The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12

REGISTER OF AUTOS
NOW IS REQUIRED
New Law Went Into Effect
January |
PENALTY Is ADDED
Title Cars Sold Must Be Trans
ferred To New Owners
Within Two Days.

The National Bank of Commerce
of Mankato, MINI, is DGsJ pace
these days registering motor ven
icles. Over five Thousand new mum
Der plates have been received By
them, and large number have az
ready been issued.
Under the present law, all applica
lions must be in on or before Jan
uary 81, 1928, or a penalty will be
charged. Last year the Secretary OF
State had the authority to waive this
PENALTY, but he has no such author
ity hereafter, and on one but the les
isIature can extend the time.
A. J. Feigel, deputy registrar 70.
the Mankato district, today receive
-oiiowing letter from Mike Holl..
Secretary OIL Stale, "nICn is self eX
planato.y, and which will be OF liz
terest to all automobile owners:
. II have your letter OF January 5tl.
with reference to the penalty for de
layed registration. In this require
ment we are governed By Section IS,
Chapter 461, laws 1921. which cove.N
the subject as follows:
Penalty For Delay In Registration
Every owner or tranSferor OF
motor vehicle who fails or delays TO-
more than two days TO surrender tn-
registration certificate and existins
number plates as herein provided
shall, before he shall be entitled L.
sell and assign his right to have thu
tax paid by him credited to the trans
fierce as herein provided pay to the
registrar fee OF 20 cents for each
day mot exceeding thirty days. OF
such delay; and every owner or per
son charged with the registration OF
a motor vehicle or payment of tax
hereunder who fails or delays for
more than two days to register ths
same or pay such tax as herein pro-
vided shall, before he shall be en-.
titled to complete his registration as
herein provided, pay to the registrar.
q like fee, provided, however, that
in the year 1921 and 1922 the regis
trar may waive such fee of % cents
for each day of delay. A filling with.
or delivery or surrender to the reg
istrar Of any application, notice Ger
tifcate or plates as required by this
act shall be construed to be within
the requirements of this act II made
to the registrar, or if deposited in the
mail or with carrier by express with
postage or carriage charges prepaid,
and properly addressed to the regis
trar within two days after the trans
fer OF ownership or other occurrence
upon which this act provides for
such filing, delivery or surrender.
you will note that the registrar
was permitted during 1921 and 1872
to waive such penalty. This libelty.
however, does not extend to 1928.
hence, we will be obliged to require
thss payment of the penalty for all
delays of transfer in 1928.
"Ihe blanks on the reverse side
of the registration certificates are SO
arranged that for the convenience OF
The dealers, a transfer thru him
from one individual to another that
has been made within two days may
be taken care OF altogether on the
same blank In other words. If a
dealer takes in registered car and
Immediately sell it to aonther indivi
dual, the transfer may be made d.
rectly by the affdavits of all three
parties. This is merely for the con
venience of the dealers in such cases.
Under the requirements of the
law, a dealer who does not happen
to dispose of cars that he may take
in in this way Immediately, should
report to this office, and have the
registration transferred TO him with
in two days. If he does not. then we
are obliged, according to law, to
charge the penalty"
1t is of course very important that
the records in the secretary OF
States office be up to- date and show
the present owners of all cars, so
that in case of stolen cars, accidents
and law violations. the police de
partments, and others, can obtain
information as to the present own
crs of all cars. This 4informatiCa
would often be incorrect ii transfe.
were not made PROMPTLY