The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-10-24

the payuent of the license hereinafter
provided. the Secretary of State shall as
sian to such motor vehicle distinctive
number and, without further expense to
the applicant, issue and deliver to the
owner a certificate of registration, and
two number plates. Such number plates
shall be of distinctly different color each
wear. 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 plates shall be of metal, at
leas. six inches wide and not less than
dfteen inches in length. on which there there
shall be the abbreviation La" and there
shall be the distinctive number assigned
10 the vehicle set forth in numerals four
inches long, each stroke OF which SHAH pc
at least five-eighths Of an inch in width;
provided, that in the case of motor
vehicle registered by a manufacturer or
lealer there shall be on such plate in al,
dition to the foregoing the letter M.
each stroke of such letter 10 pc at least
four inches long and fve-eighths OF an
inch in width. No vehicle shall display
The number plates of more than one state
1t any time. In the event OF the loss
or destruction OF any certln-
cate of registration, or number plate, the
owner Of registered motor vehicle or
or dealer, as the case may
be, may obtain from the Secretary OF
state, upon an affidavit showing such fact
and 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
shall be subject to the penalties imposed
by Section IA.
All certificates of registration shall be.
gin on their respective dates, and shan
expire on the 31st day Of December fol,
lowing. A new registration must pc nad
each year, and the license fee therefor
paid annually; provided that persons hold
ing certificate for one year shall not
become delinquent for failure to register,
or pay the annual license fee until the first
Section 5. Be it further enacted. etc.
There shall be an annual license fee.
which shall be divided into classifications
l<nown as whole license fee, ana nan
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
or after the first day of August, OF each
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;
D2XN
2.5
d is the cylinder bore in inches; N the
number of cylinders. The license fee shall
be twenty-five cents for each horsepower;
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 or Two
pay a fiat license fee of Seven Dollars
and Fifty Cents per annum. The one
half license shall apply to all moor We
hicles and shall be half Of the license rate
each classification. Persons, firms and
manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles shall pay the license fee
Of one motor vehicle. on the maximum
of no oh Snacial mako pf 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,
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay nat
license of Ten Dollars per annum:
Section G. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That upon the sale or transfer of a motor
Vehicle registered in accordance with this
let, the vendor shall Immediately file
notice thereof with the name and resi-
lence of the vendee to the Secretary OF
State, and the vendee shall within ten
lays after the date of such sale or trans
'er, upon blank to be furnished him for
hat purpose, make application for a
,hange of registration, which shall. with
l fee Of One Dollar, be forwarded to the
of State, who shall note upon
he registration book or index such change
If ownership.
Section T. Be it further enacted. etc.
Upon the sale of motor vehicle by the
or dealer, the. vendee shall
De allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for period OF hfteen
lays after taking possession thereof, or
Until he shall have received his certificate
If registration and number plates from
he Secretary of State, providing that
Turing such period the motor vehicle shall
lave attached thereto, in accordance with
he registration number of the dealer
Inder which it might previously have
been operated; and provided, further, that
application for registration shall be made
hall TIE be % e5 9 ased before such vehicle
Section s. Be it further enacted. ETC.,
That every person, firm. association or
manufacturing or dealing in
motor vehicles may instead of registering
zach motor vehicle SO manufactured or
lealt in, make an application upon blank
o be furnished by the Secretary OF State
or general distinctive number for all
motor vehicles o"-ned and controlled by
such manufacture or dealer, such appli-
.ation to contain; tO brief description
sis or 0 on me ssb
acturer or dealer, including the charac-
er of the motor power, the amount of
such motor power stated in figures Of
ng established by this act; (b) the name.
'esidence, including parish and business
OF such manufacturer or dealer.
On the payment of the registration fee
hall be filed and registered in the office
# the Secretary of State in the manner
provided in Section 3 of this act There
hall thereupon be assigned and issued to
'uch manufacturer or dealer a certificate
# registration. and number plate with
number corresponding to the number
II such certificate of registration. Such
lumber plate or duplicate thereof shall be
displayed by every motor vehicle of such
or dealer when the same is
'perated or driven on the public highways
such manufacturer or dealer may obtain
IS many duplicates of such number plate
IS 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 a motor vehicle
perated by a manufacturer or dealer for
,rivate use or for hire.
Section Q. Be it further enacted, ETC., |
The provisions of the foregoing sections
elative to registration and display of reg
stration numbers, shall not apply to |
Iotor vehicle owned by a nonresident of
his State; provided, that the owner there |
shall have conlplied with the provisions
( the law of the FOREIGN country, State.
Territory or Federal distrIct Of his resi-,
lence relative to registration Of motor
-ehicles and the display of reEistrafior
numbers thereon, and shall consIsicunnely
display his registration numbers as re- |
Iuired thereby. The provisions Of this |
section. however, shall be operative as to |
l motor vehicle owned by nonresident |
81 this Stae only to the extent that under |
the laws offoreign country, State OF, Ter |
ritory. or Fpderal district Of his residence |