Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-03
What's What
In Iowa Auto Law
TO ENFORCE LICENSE.

Registration Of automobiles under
the new law Is to be renewed annual
lily, the same as under the old. the pc
Rod for registration pekfnning with
Jan. 1 Of each year. All cortificateS OF
| registration expire on the last day 81
the calendar year-for which they were
| issued.
When a motor vehicle Is permanently
dismantled and no longer used on the
public highways. the owner must de-
tach the licepse plates and return them
| to the county treasurer. who will can
Gel the registration. The plates will
be, destroyed and the office OF the sec
rotary OF state will be advised TO that
leffect.
The law II drastic in the extreme as
regards the payment Of the license and
In providing means OF enforcing pay
ment To accomplish the latter the IL
censc is made first lein against the
car, which can be seized and sold TO
satisfy the tax the same as real estate
can be sold to satisfy taxes.
April / of each year, beginning 1921.
each county treasurer VIII be supplied
| with a list OF cars In each treasurer
| county on which the tax is delinquent.
In the first week OF May, each county
treasurer must publish In the county
| newspapers n list Of all such motor We
hicles. The list will show the make OF
the car and the name Of the owner and
the amount due. Immediately after
the publication of this list the law
makes II the duty of each county
treasurer to collect the license.
| The treasurer must collect from each
| delinquent so cents for each car to
| cover the cost Of publication. Within
fifteen days after the delinquent list
has been published the county treasur-
er shall deliver to the sheriff certi-
fled list of the delinquents. It shall be
tho duty Of the sheriff to forthwith
proceed to the collection Of the unpaid
fees and penalties by taking possession
Of the motor vehicles and selling them
upon days notice for the purpose of
collecting fees. penalties End costs. The
certified list furnished the sheriff is,
the law says. sufficient warrant for the
seizure. The procedure for the sale of
motor vehicles for the collection of the
license. fees and costs is to be the same
as the law provides for the sale Of per-
sonal property for taxes.
| owners VINO seek TO escape payment
by taking their car to some other coun-
ty will run against this: Should a
motor vehicle on which the fee is de-
linquent be removed from the county
in which 1t was originally registered.
by transfer or removal by the owner to
another county. without having noti-
fled the county treasurer or depart
ment Of such removal and the sheriff,
| knowing to which county the vehicle
was removed. may forward the warrant
| to the sheriff of the county where the
| motor vehicleis at that time. when he
| shall proceed to collect the license as
though the vehicle had been originally
| registered In his county and make re-
turn to the county treasurer Of the
county from which he received the
warrant"
The sheriff is to receive costs Of 81
for each seizure. 10 cents a mile for
travelling to get a ear and 81 a day for
keeping the vehicle after he has seized
1t.
II person desires to sell a motor
vehicle. notice to the county treasurer
must be given by assignment Of the
certificate Of registration to the pur-
chaser by the seller. The purchaser
joins with the seller in signing the
certificate of registration. The law
does not consider that the sale is legal
unless these formalities have been