Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-22
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting Tuesday Is 40 p

The ONCE force of Secretary Of
State Frank w. Ball II now sending
out the blank application for auto
mobile registration. the first shipment
being made Thursday. consisting of
5000 pleasure machines, 500 trucks
and all the dealers. The remainder
will have been sent out by Saturday
night.
Deputy Secretary Edgar c. Smith.
who is in immediate charge of this
department, said:
1.-THE automobile registration laws
for 1929 are radically different than
those heretofore in effect and it is to
be hoped that every applicant for
registration will take note that every
question on the application must be
answered and the correctness OF the
answers sworn to before justice OF
the peace or notary public. Failure
to do this simply means that the ap-
plication must be denied and re-
turned to the sender for correction:
1t may mean considerable delay and
!: annoyance for anyone who does not
comply with the laws requirements.
This ONCE cannot do. as it has in
the past and purely for the accommo-
6ation of people--fill in any missing
matter on the blank. 1t must be done
by the applicant:
THE new schedule Of fees is based
upon the horsepower and actual
weight Of your machine. Add the
amount of the fee per horsepower and
fee per weight and send the amount
Of your registration
"All applications for reservation OF
your this years number must be In
this office not later than Dec. next:
after that date, we cannot under any
circumstances reserve your number
for you.
\ "You will note that the registration
blank for 1922 contains much add
tional information and instructions.
as we'll as new questions, which must
be answered under OATH; These ques-
tons include:
/ NO. 7, Actual Weight. Of Car; NO.
1s, Kind Of Lens: No. IA. Motive
Power (Gas. steam or elcctricity)'
/ No. is, Number Pneumatic Tires;
! No. II. Number Hard Rubber Tires:
! No. is. Number Iron. Steel or Other
Hard Tires; No 10. To What Use Is
the Vehicle Registered to Be Put?
/ personal Business or Pleasure, Liv-
cry or Hire?)
l. r1n1t r.
ries a. table of fees for certain COM
binations OF horsepowers and weights
of machines. beginning at 10 horse
power and 1000 pounds, but with the
proviso that no registration fee shall
I've less than SO. The first combina-
ton that reaches that required
amount is 20 horsepower and
5000 pounds The table goes to
so horsepower and 5000 pounds. which
will cost a $40 fee. Motor vehicles
having two or more solid tires will
pay so cents per 100 weight and 20
cents per horsepower Motor vehicles
used regularly for livery or hire,
such as public cars, jitneys and taxis.
pay double the rates as set forth in
the table.
Applicants have heretofore been
instructed TO send postage. All
plates will be sent next year by par
eel post, prepaid at this ONCE.
"All motor vehicles owned or used
] by the State or a municipal corpora
ton must be registered, without fee,
and must carry plates to be furnished
by the State. II special plate is
used, it must be approved by the
Highway Commission and furnished
at the owners expense.
mo resident Of this State shall
operate any motor vehicle, and that
includes motor cycles. without an
operators license and a license to
operate a motor vehicle does not au-
thorize the holder to operate a motor
cycle, although the holder may also
secure a motorcycle license without
extra fee, the 81 fee covering both.
No person under Is years can secure
an operators license Of any kind.
Persons of IS or more years may
be granted a chauffeurs license for
IS fee and a person holding an oper-
ator's license for SO additional.
chauffeur, under the law, is any per-
son employed for the purpose OF
operating a motor vehicle, whose
principal duty is to operate such We
hicle. All such persons MUST be
licensed as CHAUFFEURS.
mo one can transfer a registra-
Etion. But il an owner sells or ex-
! changes a car and buys another,
i special registra ton may be secured
which permits use of old plates on
new car. If car is Of same house,
power and rating class, the fee is So:
il in higher class. SO plus the
difference in fees; II in lower class.
and application for the special regis
tration' is made on or before Aug. J.,
Ia rebate of one-half the difference
between the two classes will be made
The certificate of registration with
endorsement OF sale or exchange,
must be returned to this ONCE. when
application IS made for the new reg
!: istration.
THE 1922 schedule Of fees include:
For passenger cars, with pneuma tic
" tires, 25 cents per ZIP and % cents
per 100 weight; with solid tires, two
or more. Is cents per HIP and 50 cents
per 100. Motor vehicles for livery or
hire must pay double thsse charges.
Trucks, Of 1000 pounds or less,
$40; over 1000 pounds and not over 1