The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-17
ACT NO. ESQ.
House Bill No. 153-By Mr.. Gene

House Bill No. 153-By Mr. Generelly.
AN ACT
ITO define motor vehicles and to provide
for their registry, and imposing {
license therefor; and providing penal
ties for any violations of this act; ant
An Act whereas it is intended to have
this Act ratified by an amendment tt
the Constitution of the State. There.
| fore
Section !. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two.
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That motor vehicle is
defined to be any vehicle operated by any
IpOwer other than muscular power, anG
designed and intended for use on public
highways, roads and streets. Motor We
lhicles are classified into three subdivisions
Any Wotor vehicle used exclusively in COM
merce for the carrying or transporting OF
merchandise on the public highways, roads
and streets is classified as a motor truck
Any motor vehicle containing only two
running wheels arranged tandem, is clas'
sified as motorcycle. All other motor
vehicles are classified as motor cars.
Section g Be it further enacted, etc.
That every owner of a motor vehicle which
shall be operated or driven upon public
| highways of this State, shall, except as
herein otherwise expressly provided, cause
to be filed by mail or otherwise in the
office of the Secretary Of State an appli-
cation for registration on blank to be
furnished by the Secretary Of State fol
| that purpose, containing (a) brief de-
scription of the motor vehicle to be regis
tered, including the name of the manu-
| facturer and factory number Of such ve-
| hicle, the character and amount OF the
motive power, stated in figures Of horse
power, given where practical, in accord
ance with the rating established by the
Association of Licensed Automobile Man
| ufacturers; (b) the name, residence, in
Guiding parish and business address OF
the owner of such motor vehicle; (c) pro-
vided, that if such motor vehicle is to be
used solely for numerical purposes the
applicant shall certify.
Section 3. Be further enacted, etc,
| Upon the receii,t of an application fol
registration of q motor vehicle as provid-
ed in Section 2, the Secretary of State
shall file such application in his office
and register such motor vehicle or ve-
hicles, with the name. residence and bus
mess address Of the owner manufactures
or dealer, as the case may be, together
with the facts stated in such application
in book or index to be kept for the pur-
pose, under the distinctive number as
signed to such motor vehicle by the Sec
rotary of State, which book or index shall
be open to public inspection during rea-
sonable business hours
| Section 4. Be it further enacted, etc
Upon the filing of such application and
the payment of the license hereinafter
provided, the Secretary of State shall as
sign to such motor vehicle a distinctive
number and without further expense ia
the applicant, issue and deliver to the
owner certificate of registration, and
two number plates. Such number plates
shall be of distinctly different color each
year, and there shall be at all times a
marked contrast between the color of the
number plates and that of the numerals
or letters thereon.
Such number plate shall be of metal, at
least six inches wide and not less than
fifteen inches in length, on which there
shall be the abbreviation La" and there
shah be the distinctive number assigned
I 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 manufacturer or
dealer there shall be on such plate in ad-
dition to the foregoing the letter IN"
each stroke of such letter to be at least
four inches long and -efghths 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
be, may obtain from the Secretary of
State, upon an affidavit showing such fact
ana the payment OF fee Of one dollar,
two new number plates, and thereupon
the original license plates shall become
void and any person found using same
snail be subject to the penalties imposed
by Section II.
All certificates of registration shall be-
gin on their respective dates, and shall
expire on the Dist 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 ). Be it further enacted. etc.
There shall be an annual license fee,
which shall be divided into classifications
kHown as a whole license fee, and a halt
license fee. The whole license fee shall