufacturer
or dealer, including the character of
the motor power. the amount of such
motor power stated in figures of
horsepower in accordance with the
rating established by this act; OBJ
the name, residence, including parish
and business address, of such manu-
factufer or dealer. On the payment
of the registration fee provided in
Section 5, such application shall be
filed and registered in the Office of
the Secretary of State in the manner
provided in Section 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 num-
Der plate or duplicate thereof shall
be displayed by every motor vehicle
the same is operated or driven on the
public highways. Such manufactur-
err or dealer may obtain as many
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 a motor vehicle operated By a
or dealer for private |
use or for hire.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
etc. The provisions, of the forego-
ing sections relative to registration
and display of registration numbers,
shall not apply to a motor vehicle !
owned by nonresident of this |
State; provided, that the owner there |
IF shall have complied with the pro-
visions of the law Of the foreign I
country, State, Territory or Federal /
district of his residence relative to /
of motor vehicles and I
he display of registra ton numbers
thereon, and shall conspicuously d5s-
play his registration numbers as re-
his section, however, shall be opera
i've as to a motor vehicle owned b. /
! nonresident of this State only to
he extent that under the laws Of t
'oreign country. State, or Terr.tory.
" Federal district Of his residence
ike exemptions and privileges are
granted to motor vehicles duly regis
cred under the laws of and owned
~ residents of this State.
Section TO- Be it further enacted,
,tc., All track engines, road rollers,
ire wagons, fire engines, police pa
rolls, ambulances, as we'll as all other
motor vehicles used exclusively foc +
,ublic purposes by the United States
the State, or any of the
thereof, including the
parishes, cities, towns and villages:
IS well as all public bosr6s Of tha s
state, district, parochsal or manic i
,al, are excluded from the provision
If this act.
Section IL. Be It further enacted, i
!tc., The Secretary of State shall de
,osit all funds collected under the
provisions of this act, as soon after
he collection as practicable. in Gre
# the banks of the State prey ousiJ +
elected for that year as ere Of the /
state bank depositaries. in q spec q
und which shall bear interest at the
anne rate as other deposits; and ca
II before the fifteenth day OF the I
month of February and August, OF 1
ZACH year, the Secretary of State shall i
to the Parish Treasurer OF
zach parish, with sworn account
hereof, all Of the funds collected
lnder the provisions of this act. FROM /
versions. firms or corporations resid- t
ng in the respective parishes