Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-03
STATE AUTO DEPARTMENT. >PRE-
pARes STATEMENT ON eF-
FEcT'oF NEW LAW.
NEW FEES TO BE BASED
ON WEIGHT or CARS
One Per Cent Of valuation Plus -
Per Cent For Each Hundred Pounds
Of Weisht-Auto Department Goes
Eaek TO Secretary OF States Office
When Allen Goes Out.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June S.--The motor We.
hicle department which was taken
away from Secretary of State w. s.
Allen by the Iowa legislature last
March and transferred to the office OF
the treasurer of state. viii go back as
a part of the secretary o. states office
July !. -rOn that Date the new secre-
tary of state, " alter ramsey. of Bel
mond, will take his office.
The legislature transferred the de-
partnient because it did not want the
present secretary of state to handle
it during the remainder of his trem
in office. 1t provided further that as
soon as he vas out the department
should go back to the secretary of
state.
State Treasurer E. H.. Hoyt declares
the work of registering motor vehicles
will be up to date and there will be
no back applications not taken care
Of when he turns over the department
the first of july.
The new motor vehicle law in the
main does not take effect until Dec. l
but it provides that this transfer shall
be made July and all portions of the
act necessary to permit preparation
for carrying out the act will become
effective July /.
New License Basis. i.
The department is now preparing a
statement, based on facts secured from
the manufacturers. showing the list
price and weights of cars as far back
as 1918. Thase facts will be used in
figuring ont the amount of license fee
required by the new law. The new
law states the annual license on pas
senger cars shall be / per cent of the
valuation plus 40 cents tor each hun
dred pounds Of weight. Hence it will
be necessary for the department to go
back several years in order to take in
some of the older cars which are still
in operation. This statement prepared
by the department will be the basis
used by the executive council in figu :
ring out before July Is each year the
license fee to be charged for each car.
The state highway commission has
figured the annual license Of the stan
dard models OF well known cars based
on this years prices for these cars as
follows: -
Buick. $3.50; Cadillac. s4s.9O dodge
s20.6O: Ford. s12; Hudosn. $500; Lo-
comobile. s7l; Mercer, SOL; Overland
1850; Packard, 500: Paige, 1885, Peer
lass. Sal; Pierce Arrow, $S2.40.
Motor cycles are charged flat fee
of S.. Trucks are charged all the way
from SIS for one ton trucks to s165 an
nual fee for six ton trucks with pneu-
matte tires. Or SITS for six ton trucks
with solid ruDber tires. Trailers must
pay a fee varying from IS for those
of one-half ton capacity to $40 for
those of six ton capacity.
Payment Of these fees can start Nov.
of this year and all licenses must
be taken out before Jan. or else the
penalty will then start The penalty
will be 81 each month up to April I
at which time a delinquent list is made
up by the county treasurer and turned
over to the sheriff. This delinquent
list will be published the first week in
May and fifteen days after publication
the list will be turned over to the sher-
Tiff for collection. If the owner refuses
to pay the sheriff that official can
take the car and hold it.. charging 81
per day for elcn day he holds it.