The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-08-27

tiOns known ae whole license rec anu
a half license fee. The whole license
fee shall apply to all registrations made
under the provisions of this act prior
20 the first day of August. of each year
and the half license fee shall amply TO
all registrations under the provisions OF
this act made on after the first day
of August. of each year. All license
fees except as hereinafter provided
shall be based on horsepower OF motor.
and shall be computed according to the
following standard, to-wit:
D2XN
rs
D IL the cylinder bore in inches; n
the number of cylinders.
The license fee shall be twenty-five
cents for each horsepower; provided
that the rip'~1'i whole license fee
shall be Five Dollars. All motor cars
shall be subject to this license. Motor.
cycles shall pay a flat license fee or
Two Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
shall pay a flat license fee or seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. The
one-half license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be half of the license
"a to herein provided for whole license
for each classification. Persons firms
and corporations manufacturing or zeal
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 handed pro-
yided 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
hicles exclusively shall pay tlat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section .. Be il further enacted ETC.
That upon the sale or transfer or 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 10
the Secretary Of state and the vendee
1T Rtrr f1n q
such sale or transfer. upon a blank 70
be furnished him for that purpose. make
application for a change Of registra
ton. which shall with fee OF one
Dollar. be forwarded to the Secretary
of State who shall note upon the regis.
tration book or index such change or
ownership.
Section T. Be ii further enacted. etc.
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the
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
tificate Of registration and number
plates from the Secretary OF State, pro-
vding that during such period the mo-
tor vehicle shall have attached thereto.
in accordance with the provisions here
OF. a placard bearing the registration
number of the dealer under which II
might previously have been operated;
and provided. further. that application
or otherwise before such vehicle shall
be used
Section g. Be it further enacted,
etc, That every person. firm. assocla-
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing in motor vehicles may instead
of registering each motor vehicle so
~ rrrfactur~.1 or dealt in. make ap-
plication upon q bank to be furnished
by the Secretary Of State for general
distinctive number for all motor ve-
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer, such application
to maintain fal a brief description of
each style or tyne Of motor vehicle man.
ufactured or dealt in bv such manufac-
tlrer or dealer. including the character
of the motor power, the amount of such
motor power stated in figures of
horsepower in accordance with the rat
ing established by this act; (b)the name.
residence. including parish and business
address. ofsuch 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 ir Section 3 Of this
act. There shall thereupon be assign
ed and issued to such manufactures or
dealer a certificate OF registration. ana
number plate with a number corre-
spending to the number of such certif-
icate 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 or 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 a motor vehicle operated by man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire
Section g. Pc 1t further enacted. etc,
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of
-1,oI1 arArA1rr
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
istration numbers as required thereby
TIE provisions of this section. however.
shall be operative as to motor vehicle
owned by a 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.
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 by the United States Govern
ment. the State. or any of the subdivi-
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 IL. Be ii 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 the
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as one of the State Bank repositories,
in a special fund which shall bear in
terest at the same rate as other de-
posits: and on or before the fifteenth
day of the month of February and Aug
ust of each year the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Parish Treasurer
with a sworn account thereof all of the
funds collected under the pfovisions~of
this act from persons. firms or corpo
rations residing in the respective par
fishes throughout the State. deductfng
therefrom only the amounts expended
by him. in accordance with the provi-
That on or before the fifteenth day
Of the months of February and August
of each year, the Secretary of State
shall transmit to the Commissioner of
Finance of the City of New Orleans,
with a sworn account thereof, all of
the funds collected under the provisions
of this act. from persons. firms or cor
leans deducting therefrom only the
amounts expended by him. in accord
arce with the provisions Of Section IL
of this act.
The Clerks of the District Courts
throughout the State Parish of Orr
leans excepted). shall within ten days
after the collection hereof: transmit to
the Parish Treasurer all fines and pen
aities collected for any violation of any
state law relating to motor vehicles.
and shall annually between the first
and fifteenth day of January of each
year. file with the Parish Treasurer
sworn statement showing in detail the
amounts and sources from whence said
funds were collected.
The Clerks of the First and Second
city Criminal Courts of the City OF
New Orleans. shall. within two days
after the collection thereof. transmit to
the Commissioners OF Finance of the