Sub. 3. Number plate. Upon the filing of such applica- Number plate. tion and the payment of the fee provided in subdivision six of this section, the Secretary of State shall assign to such motor vehicle a distinctive number, and, without expense to the applicant, issue and deliver to the owner a number plate, in duplicate, unless otherwise provided in the form and size provided in subdivision three of section three hereof. In event Duplicate, fee. of the loss, mutilation or destruction of a number plate, the owner of a registered motor vehicle may obtain from the Secretary of State a duplicate thereof, upon filing in the office of the Secretary of State an affidavit, showing the fact and the payment of a fee of one dollar for each duplicate: Provided, That after filing affidavit and paying the fee, the Proviso. Secretary of State may issue a certificate showing that the proper affidavit has been filed and the fee paid for such duplicate plate, such certificate, however, not to be valid for a period to exceed fifteen days after date.

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Sub. 4. Furnishing registration lists to county clerks. The Registration Secretary of State shall, within sixty days after this act clerks. takes effect, and thereafter on or before the first day of February of each year, furnish to the clerk of every county in the State a full and accurate list of all motor vehicles so registered, stating the distinctive numbers so assigned to them and the names, residences and business addresses of the owners, manufacturers or dealers as the case may be, and once each month thereafter a similar list of the additional registrations, which additional list shall be entered by each county clerk upon the original list received by him. Such Filing. lists shall be filed by such county clerks and be kept as public records, open to inspection during reasonable business hours.

Sub. 5. Re-registration annually. All registrations un- Annual reder this act shall expire on December thirty-first of each registration. year, and shall be renewed annually in the same manner and upon the payment of the same fee as provided in this section for original registration, such renewal to take effect on the first day of January of each year.

Sub. 6. Registration fees. The Secretary of State shall Fees. collect the following fees before registering a motor vehicle or vehicles in accordance with the provisions of this act, which shall exempt such motor vehicles from all other forms of taxation:

For the registration of every motorcycle, fifty cents per Motor cycle. horse power;

For the registration of every motor truck and automobile, Motor truck. fifty cents per horse power;

For the registration of motor vehicles owned by or under Motor vehicle. the control of a manufacturer or dealer in motor vehicles,

if such person operates on the public highway not more than five such vehicles, fifty dollars, and ten dollars for every motor vehicle in excess of five so operated;

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For the registration of all motor cycles owned by or under the control of a manufacturer of motor cycles, who does not manufacture or deal in automobiles, including ten seals and number plates to be furnished with the certificate of registration, twenty dollars: Provided, That for all vehicles registered after September first in any calendar year, a fee of one-half the rate herein provided shall be collected: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt factories, garages, not dealers in motor vehicles, from paying taxes as personal property on automobiles in stock or bond, except on the specified number of machines that have been licensed to operate on the highways.

For the purposes of this act, the horse power of all motor vehicles shall be determined in accordance with the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers' standard rating in which the horse power is computed by squaring the diameter of one cylinder, multiplying by the number of cylinders and dividing the product by two and one-half.

Sub. 7. Sale and transfer. Upon the sale of a motor vehicle registered in accordance with this section, the vendor shall, within ten days after the date of such sale, notify the Secretary of State, stating the name and business address of the purchaser and the number under which such motor vehicle is registered: Provided. That the vendor may, upon application at the time of such notice, have the registration number transferred to a motor vehicle described in such application and owned by him, and which is not licensed under the law: Provided further, That should such motor vehicle have a greater horse power than the one transferred, then such applicant shall pay the difference between the fee already paid and the fee lawfully chargeable for the motor vehicle of greater horse power, together with the transfer fee herein provided: Provided further, That should such motor vehicle have a less horse power than the one transferred, then shall the Secretary of State remit to the applicant the difference between the fee already paid and the fee lawfully chargeable for the car of lesser horse power, less the transfer fee herein provided, or if any application be not received by the Secretary of State for a transfer of the license number by the vendor as above provided, the vendee, upon filing application, may have the license transferred to him. A fee of one dollar shall be paid to the Secretary of State for each transfer, all applications for which he shall file in his office, and note upon the registration book or index such change, and at least monthly notify every county clerk of the State of such transfers, each of whom shall immediately note the same on the list of registered vehicles received and kept on file as herein provided.

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SEC. 4. Sub. 1. Registration by manufacturers and Registration dealers. Every person, firm, association or corporation manu- turers, etc. facturing or dealing in motor vehicles may, instead of registering each motor vehicle so manufactured or dealf in, make a verified application upon a blank to be furnished by the Secretary of State for a general distinctive number for all the motor vehicles owned or controlled by such manufacturer or dealer, such application to contain:

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1. A statement setting forth whether the applicant be a tain. dealer or manufacturer;

2. The name, residence and business address of such manufacturer or dealer. On the payment of the registration fee named in section two, subdivision six of this act, such application shall be filed and registered in the office of the Secretary of State in the manner provided in section two of this act. There shall thereupon be assigned and issued to such manufacturer or dealer a general distinctive number and duplicate number plates in the manner provided by section two, which shall be in the form of plates as provided in section three, duplicates of which shall be carried or displayed by every motor vehicle of such manufacturer or dealer so registered when the same is driven or operated on the public highways. Such manufacturer or dealer may obtain as many duplicate sets of such number plates as may be desired upon payment to the Secretary of State of ten dollars for each duplicate set in excess of the first five issued with the license. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to apply to a motor vehicle operated by a manufacturer or dealer for private use or for hire: Provided, That for all licenses issued after Proviso. September first in any registration year, a fee of one-half the rate provided in this section shall be paid. No provision of this section shall be construed to apply to a motor vehicle operated by a manufacturer, or his authorized representative, between the factory where such motor vehicle is manufactured and any railroad depot, railroad siding, warehouse, steamship dock or other place where such motor vehicle is to be delivered for shipment, or to the warehouse or salesroom of such manufacturer: Provided, That the person so Proviso. operating the motor vehicle under the provisions of this section shall first be furnished by the manufacturer, or his authorized agent, with an order for the delivery of such motor vehicle to its destination, which order shall bear the date upon which it is issued, and shall contain the number of the motor vehicle so operated and the point to which it is to be delivered: Provided further, That each such motor vehicle Further so operated shall have displayed upon the front and rear of same upon a card or otherwise the general distinctive number assigned such manufacturer by the Secretary of State as provided in this section; and provided said motor vehicle is in charge of a competent driver.

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Sub. 2. Re-registration annually. All registrations under this act shall expire on December thirty-first of each year, and shall be renewed annually in the same manner and upon the payment of the same fees provided for in this section for original registration, such renewal to take effect on the first day of January of each year.

SEC. 5. Exemption of Nonresident owners. The provisions of the foregoing sections shall not apply to a motor vehicle owned by a nonresident of this State: Provided, That the owner thereof shall have complied with the provisions of the law of the state or province of his residence relative to motor vehicles and the operation thereof, and shall conspicuously display his state or province number, and that the provisions of the foregoing sections of this act are substantially in force in such state or province: Provided further, That this exemption shall not apply to nonresident corporations doing business in this State: Provided further, That nonresidents shall not be exempt from the foregoing sections, unless the state or province of his residence extends similar privileges to motor vehicles registered under this law, nor in any case for a continuous residence in the State for more than ninety days.

SEC. 15. All fees paid to the Secretary of State as provided in this act shall be turned over to the State Treasurer, and applied to the State highway fund, five per cent of which shall constitute a fund to be used for salaries and running expenses of the State Highway Department, the remainder to be applied to the building and improvement of the highways of the State under such division of said fund and for such purposes as the highway laws of the State shall provide, to be paid out by the State Highway Commissioner in accordance with the statutory provisions therefor. Any moneys remaining in either fund at the close of any year shall be carried over by the Auditor General and added to the funds which become available for the following year.

SEC. 18. Title of act and when it takes effect. This act shall be known as the "Michigan Motor Vehicle Law" and shall take effect the first day of January, nineteen hundred fourteen: Provided, That applications for registration may be made and registration certificates and badges issued at any time within sixty days prior to such date. Approved May 2, 1913.

[No. 182.]

AN ACT to regulate the sale of butter and cream in the State of Michigan, and to prescribe a penalty for the violation of this act.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

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SECTION 1. No person shall offer or expose for sale, have Butter, when in his possession with intent to sell, or sell as butter any sell, etc. product which contains less than eighty per cent of milk fat, and which is not made exclusively from milk or cream, or both, with or without common salt and with or without additional coloring matter.

SEC. 2. No person shall offer or expose for sale, have in Cream. his possession with intent to sell, or sell as cream any product which contains less than eighteen per cent of milk fat, and which is not that portion of milk, rich in milk fat, which rises to the surface of milk on standing, or is separated from it by centrifugal force, and which is not clean: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not be deemed Proviso. to apply to any person not a manufacturer or producer of butter and cream, who has bought the products mentioned in this act for resale, and when found to be under the standard prescribed by this act, shall furnish information from whom his products were received.

SEC. 3. Whoever shall do any of the acts or things pro- Misdemeanor, hibited, or wilfully neglect or refuse to do any of the acts penalty. or things enjoined by this act, or in any way violate any of its provisions, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and where no specific penalty is prescribed by this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Approved May 2, 1913.