The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-12
ACT NO. 26O,

ACT NO. 26o.
House Bill No. 153-By Mr.. Generelly.
AN ACT
To define motor vehicles and to provide
for their registry, and imposing
license therefor; and providing penal
ties for any violations of this act; and
An Act whereas it is intended to have
this Act ratified by an amendment to
the Constitution of the State. There
fore
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That motor vehicle is
defined to be any vehicle operated by any
power other than muscular power, and
designed and intended for use on public
highways, roads and streets. Motor We
hicles are classified into three subdivisions.
Any VICTOR vehicle used exclusively in com
merce for the carrying or transporting of
merchandise on the public highways, roads
and streets is classified as a motor truck.
Any motor vehicle containing only two
running wheels arranged tandem, is clas-
sified as motorcycle. All other motor
vehicles are classified as motor cars.
Section q Be it further enacted, etc,
That every owner of motor vehicle which
shall be operated or driven upon public
highways of this State, shall, except as
herein otherwise expressly provided, cause
to be filed by mail or otherwise in the
Office of the Secretary of State an appli-
cation for registration on blank to be
furnished by the Secretary of State for
that purpose, containing (a) brief de-
scrption Of the motor vehicle to be regis
tered including the name of the manu-
facturer and factory number of such We
hcle, the character and amount of the
motive power stated in figures of horse
power, given where practical, in accord
ance with the rating established by the
Association of Licensed Automobile Man
ufacturers; CD the name, residence, in
Guiding parish and business address OF
the owner of such motor vehicle; Co pro-
vided, that if such motor vehicle is to be
used solely for numerical purposes the
applicant shall certify.
Section 3. Be further enacted, etc.
Upon the recef,t of an application fol-
registration of motor vehicle as proyid-
ed in Section 2, the Secretary of State
shall file such application in his office
and register such motor vehicle or We
hicles, with the name, residence and bus
mess address of the owner, manufacturer
or dealer, as the case may be, together
with the facts stated in such application
in a book or index to be kept for the pur'
pose, under the distinctive number as
signed to such motor vehicle by the Sec
rotary of State, which book or index shall
be open to public inspection during rea
sonable business hours.
| Section A. Be it further enacted, etc.
| Upon the fling of such application ant
the payment of the license hereinafte
provided, the Secretary of State shall as
sign to such motor vehicle distinctive
number and, without further expense II
the applicant, issue and deliver to thu
owner a certificate of registration, ant
two number plates. Such number plates
shall be 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 numeral
or letters thereon
Such number plate shall be of metal, a
least six inches wide and not less thar
fifteen inches in length, on which Their
shall be the abbrevation La" and Their
shall be the distinctive number assignee
| to the vehicle set forth in numerals fou
inches long, each stroke of which shal
be at least five eighths Of an inch in width
provided, that in the case Of a moto
vehicle registered by manufacturer o
dealer there shall be on such plate in ad
dition to the foregoing the letter M
! each stroke of such letter to be at leas
four inches long and five-eighths of a
| inch in width. No vehicle shall displa
the number plates of more than one Stat
at any time. In the event of the loss
mutilation or destruction of any certifi
cate of registration, or number plate, tn
owner of q registered motor vehicle o
manufacturer, or dealer, as the case ma
be, may obtain from the Secretary c
State, upon an affidavit showing such fac
and the payment of a fee of one dollar
two new number plates, and thereupo
the original license plates shall becom
void and any person found using sam
shall be subject to the penalties impose
by Section IA.
All certificates of registration shall be
gin on their respective dates, and sha
expire on the 31st day of December fol
lowing. A new registration must be ha
each wear and the license fee thereto
paid annually; provided that persons hold
ling a certificate for one year shall ne
become delinquent for failure to registe
or pay the annual license fee until the frs
+, day of February of the following year.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, etc
There shall be an annual license fe
which shall be divided into classification
known as a whole license fee, and q ha
license fee. The whole license fee sha