Milford chronicle., 1927-10-14
AUTO OWNERS URGED
TO GET TAGS EARLY
Automobile Department Will Re-
ceive And Honor Applications
After Tomorrow.

Automobile tags for use during
1928 have arrived at the automobile
department at Dover. The license
cards issued to car owners and driV-
ers which were printed by the Mil
ford Chronicle Publishing Co. have
also been delivered. William Ball,
head of the automobile department,
has issued a letter to every magis-
trate in the state advising them just
how licenses will be issued this year.
1t follows:
"An application for registration of
1928 for Lne same number they held
during 1927, the application properly
filled out ana accompanied by the
correct fee must be in the Office of
the Secretary of State, Motor Vehi-
Gle Department, before closing time
on Wednesday, November 80, 1927.
Positively no phone calls will be
honored requesting the same number
held during 1921, or any special
number. Anyone wishing a special
number held, or low number, the ap-
plicatiOn properly filled out and the
correct fee must be in the Office be-
fore closing time on November 80,
then in case the number they request
has not been taken it will be issued
to the applicant whose application is
first received. The applications for
low numbers will be stamped with
the date received in the Office and
the low numbers will be issued ac-
cordingly.
The practice of people calling on
the phone at the last minute or on
the following day stating they were
out of town and failed to make ap-
plication, will gain them nothing, as
they will have ample time to make
the application, and If they fail to do
so, they cannot place the blame on
the Office. Starting December l, 1927,
the tags will be issued cOnsecutiVely,
starting with the lowest number and
it will be useless for anyone to re-
quest a special number.
Applications for tags for 1923 will
be received in the Motor Vehicle De-
partment OF the Office of Secretary
of State, Dover, beginning October
Is, and those applications for the
same number for. 1928 as the appli-
cants AeId in 1927 when properly
filled out and accompanied with the
correct fee will be mailed to the rp-
plicant as soon as convenient after
being received.
1.-THE 1928 tags may be used the
last five days in december, 1927, but
not before. Anyone using them be-
fore that time, will be subject to
fine"
One thing that is important for
motorists to understand, is that at-
ter January 5, no motorist will be
permitted to drive his car without
having his operators card properly
signed by the Secretary of State. In
previous years it has been the GUS
tom of the magistrates to give mo-
torist a receipt when he gives him
his tags, and inform him that pend
ing the arrival of the officially sign
ed card from Dover, and that he may
drive on the strength of this receipt.
But that practice has passed, MIR.
Ball states. He proposes to give eV-
cry one ample time to get their tags
early and avoid any delay, and only
the motorists who have their card
will be allowed to drive after Janu-
airy 5. Any other person attempting
to drive without his official card
runs the chance of being arrested
and fined.
By starting to issue the new il
cense tags in October, Mr.. Ball hopes
to prevent such congestion as pre-
vailed this year. Prior to January 1,
of this year, but about 5000 licenses
had been issued. A year before, in
1925, there had been about 25,OOO
tags issued and the pressure on his
department was greatly alleviated. II
he can have as much success this
year, it Will not only prove greater
accommodation to the public, but
will cut down the delay in the issu-
ance of the official drivers card.
Mr.. Ball is preparing to speed Up
the department in the way of for
warding the official permit as much
as possible, but those who put off
ordering their licenses until Janu-
airy l, may not legally be able to
drive their cars for two weeks.
He reiterated the statement re-
Gently made by Secretary of State
Charles H. Grantland, that there
would be no bonus charged to those
who want to get the numbers they
have this year. But these applica-
tions must be in his hands by the
time the office closes for business on
November 80.
ut wouldn't be fair 70 others un-
less some such regulation was
made" said Mr.-Ball. ANYONE who
forwards his application later than
November 80 will not receive this
courtesy. 1t won't do any one any
good to telephone this Office on De-
cember 1, 2 or 8, because after No
vember 80 they will nave to take
whatever numbers they are given"