The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-17
AUTOS REQUIRED TO
CARRY STATE TAG

Oklahoma CITY. June r7.-on the
stroke Of midnight Monday neu era
u road administration win l. usneres
in oklahoma. a. On Tuesday the neu
road Law viii 50 into Effect
the state hishHay department YIN
be reorganized and county commis-
sioners will take hold or organizing a
state and county highway system
which when completed VIII give Okla
hoEna the most complete system of
highways III the union.
The new las provides WAYS and
means fer tie raising of nearly SIX
million dollars annually as the count.
levy has been Increased from s ID !
mills for read purposes. The state
viii aid every county which Ievies a
special quarter Of a mill tax By giving
them a like amount Means have been,
providea for dragging The roads by
contract and convict labor can be 81
cured by counties at minimum e.
pense.
The tribute Of the auto owners 10
the road fund Of the state viii, dur
ing the first eighteen munths. reach
the half million mark. as for the frs
months p cents per horse power win
De paid. and for the fun year. so cents
per horse power. With approximately
10000 motor driven articles, ineludinr
traction engines and motorcycles in
the state. 1t viii be seen that the
horse power will reveal enormous pow
er being used on the highways.
Although the law provides for a
graduated tax each year the first ii
cease under the law will cali for 5G
cents per horse power, regardless os
the age Of the car The law reads
that after the first license Of 50 cents
per horse power has been taken out Oh
any motor vehicle,s that the second
shall cost 40 cents. the third 80 cents
and 20 cents ever afterwards while the
car IS in use Only one tag shall b.,
carried on the car and that the one
furnished by the state highway depart
ment and it must be stationary and
not swinging.
Application for the license tag musf
be made by the auto owner to the
state highway department and the III
formation given must be sworn to be
fore tag is issued These forms win
be retained as a part of the records
Of the state and Will bear the same
number as the tag issued.
The A. L. & A. NJ formula is to |
govern the amount to be paid. AS this
rating Is always lower than the adj /
Nertised horse power it will be neces
sary for all owners to secure correct
data in this regard The formula Is
based on the bore of the cylinder, on
ratio Of one thousand cylinder feel
per minute and viii be furnished by
the department so that it will be easy
to determine the proper rating In
some few instances the advertised
horse power is lower and occasionally
the same, the latter particularly in the
high priced car--and strangely enough
the Ford car, advertised at 90 horse
power is rated at % A L q A. Nj.
The department of highway, however.
has on hand a book containing every
known make and model with the two
rates given so that all information will
be available at the proper time.
There Will be no more city tags is
sued to private owners. but there is
nothing in the law prohibiting munici- {
oalities from licensing livery cars O..
providing traffic ordinances. The law. \
lowever lays down general rules Of i
he road which are also available at 7
he highway department.
The funds received rom the auto
Icense is disbursed as follows: Ten v
er cent goes to the state treasury ana L
be other 80 per cent to the counties
rom which it is collected. o. that
mount 25 per cent goes to cities of II
le first class and those under the "
form Of government from s
hich auto money is collected. Auto re
obiles are exempt from any kind Of al
lxation apart from the license by the r
ate. W