Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-21
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ENFORCED 1O LIMIT
STATE OFFICIALS INACCURATE
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ALL
vioLAroRs.
COUNTY AND POLICE
OFFICIALS TOLD TO ACT
Services Of State Agents Also to Be
Enlisted in Campaign to Procure
Rigid Observation-Disclosures indi-
cate fragrant Violatiens-Oealers
Must Report All Sales

Des Moines, Sept. 2l.-The state de-
partment Of justice today launched 4
statewide campaign TO enforce the
automobile laws to the limit. CounN
attorneys, police officials and state
agents are being urged to begin al
once an aggressive movement against
ali viuiatUrs Of automobile laws. STATE
agents in fact started the work in Des
Moines yesterday afternoon and are
DIN after all dealers who are abusing
the dealers license privileges.
SO frightful have the number OF
deaths and accidents become in the
past several weeks due 10 negligence
and violations OF The law that extreme
measures MAJ have 10 De adopted IN
some Instances 20 secure an ENFORCE
.nent Of the law the attorney genera!
thinks. He calls attention 10 the fac;
the persons guilty OF the accident VINO
drive away and fail TO give their name
can De sent 10 the p~enitentlary.
Attorney General Issues Statement.
In the statement sent out today the
attorney general says:
Reports coming to this Office from
various parts Of the state together with
an investigation in the office of the
secretary of state show that the mo-
tor vehicle law IS being ftagranIly VI
olared. An investigation made by this
department in the office Of the secTe-
:ary OF state disCloses the fact that
here are between five and ten thous-
and automobiles and motor trucks
when are being operated n che state
for which no registration fee has oeeH
paid. This means that the several
counties Of the state are being de
prived in the aggregate OF al least
$780, 600. which should De expended p
IN the highways Of the state. When
II mar fails 10 pay his share Of The
lax burden some one else must pay
enough more han his own 70 make up
The loss.
All motor trucks. motor drays and
delivery wagons which have a speed
capacity OF more than ten miles an
hour must be duly registered and dis
PLAY metal number plates. the same as
regular automobiles. A large number
of these delivery wagons and de-
livery trucks are operating in every
county in the state without being reg
istered.
Every dealer must pay 10 the sec
rotary OF state the fee Of fifteen dol
lars per year for which he shall re-
ceive a distinctive dealers number and
two number plates, and as many add
tional sets as he may desire upon the
payment 10 the secretary of state OF
one dollar for each duplicate set.
The dealers number does not au-
thorize the dealer to use an automo-
bile for private or commercial purpose.
4 large number OF dealers have Sc
cured no private registration for the
individual car used for private and
home purposes. Every dealer IN the
state who uses an automobile for pri-
vate purposes must have one car reg
tstered for his private use and If he
uses automobiles for commercial pur-
poses each car so used must be indi-
vidually registered
"A number of dealers are operating
on paper numbers. The law does not
recognize paper numbers for demon
stration purposes or otherwise.
Must Report Sales.
Every dealer IS required no torify
the secretary OF state OF each car sold
by him. the date of sale the make Cf
The car and the factory number there
of. and no dealer shall permit the use
of his demonstration or registration
number by the purchaser Of an auto
mobile until application for registra
ton nas been made to the secretary OF
state by such purchaser.
II wish 20 direct the special atten-
ton Of the county attorneys in tbs
border counties of the state TO the
fact that a large number of residents
Of the state. living in such counties
secure number plates in the adJoinins
states. and operate their cars continu-
ously in this state under a foreign mum
Der plate. This true of these coun-
ties bordering on states where auto.
mobiles are taxed as property in tht
regular way and a nominal fee is paic
for the number plate. 1t goes without
saying that this is in clear violation
of law.
II wish to further direct your atten.
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