New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
REGISTRATION OF
 MOTOR CARS URGED
Only Seven Days Left to Reserve
 Special Numbers

Hartford, Nov. 7-Motor vehicle owners in Connecticut have only seven more days in which to apply for registration numbers held in 1927. An announcement made today by the state motor vehicle depart ment states that numbers will not be reserved for the 1928 license plates after November Is, unless re- quest has been made on or before that date. accompanied by the proper application and payment.
 Requests for lower numbers than those held this year may also be made before that date, on the same terms, and the department will make every effort to cooperate with those filing early applications. Such requests must be specifically stated, however, or the application will be considered in the regular routine Compliance is not always possible because of the large number of ap- plications for plates with few nu- merals, numbers below 50,o00 being especially popular.
 Early applications for registration are fewer this year than for several years past. In 1925 and 1926, mail and personal applications received at all offices of the department had reached the $500 mark by Novem- ber [. This year only about 12,300 have been received. As approXi- mately 153,o motor vehicles may be expected to be registered before January 10, this means that 140,700 registrants have still to apply.
 Mail orders will be received at the branch offices in New Haven, Bridgeport, New London and Stam- ford until November l 5. After that date all mail orders must be made to the Hartford office. Every effort is being made to facilitate the rapid handling of these orders and it is hoped that there will be a large number of early applications to eliminate as much as possible of the annual last minute rush for registra- tions.
 While full information has been mailed to each prospective applicant the department has found 1t advis- able to publish the following rules in explanation of the procedure to be followed and changes in the regu- lations made by the 1927 general asSemhly:-
 All registrations expire at mid night, December 31. Only the 1928 form of application blank will be accepted as a change in the law re- quires that the age of each applicant be stated, an item of information not demanded in previous years.
 Checks, postal money orders or express orders, made payable to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, must accompany all mail applica- tions. All fees must be absolutely correct and application cards com pletely filled out fin ink or type written. All applications for regis trations and transfers must he sworn to before a notary public or a justice oi lIlc pNdtc'
 Registration requirements and fees are the same as in past years except as they are affected by the following provisions:
 The sum of the light weight and carving capacity of vehicle, or vehicles operated in combination, shall not exceed 26,O00 pounds (for- merly 25,0OO except by spcial per init issued by the highway authori- ties.
 Tractors and electrically operated platform trucks need not necessarily be equipped with approved headlight devices.
 Appropriate fees are provided for registering pneumatic tired commer- cial vehicles of moro than four tons capacity.
 Special fees and forms of registra- ton have been provided for indus trial trucks" used for short dis tanccs only on the highways.
 A minor cannot register motor vehicle for i 192S unless he furnishes, as a prerequisite to reglstrhtlon' proof of financial responsibility.