Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-10-23
TREASURER READY
FOR new TAX LAW
RECEIVES NEW SUPPLY OF AU-
TOMOBILE NUMBER PLATES
FOR NEXT YEAR

County Treasurer Hans Albertsen
is prepared to begin the issuing of
number plates to motor vehicle own
ers in the county beginning NC<em-
Der LIST. He has received ship
ment of $500 plates needed in the
collection of the motor vehicle tax.
After November LIST all motor We
hicle taxes, with two exceptions, are
payable at the office of the county
treasurer. This is provided by the
change made in the law by the last
general assembly.
The two instances where the coun-
ty treasurer does not collect the tax
are that of dealer and the tax on
trailers. These taxes are paid to
the state department direct.
A shipment of $500 number plates
has been received at the office of the
treasurer. The plates are for the
year 1920. The plates have figures
and letters in black with a back
ground of pea green. The numbers
for Audubon county begin with 1O,-
sol.
The following are some of the re-
quirements of the new motor vehicle
law to which County Treasurer AL
bertsen calls special attention:
The tax year begins January LIST
and ends December 31st, regardless
of date of registration.
: Registration and payment of tax
may be made at the office of the
county treasurer beginning Novem-
Der LIST, next.
All applications must be signed
and sworn to before a notary pub
lie.
The number plates are good for
the current year only.
The certificate of registration must
be carried with the car at all times.
Any person who operates any mo-
tor vehicle while certificate OF reg
istration of a motor vehicle issued
to his is suspended or revoked, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any person making a false state
ment in the verified application for
registration shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor.
1t shall be. unlawful for any per-
son, firm, association or corporation
to buy any second hand or used auto
mobile or motor vehicle without re-
curing and receiving from the ven-
dor thereof, a certificate of registra-
ton and transfer from the officer
whose duty is is to register or license
motor vehicles in the state in which
said motor vehicle is registered or IL
censed, description, and ownership Of
said motor vehicle or to sell or offer
for sale any second hand or used mo-
tor vehicle without furnishing to the
vender of said motor vehicle, GER
tificate of registration and transfer
from the officer whose duty it is to
register or license motor vehicles in
the state, in which said motor vehicle
is registered or licensed, showing
the factory number, description. Ii
cense number and ownership of said
motor vehicle.
1t is hereby made the duty of each !.
and every person. firm. association
corporation, co-partnership operat-
ing a public garage in this state to
keep for public inspection a record
of the license number and engine or
factory serial number of all motor
vehicles taken in or held in charge
by said garage for the purpose OF
selling, rental, livery, storage or re-
palr. Said record shall contain the
name and address of the owners of
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dress of the person delivering or
taking tie motor vehicle {, the
garage, and the license number aud
the engine number thereof. The
alteration o, obliteration of said en-
CINE number shall be prima facio ev-
icence of larceny of said motor We
hicle, and the proprietor, agents,
servants or employees, Immediately
upon the discovery of such oblitera-
ton or alteration shall notify the
sheriff and police officers of the pro-
per county