The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
SKATE Automobile Tax Fund is Hia
One and viii be Divided
Among the Various
Townships.
s25o,ooo TOTAL AMOUNT
Report on DeIinquents is Still Ex
peeted From Several Of the
counties-HaIf Fee
For License.

Inc state treasurer is preparing
~ senu OUT warrants to the ninety
nine counties for the sums thew are
emitted to in the second distribution
OF the automobile registration fund
LOT 1916. Each county will receive
Sl5l for every township. The total
amount to be distributed is $3.50, 900.
Ihe counties for 1916 get s1,4o7, 1888
from the auto fund. The total receiy-
cd in 1915 was $1,137,766. The in.
crease Is due to the fact that Iowa
now has 10000 automobiles register
ed while the number of cars register
ed for the entire twelve months last
year was 100000.
Rush Early In Year.
Quincy A. Willis, deputy treasurer
OF state, on April /. cut the first
melon for the counties. At that time
$I157,l3S was distributed. For the
same period in 1915 the state distrib-
uted $693,346 The new registration
law went into effect Jan. /, 1916 re.
curing all old cars to be registered be-
fore April 1, or be subject to penal
ties which increased monthly. This
resulted In rush of registration In
the first three months Of this year, in
creasing the receipts of the depart
ment for that period to an unusual
degree.
The melon cut now is made up of
fees received since April /. 1t totals
$250,000. This sum does not contain
a large amount of penalties as most Of
the owners of old cars avoided the
extra tax by renewing registration
within the time limit.
Goes by Townships.
Iowa has 1,646 townships. Each
county receives its share Of the auto
fund in accordance with the number
OF civil townships within the county.
Thus a county with large number Of
autos but large number Of town
ships may receive big slice Of the
melon, while a county with many
autos and few townships may get only
a small portion. The money goes into
the road fund in each county. 1t is
distributed so as to be available for
the seasons work.
After Delinquents.
Orders issued by the attorney gen.
eral and the secretary of state have
resulted in actions being started
against 1900 auto owners who are de.
linquent on the 1916 registration fees.
| Many of the owners of old cars.
who were delinquent, have been oper.
ating on 1915 number plates. The list
of the delinquents in each county was
supplied to the county attorney with
| instructions to collect the fees with
penalties. Many of the attorneys re-
sponded. However. thirty-seven coun.
/ o. ~
activity in this line The counties are
dar, Clay Crawford Dallas Davis, Della.
ware. Dubuque, Emmett, Fayette
Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Hamilton
Hardin, Henry, Howard, Ida, Jackson
Keokuk, Lee. Louisa, Madison, Mon.
ona. Plymouth, Pottawattamie. Ring
gold, Scott, Van Buren,, Warren
Wayne, Woodbury. Worth Wright.
| One Half Fee Now.
A number of the old cars have been
junked and are out of commission
Proof that the machines have been
wrecked, junked or otherwise destroy
! ed relieves the owner of paying the
1916 fee. 1t has also been ruled that
an owner is exempt who does not use
his car in this state during this year
| The state department yesterday put
into force the rule permitting new
automobiles purchased after Aug. 1 to
be registered for one-haf the regular
fee. There was a rush OF registration
of new cars A number of car pur.
chasers delayed completing deals a
few days so as to come under the re,
ducei rate.
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