The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-21

i;nae " register. or pay the annual
r r,en rec until the first day Of Feb
ruary OF the following year.
-, section 5. Be it further enacted etc.
mere shall be an annual license fee
Wnlch snail be divided into classified
tions known as a whole license fee. and
nail license fee. The whole license
zee snail apply to all registrations made
under the provisions of this act prior
" .he 1irst day Of August, of each year;
aid tne half license fee shall amply to
an registrations under the provisions of
tnis act made on or after the first day
% August. of each year All license
ices except as hereinafter provided
shal ne based on horsepower Of motor.
ana shall be computed according to the
Following standard. to-wit:
Do KIN
rs
d Is the cylinder bore in inches: n
the number of cylinders.
The license fee shall be twenty five
cents for each horsepower: provided
shall be Five Dollars. All motor cars
shall be subject to this license Motor
cycles shall pay flat license fee of
TWO Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
shall pay 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 a 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 second hand motor We
hlcles exclusively shall pay a flat Ii
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section b. Be it further enacted. etc.
That upon the sale or transfer of 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
snail within ten days after the date of
Such sale or transfer. upon blank to
be furnished him for that purpose. make
application for 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
tration book or index such change of
ownership.
Section I. Be it further enacted, etc,
'p'h TIC sole VI lIlOlOT Nellttlt NY TIE
manufacturer or dealer. the vendee shall
be allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for a period of fifteen
days after taking possession thereof
or until he shall have received his GER
tficate of registration and number
Plates from the Secretary of state, pro-
viding that during such period the mo-
tor vehicle Shall have attached thereto
in accordance with the provisions here
or. a placard bearing the registration
number Of the dealer under which ii
| 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. associa-
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
of registering each motor vehicle so
~" '''Hn nt"~o9 daatt in. r.,ata an an
plication upon bank to be Furnished
Dv the Secretary of State for a general
distinctive number for oil motor Ve-
hicles owned and controlled by such
| manufacturer or dealer. such application
| to maintain fa) a brief description of
each style or type of motor vehicle man
ufactured or dealt in bv such manufac-
turer or dealer. including the character
OF the motor power, the amount of such
| horsepower in accordance with the rat
ing established by this act: (b) the name
residence. including parish and business
address. OF such manufacturer or dealer.
On the payment of the registration fee
provided in Section 5, 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 tTlereupon be assign
ed and issued to such manufacturer or
dealer a certificate of registration. ana
number plate with a number CORE
spending to the number of such certif-
lcate of registration. Such number
plate or duplicate thereof shall be dis
played by every motor vehicle of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same
is operated or driven on the public high
ways. Such manufacturer or dealer
may obtain as many duplicates of such
number plate as may be desired upon
payment to the Secretary of State One
Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing in
this article shall be construed to apply
to motor vehicle operated by a man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire.
Section 9. Pc 1t further enacted. etc,
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of
registration numbers, shall not apply to
a motor vehicle owned by a non-resi-
dent of this State. provided that the
owner thereof shall have COMPLIED with
the provisions of the law of the foreign
country, State, territory, or Federal
district of his residence relative to reg
istration of motor vehicles and the dis
play of registration numbers thereon.
and shall conspicuously display his reg
lstration numbers as required thereby.
The provisions of this section. however.
shall be operative as to motor vehicle
owned by nonresident of this State
only to the extent that under the laws
of foreign country. State or territory. or
Federal district of his residence like
exemptions and privileges are granted
to motor vehicles duly registered un-
der the laws of and owned by residents
of this State.
Section 10. Be it further enacted
etc, All track engines, road rollers fire
wagons. fire engines. police patrols,
ambulances, as we'll as all other motor
vehicles used exclusively for public
purposes bv the United States Govern
ment the State, or any of the subdiyi-
sions thereof, including the parishes
, cities, towns and villages: as well as
all public boards of the State, district.
parochial or municipal are excluded
from the provisions of this act.
Section II. Be it further enacted.
etc. The Secretary Of State shall deposit
all funds collected under the provisions
of this act, as soon after the collection
as practicable. in one of the banks of tbe
State previously selected for that veal
as one of the State Bank depositories
in a special fund which shall bear in