Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-10-28
LAW GOVERNING
AUTOMOBILES

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SECTION 1571-m7. Fee payable
annually-half observation-disclosures
or dealers report-lien of fee -ac-
ton to collect penallties-notice
The following fee shalll be paid to
the secretary of state upon the re-
gistration of a motor. vehicle in ac
cordance with the provisions OF
this act; eight dollars upon the reg
istration of a motor vehicle HAY
ing a rating of twenty horse power
or less; and for each such vehicle
which shall exceed twenty horse
power in rating, the owner shall
pay at the rate of forty cents per
horse power; provided, that if a
motor vehicle shall have been liz
censed for four separate successive
years under the laws of this state,
and for which there shall have been
paid four registration fees as pro-
vided by statue therefor, or any mo-
tor vehicle which, shall have been
in use for period of not less
! than four years prior to- August
first of such registration period for
which registration is about to be
made, the annual registration fee
thereafter shall be onelh alf that a.
mount; and further provided, that
the annual fee for the .egistra tion
or re-registration of any electric or
steam motor vehicle in accordance
with the provisions of this act
shall be fifteen dollars; and furthL
er provided, that the annual fee
for the registration or re-registra-
ton of motor bicycle or motor
cycle in accordance with the provi-
sions of this act shall be three
dollars; and provided further, that
the fee for registering any thereto
fore unre gistered motor vehicle um-
der the provisions CT this act, which
motor vehicle sliall be purchased
on or after August first of any
year, shall be one-half of the an
nual fee therefor, for the remain
der Of that calendar year; and pro-
vided further, THAT each man ufact-
urer or dealer selling or otherwise
disposing OF motor vehicles, there
tofore unregistered in this state,
to- residents of this state shall re-
port to the secretary of state each
such sale made on or after August
first of each calendar year; such
req orts shall be made on blanks to
be Furnished by the secretary OF
state upon request, and shall be
made in such manner as he may di-
rect; and provided further, that nc
motor vehicle shall be registered
for less than the annual fee because
of it's having been purchased on
or after September (August) first
until such manufacturer's or deal
er's report shall have been filled
as herein provided.
All registration fees herein pro
vided for shall be and continue {
lien against the motor vehicle, fol
which said fees are payable unit
such time as they are paid as pro
vided by law with any accrued pen
} titles. The lien of the original reg
istration fee shall attach at The
time the same lis first payable az
provided by law and the lien OF all
renewals of registration shall at
tach on january LIST of each year
thereafter. The collection of same
; may be enforced against said motor
vehicle as may other liens or i
l may be collected by suit agains
the owner who shall remain per
sonally liable therefor until sucl
Tune as TRANSFER tnefeOf snail b.
$ reported to the motor vehicle d.
partment or until such time as sail
: vehicle ceases to be in use and al
f fees and penalties to such dat
shall be paid. On April first of eacl
Y year a penalty of ten per cent
9 SHALL be added to all fees not pal
by that date and on May first O
each year the secretary Of stat
shall send to the county attorne
t of each county list of all motto
vehicles i'm said county on whic;
n registration fee has not been paid
S showing the amount of delnquen
fee, registration number, make an