El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-19
REGISTRY CARDS
ARE EXHAUSTED
Ell Paso Autoists Eager to
Register Cars; Make
Rush on Herald.

FL Paso motorists are not at all
/ backward in making application for
their state automobile licenses. It
was announced in The Herald on
Monday that limited supply of the
application blanks had been received
/ from Austin. The paper had not
been on the streets more than a few
minutes before the motorists began
Z TO flock in to The Herald to fill in
I their applications.
The Herald's stock OF forms was
limited. The automobile editor had
asked the state highway commission
for 5000 forms Cor motor cars and
/ several hundred for trucks. Instead
only $50 motor car forms were sent
and they we're soon exhausted
The rush continued early on Tues
l day morning and applications were
taken on temporary forms. TO be
transferred when the proper forms
are received from the state highway
commission.
Information Necessary.
The great majority of the motorists
did not know the proper horsepower
rating Of their cars but in almost
every case the automobile editor was
able to supply the needed Informal
ton Owners in applying for licenses
should be able TO supply the follow
ing information:
Make Of car and model number The
model is very important
The bore OF the engine.
The engine number.
The manufacturers car number
Advices to The Herald from Austin
are that as per cent OF the early
applications had to be returned be
cause OF improper filling in or Of
wrong horsepower 1t is to guard
against such mistakes that The
Herald automobile department is as
sisting in filling in the blanks
The Herald automobile editor will
receive applications any morning
from $50 to 10 o'clock, except Friday
and Sunday
Many Returned For Correction.
Austin. Texas. June Is.-Approximately
IS per cent Of the applications FOR regis
tration Of automobiles under the state
Highway commission law have to be re-
turned for correction. declared Curtis Han
cock. chairman OF the commission. because
OF a lack OF the exact requirements OF
the law. The bulk OF these applications do
car, aid the wrong amOuHt Of money Is
sent and in many Instances personal checks
are sent TO the board. which are not &C
eepted-
The application for registration OF a car
must be made direct TO the commission
and not TO the county clerk The appll-
cant for a license must state in his april
cation his name, his residence. business
address, model and make Of car. number
OF horsepower association OF licensed /
automobile manufacturers rating name
Of manufacture. the manufacturer car
number, engine number kind Of motor
power. stating whether II Is gasoline. oil. /
steam or electric. and the cash must I
accompany the application The tax or
fee is IS cents per horsepower. and will 4
be collected only for half a year. that is 1
from July l. the date on which the law /
becomes operative. 10 January l. 1918
County Clerk Plan Abandoned
The plan 70 have the county clerks over I
the state aid the commission in the filing 1
Of applications and otherwise act as the /
agent Of the department. has been sban-
doned. for two reasons, according 10 chair I
man Hancock OF the commission. The first I
Is that the law provides that all licenses /
shall be issued direct by the commission. /
and second. the county clerks wanted 70 4
charge a fee OF SO cents each for taking \
the application and obtaining the number 4
plates.
In no instance will a car be registered I
for less than $3.50 year and for ordi-
nary Ford cars the amount Is $40 as they {
are % horsepower. declared chairman
Hancock Of the commission. he also stated
hat many people have been Ia boring ~
Ter the impression that a Ford was only
70 horsepower and have been sending in
publications. based on that number OF
horsepower These applications had 20 be