Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

ED 61 HE ElGdIlGIn i
ing or carrying loads on the high
ways shall be exempt from registra-
ton and license.
C. TraiIers.
weight of vehicle
Equipped with and load.
s1YIS Ttres tires. 1 lS cents cents
Tres s,ee' OF o.ner nara IS cents
d. Motorcycles $500 each
e. Motorcycle sidecars $500 eech
In computations under this section
weight shall carry the lower rating.
and major fractions shall carry the
next higher rating.
., Horse power specified in this act t
standard, so called.
Steam Vehicles."-In the computa-
ton of fees for all vehicles propelled
by steam the horsepower rating
adopted by the United States Govern
ment.
Electric vehicles."-For vehicles
propelled by electricity the rating
designated by the manufacturers of
the electric motor or motors in the
vehicle.
In the computation Of fees based
in the case of freight or merchandise
vehicles, shall be the actual weight
OF the vehicle in pounds plus the
| manufacturers rated load capacity.
shall be the actual weight of the We
hicles In no case shall the registra-
ton fee be less than ten dollars.
On any application for registra-
of this state. of motor vehicle or
| trailer. not including a log hauler or
traction engine, during the period
between the first day of October ana
the thirty-first day of December, one
half the registration fee shall be
charged. The secretary upon grant
ing the application shall register in
book or upon suitable index cards
to be kept for the purpose, the We
hicle described in the application.
giving to its owner a distinguish
, number or other mark. and shall
thereupon issue certificate of regis
| tration which shall contain the name.
place of residence and address of the
owner
Sec. 4s. The secretary shall fur
nish suitable register number plates.
seals and other distinguishing marks.
! without charge, to every person
act. Such plates shall be of a dis
/ tinctly different color or shade each
year and shall be in such form as
| the secretary may determine: and
shall bear the numerals of the year
of issue, or the last, two numerals Of
said year. the word Maine" or the
abbreviation Me" in letters not less
than one inch in height, The nu-
merals of the register number there
on, except on motor cycle number
plates. shall be substantially not less
than four inches high. The secretary
may select and issue a special dis
! tinguishing letter mark or design for
number plates issued to manufacture
rary or other special classes of reg
istratlon and for use on motor cycles,
trucks, trailers, tractors, and side
cars, which are required to be reg
istered under this act.
Number plates so furnished shall be
valid only for the calendar year for
which they are issued. Each num-
Der plate displayed shall be horizontal
swing. and it's lower edges shall be at
least twelve inches from the ground.
Not more than one set of number
plates shall be displayed upon any
permtted S Sy THIS as a may be
In the case of all motor vehicles
and tractors. one number plate shall
/ be attached to the front and the 9TH
er to the rear of said vehicle. so that
the plates and the registered number
thereon shall always be plainly Wis
ible. In the case of trailers. semi
! trailers, and side cars. one such plate
shall be attached to the rear thereof
and shall be always plainly visible.
All plates shall be kept reasonably
! clean. and the numbers legible.
The certificate of registration shall
always be carried on the person of
easily accessible place in or about the
! vehicle therein described, except that
certificates of registration of dealers
need not be SO carried.
/ If any number plate is lost or the
at har
| tilated or illegible. the owner or per-
son in control Of the vehicle for
! which said number plate was furnish
| ed, shall Immediately place a tempo
| rary number plate bearing his regis
! ter number upon said vehicle. Such
| temporary number plate shall con-
form to the/register number plate and
shall be displayed as nearly as pos
sible as herein provided for said
regular number plate. and such per-
son shall within twenty-four hours
after such loss or mutilation give no.
! tice thereof to the secretary and ap-
| plates: and thereupon the secretary,
! if satisfied of the truth of the facts
stated in the application, shall sup
ply q new set of number plates upon
payment of fee of seyenty-fiye cents
for each plate.
If the secretary is unable to furnish
Immediately to any person entitled
| thereto any plate or marker provided
/ III tIllS act, he may issue a temporary
certificate with temporary number
plates, which certificate shall be car
-ried and said plates shall be display
ed upon said vehicle in the same
manner as required for regular GER
| tificates and number plates. When
ever one of set of number plates is
| lost and new set is issued, as pro-
vided in this section. the remaining
plate shall forthwith be returned to
the secretary. In case plates are
lost in transportation. and the appli-
cant shall certify in the affidavit that
him and agrees that if they shall be
received at some later date to return
them forthwith, the secretary, after
thorough investigation, may fur
nish the applicant with a second set
of plates without additional charge.
wheels. trailer or other commercial
vehicle having a gross weight of
more than eighteen thousand pounds
distributed by four wheels on a road
surface or having a gross weight on
any one axle exceeding thirteen thou
to a road surface: shall be operated
over any way or bridge: except that
when the gross weight is distributed
on the road surface upon six or more
wheels by the combined use of a
trailer, or otherwise. so that the i'm
shall not exceed thirteen thousand,
five hundred pounds, the permissible
gross weight of vehicle or vehicles
thus combined may be increased not
exceeding fifty per cent. But no We
hicle having load of over seven
hundred pounds per inch width of tire
upon any wheel concentrated upon
the road surface, said width to be
measured between the fianges of the
rim. shall be operated upon any way