The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-17

tions known as a whole license fee, and
q half license fee. The whole license
i fee shall apply to all registrations made made
to the first day of August, of each year
and the half license fee shall apply to
all registrations under the provisions OF
of August. of each year All license
fees except as hereinafter provided
shall be based on horsepower OF motor
and shall be computed sccording to the
following standard. to-wit:
DIX
ID is the cylinder bore In inches; N
the number of cylinders.
The license fee shall be twenty-five
cents for each horsepower. provided
shall he Five Dollars. Ali motor cars
shall be subject to this license. Motor
cycles shall pay flat license fee of
shall pay flat license fee of Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. The
one-half license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be half of the license
rate herein provided for a whole license
for each classification. Persons. firms
and corporations manufacturing or deal
ing In motor vehicles shall pay the Ii
cense fee of one motor vehicle, on the
maximum horsepower of each special
make of motor vehicles handled. pro-
vided that dealers handling both new
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
pay the license on new makes only.
in or handling secondhand motor We
hicles exclusively shall pay flat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Section .. Be it further enacted. etc.
That upon the sale or transfer of a 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 TO
shall within ten days after the date of
such sale or transfer. upon a blank to
be furnished him for that purpose. make
application for a change of registra-
Dollar. be forwarded to the Secretary
of State, who shall note upon the regis
tration book or index such change or
ownership.
Section z. BE IL 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-
yidinG that during such period the mo-
Tor vehicle shall have attached thereto.
in accordance with the provisions here
Of, placard bearing the registration
number of the dealer under which 1t
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 1t further enacted,
etc. That every person. firm aSsocfa-
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing In motor vehicles may instead
of registering each motor vehicle so
r""n"Tact"~oI or DON'T in make an an
plicatio1 upon bank to be furnished
by the Secretary OF state for a general
diGfinnffVa oil
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer. such application
to maintain ta) a brief description of
each style or type of motor vehicle man.
ufactured or dealt in nv such manufac-
turer or dealer. including the character
-of The rnnotaf power. the amount OF suct
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. of such manufacturer or dealer.
On the payment OF the registra ton 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 in Section of this
act. There shall thereupon be assign
ed and issued to such manufacturer or
dealer a certificate of registration, ana
a 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
manufacturer or dealer when the same
Is operated or driven on the public high
ways. Such manufacturer or dealer
may obtain as many duplicates of such
payment to the Secretary of State One
Dollar for each duplicate. Nothing in
this article shall be construed to apply
10 motor vehicle operated by man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire.
Section 9. BE II further enacted ETC.,
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of
a motor vehicle owned by 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
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 I'M
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 well as all other motor
vehicles used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
,nent the State. or any of the subdivi-
sions thereof, including the parishes,
cities, towns and villages; as well as
all public boards of the State, district.
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
state previously selected for that year
as one of the State Bank repositories,
In a special fund which shall bear In
terest at the same rate as other de-
nosits: and on or before the fifteenth
nav 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 provisions of
this act from persons, firms or corpo-
rations residing in the respective par
fishes throughout the State. deducting
therefrom only the amounts expended
Ny him. In accordance with the provf-
eions OF Section II.
That on or before the fifteenth day
of the months of February and August
OF each year, the Secretary OF state
Finance of the City of New Orleans,
with a sworn account thereof. all OF
the funds collected under the provisions
IF this act. from persons. firms or cor
Doxations residing in the Parish of Or
ieane deductinE fkerefrom only the
amounts expended by him.. in accord
aTlce with the provisions OF Section IL
The Clerks of the District Courts
thfcu rhout the State Parish of Or
leans excapted), shall within ten days
affeF the collection hereof. transmit TO
Si,e Parish Treasurer all fines and PEN
sities collected for any violation OF any
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