New-York tribune., 1917-05-06
State Will 4
Limit Use of \
Dealers Plate,
New Law Closely Restrics
Licenses for Motor
Car Sellers
Five Sets Allowed
And All Will Be cle.,I,
Marked, with a View
to Accidents
Five Sets Allowed

More stringent regulations Of u.
use Of "M' automobile license pl,,,.
those issued by the state noto, :.
dealers, is provided in a bill ree.,..
signed by Governor Whitman. n.
law does not become effective s,s
next February, so ample time is .ss,,
ed for a study Of the law and Il, a,
siblc effects. At present the Law lin,
ing the use Of such license tsgs 10 e,,,
out for demonstration only is conn,
tently violated. It is stated hv a.
Secretary Of States Office that ia :,
spectors would be busy the Who'll. ,i,,
on such cases alone, II they comm,
their work to following instsr.,,
where the plates were being used "a,
ether than demonstration purpose,
In order to- make clear the a,
law. Secretary Of State Hugo sun.
marizes it thus:
An annual fee Of SIS for deslers
with a charge of S. for each ada.
tional set of plates. At present
the latter cost $3.50.
Limits the number Of plates "a
each dealer to five, including tie
original set. Permits of an a..
plication for additional plates "a
be acted on by the Secretary Of
State.
Does not permit motor vehicles
with dealers plates being driven
by a manufacturer or dealer far
pleasure, private purpose or for
hire.
Provides for dealers pIates IA
be so marked in manufacture that
Identification of a dealers car in
case of accident will be both easy
and certain.
Provides on a payment Of SEA
for the duplication of desleT
plates lost or destroyed as estsb.
lished by affidavit.
Limits the use of dealers num-
Der plates on a newly purchased
car to FIVE days instead of fifteen.
The urgent need of some provisic,
such as will serve to more clearly sri
easily establish the Identification Of ,
dealers car figuring in an accidn.
has been generally recognized By no.
torists and the authorities. An aeci.
dent happened some time ago in whics
there was conclusive proof that .
dealers car had participated, yet tks
concern from which the car had cont
was one that had taken out fifty deal.
ers' plates at the opening Of the sss.
son. These plates were OF the ssns
number. When it came to hgunss
out the driver of the car which hsl
been in the accident and then spt
away the authorities were baffiei.
Under the new bill next years do
crs' plates will be of type so 4
each car will stand out in a distinctn
way. For instance, a dealer may 4
a number plate bearing the numena
Ml61. the additional plates having u
numerals "M16l-2" or the numerals
4 or 5, indicating each of the add
tional plates he has taken out. III
car figures in an accident and II h,
attached n dealers plate with ths
number "M161-3" it becomes q ren
easy matter to learn exactly who was
at the wheel of the vehicle.
Purchasers of cars will have hvs
days use of dealers plates Will.
awaiting the receipt of the reguls'
plates. The dealer must file with ths
Secretary of State a statement givirI
the date and person to whom thsss
plates were loaned. The person e.
joying the use of the dealers plsta
for this limited time must also fle {
statement, giving the date and es
person from whom he secured 10
plates. also the date on which he ms.s
application to the Secretary Of Sua
for the regulation license plate.