Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-22
REVOLUTION IN HANDLING OF IL.
cENsEs AND eAsINo FEES TO
BE PAID BY OWNERS.
INCREASE OF 10000
CARS IN EIGHT YEARS
Secretary of State Ramsay Outlines
Effects Of New Statute Going Into
Effect Dec. New Law to Bring
Great Relief to State and County OF.
ticials-PlateG to Be Issued Annually.
pecial to Republican.

| Special to Times Republican,
Dos Moines, Sept 22.-In 1904 there
were 931 automobiles registered in
| Iowa In 1911 the number has in
creased to 5000. With three and a
| half months Of the present year re-
naming the total registration has OK
| ceeicd $4,000 cars since Jan. /. This
! Is an increase in eight years OF ?70.OO9
| registrations Next years total regis
tration will run 100000 unless all
signs fail
These are figures just compiled 10y
| w. G. Ramsay, secretary Of state, who
declares that the same system In
vogue in 1911 for taking care of reg
iStrations prevailed when ne entered
the office in July of this year. lie de-
clarcs that with the Anticipated system
OF registering which prevailed and with
the ineffiCicnCy Of the old law, the ac-
lions of second hand dealers and the
failure to act on the part OF the ncSli-
gent car Owpcr resulted in complica-
lions and cntanglcmonts IN the auto
| mobile records of the state which can
only be described as being utterly
chaotic.
Hence the now law, he believes, Will
bring great relief to state and county
officials and to auto owners as we'll
since it will provide for county registra-
ton and an accurate check on sales OF
cars and those not registered. In dis
cussing the new law Secretary Ram
say, among other things, said:
Revolution in Registration.
THE new law becomes effective Dec.
l, 1919, and its operation will revolu-
tionize the method of motor vehicle
registration in the state of Iowa. In :
der this law the manner of computing
the fee for the registration Of automo-
biles is entirely changed. The fee will
be based on the manufacturers list
price and tn" weight of the car. The
fee is l per cent of the list price. fix
ed at tn" next even 800 GbOvC the list
price. and 40 cents per hundred pounds
| of weight fixed at the next even loo
pounds when fully equipped. The fee
for motorcycles is fixed at 50 per year
After an automobile or motorcycle has
been registered five times the fee is re-
duCcd one half on the list price only.
THE fec for trucks is based upon
the loading capacity and ranges from
| SIS for truck of one ton or less ca
! pacity to $l75 for n truck having Il ca
| pacity Of six tons. The fee for eacf
! ton of load capacity above six tons II
| $50 in addition to the siX-ton rate
! No license is issued for a truck hayini
| q capacity of over six tons withou
| permission of the municipal authorities
| if operated within the limits of city
| or town. or from the state highway
| commission if operated on the pubft
! highways of the state. The fee fol
| tr,ilers is also based upon the load ca
pacity and ranges from SO to $50 pei
| year.
Plates Issued Annually.
New number plates are to be is
sued annually and all registrations. cX
| cept dealers and chauffeurs, are to be-
! made tina the offices of the county
| trcaSlrers of the several coulnties The
| chauffcur's license is 50 per year ant
| the dealers license is $25 per year witt
| additional dealers plates costing 81;
| per pair.
"'Tho law increases the fee approx
matcly from so to 100 per cent tn,