Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-11-06
LAW LICENSING OLD CARS IN
EFFECT.
The Owners Must Now Renew Their
Licenses and Do 1t Before
Jan. First.

Licenses and DO 1t Before
Jan. First.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 1.-The new
automobile law passed by the Thirty
eighth general assembly as pertains
to the licensing of old cars, goes into
effect today. On and after today own
ers of automobiles must renew their
licenses for the operation of their
cars in 1920 from the county treasur-
err and all such licenses must be re-
newed by January l, when the penal
ty goes on. .
Buyers of new cars, however, on
which no license has been paid for
1919, must secure their license at the
secretary of states office for the re-
mainder of 1919 and at the county
treasurer's office for 1920.
| Within. the next two months all
car owners must therefore rnew their
licenses or be subject to drastic pen
alties after January L, whereas un-
der the old law penalties after Jan
uary |, whereas under the old law
penalties did not go on until the first
of April.
The fee under the new law for au-
tomobiles. will be one per cent of the
original cost of the car PLUS 40 cents
for each leo pounds or fraction there
of weight. No motor vehicle, regard
less of age, is to be licensed for less
than $40. After a motor vehicle has
been registered five times. that part
of the license fee which is based on
the original cost of the car will be cut
in half.
On January a penalty Of 81 is add
ed to all fees not paid and 81 per
month thereafter until paid. On the
first Of April, 1921, and annually
there after the state department will
furnish the county treasurer of each
county list of motor vehicles on
which the registration fee has not
been paid. On the first of May this
is to be published in local newspa-
per. Following this the county treas
urer is required to proceed at once
to collect the license and penalty. If
the license and penalty has not been
paid within fifteen days after publ
cation the delinquent list is turned
over to the sheriff for collection and
the sheriff is directed to take posses
sion of the car and sellit on ten days
notice for the purpose of collecting the
fees.
When an owner sells used car he
must notify the county treasurer and
the purchaser must also join in the
| notice of transfer and must make an
plication for new certificate of reg
istration. This will cost ST..
The law makes it unlawful for any
person Or concern to purchase see
ond hand or used automobile without
requiring and receiving FROM the sell
er a certificate Of registration. This
is to check the selling of stolen cars.
The new law also makes it unlawful
to deface or alter any serial number
engine number, assembling number
registration number or to have car
in ones possession thus defaced.
While registration of cars for 1926
begins today the other provision OF
the new automobile law do not fo in
to effect until December /.
/ If motor car is junked the owner
must detach the license plates and
surrender them to the county treas
urer, who shall cancel the registra-
tion and report such cancellation tc
the state department.
Persons employed as chauffeurs
must secure an annual license unde,
the new law, the fee being So pei
year.
All retailers must be licensed undo,
this law. Motor trucks are licensed
according to rate based on thei,
capacity. Motorcycle owners mus
pay an annual license fee for the OPP
GRAFTON of their machine of $5.
4 The new law fixes rules of the road
regulates the use of headlights, fixe.
penalties for operation of car while
intoxicated as we'll as for all infrac
tions of the law.