The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

Among the Several Counties of the Fund
Thus Created and the Expenditure of Same
on State and State Aid Roads and Bridges
to Provide Penalties for the violation of
Certain Sections Thereof; to Amend Chap
ter 5437,, Acts Of 1905 Entitled; "An Act
Regulating the Running of Automobiles
or Motor Vehicles on the Public Roads or
Highways in the State of Florida" and
also to Amend Chapter GSS1. Acts of 1915
Entitled: IAN Act to Amend Chapter 6212
of the Acts Of the Legislature OF 1911.
Same Being Entitled An Act to License
Automobiles and other Motor Driven We
hicles Using the Public Roads or High
ways Of the State Of Florida, Either for
Hire or Otherwise"
Section / The term motor vehicle as used
in this Act shall include motorcycles auto
mobiles. motor trucks and all other vehicles
operated over the public streets and high
ways Of this state and propelled by power
other than muscular power except traction
engines. road rollers, and such vehicles as
run only upon tracks The term local au-
thOrities shall include all officers and public
officials Of the several counties and munich
palities of this State. The term owner shall
include any person firm. corporation or as
sociation controlling any motor vehicle by
right Of purchase, gift or lease, The term
chauffeur shall include any person operat-
Ing any motor vehicle as an employee OF the
owner thereof; Provided That the term
chauffeur shall not applv to persons using
a motor driven vehicle as an incident TO
their employment in some other capacity
Sec Every owner Of a motor vehicle
driven he
highways 0t this State shall for each motor
vehicle owned caused to he filed nv mail or
otherwise. In the Office OF the Comptroller
Of the state OF Florida, a verified application
for registration on a blank to he furnished
Nv the Comptroller for that purpose con-
tanning: ta) brief description Of the motor
vehicle to be registered, including the name
OF the manufacturer the style type and fac
tory number Of each vehicle the character
Of motor power and the amount Of such mo-
tor power stated in figures Of horse power,
IN
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers Asso-
citation; (h) the name age residence and
business address NJ the owner Of such mo-
tor vehicle: fcl the name NJ the rounty 4,
Which he resides, and statement that he Is
over sixteen wears NJ age: Provided, That n
such motor vehicle is motor truck the IN
man shaI, 80 certify and state in the APP
pacttv thereof az stated in pounds
sec g. non the receipt NJ an application
Tor Ihe registration NJ a motor vehicle or
vehicles as herein provided for the Comm
tr"ller shall file such application in his ono.
and register such motor vehicle or vehicles
With the name residence and business ad
dress or the owner, manufacturer or dealer
as the case NAV he together with the facts
stated in such application In book or In
6ev to he kent for the purpose, under the
distinctive number assigned to such motor
N"nl'Ie nv the Comptroller. which book or
'ndev shall he omen to the Inspection ~ tbe
puhliC during business hours VI ''e
Sec 4 Upon the Ming NJ such annI,ca
TON and the navment NJ me fee hprAIn nro
Ni'ed for, the Comptroller shall ASSIGN tr
Sn"h motor vehicle distinctive number ma
%Tn"nt eTTanSH 10 the aDnlirant issue and
"eliVHr N TIE owner n certificate ~ registra
t'oU md two rv-0ha- rIatas ~ tho ,o,,,, -,
size herein nr0vided for In the event ~ III,
loss. mntilation or destruction NJ n cortfAcat,
owner of n Registered motor vahfr'a rn,,. AZ
tain from the Comntro'1er dunlfcota +bsra
NJ nnnn ming IN the oFf"e NJ the Com ntro'1o
m affidavit showing the fact and the n,,.
r. ~ 4 IN