The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-28
.TAGLESS CARS
TO BE TAGGED
BY THE POLICE
Court Route Prescribed for
Erring Auto Owners
of Fargo.
START CAMPAIGN
TO COLLECT FEE
Both Tags Must Be Used
Under the New North
Dakota Law.

The new automobile license law
passed by the last legislature carried
an emergency clause and is now in eff
feet.
"a great many people in this coun-
ty and very likely in other parts of the
state are laboring under the idea thai
the new law will go into effect on
July l." said Assistant States Attor-
ney w. c.. Green last evening. THE
new law is now in effect. and automo-
bile owners should govern themselves
accordingly"
Sheriff A. M. Ross announces that
while he wishes to give everyone an
opportunity to obtain license tags
everyone has had time to make appli-
cation for new tags, with the possible
exception of purchasers of new cars,
and all cases of failure to procure and
exhibit tags as required by law will
be diligently prosecuted from now on.
Same License Charge. I'D.
The license fee until Jan. 1, 1918,
will be the same as in the past-$3-
but at that time the new license charge
according to horsepower will go into
effect with a yearly fee of IS for all
cars Of not to exceed 20 horsepower
and 80 cents for each additional horse
power over 20 horsepower. The horse
power rating will be that Of the licen-
sed automobile manufacturers. and not
the rating of dealers. After Jan. /,
1918, if the same car has been licensed
for three successive years the license
fee will be half the original.
Many Without Tags.
According to Mr.. Green, there are a
number of Fargo automobile dealers
who are not conversant with the law
governing the licensing Of stock and
demonstration cars. e
Dealers are required to pay a spec
ial registration fee of $15," said Mr..
Green. There is some doubt, under the
wording of the law, as to whether they
are required to pay SIS for each make
Of car handled, or whether each dealer
is simply required to pay $40, regard
less Of the numers Of makes of cars
handled by him. This question has been
submitted to the attorney general for
an opinion.
with reference to demonstrators,
cars being moved from one place to
another, ETC., it is necessary that the
dealer have duplicate set of his
dealers license tags" attached to
each car which. is being moved upon
the streets by its own power, regard
less Of the purpose for which it is be-
ing used. Some dealers. have asked
whether 1t is necessary to attach tags
to cars being run from a warehouse to
the show rooms. The law states speci-
ifically that, under no circumstances
shall motor vehicle be operated with
out displaying proper registration
tags A dealer, therefore, can not move
a car. under its own power without
having tags attached. Duplicate sets of
these tags can be procured from the
secretary of state at cost Of fifty
cents per set.
"Owners Of automobiles. other than
dealers, should distinctly understand
that the two tags which are furnished
them are both. to be used, one to be
displayed upon the front and one upon
the rear of the automobile. Many who
have received tags fol: this year are
using one and carrying another about
without placing it upon the machine.
Both tags must be displayed"