Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-04
BY AUTHORITY
Ordinance No. 70.


THE REGISTRATION AND IDEN-
LITIGATION OF MOTOR We
HIGLES, THE EXAMINATION OF
AND GERTIFICATIoN OF CHAUF.
FEURS, AND PROVIDING PEN
ALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE. AND REPEAL
ING SECTIONS 80 TO AZ INCLUS-
! I'VE OF ORDINANCE NO. IL, AND
ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
! HEREWITH, "BY AMENDING
SECTIONS 3. 10 AND % THERE
OF, AND. ADDING NEW SECTIONS
TO BE KNOWN AS SECTIONS 5a,
5b AND &c.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
| HONOLULU: = ....-s.. 49,,
SECTION l.. Ordinance No. II shall
be amended by adding a new section
Thereto to be known as Section 5a so
as to read as follows:
SECTION ga. NUMBER PLATES IS
| SUED BY SHERIFF.
| Upon registration or re-registratiOn
annually. the sheriff shall issue and
deliver to each, owner of motor vehi-
lcles under Class A two official num-
Der plates of uniform size. color and
design, and for Class b two official
number plates OF uniform size, color
and design. The color Of such plates
shall be changed from time to time
in order to distinguish the various an
nual issues of plates.
Plates of Glass A shall be marked
| with finch Arabic numerals, pFeced-
ed by the letters II o N, with the dis
tinguishing number assigned to the
motor vehicle registered
The plates for Glass B shall be OF
appropriate size, containing Arabic
numerals not less than 2 inches in
height.
SECTION 3. A new section shall
be added to Ordinance No II to be
known as Section SD so as to read as
follows:
SECTION Sd. NUMBER PLATES ~
49, WHERE DISPLAYED.
The owner OF each motor vehicle SO
Registered in Classes A, G and D. be-
| fore such vehicles shall be permitted
to operate upon any street or public
place, shall display and keep display.
ed upon the front and rear part of
said vehicle. and in such position that
| 1t can be plainly seen at all times. the
registered number Of said vehicle
Such number shall be kept reason
ably clean so as to be plainly legible.
The number plate, when placed upon
the rear of vehicle, shall be not less
than Is inches clear of the road
The owner of each motorcycle reg
istered under Class B. before such
| vehicle shall be permitted to operate
upon any street or public place. shall
display and keep displayed upon the
front and rear part Of said vehicle. and
in such position thar It can be plain
" seen at all times, the registered
number of said vehicle. Such num-
Der shall be kept reasonably clean so
as to be plainly legible, and shall be
not less than Is inches clear Of the
road.
SECTION g.. That new section
shall be added to Ordinance No. II
to be known as Section sc so as TO
read as follows:
SECTION SC. LOSS OF CERTIFI.
CATE OR PLATE-NEW ONES
ISSUED.
Upon satisfactory proof of the loss
or destruction Of any certificate Of
registration, REPRESENTATION or trans
fer registration or of any number plate.
the sheriff shall issue a duplicate there
of to the person entitled thereto, pro-
vided. however, that in the case OF
Issuing new plate, the Sheriff shall
be entitled to charge fee sufficient to
cover costs of procuring such new
plate
In case of loss or destruction of a
number plate the Sheriff may grant a
special temporary permit, in writing,
to the person entitled to use such
number to use number plate other
than the one issued by the Sheriff
until new number plate in place Of
the lost or destroyed plate shall have
been procured by him, and issued in
place Of the former plate.
SECTION A. Section 9 shall be am
ended so as to read as follows:
SECTION 9. All certificates of reg
| istFation heretofore issued shall ex-
pire ninety days from and after the
date this Ordinance goes into effect.
All vehicles required to be register
ed under this Ordinance shall re-regis-
ter on or before such time. ssF ~
SECTION. s.. Section 10 shall be
amended 80 as to read as followss
SECTION 10. REGISTRATION TO
| CONTINUE UNTIL JANUARY 1,
1915. REPRESENTATION ANNU.
LY.-ABANDONED NUMBER
REISSTJED.-WHEN
The registration Of vehicles under.
Glasses A fAutomobilesl and B lMo-
, toreyeles) shall continue to JantIarv
| /, 1916, and thereafter all such We
hicles shall be re-registered annually,
such re-registration to continue in
force until January LIST Of the following
year.
All annual re-registration shall be
made between the LIST day OF January
and the last day of February of each
year. III -
Whenever number has not been re-
registered as required by this Section.