New-York tribune., 1921-12-04
Get Your Plates
Early, A d vice
For C.sll. Owners
State Tax Commission Tells
When, Where and How to
Procure 1922 Licenses;
Time Limit Is january j

The State Tax Commission yesterday
ISSUED piece of timely holiday ad-
| vice tp the automobile owners OF the
state i "Do your license plate ahop.
ping carly
The commission, which consists Of
i Walter w. Law ir., president; Walter
II. Knapp and John ]. Merrill, is now
in complete charge Of the registration
Of automobiles and chauffeurs, having
taken over from the Secretary Of
States office the Motor Vehicle By
reau. in accordance with amendments
to the state tax law made by the last
Legislature. Several changes in the
methods of application and registration
| have been made this year, and in order
| to assist owners and drivers as much
as. possible in the distribution, which
| Will be in full swing this week. the
commission to-day issued complete
summary of the important facts to bear
in mind.
Here Is the commissions list Of frst
AIDS to inquiring motorists regarding
| the method OF registering their cars:,
/ !. When to Apply. Apply now--the
sooner the better. All Offices Of dis.
trlDutlon have the new plates and are
distributing them.
| Where to Obtain Plates
2. Where to Apply. II you live in
greater New York, Albany County or
Erie County, apply to the offices Of the
Motor Vehicle Bureau in greater New
York, Albany or Buffalo, respectively.
IL You live in any other county In the
state, apply to your own county clerk.
unless UNI, you are dealer. Dealers plates
wiii not be distributed by countuclerks
and must be secured from the oflccs Of
the Motor Vehicle Bureau in greater
New York, Albany or Buffalo.
8. How to Apply. First secure an an
application blank, to the proper pla.e,
on application as noted above, from,
1he secretary OF your automobile club,
OF from public garage. Your 1921
Ieglstratlon certificate will give you all
tne Information necessary to make out
the new application. When the auuIica :.
tion is completed take it or mail It.
with: the proper fec as Indicated on the
application blank, to the proper place
! of application.
a. When to Use the New 1922 ricense
Plate. No 1922 license plates must be
displayed before january /, 1922. If
you registered Your car during the last
year before July you need not dis
play the new plates before February i.
| 1922. Otherwise you must use them on
and after january l. All the plates are
ready for distribution, and there viii
be positively no extensions of time for
securing plates.
Special Facts To Be Remembered
Do not wait to receive a rencu., j,
blank from the Motor Vehicle Bureau,
Renewal blanks were formerly sent to
all car owners, but will not be sent out
this year. You must get your own
application blank.
BE sure you make your application
to the proper Office. The plates are
assigned by counties, SO that each num-
Der will show the county OF registra-
tion OF any car. Therefore, IL you live
IN one county and make application in
! another, your application will have to
be returned, with the request that it
be sent to the proper office. Much time
and trouble can be saved by applying
to the right office the first time.
Remember that the automobile
registration year" begins on January
this year, not February /, as in
former years, and that there will be
no extensions OF time for securing
plates.