The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-03-18
NORTH CAReLINA is
AFTER FEDERAL AID
North Carolina Has Just Passed il
Highway Law in order to Make
Available the Federal !tid.

James \. Holcmon in Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Washington. March 13.-The North
Carolina legislature has just adjourn
ed. and Carolinians here are congrat-
ulating the state upon the passage by
that body Of highly satisfactory
State highway law, making available
the federal aid fund of something
like six millions of dollars and as
suring for the Tar Heel common
wealth a system of State highways
that will be worthy of the name.
And here is the North Carolina
law in nutshell.
The governor is directed to appoint
a State highway commission to con-
sist of four men, one from the east,
one from the west, one from the CEN
tral section of the State and one who
shall be the highway commissioner
from the State-at-large, the highway
commissioner to be practical road
man Of recognized business ability
and to receive salary for his full SER
vices of $500 year, plus expenses.
The State highway fund shall be
the fund created by the automobile
license taxes. and not more than ten
mt. of this fund shall be used
for administration, the remaining 80
per cent or more to be used in actual
construction work.
The State convicts are to be used
in the building of highways under the
State system.
The system shall be so arranged
in the engineering program that each
county seat in the State shall be con-
nected by hard-surfaced roads.
The counties through which the
roads traverse shall pay one-fourth of
the expense of the construction mil
cage in that county. the State fund
one-fourth and the federal aid fund
the remaining half.
AS I understand it this is compu]-
sorry and becomes a practical levy
against that county.
Carolina Schedule of Auto Taxes.
1t may be interesting to note how
North Carolina has revised her IL
cense taxes on automobiles in order
10 provide this State highway fund.
1 quote the exact schedule:
"On each motor vehicle having a
rating of twenty-six horsepower or
less, registration license fee of $40;
on each motor vehicle having a rating
# more than twenty-siX horsepower
but not more than thirty horsepower,
a registration or license fee Ct SIS; on
each motor vehicle having a rating
Of more than thirty horsepower al
registration or license fee of $50; that
each motor vehicle used for the car
riage of passengers for hire shall
carry a special service license to be
furnished by the secretary Of state,
for which the license fee shall be
twice the amount fixed for like motor
vehicles for private use. The annual
license or registration fee for mo-
torcycle shall be S.. The annual reg
istration or license fee for motor
trucks shall be as follows: On each
motor truck with a carrying capacity
of not more than one ton $3.50; on
each motor truck with a carrying ca
pacity of more than one ton but not
more than two tons, $25; on each mo-
tor truck with carrying capacity of
more than two tons but not more
than three tons, $40; on each motor
truck with carrying capacity Of
more than four tons,.$65; on each mo-
tor truck with carrying capacity of
more than four tons but not more
than five and one-half tons, $100; on
each trailer, $40 for the first ton car
r"'ns capacity. and $40 for each ad-
ditional ton. Provided, that any ap-
plicant for the registration of any
motox vehicle on or after the first day
Of March of each year shall be re-
quired to pay for said registration a
license fee for the balance Of the
year ending June 80 only one-half of
the fee levied in this section. Pro-
vided, further, that no county, city or
town shall charge any license or reg
istration fee on motor vehicles in ex-
cess of 81 per annum. Provided,
further, that no motor truck with
carrying capacity of more than five
and one-half tons nor any motor
truck with steel tires shall be Ii
censed or allowed to be used upon