55-c motor cycle, an additional two dollars and fifty cents yearly. 56 Class E. The registration fees for all tractors, traction en57 gines and similar vehicles used to propel, support, transport, or 58 draw a trailer, or trailers, or semi-trailer, or semi-trailers, 59 upon the roads of this state, except as herein provided, shall 60 be as follows:

61 For such vehicle having a weight of two tons, or less, 62 twenty dollars; for such vehicle having a weight of not less. 63 than two tons nor more than two and one-half tons, twenty64 five dollars; for such vehicle having a weight of not less than 65 two and one-half tons nor more than three tons, thirty dol66 lars; for such vehicle having a weight of not less than three 67 tons nor more than three and one-half tons, thirty-five dollars; 68 for such vehicle having a weight of not less than three and 69 one-half tons nor more than four tons, forty dollars; for 70 such vehicle having a weight of not less than four tons, nor 71 more than four and one-half tons, forty-five dollars; for such 72 vehicle having a weight of not less than four and one-half 73 tons nor more than five tons, fifty dollars; for such vehicle 74 having a weight of not less than five tons nor more than five 75 and one-half tons, sixty dollars; for such vehicle having a 76 weight of not less than four and one-half tons nor more than 76-a six tons, sixty dollars; for such vehicle having a weight of 76-b not less than six tons nor more than six and one77 half tons, eighty dollars; for such vehicle having a weight of 78 not less than six and one-half tons nor more than seven tons, 79 ninety dollars; for such vehicle having a weight of not less 80 than seven tons nor more than seven and one-half tons, one 81 hundred dollars; for such vehicle having a weight of not less 82 than seven and one-half tons nor more than eight tons, one 83 hundred and ten dollars; for such vehicle having a weight 84 of not less than eight tons nor more than eight and one-half 85 tons, one hundred and twenty dollars; for such vehicle hav86 ing a weight of not less than eight and one-half tons nor more 87 than nine tons, one hundred and thirty dollars; for such ve88 hicle having a weight of not less than nine tons nor more than 89 nine and one-half tons, one hundred and forty dollars; for 90 such vehicle having a weight of not less than nine and one91 half tons nor more than ten tons, one hundred and sixty dol92 lars; for such vehicle having a weight of more than ten tons, 93 one hundred and eighty dollars. This charge shall not be made 94 in the case of tractors used exclusively for agricultural pur

95 poses, provided, that such rims or other sufficient devices are 96 used on the wheels of such tractors as will protect the roads or 97 highways traveled by them from any unusual damages there98 to; provided, further, that the owners of such tractors shall 99 be liable for any damages done by them to public roads in 100 excess of that done by ordinary travel thereon; provided, fur101 ther, this charge shall not be made for traction engines and 102-134 rollers used in road construction or maintenance. 135 Class F. Each dealer in motorcycles shall pay a fee of 136 ten dollars yearly, in consideration of which he shall receive 137 two sets of registration plates for dealers, and for each addi138 tional set of plates such dealer shall pay five dollars. The 139 conditions for use of motor vehicles set forth under class G 140 shall apply also to motor cycles and dealers in the same. 141 Class H. No motor or other vehicle shall be operated over 142 any public road or highway or over any street or alley within 143 an incorporated city or town in this state for the public trans144 portation of passengers or property or both for compensa145 tion until the owner or operator of such vehicle shall have 146 first made application to, and secured from, the state road 147 commission a permit or certificate of convenience to operate 148 such vehicle. For all the purposes of this act a motor ve149 hicle shall be deemed to be a motor vehicle operated for the 150 public transportation of passengers or property or both when 151 the owner or operator of such vehicle undertakes to carry pas152 sengers or property, or both, for all persons who may choose 153 to employ and compensate such owner or operator, regard154 less of the restriction as to the kind or character of service 155 to be rendered either as to passengers or property; such clas156 sification shall include taxicabs, bus lines, truck lines and 157 any other indiscriminate transportation of passengers or prop158 erty for compensation, without regard as to whether such 159 operation is between fixed termini or over regular routes or 160 otherwise.

161 The application for such permit or certificate shall be in 162 writing and shall contain full information concerning the 163 financial condition and physical property of the applicant, and 164 shall state the capacity of such vehicle or vehicles and the 165 purpose for which the same is to be used; if the service pro166 posed is to be over a regular route or between fixed termini, 167 then such route or termini, the rates proposed to be charged, 168 and the proposed schedule or time cards shall be desig

169 nated; if the service proposed to be rendered is not 170-171 over a regular route or between fixed termini, then such 172 other matters as the state road commission shall from time to 172-a time prescribe, shall be designated. The state road 173 commission shall have the power to issue to any appli174 cant a certificate of convenience, or to refuse to issue the same, 175 or to issue it for the partial exercise only of the privilege 176 sought, and may attach to the exercise of the rights given by 177 such certificate such terms and conditions as in its judgment 178 the public convenience and necessity may require. No such 179 certificate of convenience shall be issued by the commission 180 until it shall be established to the satisfaction of the commis181 sion, after proper investigation, that the privilege so sought 182 by the applicant is necessary or convenient for the public, and 183 that the service so proposed to be rendered by the applicant 184 is not being adequately performed at the time of such appli185 cation by any other person; provided, however, that any per186 son who has been, prior to the passage of this act, in good faith 187 operating motor vehicles in this state for the public transpor188 tation of passengers or property, or both, in accordance with 189 the laws of this state, shall have the right, upon establishing 190 such fact to the satisfaction of the road commission, to ob191 tain a certificate of convenience to continue such operation 192 for the remainder of the year one thousand nine hundred 193 and twenty-three, in accordance with the provisions of this 194 act, upon making an application in the manner herein pre195 scribed, and upon paying such additional license fees as may 196 hereinafter be required of such class of applicant. If a cer197 tificate of convenience be granted for service over a regular 197-a route or between fixed termini, the state road commission 198 shall prescribe the route, territory, schedule, fare or tariff 199 in connection with such service, and in all cases may make such 200 other rules and regulations relative to the operation of such 201 vehicle or vehicles as public justice may demand. When 202 such certificate of convenience is issued, for service over a reg202-a ular route or between fixed termini, no such motor vehicle 203 shall change its route, schedule, fares or tariff without the 204 express permission of the state road commission. The owner 205 of or operator under any certificate of convenience shall make 206 such reports and furnish such detailed information with re207 spect to the service rendered as the commission shall from 208 time to time direct. The state road commission shall have

209 the power to issue any certificate of convenience for such 210 length of time not in excess of ten years as in its judgment 211 the service proposed and the capital to be invested in such 212 proposed service may justify; provided, however, that taxi213 cabs and other motor vehicles operated for the public trans214 portation of passengers or freight, or both, and not running 215 over a regular route or between fixed termini, or having regu216 lar time schedules, shall only be granted such certificates until 217 the first day of January next following; such certificates of 218 convenience may be renewed at their expiration unless for 219 some good cause the commission shall refuse to re-issue the 220 same. Any certificate held. owned or obtained by any person 221 may be sold, assigned, leased, transferred or inherited as 222 other property only upon authorization by the commission. 223 No certificate shall be issued by the state road commission 224 to any applicant until and after such applicant shall have 225 filed with the state road commission a bond with surety ap226 proved by the commission or liability insurance satisfac226-a tory to the commission, and in such sum as the commission 227 may deem necessary to adequately protect the interest of the 227-a public with due regard to the number of persons and the 228 amount of property involved, which bond shall bind the 229 obligors thereunder to make compensation for injury to per230 sons and loss of or damage to property, resulting from the 231 operation of such motor vehicles; provided, however, that in 232 all cases where the financial responsibility of the applicant is 233 less than five thousand dollars the state road commission shall 234 require for each such motor vehicle a liability insurance bond 235 in some company duly authorized to do business in this state 236 in at least the sum of one thousand dollars and conditioned 237 as above set forth. The state road commission shall adopt 238 and furnish such rules and regulations as may be found 239 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 240 If any applicant for a certificate of convenience shall de241 sire to exercise the privilege sought wholly within any city or 242 incorporated town, such applicant shall, before making appli243 cation to the state road commission as herein prescribed, apply 244 for and obtain from the city or town council, or other proper 245 authority of such city or incorporated town, a permit author246 izing such applicant to make application to the state road 247 commission, and such permit may prescribe such reasonable 248 rules and regulations as the proper authorities of such city or

249 incorporated town may direct with respect to the privilege 250 sought to, insofar as the same may pertain to the stopping 251 and parking of vehicles, zoning, use of one-way streets, kind 252 and character of traffic on certain streets and other like matters 253 affected by local conditions. If the state road commission shall 254 then issue a certificate of convenience to such applicant the 255 rules and regulations as prescribed by such incorporated town 256 or city shall be made a part of and contained in such certificate 257 of convenience; and the state road commission shall in no 258 case issue a certificate to any applicant proposing to render a 259 public service wholly within a city or incorporated town 260 until and after such permit shall have been first obtained by 261 such applicant from the proper authority of such city or in262 corporated town.

263 Any person violating any of the provisions of this section 264 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof 265 shall be punished with a fine of not less than five dollars nor 266 more than two hundred dollars, and in addition thereto such 267 certificate of convenience may be suspended or revoked by 268 the state road commission upon the complaint to it of any per269 son interested, or by the commission on its own motion after 270 hearing duly had upon at least five days' notice to all parties 271 interested.

272 The holder of any certificate of convenience obtained in the 273 manner aforesaid shall yearly pay the following fees to the com274 mission which shall include fees for certificates of registra275-276 tion and corresponding registration plates.

277 Class H-1-Motor vehicles operated for the public transpor278 tation of passengers between fixed termini, or over regular 279 routes, if weighing less than three thousand pounds, shall 280 each be charged and pay one-twentieth of a cent for each pas281 senger seat multiplied by the total number of miles that said 282 application shall show will be traveled over any public roads or 283 highways or over any streets or alleys within any incorporated. 284 city or town in this state by such motor vehicles during the 285 year for which such license is issued. If such motor vehicles 286 weigh over three thousand pounds and less than seven thou287 sand pounds, each shall be charged and pay one-fifteenth of 288 a cent for each passenger seat multiplied by the total number 289 of miles that said application shall show will be traveled over 290 any public roads or highways, or over any streets or alleys 291 within any incorporated city or town in this state by such