The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-09-24

the payment of the license hereinafter
provided, the Secretary Of State shall as
sign to such motor vehicle a distinctive
number and. without further expense to
the applicant. issue and deliver to the
owner certificate of registration, and
Two number plates. Such number plates
shall be OF distinctly different color each
year and there shall be at all times a
marked contrast between the color Of the
number plates and that of the numerals
Tor letters thereon
Such number plates shall be of metal, at
least SIX inches wide and not less than
fifteen inches in length on which 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 shall be
at least ve-eighths of an inch in width;
provided, that in the case OF motor
Evchicle registered by a manufacturer or
dealer there shall be on such plate in adj
IditIon to the foregoing the letter IN"
each stroke Of such letter to be at least
four inches long and FIVE eighths of an
inch in width. No vehicle shall display
de number plates Of more than one State
At any time. In the event Of the loss,
lmutIlatiOn or destruction Of any certiti-
cat" Of registration, or number plate, the
lOWuCr of 4 registered motor vehicle or
manufacturer, Or dealer, as the case may
be, may obtain from the Secretary of
state. upon an affidavit showing such fact
ana the payment of a fee OF one dollar,
Two new number plates, and thereupon
the original license plates shall become
yoid and any person found using same
shall be subject to the penalties imposed
oy Section IA.
| All certificates Of registration shall be-
gin on their respective dates, and shall
leXpire on the 3lSt day of December fol-
lowing A new registration must be had
each year and the license fee therefor
tDaid annually; provided that persons hold
,ug Il certificate for one year shall not
become delinquent for failure to register,
or bay the annual license fee until the first
day Of February Of the following year
Section 5. BE it further enacted, etc,
There shall be an annual license fee,
which Shall be divided into classitlcations
4 inoWn as q whole license fee, and a half
license fee. The whole license fee shall
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 10 all registrations
under the provisions Of this act made on
OF 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;
D2NN
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 Il fiat license Of Two
Dollars per annum. Motor trucks shall
pay a fiat license fee Of Seven Dollars
md Fifty Cents per annum. The one
half license, shall apply to all MOTOR We
hicles and shall be half of the license rate
herein provided for whole license for
corporations, manufacturing or dealing il
motor vehicles shall pay the license fec
of one motor vehicle, on the maximum
horsepower of each special make Of motor
Vehicles handled. provided that dealers
handling both new and second-ha motor
, vehicles shall pay the license on new
makes only. Persons, firms or corpora
, tons dealing in or handling secondhand
motor vehicles exclusively shall pay a flat
.. 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
. act, the vendor shall Immediately file
notice thereof with the name and resi-
, ienCe of the vendee to the Secretary o.
state, and the vendee shall within ter
, fer, upon q blank to he furnished him fol
that purpose. make application for {
change of registration, which shall, will
, a fee of One Dollar, be forwarded to thu
Secretary Of State. who shall note upol
the registration book or index such change
Of ownership
! Section I. Be it further enacted, etc,
= Upon the sale of a motor vehicle by tn,
, manufacturer or dealer the vendee shall
Ibe allowed to operate same upon thu
}public highways for q period of tttteel
days after taking possession thereof. O
1 bh mol To- a.
Of registration and number plates from
the Secretary of State, providing tina
a during such period the motor vehicle shall
: have attached thereto, in accordance will
the provisions hereof, q placard bearing
the registration number of the deale
. under which it might previously hav
been operated; and provided, further, tina
> duplication for registration shall be mad
! by mail or otherwise before such Vehcl
shall be so used.
Section s. Be it further enacted, etc
That every person, firm, association o
corporation manufacturing or dealing il
] motor vehicles may instead Of Registering
leach motor vehicle so manufactured o
: dealt in, make an application upon blan
II to be furnished by the Secretary of stat
a for a general distinctive number for a
q lmOtor vehicles Owned and controlled b
+ such manufacture or dealer, such appli
o cation to contain: ta) a brief descriptio
of each style or type of motor vehicl
manufactured or dealt in by such manu-
4 facturer or dealer including the charaC
a ter of the motor power, the amount {
a such motor power stated in figures {
l. horse power in accordance with the rat
# ing established by this act: % the nam
q residence, including parish and bushes
% address. of such manufacturer or deale
l. On the payment Of the registration fe
j. provided in Section ., such appliCatio
n shall be filed and registered in the offie
J. Of the Secretary of State in the mannt
p provided in Section 3 of this act. Thel
shall thereupOn be assigned and issued
6 such manufacturer or dealer certifica
of registration. and a number plate wit
o a number corresponding to the numb'
Of such certificate of registration. Sut
number plate or duplicate thereof shall
a, displayed by every motor vehicle of sue
manufacturer or dealer when the same
O. operated or driven on the public highway
Such manufacturer or dealer may obta
as many duplicates of such number pla
as may be desired upon payment to Il
Secretary of State of One Dollar for eat
duplicate. Nothing in this article shall
lie construed to apply to a motor vehiC
a operated by a manufacturer or dealer f
l. private use or for hire.
I'd Section .. Be it further enacted, ct
We The provisions of the foregoing section
to relative to registration and display of re
re stration numbers, shall not apply to
al motor vehicle owned by a nonresident
O. this State provided, that the owner Their
ch of shall have complied with the provisio
is Of the law of the foreign country, Stat
ny Territory or Federal district of his res
nd denCe relative to registration of mot