The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-10-03

), the payment of the license hereinaftel
t provided, the Secretary. Of State shall as
8 sign to such motor vehicle distinctive
g number and, without further expense t
4 the applicant, issue and deliver to the
: owner a certificate of registration. and
T two number plates. Such number plates
shall be OF distinctly different color each
d year, and there shall be at all times q
marked contrast between the color Of the
!. number plates and that OF the numerals
: Such number plates shall be of metal, at
e least six inches wide and not less than
1fteep INCHES IN length, on which Tiers
, shall be the. distinctive number assigned
to the vehicle set forth in numerals four
inches long, each stroke of which shall be
, at least five-eighths OF an inch in width:
provided. that in the case of a motor
vehicle registered by manufacturer or
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
nutfiation or destruction Of any certifi-
cate of registration, or number plate. the
Iowner 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
two navv pay n,,har y,ates ice Dd one u0rar,
the original license plates shall become
void and any person found using same
shall be subject TO the penalties imposed
by Section IA.
All certificates of registration shall be-
gin on their respective dates. and shall
expire on the 31st day OF December fol-
lowing. A 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 to register,
or pay the annual license fee until the first
| day of February of the following year.
Section 5: Be it further enacted. etc,
which shall be divided into classifications
known as a whole license fee. and a half
license fee. The whole license fee shall
Provisions p Of this act prior to the first
day of August Of each year: and the half
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:
psxN
D is the cylinder bore in inches; N the |
be twenty-five cents for eaSh horsepower; |
provided that the minimum whole license |
fee shall be Five Dollars. All motor cars /
cycles shah pay a fiat license of Two |
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shall |
pay fiat license fee of Seven Dollars
half license shall apply to all moor We
hicles and shall be half of the license rate |
herein provided for whole license for |
each classification. Persons. firms and
motor vehicles shall pay the license fee
of one motor vehicle, on the maximum I
horsepower of each special make of motor
vehicles handled, provided that dealers 1
handling both new and second hand motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new /
makes only. Persons, firms or corpora
~. -
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay a fiat l
license OF Ten Dollars per annum.
Section g.. Be it further enacted. etc. !
That upon the sale or transfer of a motor
vehicle registered in accordance with this
act. the vendor shall Immediately file /
notice thereof with the name and resi- |,
s seaee OF d me thy senaee 10 she secretary OF
days after the date of such sale or trans l.
fer, upon blank to be furnished him for L
that purpose. make application for a
a fee Of One Dollar be forwarded to the +
Secretary of State. who shall note upon Il
the registration book or index such change
of ownership.
Section T. Be it further enacted etc., Il
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the z
manufacturer or dealer, the vendee shall
public highways for a period OF fifteen
days after taking possession thereof, or
until he shall have received his certificate
Of and staae nro Plates fSa
during such period the motor vehicle shall II
have attached thereto. in accordance with /;
the provisions hereof a placard bearing
under which 1t might previously have ]
been operated; and provided, further, that
application for registration shall be made
shall be so used. II
Section s. Be 1t further enacted. ETC., ]
That every person. firm, association or
manufacturing or dealing in ]
motor vehicles may instead of registering |
each motor vehicle SO manufactured or
dealt in, make an application upon a blank I
for a general distinctive number for all =
motor vehicles o---ned and controlled by I
such manufacture or dealer. such applf- !
cation to contain; GAP brief description I
or dealt in by such manu- s
Iacturer or dealer, including the charac- Q
Ter of the motor power, the amount of {
horse power in accordance with the rat
ng established by this act; OBJ the name, 4
residence including parish and business v
On the payment OF the registration fee
provided in Section 5, such application ]
hail be filed and registered in the office Z
provided in Section OF this act. There I
nan thereupon be assigned and issued to e
'uch manufacturer or dealer a certificate n
y REGISTRATION. and a number plate with
number corresponding to the number 4
u such certificate of registration. Such n
lumber plate or duplicate thereof shall be {,
lispiayed by every motor. vehicle of such Z
manufacturer or dealer when the same is | t
,perated or driven on the public highways. 4
such manufacturer or dealer may obtain V
8 many duplicates of such number plate
s may be desired upon payment to the
secretary OF State of One Dollar for each .
duplicate: Nothing in this article shall be .
onstrued to apply to a motor vehicle b
perated by a manufacturer or dealer for A
rivate use or for hire. e
Section 3. Be 1t further enacted etc. lp
The provisions of the foregoing sections II
elative to registration and display of reg
stration numbers, shall not apply to s
motor vehicle owned by a nonresident of
his state; provided that the owner there L
Z shall have complied with the provisions
I the law OF the foreign country, State,
'erritory- or Federal district of his resi-
ence relative to registration of motor
eheies and the display of registration A
umbers thereon. and shall conspicuousiy
lsplay his registration numbers as re-
ection. however, shall be operative as to