Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-01
ALL CAR OWNERS MUST RENEW
LICENSES IN TWO MONTHS
OR SUFFER PENALTIES.
NO MOTOR VEHICLES
TAXED LESS THAN so
Minimum Fixed Regardless Of Age and
conditions-sellsrs Of Used Cars
Must Notify County Treasurer and
Purchaser Must Join in Notification
Other Restrictions.
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Special to Times Republican,
Des Moines, Nov. 1.-The new auto
mobile law passed by tho Thirty
eighth general assembly as pertains to
the licensing Of old ours goes into eff
feet today. On and after today own
ers of automobiles must renew their
licenses for the operation Of their cars
in 1920. from the county treasurer and
Z all such licenses must be renewed by
Jan. !. when the penalty goes on.
Buyers OF new cars, however, on
which no license has been paid for
1919 must secure their license at the
secretary Of states office for the re-
mainder Of 1919 and at the county
treasurer's office for 1920.
Within the next two months all car
owners must therefore renew their IL
censes or be subject to drastic penal
ties after January first. whereas under
the old law penalties did not 60 on I'M
/ til the first Of April.
The fee under the new law for auto
mobiles will be per cent Of the or
niginal cost Of the car plus 40 cents for
each 100 pounds or fraction thereof OF
weight. No motor vehicle regardless
OF age is to be licensed for less than
$40. After motor vehicle has been
registered five times. that part Of the
license fee which is based on the orig
inal cost Of the car will be cut in half.
Penalties Severe.
On Jan. u penalty Of 81 Is added
to all fees not paid and 81 per month
for each month thereafter until paid.
On the>first Of April, 1921. and annual
ly thereafter the state department will
furnish the county treasurer of each
county a list Of motor vehicles on
which the registration fee has not bean
paid. On the first Of May this Is to
be published in q local newspaper.
Following this the county treasurer Is
required to proceed at once to collect
the license and penalty. If the license
end penalty has not been paid within
fifteen days after publication the de-
liriauent list is turned over to the sher-
if for collection and the sheriff is d.
lrected to take possession Of the car
and sell it on, ten days notice for the
purpose Of collecting the fees.
When an owner sells used car me
must notify the county treasurer and
the purchaser must also join in the no.
tice of transfer and must make appli-
cation for a new certificate OF regis
tration This will cost 81.
The law makes it unlawful Tor any
person or concern to purchase Sec
4sorfd hand or used automobile without
requiring and receiving from the seller
a certificate Of registration. This - to
check the selling Of stolen cars.
The new law also makes it>unlawful
to deface or alter any serial number,
engine number. assembling number.
registration number or certificate OF
registration or to have q car In ones
possession thus defaced.
While registration OF cars Tor 1870
begins today the other provisions OF
the new automobile law do not go into
, effect until Dec. I.
II a motor car is junked the owner
must detach the license plates and
surrender them to the county treasurer
who shall cancel the registration and
report such cancellation to the state
department.
Persons employed as chauffeurs
must secure an annual license under
the new Law, the fee being 81 per year.
All trailers must be licensed under
this law. Motor trucks are licensed
according to rate based on their ca
pacity. Motorcycle owners must pay
an annual license fee for the operation
Of their machine of IS.
T. The new law fixes rules Of the road.
regulates the use Of headlights, fixes
penalties for operation Of q car while
intoxicated as well as for all infrac-
lions OF the law.