The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-17


license fee shall apply to all registrations
under the provisions of this act made or
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 &C
cording to the following standard, to-wit
d. XN
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 that the minimum whole license
fee shall be Five Dollars. All motor cars
shall be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay a fiat license of Two
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shall
pay fiat license fee of Seven Dollars
and Fifty Cents per annum. The one
half license shall apply to all motor We
hicles and shall be half of the license rate
herein provided for whole license for
each classification. Persons, firms and
corporations, manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles shall pay the license fee
Of one motor vehicle, on the maximum
horsepower q each special make of motor
vehicles handled, provided that dealers
handling both new and second hand motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons, firms or corpora
tions dealing in or handling secondhand
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay fiat
license OF Ten Dollars per annum.
Section 6. Be it further enacted, etc,
That upon the sale or transfer of motor
vehicle registered in accordance with this
act, the vendor shall Immediately file
notice thereof with the name and resi-
dence of the vendee to the Secretary OF
State, and the vendee shall within ten
days after the date of such sale or trans
fer, upon blank to be furnished him for
that purpose, make application for a
change Of registration, which shall, with
a fee of One Dollar, be forwarded to the
Secretary of State, who shall note upon
the registration book or index such change
of ownership.
Section 7. Be it further enacted, etc,
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the
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 registration and number plates from
the Secretary of State, providing that
during such period the motor vehicle shall
have attached thereto, in accordance with
the provisions hereof, placard bearing
the registration number Of the dealer
under which it 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 g. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That every person, firm, association or
corporation manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles may instead Of registering
each motor vehicle so manufactured or
dealt in, make an application upon blank
to be furnished by the Secretary Of State
for a general distinctive number for all
motor vehicles owned and controlled by
such manufacturer or dealer, such appli-
cation to contain; (a) brief description
of each style or type Of motor vehicle
manufacturer or dealt in by such manu-
facturer or dealer, including the charac-
ter of the motor power, the amount OF
such motor power stated in figures Of
horse power 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 Office
Of the Secretary Of State in the manner
provided in Section Of this act. There
shall thereupon be assigned and issued 20
such manufacturer or dealer a certificate
of registration, and number plate with
number corresponding to the number
Of such certificate of registration. Such
number plate or duplicate thereof shall be
displayed by every motor vehicle of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same Is
operated or driven on the public highways.
Such manufacturer or dealer may obtain
as many duplicates of such number plate
as may be desired upon payment to the
Secretary of State Of One Dollar for each
duplicate. Nothing in this article shall be
construed to apply to motor vehicle
operated by a manufacturer or dealer for
private use or for hire.
Section 8. Be it further enacted etc,
The provisions OF the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of reg
istration numbers, shall not apply to a
motor vehicle owned by resident Of
this State; provided, that the owner there
of shall have complied with the provisions
Of the law Of the foreign country, State,
Territory or Federal district of his resi-
dence relative to registration of motor
vehicles and the display of registration
numbers thereon. and shall conspicuously
display his registration numbers as re
CURED thereby. The provisions of this
section, however, shall be operative as to
motor vehicle owned by non resident
OF this State only to the extent that under
the laws of foreign country, State, or Ter
ritory, or Federal district of his residence
like exemptions are granted to motor We
hicles duly registered under 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 well as all other motor vehicles used
exclusively for public purposes by the
United States Government, the State, or
any Of the subdivisions thereof, including
the parishes. cities, towns and villages;