The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-08-29

provided, the Secretary Of State shall as
sign 10 such motor vehicle q distinctly
! NUMBER ana, without further expense t
the applicant issue and deliver to tn
owner 4 certificate of registra ton. an,
Two number plates. Such number plate
snail De OF distinctly different color eacl
year, and there shall be at all times ;
marked contrast between the color of tb,
number plates and that of the numeraI.
or letters thereon.
Such number plates shall be of metal; al
least SIX inches wide and not less thar
| hfteen inches in length, on which there
| shall be the abbreviation La" and there
shall be the distinctive number assigned
to the vehicle set forth in numerals -four
| inches long, each stroke of which shall be
at least five-eighths of an inch in width.
provided, that in the case of a motor
vehicle registered by a manufacturer or
| dealer there shall be on such plate in ad-
dlt1on TO the foregoing the letter IN. -
each stroke of such letter to be at least
four inches long and e-eighths 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 certifi-
cate Of registration, or number plate, the
owner of a registered motor vehicle or
manufacturer, or dealer, as the case may
state, upon an affidavit showing such fact
and the payment of a fee of one dollar,
two new number plates, and thereupon
the original license plates shall become
shall be subject to the penalties imposed
by Section IA.
All certificates of registration shall be-
gin on their respective dates, and shall
expire on the 31st day of December fol-
lowing. A new registration must be had
each year, and the license fee therefor
paid annually; provided that persons hold
ing a certificate 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 following year.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, etc.
There shall be an annual license fee,
which shall be divided into classifications
known as a whole license fee, and half
license fee. The whole license fee shall
apply to all registrations made under the
provisions of this act, prior to the first
day of August, of each year; and the half
license fee shall apply to all registrations
under the provisions of this act made on
year. All license fees except as herein
after provided shall be based on horse
power of motor, and shall be computed ac-
cording to the following standard. to-wit:
DIX
25
D is the cylinder bore in inches; N the
number of cylinders. The license fee shall
provided that the minimum whole license
fee shall be Five Dollars. All motor cars
shall be subject to this license Motor
cycles shall pay fiat license OF Two
pay a flat license fee of Seven Dollars
and Fifty Cents per annum. The one
half license shall apply to all moor We
ilicles 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 of each special make of motor
vehicles handled, provided that dealers
handling both new and secondhand motor
vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons, firms or corpora
tons 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 a 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 appni esa ION Ior ,ta a
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 T. Be it further enacted, etc,
Upon the sale of motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer, the vendee shall
be allowed to operate nsros "
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
Saction Re If 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 general distinctive number for all
such manufacture. or dealer, such appli-
cation to contain; fa) a BRIEF descripuon
lof each style or type of motor vehicle
manufactured or deH't = sucn h.enu-
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 &c
such manufacturer or dealer CorllI1Cdte
of registration, and a 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 FOL
1 private use or for hire.
| Section 9. Be it further enacted, etc.
| The provisions Of the foregoing sections
| relative to registration and display of reg.
| istration numbers, shall not apply to
motor vehicle owned by nonresident o.
this State; provided. that the owner there.
of shall have complied with the provision!
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-
quired thereby. The provisions OF this
section, however, shall be operative as Il
la motor vehicle owned by non -residen
| OF this State only to the extent that undel
| 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 o.
and owned by residents of this state.
| Section 10 Be it further enacted, etc.