The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-07
AUTO LICENSE DOUBLE
THAT OF FORMER YEARS
New Tax Based on Weight of Cars
Taxes Affecting Popular Makes
Are Here Given

For the benefit of auto owners the
licensing department of the state has
compiled a schedule of weights of all
makes of cars which was published
in Seattle and Spokane papers of last
Sunday. A partial list of the more
popular makes of cars is given in this
connection.
The new law requires that the tax
on all cars shall be determined ac-
cording to the weight. Motorcycle Ii
censes will cost S6.
Automobiles for Private Use
Weighing 1900 pounds or less, SO.
Weighing 1900 pounds or more, $40,
and 60 cents per hundredweight for
all excess over 1900 pounds.
Automobiles for Hire
Weighing 1900 or less 500, and in
addition thereto at the rated passen-
ger capacity, $3.
Weighing more than 1900 pounds,
S25, and 60 cents per hundredweight
for all excess over 1900 pounds, and
in addition thereto at the rated passen-
ger capacity, per passenger, So.
Auto Stages
Weighing 1900 pounds or less, S25,
and in addition thereto at the rated
passenger capacity, per passenger, So.
Weighing more than 1900 pounds,
S25, and go cents per hundredweight
for all excess over 1900 pounds, and
in addition thereto at the rated passen-
ger capacity, per passenger, SO.
Auto Stage Traitors
Weighing 1900 pounds or less, SO,
and so cents per hundredweight for
all excess over 1900 pounds, and in adj
dition thereto at the rated passenger
capacity, per passenger, So.
Motor Trucks
Weighing 1900 pounds or less, $40.
Weighing more than 1900 pounds,
and not to exceed $500 pounds, $40,
and 40 cents per hundredweight fos
all in excess of 1900 pounds, and in
addition thereto 40 cents per hundred
weight at the rated capacity load.
Weighing $500 pounds or more, $40,
for the first 1900 pounds and so cents
per hundredweight for all in excess
thereof, and in addition thereto so
cents per hundredweight for the rated
capacity load.
Traitors used as trucks shall be
classified and rated as, and shall pay
the same fee as hereinbefore pro-
vided for motor trucks of like weight
and capacity.
TruckIoad 10000 Pounds
1t shall be unlawful to operate a
truck or trailor on the public highways
in the State of Washington with
load greater than 10000 pounds:
Provided, however, that this load lin
itation shall not apply to trucks or
traitors operating entirely within the
city limits of a city of the first or
second class, if permitted so to do by
ordinance, and no motor truck shall
be driven over or along any public
highway with load exceeding its
licensed capacity. And no three or
four wheeled logging truck shall be
driven over or along any public high
way loaded with logs exceeding 1000
feet, and no logging truck with a
trailor or other six-wheeled logging
truck shall be driven over or along
any public highway with a load of
logs exceeding 5000 feet as calculated
by Scribner's log scale, and for the
purpose of this act the weight of the
load shall be calculated at five pounds
per foot, log scale.
Any car not listed with the secrc-
tary of state must be weighed to be
certified to the auto license depart
ment at the time application is made
for license. The complete schedule of
car weights and model designation
with the year will be issued by TIE