The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-06

dollars and his actual necessary trav-
cling expenses when travelling on nee
essary business of his office. The sal
aries Of the State highway engineer,
the clerk, and other assistant or held
engineers shall be fixed by the said
highway commission; the clerk
salary not to exceed $1,000 per year,
and the assistant engineers salary not
to exceed $1,S00 each per year; and
the State highway commission shall
allow the assistant State highway
engineer and other assistant or field
engineers their actual necessary tray-
cling expenses in connection with
their duties.
Sec. s. That in order to provide
funds for the carrying out of the pro-
visions of this act, every owner Of a
motor vehicle and every dealer in
motor vehicles which shall be operat-
ed or driven upon the public high
ways of the State shall file in the
office of the State highway engineer
on a blank to be furnished by the said
State highway engineer for that pur-
pose an application for registration.
Upon the filling of such application
and the payment of the license fee for
the remainder of the current year,
hereinafter provided, the State high
way engineer shall register serlally
and license such motor vehicles in ae-
cordance with such rules and regula-
tions as shall be made and promul-
toSn O.
sion: Provided, the nonresident
owners of motor vehicles duly
registered and licSsed in their home
State shall not be required to secure
the registration and license herein
provided for in this State, unless such
motor vehicle shall remain within its
borders thirty days: Provided fur
ther, that purchasers of new motor
vehicles shall have ten days to secure
the registration and license herein
provided: Provided further, that
said highway commission shall fur
nish such owner wit a metal plate,
showing in plain Arab; numerals the
number of said license.
I Fees to Be Paid.
Sec. Every resident owner Of a
motor vehicle in the State of South
Carolina shall pay to the State high
way engineer, in lieu Of all other
State, municipal and county licenses
an annual license of Is cents per
horsepower, said horsepower to BE
determined by the rating establish
ment of the association Of licensed
automobile manufacturers, and known
as the standard horsepower formu-
la Of the society of automobile en-
gineers. Every dealer in motor ve-
hicles in this State, before operating
any such motor vehicles upon the
highways of this State for the pur-
pose of demonstration and sale, shall
pay to the State engineer OF this
State, in lieu Of all other State and
county licenses an annual license Ut
fifteen Q$15) dollars for each and
every make Of motor vehicle sold by
such dealer. All licenses shall ex-
pire on the 31st day Of December
following the date Of issue. Annual
licenses shall hereafter be issued be-
tween the first day of January and
the first day of February of each
year. In case of motor vehicles reg
istering for the first time, the full
annual fees shall be paid for licenses
issued between January l and March
81; three-fourths of the annual fees
for licenses issued between April l
and June 13; one-half of the an
nual fees for licenses issued between
July l and September 13; and one
fourth of the annual fees for licenses,
issued between October and Decom-
iber 81. The highway engineer shall
transmit to the clerks of court of the
respective counties the names of the
owners and registration numbers OF
all motor vehicles registered and Ii
censed in the respective counties; and
the clerks of court shall keep on nile
copy of said list for public inspec-
tion $40
Sec. 10. 1t shall be unlawful. after
the passage of this act, for any per-
son or persons, without securing reg
istration for license, as provided IN
this act, to run, drive, or operate any
motor vehicle, on, or along or across
any public road, street or highway
in the State of South Carolina. Any
violation of the provisions of this
section shall be deemed misde-
meanor and shall be twenty-five (S25)
dollars or Imprisonment for more
than fifteen days for each offense.
Sec. II. The amount so derived from
the registration and licensing OF
motor vehicles shall be deposited Dy
the State highway engineer with the
treasurer of the State. to be held by
the said treasurer of the State as
special fund known as "The State
highway fund The amounts SO col
lected shall be appropriated; one-fifth
for the use of the State Highway COM
mission, if so much be necessary, and
four-hfths to the county from which
the registration fees are received; the
funds for the use of the State high