The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-05

sweeping changes Tn the system
 bf registration of motor vehicles
 entailing considerable economy and
 greater convenience to the public
 hecause of the simplification, were announced today by Commissioner 0f Motor Vehicles, Michael A. con This year. the commissioner said, i Applications will be prepared in ! advance. completely filled out, nec- ] esaitating only the written sigma 1 ture of the applicant. These apph- cations will be sent out on Novem- ] Der 1st instead of October 1st as l heretofore. The date set for per- 1 sons desiring the same number as kfhey held the year previous mas | been extended to December 1st, rather than November 18th.
 Under the new system, the com 1 missioner said, an immediate check Ion persons who have failed to noti-- l fy the department of a change or address as is required under the law, will be available. The com missioner stated that the registered owner of a motor vehicle must notify the department at once or change of address. Naturally, he said. when the applications are sent out and do not reach their destination, they will be returned to the department by the respec- tive post offices. In this manner, he said, the department will know Immediately the names of persons who have violated the law in re- spect to change of address. The commissioner stated that persons should notify the department at once in in order to avoid consider able trouble at a later date be- cause of a wrong address.
 Sub.Branch Offices.
 Under the new program, sub- branch offices will be established in the several population centers of the state through the rush pe- riod. The commissioner is now, he said, arranging for their establish uaent, and so soon as plans are for- mulated, the locations of these sup branch offices will be announced. The persons residing in these com miunities will receive their certi- ficates of registration and plates on the presentation of their appn- cation at these local temporary of ices. This in itself, he said will save the department considerab!e sum of money, as the cost of mail ing plates is a large item In the budget of the department.
 Under Commissioner Connor's proposal. it will only be necessary for applicants to present the ap- plitAtion which will be mailed to them on November 1st, with their written signature attached to the face thereof. In announcing his new program, Commissioner Con- nor stated that the purpose or registration is two-fold. Primarily he said, it is necessary for the owner of a motor vehicle to iden- tifN not only himself, but the ve- hfnIO with the department. Once
 sis has been done, he claimeo,
 iereafter the cost of registration Es in the nature of a tax. The 'f1ei,artment, he said, therefore pro- uoses to send to registrants merely & fax bill. This the department MiIlu continue to call an appn- satIon, but actuallys he saidsSit is n6thing more than a carbon copy sDf the certificate showing the fee fo be paid, and the description of &H4 tSuiClc, WhASh thS uPPAAS>~--~ win ultimately receive. He stress ed the fact, however, that it will beAa rigid requirements of the department that applicants present the particular application received by them to the department when renewing their registrations.
 New System Adopted.
 Apropos of this. the commission er stated that a year from now no applications will be sent to motor vehicle owners, but the application, as in the case of operators licenses Will be attached to the certificate.
 Commissioner Connor said that in setting up the new system, many changes in operation in the depart 1ient had been made. We have he etafed, in one single operation ac- ol11plished what previously con- sisked of five distinct and separate In preparing the certi- 1ic&t6Nin advance, he said, we have not only prepared the several forms necessary for the files in the de- patfment, but we have also. pre- I3ared q carbon copy of the same for the assessors in the respective towns, and two for direct mail ser- vice. Another carbon copy, as al- ready pointed out, he said. is the application which will be mailed on November 1st.
 Eliminates Work.
 The commissioner said also that