The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-10-08
Act No. $50


House Bill No. 153. BY Mr.. GenereTiy
AN ACT
To define motor vehicles 1r1 20 provide
for their registry an3 innosirg a IL
ce-so therefor a~1 nrovil ling PEN
alties for any violations of this act;
and An Act whereas 1t is intended to
have this Act ratified by an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State;
therefore
Section !. Be it enacted by the Gem
eral assembly of the state of Louisi-
ana. t-n-thir1s of all the members
elected to each house corcurring:
That motor vehicle is defined t. he
any vehicle orrrntel by aTy mower 9th
then rorrcT'ar power, ar1 leeiTr"d
an3 irtar'e1 Cor uso on rHhltc hiTh-
ways. roa 8 ard streets Motor vehic-
Us are classified into three suhd,,r-
siors Anv motor vehicle usel exclusive
" IN commence for the carving or
TRANSPORTING of me~csar lisn on the pub
liz highwaYs roads and streets is clas-
SIZED as motor truck Any motor We
hirle containing only two running
wheels arrarged tandem. is classified
q. a rnotor-cvc1e vi Other motor We
htcros are oI"ssifia4 as rotor cars.
Sec . Re It furt7pr aracte1. etc, That
e"orv owner - a met vehicle which
stall he operate7 O" driven upon public
hfohv-ayS Of this C+afe. shall, evcent
p re~ein othe~w So evnressly provided.
cause to he filed by nail or otherwise
I'm the office Of the Secretary of state
en- anulication for re~istratiOn on n
Hawk 10 be Furnished by the Secretary
of Stnte for that purpose, containing
(a) a brief descrirtier Of the motor
hicle to be registered. including the
rave Of the manu'a"turer and factory
number of such vehicle. the character
an1 amount of the motive power. sta
ted in figures of horsepower, given
where practical in accordance with the
ratinv established hv t0A Association
of Licersed Automobile manufac turers;
M the nawe. residence, including Par
ish and business address of tho owner
of such motor vehicle; tc) provided thai
if such motor vehicle is 70 he used sole
" for commercial purposes the appli-
cant s'all so certify.
Section 2 BE it further ora nted, etc,
TTro~ tho receipt Of an ann'i0aton for
re- -t~ation Of a motor vehicle, as pro-
vi|e IN Section ?. the Secretary of
Statn shall file such arnlicaton in his
offico orl REGISTER such motor vehicle
or vehicles. with the name. residence
am r.re'rnvS address Of tie owner.
rranufacturer or dea'rr. as the case nav
be to"ether with the facts stated in
such application, in book or index 70
be kent for the purpose under the dis
ttnctive number ASSIGNED TO such motor
vehicle by the Secretary of State. which
book or index shall he omen to public
inspection during reasonable business
hours.
Upon the filing Of such application ar1
the navment OF the license hercinaf ftar
provideA. the Secretary of State shah
assign to such motor vehicle a distinct
i've number and. without further ex-
perse 10 the applicant, issue and de-
liver to the owner certificate of reg
fstration. ard two number plates. Such
number plates shall be of distinctly
different color each year, and there
shall be at all times a marked contrast
between the color of the number plates
and that of the numerals or letter.
Sucb nurnher plate shall be OF metal
AT Ieaet six inches wide and not less
than fifteen inches in length on which
there shall he the abbrevatiou Ia
and there shall be the distinctive NUM-
her assigned to the vehicle set forth IN
numerals four inches long. each stroke
of which shall he at least fiva-ei@hts Of
an inch IN width provided that IN the
case Of n motor vehicle registered by
a mann factureF or dealer there shall Re
on such plate in addition to the foreEo-
ing the letter M" each stroke Of such
and five-eiqhths 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, mutilation or
destruction Of any certificate Of regis
tration. or number plate, the owner OF
a registered motor vehicle OF maDufac-
turer or dealer, as the case may be,
may obtain from tvs Secretary Of State,
ilDon an afri Iavit showing such fact
and the r1yrle~t OF 2 fee If one dollar,
t--o ts..~ s:tf.r''er mates, ard tIereupon
the original L. q" '''a'ea shall become
void aH4 any person loun1 using @T.ne
sail be gihIN~t - the r"-a.tcs inn
rcsc by Section IA.
All certificates cF rn~'StTo tInn shall
shall expire on the 31st day Of Decer,i-
Der fol owing. new re ~trGt'On must
he had each wear, and the license ft5
therefor uaid annually. provided that
persons holding certificat" for ons
lContinued on Supplement-