The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-25
HOUSE APPROVES
MOTOR VEHICLE
LICENSE MEASURE
Fec Would Be Determined by
Weight and Class Under
Jardino Measure

Payment Of motor vehicle registra-
ton fees on . basis Of weight and
class wa approved by the house Tues
day, 1o8 to 3. on final passage. and
sent to the senate.
The bill was introduced by ]. A.
Jardine Of Cas- and incorporates GER
tain provisions Of other measures In
troduced by Representative Jardine
and H. L. Halvorson Of Ward and
Senator p. O. Satire Of Steele county.
Registration fees In general viii not
vary greatly from the present rates,
supporters Of the bill claim. but will
rectify many cases which now are
u~ndercharged or overcharged.
The most radical change provides
for basing fees on passenger cars by
weight and class instead Of the
present system Of horsepower, weight
and cost. The rate on trucks Is based
on the advertised load capacity Of
the vehicle.
The fee for buses operating for
commercial purposes Is the weight OF
the vehicle. plus seating capacity. A
flat fee Of SIS IS charged In addition
to the advertised load capacity Of .
truck, for trucks operated between
fixed termini for commercial pur-
poses.
The registration fee Is reduced 10
per cent each year for the first five
years.
Provides Reasonable Rate
The object sought in the new bill,
It's supporters said, Is to permit own
ers Of old cars to license them at q
reasonable rate. Other provisions per-
nit licensing Of q reconstructed We
hicle and emitting all penalties due
on q vehicle not operated on the high
ways for one year or more previous to
application for license.
Also after July l new vehicles would
be licensed for one-half Of the license
fee and o~ne-fourth after Oct. l. Sec
ond-hand q r taken In by dealers
need not be licensed until Oct. l and
need not pay penalty until after that
date. The license fee for the first
set Of license tags IS set at $25 and
S. for each set thereafter. The bill
also provides that at no time shall q
license fee be less than S on q We
hicle and for the licensing Of trailers
Motorcycles with q side-car + taxed
an additional s..
A penalty Is provided for violation
of the act not to exceed 80 days II
Jail and 500 fine for the first Of
tense. For the second offense the
maximum penalty is $500 fine o. siz
months in jail or both. The purpose
Of the first violation penalty IS to gel
yiolators before q justice Of the peace
The salary Of the registrar Is raiset
from $4,000 to 5000 per year.
Err Bill Amended
The bill providing for grading O.
eggs in four classes and by weigh
instead Of size alone was passed aftel
an amendment which permits small
dealers to operate IS under tn
present law was made. The new Law
would compel grading Of eggs BY
weight on carload shipments out O
the state.
Other bills to pass Tuesday aft
ernoon provided for:
Limitation Of assessments to pa.
deficiencies for special Improvement
to 10 mills upon all taxable property
Prohibiting the purchase Of live
stock by packing plants by weight un'
til after the livestock has been grader
and sorted In the yard.
Requiring q licensed weighmastel
at all packing plants to weigh in
coming livestock.
Providing upon petition Of a major
ity Of electors In an unorganizes
townstip county commissioners ma.
levy an additional tax not to excees
two mills for emergency road ant
bridge funds.
Requiring county auditors to an
nounce before any public sale TO
delinquent taxes the total amount o
taxes including penalties and interes
against such land to be SOLD.
A bill permitting persons parted b!
4 separate maintenance decree II
obtain q divorce under certain con
ditions was killed by the house, q
to 80.