Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-06-24

that no vehicle OF total gross weight
OF more than fourteen tons shall bs
licensed by the Highway Commission
The State Highway Department
shall formulate rules for the deter.
mination OF weights governing license
fees established herein by this sec.
ton for commercial vehicles may be
charged by the State Highway De.
pa-tment. provided that application
Tor license OF commercial vehicles Nm.
der the provisions OF this section shall
state whether for operation In one or
more counties. naming them. and Il
more than one the Department shall
distribute One-half the license fee
from such vehicle among the coun.
ties in which such vehicle is operated
on a mileage basis. A commercial We
hicle within the terms OF this Act
shall be one carrying passengers or
freight for hire. Such motor vehicles
as run upon rails or tracks shall be
subject 10 the provisions OF this Act.
Sec. Il. Upon the receipt ~ an
application for registration OF mo-
tor vehicle or motorcycle. accompan-
led by the proper lee. as hereinbefore
provided for. the State Highway De.
partment shall cause such motor We
hlcle ~ mOtOrcyc Gle 40 registered n
certificate OF registration. which Ger
tificate shall be- In the form OF card.
which may be carried IN the pocket
and which certificate shall contain
the descriptive number so assigned TO
the owner OF each motor vehicle or
motorcycle so registered, stating the
name and address OF the owner and
a brief description OF such motor We
hicle or motorcycle. together with
the name OF the manufacturer and
the horsepower. motor power. and
such certificate shall al all times be
carried upon su h motor vehicle or
motorcycle and subject To examina-
ton on demand OF the proper officer.
and the department, without addi-
tiOnal charge shall also cause 10 he
issued TO the owner OF such motor We
hicle a distinguishing seal OF alumni
um or other suitable material, of such
Size and form as the Commission
shall determine. having stamped
thereon the words. Registered Motor
Vehicle. Texas" with the year of r.,
sue inserted therein. which seal shall
be OF distinctly different color for
each calenda~ year. aud shall be con-
spicuOusly displayed on the radiator
OF such motor vehicle. or on the front
OF such motorcycle. and there snail
be at all times a marked contrast be-
tween the color OF the letters and
figures and the background of the
seal: provided. howey,". the same
combination Of colors may be- repeat
ed after five years. Provided. further.
that road rollers and other road
building equipment owned and OPP
Grated by municipalities. counties o.
subdivisions OF counties, street
sprinklers, fire engines or apparatus,
patrol wagons. ambulJnces owned by
municipalities OF counties. motor We,
hicles owned and operated under tho
direction and exclusively In the Off
Cial service OF the United States Gov
eminent. state II Texas. or any coun-
" OF city thereof shall not be reqnir-
ed 10 pay the fees herein stipulated
for motor vehicles. but application
shall be made Tor ana registration
number secured for such motor We
hicles. and each year application for
the distinguishing seal provided by
the Department cor that year shall be
made
Sec. rs. on and after July !, 1917,
every motor vehicle except motor
cycles shall be 1T times while being