The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-12

failure to register, or pay the 1919
license fee until the first day Oh feo-
ruary Of the following year.
Section s. Be 1t further enacted eye.
There shall be an annual Incense tee'
which shall be divided into classiflca
tions known as whole license fee, and
81 half license fee The whole license
fee shall apply to all registrations mace
under the provisions of thts act prior
20 the first day of August. or each year
and the half license fee shall apply 70
all regtstra lions under the provisions of
this act made on or after the first day
of August. Of each year: All license !,
fees except as hereinafter provided
shall be based on horsepower Of motor.
and shall be computed according to the
following standard. to-wit:
D2XN
IS
D is the cylinder bore in inches:
che 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 flat license fee of
Two Dollars per annum. Motor trucks
shall pay a flat license fee Of Seven
Dollars and Fifty Cents per annum. The
one-halr license shall apply to all motor
vehicles and shall be half OF the license
rate herein provided for whole license
for each classification. Persons. firms
and corporations manufacturing or deal
ing in motor vehicles Shall pay the IL
cense fee of one motor vehicle. on the
maximum horsepower of each special
make OF motor vehicles handled, pro-
vided that dealers handling both new
and secondhand motor vehicles shall
pay the license on new makes only.
Persons. firms or corporations dealing
In Or handling secondhand motor We
hicies exclusively shall pay flat IL
cense fee of Ten Dollars per annum.
Sarfinp {3a further aOarfeN etc,
That upon the sale or transfer of mo-
tor vehicle registered In accordance
with this act the vendor shall imme-
diately file notice thereof with the
name and residence of the vendee TO
the Secretary of State, and the vendee
shall within ten days after the date or
such sale or transfer. upon blank to
be furnished him for that purpose. make
application for a change OF registra-
ton. which shall, with a fee of One
Dollar. be forwarded to the Secretary
OF State, who shall note upon the regis
tratton book or index such change Of
ownership.
Section T. BE 1t further enacted. etc.
Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by the
manufacturer or dealer. the vendae shall
be allowed to operate same upon the
public highways for period Of fifteen
days after taking possession thereof.
or until he shall have received his GER
tificate of registration and number
plates from the Secretary of State. pro-
viding that during such period the mo-
tor vehicle shall have attached thereto.
in accordance with the provisions here
Of. placard bearing the registration
number of the dealer under which II
might previously have been operated:
and provided. further. that application
for registration shall be made by mail
or otherwise before such vehicle shall
be SO used.
Section s. Be it further enacted.
etc, That every person. firm, associa
ton. or corporation manufacturing or
dealing In motor vehicles may instead
OF registering each motor vehicle so
r,"n".""tr""d or dea'. in. make an ap-
plfcatioa upon b.nnk to be furnished
Nv the Secretary of state for a general
distinctive number for all motor ve-
hicles owned and controlled by such
manufacturer or dealer, such application
TO maintain fa} brief description Of
each style ortype of motor vehicle man
ufaetured or dealt In bv such manufac-
turer or dealer. including the character
or the motor power. the amount OF such
motor power stated In figures OF
horsepower In accordance with the rat
Ing established by this act; (b) the NAME
residence. including parish and business
address. OF such manufacturer OF dealer.
On the payment of the registration fee
provided in Section s. such application
shall be filed and registered In the of
flee of the Secretary of State In the
manner provided III Section of this
act. There shall theseupon be assign
ed and Issued to such MANUFACTURER or
dealer a certificate OF registration, ana
a number plate with & number corre-
spending 70 the number of such certif-
lcate OF registration. Such number
plate or duplicate thereof shall be dis
played by every motor vehicle Of such
manufacturer or dealer when the same
liz operated or driven on the public high
ways. Such manufacturer or dealer
may obtain as many duplicates of such
number plate as NAV be desired upon
payment to the Secretary OF State One
Dollar for each duplicate Nothing in
this article shall be construed to appiy
to a motor vehicle operated by q man
ufacturer or dealer for private use or
for hire.
Section 9. Re 1t further enacted. etc,
The provisions of the foregoing sections
relative to registration and display of
registration numbers shall not apply to
n motor vehicle owned by a non-resi-
dent of this State. provided that the
owner thereof shall have complied with
the provisions of the law of the foreign
country State. territory. or Federal
district OF his residence relative to reg
lstration OF motor vehicles and the dis
play of registration numbers thereon
and shall conspicuously display his reg
istration numbers as required thereby
The provisions OF this section. however
shall be operative as to motor vehicle
owned by a nonresident of this State
of foreign country, State or territory, or
Federal district of his residence like
exemptions and privileges are granted
to motor vehicles duly registered un-
der the laws of and owned by residents
Of this State.
Section 10. Be 1t further enacted,
etc, All track engines. road rollers, fire
wagons. fire engines police patrols
ambnlances. as well as all other motor
vehicles. used exclusively for public
purposes by the United States Govern
ment the State. or any of the subdivi-
sions thereof. including the parishes.
cities. towns and villages: as well as
all public boards of the State, district
from the provisions of this act.
Section IL. BE 1t further enacted
etc, The Secretary OF State shall deposit
oil funds collected under the provisions
of this act. as soon after the collection
as practicable. In one of the banks of the
State previously selected for that year
as one of the State Bank repositories
in special fund which shall bear in
terest at the same rate as other de-
posits: and on or before the fifteenth
lay of the month of February and Aug
lst. of each year. the Secretary Of State
shall transmit to the Parish Treasurer
sunds collected under the provisions OF
his act. from persons. firms Or corpo-
atfons residing in the respective par
shes throughout the State. ieductirie
herefrom only the amounts expended
~ him. In accordance with the provi-
lions of Section y.
That on or before the Fifteenth day
# the months of February and August
# each year, the Secretary of State
hall transmit to the Commissioner OF
FINANCE of the City OF New Orleans,
With sworn account thereof, all of
he funds collected under the provisions
f this act, from persons. firms or cor
orations residing in the Parish of Or
cans. deducting therefrom only the
expended by him. in accord
nee with the provisions OF Section ~
T this act.
The Clerks OF the District Courts
lroughout the State (Parish Of Or !
ans exceptedt. shall within ten days |
rter the collection hereof transmit to |
le Parish Treasurer ala fines and PEN