Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1926-07-15

Columbus, O. (SpeciaD - Dedi-
Gated 20 the proposition of serving
every automobile owner in the state
ct Ohio as we'll as the police depart
ments of every community in the
state, the state automobile depart
ment lis one of the busiest branches
of the state government.
Under Obio's automobile license
law the state has set up plan or
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
vi tuIS uCpAl uP W oeSA -
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 Identified
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 III
to the secretary of state. Secre
tary Brown, however, urged thu
motor vehicle code which furthe
expedites the collection and distri
button by allowing county auditor
to collect and distribute th'
money
Before the law became effectiv'
every effort of the state auto
mobile department was bent to
ward getting all license tags liste
in proper order in the state depar
ment and getting the revenue bac
TO the taxing districts as quickl
cs possible, and marked increase
in the speed with which the none
was turned over to the countie
for roads were noted from year [
year under Secretary Browns sy
tenn Listing of the auto tags alph;
betically and ALSO serially require
a great amount of work and sti
more work was required of boo
keepers who made the distribute
of the funds as they came in Y.
without increasing the number
his employees Secretary Brown su
ceeded in setting record for bot
Ix-b:nb hoc lAnnr n
preached by any ether secretary
state since the license law becan
effective.
HEAVY lKCREASE IN WORK
The work in the department h;
increased amazingly since it vi
taken over by Secretary of Sta
Brown. This has been caused
the constant and rapid growth
the number of motor vehicles
use. which adds to the number
license plates which must be issu
and the collection and distribute
of funds Because he has handl
this increased work without
creased clerical force Secreta
Brown has left larger amount
money free for road work throus
out the state
In 1923 there were 1.091,G62 n
tor vehicles of all kinds operat
in Ohio. This increa sed TO 1,251 a
in 1924, and 1,34S,02t in 1928. Z
figures for 1926 are not yet av;
able but will show proportions
cain. The revenues coming into
fepai mont for these ye4