Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-07-03
LICENSE ON AUTOS
HIGHER NEXT YEAR
NEW Law MAKES TAX ON AU.
TOMOBILEs HIGHER FOR
NEXT YEAR

Iowa automobiles with tractor
and truck owners as well are in for
= considerable change of habit and
custom and pessibly for SOME rather
startling surprises by thu time Jan
uary LIST. rolls around. Through an
act Of her last legislature, iowa has
but the matter OF licensing her mo.
tor vehicles upon q mope business
like basis than the fneGuitatle three
cycle go-as-you-please. hit-and-
miss system which has been IN
vogue,s
Thetcar owner from this time on,
instetd Of working BY mail with the
state auto department q the state
capitpt In Dies Moines. Will step up
in person to the county terasurer's
Office IN his home county tell the
make and model euEfne number and
factory serial number Of hfs old boat
and swear to the truth .of what be
says. The factory selling Drice md
weight Of the car will be c&nsidersd
ny the county trsasuref wllA< Win u
Ell Drohsbilify be caattn6 his ~
aronnd for help we'll verssd in aSith-
metic and rapid calculation Of evsrJ
description.
A little Ford. under the new reg
ulations will cost the owner 1890.
while the Packard will cost see, and
the aristicrat who IL the proud own
or of the Fierce Arrow will have to
plank doxn $82.40 az license fee.
II not paid before January 1st q
penaty Of 81 10 added and the hrst
of each month thereafter until It ID
paid another 81 IL added. There ID
no chance to escape. April Let Z
delinquent list will be- made out BY
the treasurer. This will - pub
lished In the home papers the nrst Of
Nay. This costs another 80 osnts.
Fifteen days after publication the
list win be- turned over to the sheriff.
Here's where the sheriff gets busy
- . Tee fob IL his long suit and he
ID allowed for his own . tee Of "a
and 10 cents mileage for al neces-
sary travel In rounding up every de-
linquent owner. II the owner gets
cranky and refuses to pay. the sher-
IN may take the car and charge 81
per day for his own trouble for ey-
cry day he keeps the car before the
owner planks down, the coin. fHow
would you like to Be the sherf6f)
The day Of running the car With
out paying . license fee 10 OVER In
Iowa. The day of driving . big car
With Z tin Lizzie license Is also over
The new fee will be based upon val
ne and weight the charge being one
nercent OF the factory selling price,
r. O. b. factory and 40 cents . hun
dred pounds of weight. Both value
and weights are computed ct even
hundreds. next above actual value or
weight. in case either or both are
not even hundreds. For instance
the Ford turing car weighs 1480
pounds and IL priced $500 #. o. b.
factory. It Is figured at 1900 pounds
weight and $500 value. 1t pays one
percent ON value or IS and 40 cents
per hundred on 1890 pounds or 50
on weight making total Of e1a fol
the car.
Chaufieurs or paid drivers must b
registered which costs them - and
they must wear their license npmbeI
badge In . conspicuous plaza on
their clothing. Owners of vehicles
are responsible for all accidents and
damages where children uader II
years Of age are allowed to drive
and they are allowed to drive only
when . person Of matured age 10 n
company with them. Severe penal
ties including cancellation Of license
are prescribed for persons caught
driving motor vehicles while intoxi
Gated.