St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-08-29

propositions ''For''' or against" h
votes for.
L. E. THOMAS,
speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President
OF the Senate.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of LOUISIANA.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. ESQ.
House Bill No. 1873 BY Mr. Generell
AN ACT.
10 define motor vehicles and to pro
vide for their registry, and impos
ing license therefor; and prayid
ing penalties for any violations O
this act; and An Act whereas il i
intended to have this Act rattle,
by an amendment to the Ccrstitu
ton of the State. Therefore
section 1. Be it enacted by tn
General Assembly of the State O
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
Ders elected to each house concur
ing:
That motor vehicle is defined t,
he any vehicle ope rated by any no se
other than muscular power. and de
signed and intended for use on publ,
Elshways. roads and streets. Moto
vehtcies are classified into three sub
divisions. Any motor vehicle use.
cluslvely In commerce for the carr
lDg OR transporting of mercaaniiist
on the public highways, roads ane
streets is classified as motor truck
any motor vehicle containing only
two running wheels arranged tan
dem, is classified as a motor cycle
AL other motor vehicles are classi;iel
AS motor cars.
Section Q. Be it further enacted
ETC., That every owner of a motor
vehicle which shall be operated o;
driven upon public highways OF this
State. shall, except as herein OTTER
wise expressly provided, cause tc be
filed by mail or otherwise in the
cenee of the Secretary of STATE an
erplication for registration on a
blank to be furnished by the Secre-
tary of State for that purpose. cor
tanning (a) a brief description of the
motor vehicle to be registered III
Guiding the name of the manufac-
tUrer and factory number Of such
vehicle, the character :.Bd amount Of
the motive powe", stated in figures
OF horsepower. giveL where practt'
"a. in accordance with the rating
established by the Association 81 Iii
censed Automobile Manufacturers;
(bl the name, residence. including
parish and business address of the
owner of such motor vehicle; (cy
that If 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 apphca.
ton for registration of a motto" We
hicle as provided in Section 2, the
Secretary Of State shall file such ap-
plics.tion in his Office and register
such motor vehicle or vehicles, with
the name, residence and business ad
dress Of the owner, manufacturer or
dealer, as the case may be, together
with the facts stated in such apDlica
ton, in a book or index to be kept
Tor the purpose, under the distinctive
number assigned to such motor We
nicle by the Secretary of State, which
book or index shall be open to public
during reasonable business
hours.
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
ETC., Upon the filing of such applica-
ion and the payment of the license
hereinafter provided. the Secretary of
State shall assign to such motor We
licle distinctive number, and, with
,ut further expense to the applicant,
ssue and deliver to the owner GER
.ificate of registration, and two num-
Der plates. Such number plates
shall be of distinctly different color
zach year, and there shall be at all
lines marked contrast between the
color of the number plates and that
II the numerals or letters thereon.
Such number plate shall be of
metal, at least six inches wide and
lot less than fifteen inches in length,
IN which there shall be the abbre-
ration La" and there shall be the
distinctive number assigned to the
1ehicle set forth in numerals four
inches long, each stroke of which
hall be at least five-eighths of an
nch in width; provided, that in the
ase of a motor vehicle registered by
! manufacturer or dealer there shall
,e on such plate in addition to the
oregoing the letter M each stroke
# such letter to be at least four
inches long and five-eighths. of an
nch in width. No vehicle shall dis
LAY the number plates of more than
me State at any time. In the event
4 the loss, mutilation or destruction
# any certificate of registration, or
lumber plate, the owner of regis
cred motor vehicle or manufacturer,
n dealer. as the case may be, may
obtain from the Secretary of State,
lpon an affidavit showing such fact
md the payment of fee of one dol
lar, two new number plates. and
,hereupon 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
begin on their respective dates, and
shall expire on the 31st day OF De-
,ember following. A new registra-
Ion must be had each year, and the
license fee therefor paid annually;
that persons holding a GER
tificate for one year shall not become
delinquent for failure to register, or
paw the annual license fee until the