The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-08-21
Act No. 260

House Bill No. 1853. BY Mr.. Generelly
AN ACT
40 define motor vehicles and 20 provide
for their registry. and imposing a IL
cense therefor. and providing pen
alties for any viola tons of this act:
and An Act whereas it is intended to
have this Act ratified by an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State;
therefore
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring:
That motor vehicle is defined to be
any vehicle operated by any power 9TH
er than muscular power, and designed
and intended for use on public high
ways, roads and streets. Motor vehic-
les are classified into three subd!vI-
sfons. Any motor vehicle used exclusive
1y in. commerce for the carrying or
transporting of merchandise on the pub
lie highways, roads and streets is clas-
gified as motor truck. Any motor We
hfcle containing only two running
wheels arranged tandem, is classified
as q motorcycle. All other motor We
Sec. 2 Be 1t 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 application for registration on a
blank to be furnished by the Secretary
Of State for that purpose containing
(a) a brief description of the motor We
hicle to be registered, including the
name of the manufacturer and factory
number Of such vehicle, the character
and amount of the motive power sta
Al
where practical. in accordance with the
rating established by the Association
Of Licensed Automobile manufacturers:
fb) the name, residence, including Par
fish and business address of the owner
Of such motor vehicle; (c) provided thai
If such motor vehicle is to be used sole
Iy for commercial purposes the appli-
cant shall so certify
Section g. Be 1t further enacted, etc,
Upon the receipt Of an application for
registration of motor vehicle, as pro-
vided in Section 2, the Secretary Of
State shall file such application in his
office and register such motor vehicle
or vehicles, with the name. residence
and business address Of the owner.
manufacturer or dealer. as the case may
be- together with the facts stated in
such application, in book or index to
be kept for the purpose, under the dis
tinctiye number assigned to such motor
vehicle 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 filing of such application and
the payment Of the license hereinafter
provided, the Secretary of State shall
assign to such motor vehicle a distinct
I've number and. without further ex-
pense to the applicant issue and de-
liver to the owner certificate Of reg
istration. and two number plates. Such
number plates shall be of distinctly
different color each year, and there
shall be at all times marked contrast
between the color of the number plates
and that of the numerals or letters
thereon.
Such number plate shall be Of metal,
than fifteen inches in length, on which
there shall be the abbreviation La"
and there shall be the distinctive num-
Der assigned to the vehicle set forth in
numerals four inches long, each stroke
of which shall be at least five-eights of
an inch IN width, provided that in the
case of motor vehicle registered by
a manufacturer or dealer there shall be
on such plate in addition to the forego-
ing 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 display the number plates
of more than one State at any time.
In the event of the loss, mutilation or
destruction of any certificate of regis
tration, or number plate. the owner of
a registered motor vehicle or manufac-
turer, or dealer, as me case may be,
may obtain from the aecretary of State.
upon an affidavit Slowing such fact
and the payment of a fee of one dollar,
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 i'm
posed by Section IA.
All certificates of registration shall
begin on their respective dates, and
shall expire on the S1st day of Decem-
Der following A new registration must
be had each year, and the license fee
persons holding a certificate for one