The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-09-08

D Is the cylinder bore in inches. N
The number OF cylinders.
The license fee shall he 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 a 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
vehicles and shall be half of the license
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 a flat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum
Section D. BE it further enacted. etc.
That upon the sale or transfer Of a mo-
tor vehicle registered in accordance
with this act. the vendor shall imme-
diately file notice thereof with the
name and residence of the vendee to
the Secretary of State. and the vendee
shall within ten DAYS after the date of
sHch sale or transfer, upon a blank to
be furnished him for that purpose. make
application for a change Of registra-
ton. which shall. with a fee of One
Dollar, be forwarded to the Secretary
of State. who shall note upon the regis
tratton hook or index such change of
ownership.
Section Z Re it further enacted. etc.
| 'pon the sale Of motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer the vendee shall
he allowed to ODerate same upon the
public highways for a period of fifteen
days after taking possession thereof.
or until he shall have received his GER
tifiCatP of registration and number
Elates from the Secretary of State, pro-
vidinE. that during such period the mo-
tor vehicle shall have attached thereto.
in accordance with the provisions here
Of placard bearing the registration
number of the dealer under which 1t
might previously have been operated:
and provided, further that application
for registration shall be made by mail
or otherwise before such vehicle shall
be so used.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
etc. That every person. firm. assOC:a-
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles NAV instead
49," ." +''''o' or 'ao1t ia rv7a'-o ~ on
plicatioH upon bank to be furnished
~ e Serle tarE OF state for a general
distinctive number for al motor ve-
hIcles owned and controlled nv such
or dealer, such anplication
10 maintain tal a brief dissertation oP
each stvle or type Of motor vehicle man
lfactured or dealt in nv such maruFac-
tnrer or dealer, including the character
Of the motor power, the amount of such
motor power stated in fioures Of
horsepower in accordance with the rat
ing established hv this act; Doth name.
residence including parish and business
address. of such manufacturer or dealer
On the payment Of the registra ton fee
provided in Section :. such application
shall be filed and registered in the Of
flee of the Secretary Of State in the
manner provided in Section of this
act. There shall thereupOn be assign
ed and issued to such manufacturer or
tealer a certificate OF registrat ton. ana
number plate with number corre-
spending to the number Of such certif-
cate of rePistration Such number
plate or duplicate thereof shall he dis
olaved by every motor vehicle of such
or dealer when the same
S operated or driven on the public high
ways, Such manufacturer or dealer
nay obtain as many duplicates of such
number plate as may be desired UPON
1avment to the Secretary of State One
Dollar for each duplicate Nothing in
his article shall be construed TO annlv
o motor vehicle operated by man
lfacturer or dealer for private use or
'or hire.
Section 9. Re it further enacted. etc,
The provisions of the foregoing sections |
'elative to registra ton and display Of
numbers. shall not apply to
motor vehicle owned by a non-resf- |
lent of this State, provided that the |
'wner thereof shall have complipd with |
he provisions of the law of the foreign |
ountry, State, territory, or Federal
district of his residence relative TO reg
stration Of motor vehicles and the dis |
)lay of registration numbers thereon, /
md shall cOnsDicuously disnlav his reg !
stration numbers as required. thereby. |
The provisions of this section. however.
;hall be operative as TO a motor vehicle |
'wned by nonresident of this State
nlv 10 the extent that under the laws |
# foreign country. State or territory. or
federal district of his residence Ike |
xempttons and privileges are granted |
o motor vehicles duly registered I'M |
Ter the laws of and owned by residents
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