The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-26
TO STOP MISUSE
OF AUTO PLATES
Secretary of State Sends Out Requests
for Reports on Cars Operating I'm
der Registrations Not
Their Own


Their Own.
The Vermont secretary of state de-
partment is endeavoring to stop the mis-
use of automobile registration plates
and TO that end il is sending out the fol.
lowing letter:
II would appreciate 1t If you would ad-
wise me as to whether you know of any
persons in your locality who are operat-
ing cars bearing temporary number
plates. For your information, in case
you are not entirely familiar with the
appearance of the so-called temporary
plates, / would state that such plates
have white figures with letter T of the
same color in front of the figures. The
background of the plates is navy blue.
IF you know of any party in your vi
entity, or between now and Aug, |, learn
of any party operating car bearing
these temporary numbers, ] would APP
preciate 1t if you would advise me as TO
the name of the party and also the mum.
Der on the plates Also, if you learn of
any party operating a car bearing ga
rage numbers, said party not being
member of the firm conducting the ga
rage, would like information as to the
names of the party and the letter and
number Of the plates. All dealers plates
have navy blue letters and figures and
cream background The arrangement of
the letters, figures, etc, is as follows;
A025o VT.
Several instances have been reported
to this department where parties have
purchased cars and are operating the
same on the highways under temporary
numbers anticipating that they may be
able to defer applying for registration
until Aug. l.
"In some cases, purchasers of cars
have been advised by dealers that this
can legally be done. The law in effect
provides that person who purchases a
car must apply for registration on the
first day that car is operated on the
regardless of the fact that TEN
porary numbers are attached to the car
The question has been asked as TO |
if party who purchases car
and has temporary number plates at
tached to the car, said party would have |
a legal right to operate the car on the !
highways for five days just prior to the
first of August and then obtain the bene
tit of the reduced rate Said party |
would not be entitled to the reduced
rate.
"a person who applies for registration
If a car on and after Aug. must exc
,ute an affidavit to the effect that he
,as not operated the car ON the highways
prior to that date. Affidavit blanks for
Use on and after Aug. / will be furnished
~ this department.
"Sec. 8 of No. 1876 of the acts of 1918
n part provides as follows: Said pur-
haser shall at the expiration of such pc
iod of five days return such temporary
numbers to said manufacturer or deal
r. The penalty for failure to return ,
number plates at the expira-
ion of the ive-day period is fine not
o exceed 500. t.
There is another matter to which ;
csht w cdi yohi a1ISHtioh anu tIlhI 10
his A dealer has no authority to loan
callers number plates to sub-agent. .
must take out separate reg /
STATIONS. =
"This department has always endeav-
red to render every possible courtesy to :
callers and now | am asking that you
eciprocate in two ways: First, advise
very customer as to just what he may
xpect on Aug. l. Second, report each
ay respecting the sale and delivery of
ars."