Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15

thorized to transfer from the account
known as soldiers bonus fund to the
account known as reserve to retire
soldiers bonus bonds one hundre1
and fifteen thousand dollars, sala
! required to pay soldiers bonus BONDS
maturing on that date.'-App. April ..
CHAPTER 100
An Act Relating to Fees for the reg t,sa
Transportation of School Children.
Section forty-seyen of chapter Two
| hundred and eleven of the pupilc laws
| of nineteen hundred and twenty-ohe
is hereby amended by inserting after
| the word fees" in the tenth line
| thereof the following words: Motor
| vehicles used for no other passenger
service or hire than for the transpor-
| tatIon of school children to ana from
/ school are not subject TO the douple
| registration Fee so that said section
| as amended, shall read as follows:
| Sec. AZ. The annual fees for the
registration and licensing or vehlcles
shall be in accordance with the fol-
| lowing schedule. and shall accompany
! the application tor registration:
a. Motor vehicles used for the con-
vCyance of passengers.
Equipped with Per H. p lbs. weight
| Pneumatic tires 20 cents 20 cents
! Solid tires 1.-TWO
or more) 49,. rs cents so cents
| Motor vehicles used for livery or
| hire shall pay double the above fees,
, provided, however that private auto
mobiles occasionally employed for use
at funerals by duly registered or
| licensed undertaken, and not other
| wise used for hire. shall not be sub
| ject to such double fees. and provided
! further. that motor vehicles used for
| no other passenger service or hire
| than for the transportation of school
| children to and from school are not
subject to the double registration fee.
| b. Tractors.
| Per 100
, Equipped with Peril. P. lbs. weight
Pneumatic tires rs cents rs cents
tires 80. rs cents SO cents
OF h Z + hard
tires ..... 25 cents so cents
| Tractors used for agricultural pur-
! poses or not customarily used on pub
| lie ways shall pay One-tenth of the
above rates: caterpillar tractors, So
! called, except as above provided, shall
! pay registration fee of fifteen dol
lars. Tractors not used for hauling
or carrying loads on the highways
| license.
C. Trailers.
Per 100 lbs.
gross weight of vehicle
Equipped with and load
! rheumatic tires Is cents
| Toiiu tires, 40 cents
, Iron, steel or
OF h er hard
| tires Is cents
u Motorcycies ........ $500 each
e. Motorcycle sidecars.. $500 each
| In computations under this section
| minor fractions of hncSa 4
| weight shall carry the lower rating.
! ana major fractions shall carry the
next higher rating.
Horse power specified in this act
standard. so-called.
:, steam Nehicles."-In the computa-
iion or fees for all vehicles proneIIad
py steam. the horsepower rating shall
De based on the system of rating
ADOPTED by the United States Govern.
Electric Fehicles"-For vehicles
propelled by electricity the ratine
sha.l be the normal horsepower desip7
naNu by the manufacturers of the
biieGtric motor or motors in the We
In the computation of fees based nm
gross weight said gross weight in
| the case of freight or mercbandiSa
Vehlcles. shall be the actual weirbt
oi me vehicle in pounds plus the
nnd ~, ~ q rated load capacity
ana IN the case of passenger vehicle
snail be the actual weight Of tbs
.tehicles. In no case shall the repis.
'fa,Ion Zee be less than ten doIIars
IN any application for registTatinn
Xxx Tor by an owner resident of
: .nis state. of motor vehicle or troiI-
or. not including a log hauier ~ ", a.
tt ty engine. during the period be.
tmeeh me frst day of October and the
M thharty-ilrst day of December. one-haIf
The The secrotati fee shall be charged.
plleation shall register in a hook a pr
Upon 9d suitable index cards to be kent
;;ol me purpose. the vehicle described
IN me application. giving to its own nu
mail, u,S,iihIulShins number or other
t tiaa, ana shall thereupon issue a GER
allcate or registration which SHAH
IMAM the name, place of residence
aI en-; aaaress of the owner.'-ApproVed