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


provisions of this act as to payment
OF registration fees; but all such ve-
hicies shall display register plates -
required by this act or approved ~
the commission.
Sec. So. Every vehicle intended for
commercial use shall have attached
thereto in some visible place piate
giving its actual unloaded weight
%ith the wsiEht Of Its ssstip ng tSs
manufacturer. or f1xed by the com
mission: or such seating or loading
capacity shall be plainly marked or
and capacity 50 appearing shall be
prima facie evidence of their correct
ness.
Sec. So. Every manufacturer. or
| dealer in motor vehicles or trafiers,
may. instead of REGISTERING each We
make application under oath upon q
blank provided by the secretary for
| a general distinguishing number.
ips SATISFIED aa With The the facts stated
| the application. grant the applica-
| ton and issue to the applicant Q
certificate of registration. containing
the name. place Of residence and adj
| eral distinguishing number. color or
mark assigned to him and made In
such form as the secretary may de-
| termine; and all vehicles owned or
| dealer shall be regarded as registered
| under such general distinguishing
number. color or mark until sold, ex-
enamged e.. or operated for hire ,,ec Tas
! of registration shall be thirty dollars.
| The secretary shall furnish the manu-
! facturer or dealer with three pairs OF
registration number, plates free OF
such applicant two similar pairs OF
| plates, in addition to the three pairs
| so issued. upon payment OF ten dollars
for each such additional pair; and
| upon payment of five dollars per pair
additional plates shall be furnished.
Extra registration plates shall be fur
! nished to replace lost or mutilated
glatss for seyenty h cents EACH en-
| trailers. On applications for regis
| tration, or for additional plates ap-
| piled for by said manufacturers or
ss t du adn the period ans sse
thirty first day of December in any
year, one-half of the registration fee
| shall be charged. No motor truck,
tractor or trailer ha1 regissered na 9Ser
than demonstration or emergency
p1 Sec. 81. Every manufacturer or
dealer in motor cycles shall annual
| registration certificate to handle.
demonstrate, sell and exchange mo-
tor cycles. The secretary shall fur
nish the manufacturer of. or dealer
I in. motor cycles with three sets of
distinguishing plates free of cost. and
| additional sets for five dollars per
i set. For every plate in addition TO
the three originally furnished to the
plates, fifty cents shall be charged.
| Sec. 55. Every manufacturer or
| dealer in motor vehicles shall pay to
4 fI1 90 kIn trn6 tri ,f %
, ton fee for the succeeding year on
! or before the thirty-fir day. OF De-
cember annually; provided. that any
manufacturer or dealer commencing
uary of any year shall pay the fee
| at the time of commencing business.
, Sec. Sc. Any person engaged in
| the business of carrying on motor
may make application under oath to
the secretary for a special license to
! move and operate any unregistered
motor vehicle or trailer, not his own.
repair shop for the. purpose Of max
ing repairs or performing other la
Dor on said vehicle. and delivering 1t
to the owner. The secretary may
the facts therein stated, and upon
payment of fee of ten dollars Is
| sue to the applicant an annual IL
| cense containing the name and busi-
/
with one set of number plates Of a
distinguishing color or design. Such
plates when conspicuously attached
! to each end of any such vehicle shall
sed operator of motor vehicles over
ways and bridges for the purposes
herein specified. After the first day
| of October one-half Of such fee shall
| be charged.
Sec 81. Whenever a manufacturer
or dealer sells or exchanges a motor
vehicle or trailer he shall immediate
~ notify the secretary that the We
hicle has been sold or EXCHANGED
name of maker. name of make. if pos
! sible. horse power and name and ad-
dress of the vendee:
Sec. So; All registrations Of We
| hicles. all certificates of registration
and number plates, and all LICENSES
| to operate motor vehicles shall ter
|, inmate and become void at midnight
on the thirty-first day of December
! operate any motor vehicle on or af-
ter the first day OF January of any
year unless then duly licensed to
operate such vehicle for such ely year;
ownership Of any motor vehicle or
trailer. it's registration shall expire
and the person in whose name such
vehicle or trailer is registered shall
registration to the secretary with q
written notice containing the date of
| the transfer of ownership and the
| name. place of residence and address
of the vendee, and a description of
Sec so. Whoever transfers the
| ownership or discontinues the use OF
-, a registered motor vehicle or trail
er and applies to the secretary for
| registration Of another motor vehicle
: or trailer in the same calendar year.
! shall be entitled to certificate OF
registration permitting the use OF
payment Of fee of two dollars, pro-
| vided the horse power or rating is
| the same as that of the former We
hicle: but if the horse power or rat
| ing of the vehicle to be registered Is
| greater he shall pay the difference
vehicle first registered and the fee
| for the vehicle of greater horse
power or rating. Whoever exchanges
! or discontinues the use of q motor
vehicle or trailer before the first day
| of August in any year and procures
| therefor a fee of two dollars. shall
| If the vehicle registered in its stead
| is of less horse power or rating than
! the former vehicle, be entitled to a
| rebate of one-half the difference be-
| tween the registration fee of said
former vehicle and the registration
| fee for such vehicle received in ex-
| change. Whoever transfers the own
ership or discontinues the use Of q
| motor cycle and applies for the reg
| jstration of another motor cycle with
| in the same calendar year, shall pay
| for the registration certificate there
of a fee of one dollar, which fee
| certificate issued for the registration
| Of the former vehicle shall be re-