The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-10-24

number ana. without further expense to
| the applicant. issue and deliver 10 the
owner a certificate OF registration, ano
shall be of distinctly different color each
year, and there shall be at all tunes a
marked contrast between the color OF tne
number plates and that OF the numerals
such number plates shall be of metal. at
least six inches wide and not less than
| ifteen inches in length, on which there
shall be the abbreviation La" and there
shall be the distinctive number assigned
20 the vehicle set forth in numerals four
inches long, each stroke of which shall pc
at least five-eighths of an inch in width,
provided, that in the case of motor
vehicle registered by manufacturer or
tiition 10 the foregoing the letter M
each stroke Of such letter to be at least
four inches long and five eightns OF an
| inch in width. No vehicle shall display
he number plates OF more than one state
At any time. In the event of the loss.
nutilation or destruction OF any certn-
cate of REGISTRATION, OF number plassi, 'ne e
manufacturer, or dealer, as the case may
be. may obtain from the Secretary OF
state. upon an affidavit showing sucn TACT
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
| All certificates of registration shall be-
gin on their respective dates. and snau
expire on the 31st day OF December FOL.
i lowing A new registration must be had
i each year, and the license fee therefor
paid annually: provided that persons hold.
ing a certificate for one year snail not
become delinquent for failure to register,
or nav the annual license fee until the first
| law Of February of the following year.
| Section 5. Be it further enacted, etc,
There shall be an annual license Zee,
| which shall be divided into classif1cations
'Cnown as a whole license fee, and hall
license fee The whole license fee snail
i apply to all registrations made under the
provisions of this act prior to the hrst
day of August. of each year; and the half
under the provisions of this act made on
or after the first day of August, OF each
!, year All license fees except as herein
power of motor, and shall be computed ac-
|. cording to the following standard. to-wit:
i DaxN
In Is the cylinder bore in inches; n the
number of cylinders. The license fee shall
be twenty-five cents for each horsepower,
: fee shall be Five Dollars All motor cars
shall be subject to this license. Motor
; cycles shall pay fat license OF Two
Dollars per annu fe Mo OF seve uch Dollars
and Fifty Cents per annum: me one
, half license shall apply to all motor We
nicles and shall be half OF the license ra sae
r Zach clsssification. Persons, firms and
corporations, manufacturing or dealing in
; motor vehicles shah pay the license Zee
horsepower of each special make Of motor
vehicles handled. provided that dealers
handling both new and second-nanu MOTOR ,
/, vehicles shall pay the license on new
} makes only. Persons, firms or corpora,
tons dealing in or handling secondhand
motor vehicles exclusively SHAH pay nat
Section 6. Be il further enacted, etc.
2 That upon the sale or transfer OF motor
vehicle registered in accordance with THIS MS
lact the vendor shall Immediately file
I notice thereof with the name and resi-
! ience of the vendee to TIE Secretary OF
. state, and the vendee shan within zen
. fer upon blank to be furnished him Tor
{ that purpose, make application for q
!, change of registration, which -..Ian, with
2 a fee of One Dollar, be forwarded to the
s Secretary of State, who shall note upon
= the registration book or index SUCH cnange
lof ownership
= Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the
= manufacturer or dealer, the vendee shall
: ibe allowed to operate same upon the
J. laws after taking possession thereof, OF
: until he shall have received his certincatt
!, of registration and number plates from
1 the Secretary OF State providing thai
. during such period the motor vehicle shall
s have attached thereto, in accordance witt
The provisions hereof. placard bearing
the registration NUMBER Oh the ucclCl
= under which IL might previously have
> lbeen operated; and provided, further. tina
= application for registration shall be made
: by mail or otherwise before such vehicle
: Section s. Be it further enacted. etc.
= That every person, firm. association o
no alor vebleles Inay instead Of Registering
II each motor vehicle so manu1acture9 q
T. dealt in. make an application upon e S;1a
II to be furnished % the Secre.ats OF 20 S'a 81
,e motor vehicles o--ned and cont oiled b,
- such manufacture, or dealer. such appli
re cation 10 contain: la) brief descrlpti4,l
/. manufactured or cealt in by such manu-
n facturer or dealer. including the charac
he ter of the motor power. the amount 9
~ such motor power stated in figures Q
= horse power in accordance with the rat
81 ling established by this act: OBJ the name
he residence. including parish and bushes
9 On the payment OF the registration re
n provided in Section 5. such apphcatlo
On shall be fled and registered IN the ONO
~ /" of the Secretary of State in the manne
~ provided in Section OF this act Ther
- shall thereupon be assigned and issued I
% such manufacturer or dealer certificat
% OF registration. and number plate wit
10 a number corresponding to the numbe
of such certificate of registration Sue
number plate or duplicate thereof shall :
n displayed by every motor vehicle OF sue
manufacturer or dealer when the same
70. Operated or driven on the public highway.
Such manufacturer or dealer may oDtal
as many duplicates OF such number plat
as may be desired upon payment TO tn
Secretary of State of One Dollar for eac
duplicate. Nothing in this article shall /
de construed to apply to motor vehic
a operated by a manufacturer or dealer Il
AL private use or for hire
nd Section o. Be Ii further enacted, etc
we The provisions of the foregoing section
to relative to registration and display OF res
IRE istration numbers. shall not apply TO
raj motor vehicle owned by a nonresident
70 this state; provided, that the owner Their
oh Of shall have complied with the provision
is of the law of the foreign country, Stat
ny Territory or Federal district of his res
nd dence relative to registration Of mot
Tic vehicles and the display of registratit
re- numbers thereon. and shall conspicuous
ms display his registration numbers as r
m quired thereby. The provisions Of th
OF section, however. shall be operative as
ids a motor vehicle owned by a non-reside
ok. Of this State only to the extent that und