The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-24
Act No. EGO
House Rill No. 153. Rv Mr.. Generelly.


House Rill No, 153. Rv Mr.. Generelly
AN act
To define motor vehicles qnn 70 provide
for their registry. AMI imposing a Ii
cel So therefor, and provi1ing PEN
altics for any violations of this act;
ar An .Act whereas it is intended to
have this Act ratified by an amend
na1t 20 the Constitution Of the State;
therefore
Section !. BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the state of Lou.si-
aga. tyo-thirls of all th" members
elected to each house C7ncurrng:
That a motor vehicle IS defined to he
env vehicle noerate3 hy any power 9TH
er than muscular power, and designed
and intended for use on public h"h-
ways. roads and streets Motor vehic-
les are classified into three subf,, -
sons. Any motor vehicle used exclusive
ly in commerce for the carrying or
TRANSPORTING of merchandise on the pub
lie highways. roads and streets is clas-
sifiei as motor truck Any motor We
hfr'e containing only two running
wheels arranged tandem, is classified
r., = r.rnt0r-cvcie al Other motor We
hiclas are classified as motor cars.
Sec. >. Be II further enacted. etc. That
ever owner or q motor vehicle which
shall he operated or driven UrOn public
IA chwavs Of this state shall eXcept
cause to he filed by mail or otherwise
in the office of the Secretary OF State
an application for registration on "A
blank to be Furnished bv the Secretary
of State for that purpose. containing
fa) brief description of the motor vp-
hiCla TO he registered including the
rame of the manufacturer and factory
number of such vehicle the chara cter
and amount of the motive power, sta
ted in figures of horsepower, given
where practical. in accordance with the
ra ting established bv the Association
of Iicen sed Automobile manufac turers;
residence
ish and business address Of tho owner
of such motor vehicle; (c) provifel thai
if such motor vehicle is to he used sole
ly for commercial purposes the appli-
cant shall so certify
Sc"ttcn ? Pc IT further eraoted. etc,
Trr" tNc receipt of m a"n'iratiOn for
re- ~t~atiNn Of motor Enhioln as pro
vi'o in Section >. the Secretary OP
office nn1 register such motor vehicle
or vehicles. with the name. residence
and business address of the owner.
manufacturer or dealer. as the case NAV
be, togethor with the facts stated in
such application. in book n~ ir1ex tn
he kept for the purpose. under the dis
tinctive number assigned to such motor
vehicle by the Secretary of St?tr which
book or index shall be omen to public
inspection during reasonable business
hours.
Section 4. Be il further enacted etc.
Upon the filing Of such application and
the payment of the !ircn. hereinafter
provided. the Secretary 0f s r. shalt
assign 10 such motor vehicle q Gietir I.
i've number and. without further ex-
perse to the applicant. issue and do.
liver to the owner a certificate of reg.
istraton. and two number plates Such
number plates shall be of distinctly
color each year and there
shall be at all times a marked contrast
between the color of the number plate
and that Of the numerals or letters
thereon.
Such number rlate shall be Of metal
at least six inches wide and not less
than fifteen inches in length, on which
there SHALL be the abbreviation Ia"
and there shall be the distinctive num-
her assicred to the vehicle set forth IN
numerals four inches long, each stroke
of which shall be at least five-eiahts Of
M inch IN width. provided that fn the
case Of n motor vehicle registered by
or such plate in addition 10 the foreg0-
ing the letter M each stroke of such
letter to he at least four inches long
and five-eiehths of an inch in width No
vehicle shalt display the number plates
Of more than one state at any time
In the event OF the loss. mutila tion or
destruction Of any certificate OF regis
tration, or number plate. the owner OF
a registered motor vehicle or mar ufac-
turer, or dealer as the case may be,
may obtain from the Secretary of State,
upon an affidavit showing such fact
ana the payment of fee Of one dollar,
the original license plates shall become
void and any person found using same
shall be subject to the penalties i'm
posed by Section I4.
All certificates Of Tegist-s ttoa shall
begin on their respective aates. Hra
shall expire on the 3 1T 6Gv O. Decena~
Der following. new registration must
sc haa e2ch year. M the license Les
persons holding q certificate for one