St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-10-03

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votes for.
L. e. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House Of Represen-
Laslves.
/ THOMAS c. BARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President
1 Of the Senate.
/ Approved: July 3, 1914.
L. E. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. $50.
House Bill No. 153 By Mr. Generell.
AN ACT.
To define motor vehicles and to pro
vide for their registry, and impos
Ing license therefor; and provid
Ing penalties for any violations O
| this act; and An Act whereas it i
Intended to have this Act rati:iei
by an amendment to the Constitu
ton OF the State. Therefore
Section /. Be It enacted by til,
General Assembly Of the State O
Louisiana, two-thirds Of all the mem
beers elected to each house concur
ing:
That q motor vehicle is defined t.
be any vehicle operated by any 20 &c.
other than muscular power. and de
signed and intended for use on publ.
hisilways. roads and streets. Motor
vehicles are classified into three sub
Divisions. Any motor vehicle usei
clssively In commerce for the carr.
ing or transporting Of merchandise
on the public highways roads and
streets is classified as motor truck
Any motor vehicle containing only
two running wheels arranged tan.
dem. ID classified as q motor cycle
All other motor vehicles are classified
al motor cars.
Section 2. Be it further enacted
ETC., That every owner of o motor
vehicle which shall be operated OF
driven upon public highways OF this
State, shall. except as herein other
wise expressly provided, cause to be
fled by mail or otherwise In the
cencc of the Secretary of Stats an
application for registration ON a
blank to be furnished by this Score
tary Of State for that purpose, cor
tanning (a) brief description of the
Elot0I vehicle to be registered an
GLIDING the name Of the mlnufac-
tUrer and factory number Of such
vehicle, the character aLd amount Of
the motive powe-, stated in figures
OF horsepower, given where pracs.
tcA., In accordance with the rating
aet To h13ohnA nv hn Aan~oio A{r~
censed Automobile Manufacturers;
Obi the name. residence. including
parish and business address of the
owner Of such motor vehicle; (cJ
provided, that il such motor vehicle
is 10 be used solely for commercial
purposes the applicant shall SO
certify.
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
etc. Upon the receipt Of an applica.N
,/pn for registration of q mOto- We
1xicle as provided In Section 2, the
Secretary Of State shall file SUCH ap-
pllc..tion in his Office and register
such motor vehicle or vehicles. with
the name, residence and business adj
dress Of the owner, manufacturer or
dealer, as the case may be, together
with the facts stated IN such applica-
ton, in q book or index to be kept
for the purpose, under the distinctive
number assigned to such motor We
hicle by the Secretary Of State, which
book or index shall be open to public
inspection during reasonable business
hours.
Section 1. Be It further enacted.
etc, Upon the filing Of such applica-
tion and the payment Of the license
hereinafter provided. the Secretary Of
State shall assign to such motor We
hicle distinctive number; and. with
out further expense to the applicant,
issue and deliver to the owner q Ger
tificate Of registration, and two num-
her plates. Such number plates
shall be OF distinctly different color
each year, and there shall be at all
times q marked contrast between the
color Of the number plates and that
Of the numerals or letters thereon.
Such number plate shall be OF
metal, ct least six inches wide and
not less than fifteen inches in length,
on which there shall be the abbre-
Walton LA" and there shall be the
distinctive number assigned to the
4shfcle set forth In numerals four
'1hches long, each stroke OF which
shall be at least five-eighths Of an
inch In width; provided, that In the
case Of motor vehicle registered by
4 manufactures or dealer there shall
be ON such plate in addition to the
foregoing the letter M" each stroke
Of such letter. to be at least four
inches long and five-eighths Of an
inch in width. No vehicle shall dis
play the number plates OF more than
one State at any time. In the 6vent
Of the loss, mutilation or destruction
Of any certificate Of registration. or
plate. the owner OF regis
tered motor vehicle or manufacturer,
or dealer. as the case may be, may
obtain from the Secretary OF State,
upon an afidavit showing such fact
and the payment Of fee of one dol-
lar. two new number plates, and
the original license plates
shall become void and any person
found using same shall be subject 70
the penalties imposed BY Section Il.
All certificates Of registration shall
begin on their respective dates. and
shall expire on the 31st day OF De-
cember following. A new registra-
ton must be had each year, and the
license fee therefor paid annually;
that persons holding GER
tificate for one year shall not become
delinquent for failure to register, or
pay the annual license fee until the
first day OF February Of the follow