Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-20
100000 AUTOS TO
Be REGISTERED
STATE SECRETARY RAMcAY
LOOKS FOR DIG ,NcREAsl IN
LISTS UNDER navy LAW.
STATUTE EFFECTIVE
ON DEC. I OF THIS YEAR
New Lawto Produce Al,out 5000, C5o,
Making it Target Single Revenue
Producing Bureau in 5tatc--aamsay
Says Statute is Improvement Du.
Contains Many lmporfeetions.

Special, to Times Republican.
AZ Dos Moines, Aug. 20.--ln an address
before the county troasurcrs Of Iowa
attending the convention of county
officials at Muscatinc, Secretary o.
state Walter c. Ramsay predicted the
automobile registration in Iowa next
year would total 100000 cars. TogSh n
er with Roy Williams, chief Of the au-
tomobile department. he discussed the
workings of the new automobile reg
istration law.
The new law becomes effective
Dec. !, 1919. and marks n radical
change in the licensing and reGistra-
ton of motor vehicles in Iowa. he
said./ 1t increases the fees approx
mately 100 per cent based upon / per
cent of the list or manufacturers price
and 40 cents per hundred on the weight
of the car. 1t is estimated that there
will be approximately 400,G cars reg
istered in Iowa next year, and the rev.
enue will amount to about six million
dollars. making the motor vehicle de-
partment the largest single revenue
producing bureau OF the state govern
ment
' Success in Other States.
THE spstem of county registration
has been tried and proven satisfactory
in other states of the union, among
them being the states of Kansas, Col.
orado, Wisconsin and others. The law
of this state is similar to the laws OF
the states named and while it is not
perfect in every respect as we. who are
charged with it's operation will prob
ably discover, it is the best we have.
Consequently we must abide by the
provisions contained therein until such
time as the legislature, in it's wisdom,
corrects existing defects For that rea-
son the motor vehicle department will
be glad to have suggestions from the
county treasurers of desirable correc-
tons or amendments to the law. and
pledge you now that>your suggestions
Will be presented to the legislature.
ut is not reasonable to assume that
a bill so yoluminous and complex as is
house file $50 can be a perfect work
able law in its every feature. That
changes will be necessary is conceded
and We want the benefit of your best
Judgment in the matter of suggested
Telleules ne county IrcaSuferS VI
Iowa are class of enterprising. ag-
gressive and efficient officials and
Iowa is to be congratulated in having.
such a cooperative force 10 administer
the provisions of the new statute.
That it is going to be tremendous
job3you are all very well aware. With
an average of $500 auto registrations
to each county, additional help is go
ing to be required in your office. The
law makes no provision for the pay
ment of such additional help from
state funds. Your respective boards of
supervisors must provide the neces-
sary assistance. No other way is now
provided and will not be unless a state
wide demand for such an appropria-
ton is made upon the legislature. The,
legislature is frequently responsive to
state wide demands and will doubtless
be so in this instance.
Gentlemen you and are going to be
held responsible for the Efficient 40
ministrative origin Of the new law. ]
am especially anxious to rcvamp and
redeem the motor vehicle department
of Iowa. to make of it smoothly OPP
Grating bureau. giving the people Of
this state q maximum of service that
they may be satisfied md gratitied
with the work OF their public ser
wants"