The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-11-24
OWNERS GAN GET
1922 TAGS NOW
MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONER
BAUGHMAN SENDS OUT APPLIcA-
TloNs TO AVOID CONGESTION.
Applications Being Mailed Out At Rate
OF 10000 Daily During
This Month.

Wnlcn IN past years mas sWampeQ the
office force, multiplied the chance for
error, and caused delay to the motorist
and confusion in the Office, Motor We
hicle Commissioner E. Austin Baugh-
man started on Monday of this week
the machinery for registering and IL
censing nearly 10000 motor vehicles
owned in Maryland. Every car must
be registered and receive license tags
for 1922. Where the motorist coop
crates with the Commissioners force
and takes advantage of the early start,
registration and actual issuance of the
license tags will begin on Thursday,
December LIST
The new 1922 license tags will be
blue and white and in sharp contrast
to the old ones. The numerals in
white will be on a dark blue back
ground. In order that the mails and
the Office channels may not become
clogged either with the outing appiica-
ton blanks or when these are mailed
IN after being filled in by the applicant,
and TO forestall as much as possible
congestion when the registration GER
tihcate and the metal tags are sent out.
the application blanks will be released
each day until November 18th in
blocks of 10000 daily.
Last year great confusion was
caused and much delay resulted
through many of the applicants, when
they received their blanks, tearing Of
and retaining the registration coupon.
This coupon is useless until it has
been returned 10 the Office of Commits
sioner Baughman and there had
stamped upon it the number of the
metal license tag for that particular
car.
Deputy Automobile Commissioner
Schroeder this week pointed out that
what the applicant must do with the
application blanks before returning
them, is:
First, sign the application, second,
insert the number of the operators
chauffeur's license card, and third, in
sert the name of the anti-glare head
light device with which the car is
equipped This information must be
written in in ink and the application
be remailed to the Office of the Com
missioner with the required fee.
This department would like to
impress as firmly as possible upon car
owners the saving in time and incon-
venience to themselves as we'll as to
this Office which will result in imme-
date remailing of these application
blanks. This should be done imme-
diately rather than waiting until the
time the applicant would ordinarily
wait to apply for tags. Cooperation
now will save the rush in the last week
OF the year. This will save the ap-
plicant from having to delay several
days into the new year before being
able to use his or her car" said Mr..
Schroeder.
Mr.. Schroeder added that if the in
structions are carried out properly and
no errors have been made and the
proper fee enclosed, the new license
plates and the next years registration
card will be mailed out the same day
1t is received begfannig on December
LIST. This will give every motorist the
entire month Of December in which to
adjust any errors or mistakes which
may have been made in the original
application.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Schroeder
that the habit of great number of
motorists Of postponing their applica-
ton for license until after Christmas
Day results in an accumulation of such
Q rush Of work as is physically i'm
possible for the clerical force at the
once Of the Commissioner to handle
This, even when the force works day
and night, as 1t has had to do for sew
eral years past, results in congestion
and delays for the applicant Such
rush also muluphes the chance for
errors which It takes further time to
straighten out.