The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-29
ORDERS NUMBER
PLATES FOR 1921
New Rules In Force Coming Year,
Among Them, Classification OF Mo-
tors by Weight.

Among Them, Classification OF Mo-
tors by Weight.
Number plates for the 1921 automo-
bile licenses have been ordered by the
state highway department. Several
rules in regard license tags have been
changed this year, all OF which is cx-
planned in the following account from
the Columbia State:
Contract for 12l automobile license
plates was yesterday issued by the the
state highway commission to the Ma
tional ColortyDo company of New Port
Conn, according to an announcement
by II. l.. Thomas, secretary. The
plates are to be delivered by December
and will be $4,000 number for thc
first or0er and garnet and black in
color. OF the total number ST 500 arc
six inches by l2 inches for automo-
bilcs and trucks, while 100 are to be
Of the smaller size, four inches by six
inches for motorcycles.
This number is not the full csti-
have been received and partly issued
more will b ordered when it is seen
how many will be needed License
will not be issued next year at the
window in the Office. but all tags
must 20 through the mails, as it will
be impossible to keep up with the
handling, even for owners in Coum-
bia
The new regulations for license
charges, according to classification OF
the motor vehicle by weight instead OF
horse power with automobiles and ton
mage with trucks, goes into effect
with the issuance Of the new plates
Trucks carrying four pneumatic tires
will be granted discount over those
with solid tires of the same tonnage.
Trucks with two pneumatic and two
solid tires will have to pay the full
rates.
Motor cars and trucks will be placed
in q classes, according to weight
the prices for licenses ranging from
Sc for cars under 1000 pounds, 10
5000 for trucks of more than four Non
capacity carrying hard tires Motor
cycle licenses will cost So.
Following is the complete schedule
Of classes for registration Of motor
vehices in South Carolina for the year
1921:
Glass A. Automobiles weighing not
over 1000 pounds, Sc.
Glass b: Automobiles weighing not
over 2,OO1 to $500 pounds, SIS.
Class C: Automobiles weighing not
over 2,5O2 to 5000 pounds, $40.
Glass D: Automobiles weighing not
over 3,OOl to $500 pounds, $2i.
Glass r: Automobiles weighing not
over 3,50l to 1000 pounds, $l4
Glass f: Automobiles weighing not
over 1901 to,l500 pounds, SIG
Class G.: Automobiles weighing not
over $500 pounds. SIS and over.
Glass II: One ton truck. pneumatic
tires, SLIPS.
Glass I: One ton truck. hard tires,
SIS.
Glass j: Two ton truck, pneumatic
tires, 225O.
Class *: TWO tom truck. hard tires,
$50.
Class l.: Three touck ptn Iridium
Glass L. Three ton truck, pneuma-
tic tires, $40.
Class NJ: Three ton truck, hard
tires, $50.
Class y: Four ton truck, pneuma-
tic tires, $75.
Glass o: Four ton truck, hard tires,
$1O0
Glass p: More than four ton truck
pneumatic tires, $3.50 and over,
Glass @: More than four ton truck,
hard tires, 5000 and over
Class r: Trailcrs, 81 and over.
Class X: Dealers $25 for one make
and SIS for each additional make.
Glass Y: Motorcycle dealers. so
for one make and $l5 for each addi-
tional make.
Glass u: Motorcycles, 50.