The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-04-15
TRUCKS MUST HAVE
TWO LICENSES
New Law Passed BY Last Legislature
VIII Neeessiiate the Purchase
OF Two Licenses By Auto
Common Carriers

The operators of trucks used as
common carriers viii be obliged to
possess two sets of licenses secured
from different state departments after
July OF this year, according to an
opinion given TO the secretary of state
by the deputy attorney-ge says
the Carson City News. The opinion in
fun is as follows:
We have your verbal inquiry call
ing for our official opinion concerning
the operation OF motors and vehicles
aud other matters relating thereto, ap-
proved March y, 1921, whereby the
public service commission, upon the
issuance Of a certificate of public con-
yenience for the operation of CONNER
cial motor truck and passenger lines
on the highways Of this state shall
collect certain license fees.
You inquire whether or not this
act supersedes or conflicts with other
acts whereby you, as secretary of
state, license motor vehicles. We re-
ply IN the negative. The act entitled
and approved as aforesaid Is cumula-
Aiff ~ HARa-ni liz diAH anu aDDtl Adih0
as is apparent from a reading thereof,
10 common carriers, whereas the sub
sisting acts appertain to all motor
vehicles We are of the opinion.
therefore, that since neither of the
acts conflict, and the act entitled and
approved as Aforesaid refers to COM
mon carriers and is cumulative in its
scope, and Independent in itself. that
you should proceed under the acts
heretofore subsisting and license all
motor vehicles hereunder and collect
the statutory license fees in the man
ner provided by law
The new law which will be in eff
feet the second half of the year pro-
yides that amy highway OF Portland
cement concrete, bituminous concrete,
asphalt, or other hard surface. shall
be considered a highway of the first
class. Any highway with a surface of
gravel. crushed rock. or shale shall
be considered a highway of the sec
ond class ANY public earth. gravel,
or rock road not included in the fore
going two classes is to be considered
a highway OF the third class" Sec
tion OF the act. relating to the pay
ment of license fees reads:
The said license shall be payable
in advance annually and as follows
for each year: For each motor vehi-
Gle or trailer operating upon any
highway Of the first class, the sum Of
81 FOR each i00 pounds Of weight of
sam sTetI7ti 'ard ~ioed bSreason the
vehicle loaded 10 its capacity. for each
motor vehicle or trailer operating up
on any highway OF the second class,
the sum ol 81 FOR each 100 pounds of
weight OF said vehicle aud load, based
on the vehicle loaded to capacity; for
each motor vehicle or trailer opera
ting upon any highway of the third
class. the sum of twenty-five cents
for each 10 pounds of weight of said
vehicle and load. based on the vehicle
loaded to capacity; provided, that
where the established route for the
transportation Of materials or persons
in any established commercial truck
or passenger line is over roads or
highways 5 ineluueu uhueT TWO OF more
Of the classes as herein defined, in
such case the annual license fee shall
be based upon the class of road COM
prlsing the greatest length in such
route; provided however, that in the
event the length of road of the first
and second classes in such route con-
stitute more than one-half of the total
length the licensee shall pay license
uf the first class or for operating up
en- a road OF the hrst class"
The penalty for violation shall be
fine between $50 and $3.50, and each
days operation contrary to law shall
constitute a separate ofiense.