Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-06
LISTS SHOW io75 AUTO OWNERS
WITHOUT 1919 ~.
ceNses. $500 '."'
MOTORCYCLE OWNERS
.. LISTED NUMBER ,a5
County Attorney viii Send Notice TO
All Dslioqusnts, Who Must Appear
Within Fifteen pays-FaiIurs TO Ap-
pear vii, Lead to Prosseutions-oig
Increase Over Last Year.

One thousand seventy-five automo-
bile owners and I25 motorcyclis,s Of
Marshall county forgot they owed the
state Of Iowa license fee this year,
| If figures furnished to County Attor-
ney A. b. Hover by the department Of
state on license delinquency are not
! at fault. These 1900 motorists may
now expect a reminder from the coun-
/ ~ attorneys office.
! Letters are being mailed the delin-
quent motorists by the county attor-
t'ney. who is giving the delinquints fiji
teen days In which to apply for IL
censes thru his office. At the eSpira-
ton of this period of grace prosecu-
ton will begin against all who fail TO
heed the warning.
That the motorists may not forget
next year the state will collect a penal
/ " from all delinquents. Discharged of
| the county attorneys notice will only
tend to increase the costs, so il will be
cheaper for all autoists who owe the
state license money TO visit the county
attorneys office as soon as possibly
convenient after reviewing notice.
Are You on the List?
! The delinquent list is three months
: overdue. IL is issued as of May l. 1919,
and IL may contain names of many
who have since that date paid their
I licenses. Ii is estimated by the state
that a depreciation of Is per cent may
= be shown in the figures for junked
cars.
But junking car does not relieve
| the owner from obligation 10 the state.
All automobiles who, since Jan. !,
have disposed of their cars by trade or
otherwise. and who have failed to send
| in proper notice OF transfer TO the state
authorities. are responsible for the Ii
cense this year. and for the license on
the cars until such time as transfer Of
ownership is shown on the books at
Des Moines.
Must Show the Authorities.
II the auto owner has applied for
license since his name was placed on
the delinquent list, his mere statement
that such is the fact can not be ac-
| cepted by the officials. He must pro-
duce in the office Of the county at
torney some evidence Of having made
application showing cancelled check
or proof from his banker Of having
purchased a draft to pay for such IL
cense.
The owner who has applied for Ii.
cense may quickly set himself right il
he comes to the county attorney with
conclusive evidence that he has taken
steps to procure license.
Supplies, in the form Of application
and report blanks, have not as yet been
received by the county attorney and
this lack Of required forms may cause
some little delay in sending cut no.
tees, but the county attorney will take
care Of the delinquents as rapidly as
dispatched.
No Lack Of Prosecution.
The delinquency on the part Of the
auto owners is not due to lack of pro-
secution. The list of delinQuents Is
three months late in delivery and the
county attorney had no way Of know
ing. until this list was received wheth-
er or not applications had been made
for licenses. Prosecutions had to await
the issuance OF the list, and now that
| 1t has been issued. those who have cla-
mored for legal action against the tar
| dy autoist who ran his car on 1917 or
! 1918 license. will have the satisfaction
Of knowing that the delinauents will
not only have to pay the license mo-
| ney due but additional penalties.
The number Of delinquents is sur
prising large, being almost 500 more
than in 1918, when 100 autoists and
motorcyclists were reported.