Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1926-07-08

CdIeu % the pfOpOSltlOn OF serving
every automobile owner in the state
OF Ohio as well as the police depart
nlents Of every community in the
state, the state automobile depart.
ment Is one of the busiest branches
OF the state government.
Under Obio's automobile license
law the state has set up plan OF
Identification by which all auto
mobiles, motor trucks, motorcycles,
trailers and side-cars are licensed
for the purpose Of identification in
order that the rapidly increasing
number OF accidents and crimes
committed by persons in motor cars
might be better handled by police
authorities in identifying persons
through the automobiles in which
they are riding. Colonel Chalmers
r. Wilson, state commissioner of
motor vehicles, has. under the per-
sonal direction of Secretary of State
Thad Brown brought the efficiency
of this department up to such a
standard that "a hour service is
maintained in the department and
Identification can be established al
most within the twinkling Of an
eye, once one has possession Of an
automobile license number.
To do this has required a vast
amount of work with a limited
force of employees. With identifica-
ton as the primary function of the
state auto license law, everything
else has been swept aside in the de-
sire to get all motor vehicles listed
In the state department as quickly
as possible.
PROVISIONS OF NEW MOTOR
LAW
The secondary function of the
license law is to provide revenue
for the improvement Of the high
ways both by the state and coun-
ties. Before the new motor vehicle
code was passed by the last gen.
eral assembly all of this work was
done through the automobile de-
partment, the collection of the
money and it's distribution to the
state highway department and the
local taxing districts being left up
to the secretary of state. Secre-
tary Brown, however, urged the
adoption OF that section of the
motor vehicle code which further
expedites the collection and distri-
button by allowing county auditors
to collect and distribute the
money.
Before the law became effective
every effort of the state auto.
mobile department was bent to.
ward getting all license tags listed
in proper order in the state depart.
ment and getting the revenue back
to the taxing districts as quickly
as possible, and marked increases
IN the speed with which the money
was turned over to the counties
Tor roads were noted from year to
year under Secretary Browns sys
TEN. Listing OF the auto tags alpha.
betically and also serially required
a great amount OF work and still
more work was required Of book.
Keepers who made the distribution
OF the funds as they came in. Yet
without increasing the number OF
mis- employees Secretary Brown sue
ceeded in setting record for both
services which has never heen ap
preached by any other secretary OF
state since the license law became
effective.
HEAVY IkCREAsE IN WORK
The work in the department had
increased amazingly since it was
taken over by Secretary Of State
Brown. This has been caused by
the constant and rapid growth In
the number OF motor vehicles in
use, which adds to the number OF
license plates which must be issued
and the collection and distribution
OF funds. Because he has handled
this increased work without in
creased clerical force Secretary
Brown has left larger amount ol
money free for road work through
out the state.
In 1923 there were 1.091 ,062 mo
tor vehicles of all kinds operated
In Ohio. This increased to 1881 ,49(
In 1924, and 1,34S,0o1 in 1925. The
figures for 1926 are not yet avail
able but will show proportionate
gain. The revenues coming into the
tSpaItmsnt for these year,