The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-01-30
)F INTEREST TO MOTOR OWNERS.

The owning, operating and dealing
in motor vehicles has become so gen.
eral through out the country. until al
most the man without car of some
description is the exception and not
the rule. AS so many own and handle
| cars in one way and another we feel
that the following information is
Iof special interest to the motoring
public, and something that every car
owner should be familiar with, hence
We are giving it space this week. This
Information is issued out of the office
of the secretary of state. and hence the
Esignature of |. M. Howell can be de-
pended upon as absolutely authentic:
| The SECRETARY of state advises that
the necessary supplies have been for
lwarded to all county auditors and they
are now in position to accept motor
vehicle applications for the year be-
ginning March 1st, 1920, from all per-
sons now holding motor vehicle IL
cense.
He believes that all should be ap
praised of the fact that the renewal
system was done away with by the last
Legislature and applicants will be fur
nished with an entire new number
plate bearing the number assigned TO
applications in the order in which they
are received at the Department of
State.
1t is the policy of the department
to accept applications for licenses
from those who are holding a license
for the current year at this early date
so that state plates may be delivered
prior to March 1st and thus avoid the
annoyance of issuing temporary card
, number plates.
The black and yellow plate now in
use having been selected to be used
for period of two or more years,
much care was exercised in the selec-
tion of a most durable and most feas-
reason the black letter and numeraf
on the yellow background was adopt
ed. The system of continuous number
, plate having been done away with by
| the last session of the legislature, new
plates with distinctive color are to
be furnished annually in the future.
The color selected for the year begin
ming March 1, 1920 is of a striking
green background with white letters
and numerals; is considered by all
who have inspected the plate to be a
handsome combination of colors and
wthal very handsome plate.
Secretary Howell Is pleased to .ad-
wise that there are 100000 pairs of
these plates now in the basement of
the capitol building and delivery to
the applicant will be made with the
least possible delay upon the receipt
of properly executed application.
| In this connection the motoring
public's attention is most respectfully
directed to the necessity of performing
their duty in furnishing the county
aditors the necessary information AMI
answer all questions on the applica-
ton blank so that prompt delivery of
| licenses and plates may be made by
; this department.
With view to expedite the issu-
ance of these applications and further
instructing the motoring public, the
secretary has prepared the following
rules, which, If followed, will greatly
expedite matters:
First: 1t is imperative that appli-
cants for motor vehiccle licenses
should see that their name and ad-
dress are correctly and legibly written
upon the application before signing
The same. 1t must be borne in mind that
this is the only means that the state
department has of making prompt de-
livery of state licenses and plates. The
number Of license plates returned to
the state department during the past
year by postal authorities unclaim-
ed, is appalling, consequently great
care should be used in seeing that
correct information is given to the
county auditor. If an applicant changes
his address after his application has
been made, he should notify I. M.
Howell, Secretary of State, Olympia.
Washington, direct, giving the name of
the county, county auditors number
land the date of his application. Do not
depend upon the postal authorities to
forward your mail. The license plates
iare sent to you by parcels post and
lcannot be forwarded or returned to the
secretary Of state by the postmaster
until additional postage is received
Private Glass ALL manufacturers
ihave been requested to furnish this
department shipping weight of ve-
,hicles manufactured by them and the
county auditors have been furnished
with list of all those received. This
list, however is far from being COM
!Dlete, for the reason that mang of the
manufacturers have not responded to
the request and your car may not be
listed. In such case it will be neces-
sary that you present certificate OF
weight from public scale owner al
the time of making your application.
Fee:-The fee for this class of IL
cense is $1,000 for the first 1900
, pounds and 60 cents per hundred for
each hundred pounds in excess of the
same. Fractions of hundreds of pounds
are not taken into consideration. In
addition to this fee, add 25c for each
application, which constitutes the
, statutory county auditors fee.
: Third:-Be sure that your name and
, address are correctly and legibly writ
} ten before signing the application. The
t name file in the secretary of states
office contains approximately 175,0at
: names arranged in alphabetical ordef
consequently the displacement of one
: letter in your name might cause {
, great deal of confusion.
For Hire Class:-First, procure {
certificate of weight from a public
scale owner and present the same t.