The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-11-25
OWNERS CAN GET
1922 TAGS NOW
MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSIONER
sAUGHMAN SENDS OUT APPLIcA-
rioNs TO AVOID CONGESTION.
Applications Being Mailed Out At Rate
OF 10000 Daily During
This Month.

To obyiate II possible the congestion
Which in past years has swamped the
Office force, multiplied the chance for
error, and caused delay to the motoNst
and confusion in the Office, Motor We
hic!e 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 1st.
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 q dark blue back
ground In order that the mails anC
the Office channels may not becoml
clogged either with the outing apDl!Ca-
ton blanks or when these are mailed
in after being filed in by the applicant
and to forest&ll as much as possible
congestion when the registration GER
tificate and the metal tags are sent out
the application blanks will be released
each day until November 28th 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 OH
and retaining the registration coupon.
This coupon Is useless until it has
been returned to the Office Of Commits,
sioner Bauehman and there had
stamped upon 1t 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
applica;on 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 well as To-
this Office which will result in immc-
diate remailing of these application
blanks. This should be done imme-
diately rather than waiting until the
time the applicant would ordinaril,
wait to apply for tags. Cooperation
now will save the rush in the last wee:
of the year This will save the ap
pIicant 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 ant
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 beginning on December
LIST. This will give every motorist til
entire month Of December in which to
adjust any errors or mistakes which
may have been made in the origina
application.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Schroede:
that the habit OF great number O.
motorists of postponing their appHca
ton for license until after Christina
Day results in an accumulation of suci
q rush Of work as Is physically i'm
possible for the clerical force at the
office of the Commissioner to handle
This, even when the force works day
and night. as Is has had to do for sew
eral years past. results in congestion
and delays for the applicant. Such e.
rush also multiphes the chance fol
errors which It takes further time tC
s:raishteu out.