St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-10-17

| Approved: July 3, 1914.
L. E. HALL.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. geo.
House Bill No. 1873 BY Mr. Generelly
AN ACT.
To define motor vehicles and to Dro.
vide for their registry. and impos.
ing license therefor; and proyid.
ING penalties for any violations OF
this act; and An Act whereas it il
intended to have this Act ratified
by an amendment to the Coustitu-
ton of the State. Therefore
section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State OF
Louisiana. two-thirds Of all the mem
bers elected to each house concurr-
ing:
That q motor vehicle is dehned ia
be any vehicle operated by any 20 vc.
other than muscular power, and de-
signed and intended for use on public
tishways. roads and streets. Motor
vehicles are classified into three sub
divisions. Any motor vehicle used
cl,ssively In commerce for the CARR
ing or transporting of merchandise
on the public highways, roads and
streets is classified as q motor truck.
Any motor vehicle containing only
two running wheels arranged tan
dem. IL classified as a motor cycle.
All other motor vehicles are classified
as motor cars.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That every owner of q motor
vehicle which. shall be operated or
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
cence Of the Secretary Of Stats an
application for registration on q
blank to be furnished by thu secre-
tary of State for that purpose, con.
tanning (a) brief description Of the
motor vehicle to be registered an
GLIDING the name Of the manufac-
turer and factory number Of such
vehicle, the character and amount of
the motive powe-, stated In figures
OF Horsepower, given where pracs:
cda, in accordance with the rating
established by the Association OF Lii
Ecensed Automobile Manufacturers;
tb) the name, residence. including
parish and business address ut the
owner of such motor vehicle; (cJ
provided, that IL such motor vehicle
is TO be used solely for commercial
purposes the applicant shall SO
certify.
Section 3. Be it further enacted,
ETC., Upon the receipt Of an applica-
ton for registration of q moto- We
hicle as provided in Section 2, the
Secretary Of State shall file such ap-
plIcation In his Office and register
such motor vehicle or vehicles, with
the name, residence and business ad-
dress Of the owner, manufacturer or
dealer, a. the case may be, together
with the facts stated In such applica-
ton, in 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 4. Be It further enacted,
etc, Upon the fling Of such applica-
ton 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 9 GER
tif1cate Of registration, and two NUM-
Der 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 DO OF
metal, at least six inches wide and
not leas than fifteen inches in length,
ON which there shall be the abbre-
Walton 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 motor vehicle registered by
q 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
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inch in width. No vehicle shall dis
play the number plates Of more than
one State at any time. In the event
Of the loss, mutilation or destruction
Of any certificate of registration. or
plate, the owner OF regis
tered moter vehicle or manufacturer.
or dealer. as the case may be, may
obtain from the Secretary OF state.
mon nm affidavit showing such fact
and the payment of q fee of one dol
lar. two new. number plates, and
thereupon the original license plates
shall become void and any person
found using same shall be subject TO
the penalties imposed by Section e:
All certificates Of registration snail
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;