The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-04-28
Auto Regulations Under New
Legislative Act Giuen Out

having certificates must get an
affidavit, attested by some one
who has examined. the factory
numbers on the car and the en-
CINE, to certify the correctness
of the application.
Mr.. Holm issued a preliminary
statement Saturday about the new
law and it's workings:
duplication blanks will be sent
out for distribution to banks, as in
the past, to register of deeds, who
by reason of their experience in con-
nection with the registration under
the previous law are qualified espe-
cially to make out applications, and
to others who apply for them," Mr..
Holm said. "Rate books showing the
factory list prices and weights~of the
various models of standard make of
motor vehicles together with the reg
istration fee computed, also will be
distributed for use by those who
make out applications
''The first distribution of the
law will be in the legal supple.
.ments that will be distributed
through the newspapers of the
state. Every motor vehicle own
er should study that chapter
which deals with motor vehicle
registration.
"The law provides that the applica-
ton must contain among other things
the name of the motor vehicle, year
manufactured, year and number of
model, engine and car number, type
of body, list price at the factory,
weight of the motor vehicle in
pounds, it's rated load carrying ca
pacity Of seating capacity, and the
number of cylinders. Car owners will
save time if all of these facts are
ascertained before anyone is asked
to make out the application. Appli-
cations should not be made except on
the regular forms and this year
should be sent to the secretary of
state by May Is.
"Applicants who already have GER
tificates of title are required to send
their copies with their applications.
Those who have not must have the
affidavit of one neighbor who has ex-
amined the number on the motor We
hicle and who will swear that the
statements in the application are
true.
GAIL checks, drafts and money
orders should be made payable to
Mike Holm, secretary of state, and
should be sent together with the ap-
proval of the application to him.
will be given receipt on
of the application on the
of the fee and will be allow
ed to operate a motor vehicle on the
1920 license plate until the new plate
can be issued. In anticipation of the
the great rush of applications at the
time of the annual registration, the
law gives the secretary of state three
months in which to issue the plates,
but every effort will be made to get
them out earlier. 1t is very I'M
portant that a separate check be
made out for each application and
it be attached to the application to
which it is intended for.
"The rate for automobiles, trucks,
tractors, trailers, and seml-trallers'
is 2 per cent of the list price at the
factory with a $12 minimum where
automobiles weighing less than 1000
pounds and SIS minimum for auto
mobiles weighing more than 2,ooo
pounds and for trucks under two
ton carrying capacity. For trucks
with a carrying capacity of more
than two tons and less than four tons
the minimum is $50 and for trucks OF
more than four ton carrying capacity
the minimum is $50. The minimum
for trailers and semi-trailers is 81.
value of the vehicle during the fourth
and fifth year it is used is reckoned
at rs per cent less than the factory
price. After the fifth year the valu-
alton will be so per cent of the fac
tory price.