The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-12-23
Tells How
To Procure
Auto Licenses
Intricacies of New Law Are
Fully Explained by
State Official.
FEES PAYABLE
ON JANUARY l
BY Z. A. Dye, Chairman

State Board of Tax Equalization
HELENA. Dec. 21.-Montana mo-
florists will follow new procedure
when they equip their vehicles
with 1888 licenses. The new motor
vehicle law is effective January /,
but with January | and 2 legal
holidays, registration will actually
start January 3.
Motor vehicle owners will take
their 1887 motor vehicle registration
card to the county treasurer or as
SCISSOR where they will obtain two
applications for registration pre-
pared by the state registrar of mo-
tor vehicles. These cards will car
ry virtually the same information
provided on the 1887 registration
card sent to all motorists with
the 1887 plates. After making out
the two application cards, the We
hicle owner submits them to the as
SCISSOR who will then assess the We
hicle
Assessment of the vehicle will in
clude preparation of an assessment
card by the assessor, which gives
full information on the vehicle and
provides an oath to be signed by the
applicant stating In effect no effort
has been made to avoid taxation of
motor vehicles by transfer out of
the county in which the owner re-
sides. The assessor then will place
the assessed and taxable value on
the application cards.
With his vehicle assessed, the
owner will 60 to the treasurer where
he will present both copies of the
application, the 1887 registration
card and a copy of the assessment
card prepared by the assessor. The
treasurer then will ascertain Wheth-
er there are any delinquent taxes
on the vehicle If so, the delin-
quencies will be added to the cur
rent taxes. The treasurer will then
figure the taxes on the vehicle for
1888 on the mill levy fixed by the
county commissioners for the previ-
GUS year. If the applicant owns no
property other than the motor We
hicle, the treasurer may add road
and poll taxes to the assessment.
/ After the treasurer has figured all
taxes due on the vehicle, he will add
the license fee and on receiving the
money will issue the 1888 license
plates direct to the applicant Pre-
viously, treasurers forwarded ap-
plications to the state registrar at
Deer Lodge, who mailed plates to
vehicle owners.
Treasurers also have prepared tc
issue the 1888 drivers licenses which
will cost rs cents. Drivers licenses
for other members of the family also
will cost rs cents each. Previously
the rate was SO cents for the owner
and rs cents for other members o
the family.
Mailing Difficult
The new law specifies motor We
hicle owners shall file or cause {,
! be filed, applications for icens
plates Under that provision, coun
ty officials are preparing to accep
applications by mail Unless tn,
mail applications are made will
careful attention to detail, consider
able correspondent may result.
If application is made by mail, tn
vehicle owner must first obtain tn
application cards. He must thei
! arrange for the assessment of hi
vehicle with the assessor The treas
urer would finally compute all take
: due and notify the applicant of tn
amount. On receiving the money
plates would be forwarded. Due t
the correspondence involved, count.
officials expect large percentag
of auto owners to personally file ap
plications for licenses.
New motor vehicles purchased at
ter January | may not be assesse'
!, for 1888. This is the same rule a
6 was applied under the former Law
r except that the date has been Sc
: ahead to January |, from March
: However, such car is liable" fo
( road and poor taxes if the owne
does not own other property an
1 the treasurer may withhold TT
: plates until such owners pay tn
r road and poll taxes.
! Many technical points have bee
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