Milford chronicle., 1921-08-05
ALL AUTOMOBILES
MUST BE TITLED
PERSONS HAVING CARS In THEIR Pos
SESSION NOT REGISTERED AFTER
SEPT. l, SUBJECT TO FINE.
OF THE new Law
is HERE PRINTED FOR The NFORMA-
TION OF THOSE who ARE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH IT.

The law passed by the last legisla
ture, which was approved by the Gov
ernor on the oath Of March, provided
that all automobiles owned and oper.
ated in Delaware under a Delaware Ii.
cense must be titled within ninety days
after June 1st, at which time the law
went into effect. Failure to register
the car properly with the Office of the
Secretary of State, at Dover, is pun
ishable with fine of from $500 to
$1,000 at the discretion of the courts.
Persons owning cars who have not
already had them properly titled will
do well to do so Immediately. On and
after September 1st they will be sub
ject to the penalty if the car is not
regularly certified at the proper Of
flee. A portion of the new law follows:
Motor Vehicle Identification
An Act to amend Chapter of the Re-
vised Code of the State of Delaware,
in relation to the Identification of
motor vehicles.
| 254-K Section 217-K. No certificate
of the registration of any motor vehi-
Gle or registration tags therefor,
whether original issues or duplicates,
shall hereafter be issued or furnished
by the Secretary of State unless the
applicant therefor shall at the same
time make application for and be
granted an official certificate of title
of such motor vehicle, or shall pre-
sent satisfactory evidence that such
a certificate has been previously is
sued to the applicant covering such
motor vehicle. Said application shall
be upon blank form to be furnished
by the Secretary of State, and shall
contain a full description of the mo-
tor vehicle, together with a statement
of the applicants title and of any
liens or encumbrances upon said mo-
tor vehicle. The Secretary of State
shall use reasonable diligence in as
certaining whether or not the facts
stated in said application for a certifi-
cate of title are true, and if satisfied
that the applicant is the lawful owner
of such motor vehicle or otherwise en-
titled to have the same registered in
his name, shall thereupon issue an
appropriate certificate over his sigma
ture and sealed with the seal of his
office, procured and used for such |
purpose. Said certificate shall contain
such description and other evidences
of Identification of said motor vehicle |
as the Secretary of State may deem
necessary and proper, to-
gether with statement of any liens
Or encumbrances which the applica-
tiOn may show to be thereon. The
charge for each original certificate so
issued shall be one dollar ($1.00),
which charge shall be in addition to
The charge for the registration of
such motor vehicle. Said certificate
shall be good for the life of the car,
so long as the same is owned or held
)y the original holder of such certif-
cate, and shall not have to be renew
ID annually. In the case of motor We
licleS now owned and already regis ,
cred in this State during the year
921, an application for a certificate !
# title, accompanied by such evil !
lences of ownership and liens as the
Secretary of State may require, shall
'e made within ninety (90) days af- !
er this Act becomes effective. Imme- {
lately upon passage of this Act, it !
hall be the duty of the Secretary of
his section and to mail to every per- f
on to whom he has issued certificate ]
registration for the year 1921 one r
such printed copies accompanied by +
specific notice that the title of such {
rotor vehicle must be registered as 6
erein provided. After the expiration a
said ninety days, it shall be unlaW- 6
IL and misdemeanor, punishable by s
fine of not less than five dollars I,
5000 nor more than one thousand Z
ollars ($1,0OO.O0), for any person to &
Derate in this State motor vehicle T
nder a Delaware registration num- &,
sr unless such certificate of title i
lall have been issued as herein pro-
ded. In the event of the sale or f
ansfer of the ownership of a motor
,hicle for which an original certif-
tie of title has been issued as afOre- Y
i'd, the original holder of such GER -,
icate shall endorse on the back of ., ~
e same an assignment thereof, with W
arranty of title in form printed a,
ereOn, with statement of all liens
encumbrances on said motor We -
Gle, a1fd+ade1sser the same to the pur- w
aser or transferee at the time of 60
e delivery to him of such motor We a,
Gle. The purchaser or transferee ro
all then present such certificate, as
med as aforesaid, to the Secretary of
State, at the time of making appli- oi.
Iion for the registration of such mo- 49,
vehicle, Whereupon a new certif- No
e of title shall be issued to the as ~ ~
nee, the charge therefor being one ~, rl
liar (S1.00). Said original certif- -,
es, when so assigned and returned ,rm ~
the Secretary Of State, together fir, -
h subsequent assignments or re- AZ
ues of certificates, shall be retain 'In ~,
by the Secretary of State and ap-
,priately indexed, so that at all ma
les it will be possible for him ex-
itiously to trace title to the motor
icle designated therein. Beginning h.
h the expiration of ninety days m,
N the date upon which this Act be- NJ
1es effective, and thereafter, it cor
II be unlawful and a misdemeanor, M,
lishable by fine of not less than fro
dollars ($5.0O nor more than one ont
usand dollars ($1,000.00), or by inn Iea
ionment for not more than ten (10) son
rs or both for any one to sell or to tn1
chase within the limits of this bis
to any motor vehicle, unless at the +o I
e of delivery thereof there shall VII
s between the parties such certifi- fro,
, of title with an assignment there offo
n the form prescribed by the Sec -
Try of State. Any person who shall
wingly make any false statement, has
er in his application for the own sha
cd fO7sl