292 motor vehicles during the year for which such license is issued. 293 If such motor vehicles weigh over seven thousand pounds, each 294 shall be charged and pay one-tenth of a cent for each passen295 ger seat multiplied by the total number of miles that said 296 application shall show will be traveled over any public roads 297 or highways, or over any streets or alleys within any incor298 porated city or town in this state by such motor vehicles 299 during the year for which such license is issued.

300 Class H-2. Motor vehicles operated for the public trans301 portation of property between fixed termini, or over regular 302 routes, if of three tons or less carrying capacity, 303 shall each be charged and pay one-tenth of a cent 304 per each ton mile multiplied by the total number of miles that 305 said application shall show will be traveled by such motor 306 vehicles over any public roads or highways or over any 307 streets or alleys within any incorporated city or town in this 308 state during the year for which such license is issued. If 309 such motor vehicle be over three tons and less than 310 five tons carrying capacity, each shall be charged 311 and pay one-fifth of a cent per each ton mile multiplied by 312 the total number of miles that said application shall show 313 will be traveled by such motor vehicle over public roads or 314 highways or over any streets or alleys within any incorporated 315 city or town in this state during the year for which such 316 license is issued.

317 Class H-3. Motor vehicles operated for the public trans318 portation of passengers not running over a regular route or 319 between fixed termini shall each be charged and pay seventy320 five dollars yearly. Ambulances and hearses used exclusively 321 in their work, shall be exempted from the above special 322 fee.

323 Class H4. Motor vehicles operated for the public transpor324 tation of property not running over a regular route or between 325 fixed termini, shall each be charged and pay a fee of double 326 that of trucks not used commercially. No license fee or tax 327 other than that prescribed in this section shall be charged by 328 the state or any municipality or other political sub-division 329 thereon, except the regular property tax, with respect to such 330 vehicles and the operation.

Sec. 83. The license or registration fees herein prescribed 2 shall be for the entire calendar year; provided, that where ap3 plication is made therefor between the first day of April and 4 the thirtieth day of June, inclusive, in any year, the charge 5 therefor shall be three-fourths of the sum charged for such 6 yearly license; and where application for such license and regis7 tration is made between the first day of July and the thirtieth 8 day of September inclusive, of any year, the sum charged there9 for shall be one-half of the sum charged for a yearly license and 10 where application for such license and registration is made after 11 the thirtieth day of September in any year, one fourth of such 12 yearly license shall be charged, and in all cases where a license 13 is issued after the thirtieth day of September in any year there 14 shall be paid in addition to the license herein provided for the 15 additional sum of one dollar; and, provided, further, that in all 16 cases where additional license fees are required under the pro17 visions of this act, as amended, for the balance of the year one 18 thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, the payment already 19 made for license or registration fees for the year one thousand 20 nine hundred and twenty-three shall be credited on such addi21 tional license fees.

22 In the event of the loss or inadvertent destruction of any plate 23 issued under the provisions of this act, the commission shall 24 investigate the circumstances of alleged loss or destruction, and 25 if satisfied that the loss or destruction has occurred as alleged, 26 shall issue a duplicate, or duplicates, or may in its discretion 27 issue a new set of plates with appropriate certificate of registra28 tion, at a cost not to exceed one dollars. In the event of the loss 29 or inadvertent destruction of any certificate of registration 30 isued under the provisions of this act, the commission may issue 31 a duplicate upon receipt of affidavit of such loss at a cost not to 32 exceed one dollar.

33 The registration certificates, and the right to use the corr34 sponding registration plates shall expire at midnight of Decem35 ber thirty-first of the year for which issued.

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Upon the destruction or permanent removal from the state of 37 any registered motor vehicle, its certificate of registration and 38 the right to use the number plates or markers thereon shall 39 expire; provided, that the commission shall permit the person 40 to whom such certificates and plates or markers were originally

41 issued to surrender the same, and shall allow to him a refund 42 of the amount paid for registration markers and certificate for 43 the quarterly periods remaining wholly unexpired.

44 Upon the transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle, its cer45 tificate of registration and the right to use the number plates or 46 markers shall expire, and it shall be the duty of the original 47 owner to immediately notify the commission of the name and 48 address of the new owner, and to deliver to the purchaser the 49 license certificate and plates or markers belonging thereto. It 50 shall be the duty of the purchaser immediately to file with the 51 commission an application for a transfer of such registration 52 accompanied with said certificate, for which the commission shall 53 issue a transfer certificate and charge a fee of one dollar. If 54 such license certificate be not filed the purchaser shall be charged 55 a fee of two dollars for said license transfer certificate.

56 Any person who shall obtain a registration certificate or regis57 tration plates, or other licenses provided for in this act, by mis58 representation or by any other method not authorized by law, 59 and any person who shall violate any of the other provisions of 60 this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and such person 61 upon conviction thereof, shall be punished with a fine of not less 62 than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, and may be there63 after refused a license or certificate of registration. Said pen64 alty shall apply to the owner as well as to the operator of such 65 vehicle.

Sec. 93. There shall not be operated on any road or highway 2 in this state any vehicle whose width, including load, is greater 3 than ninety inches (except traction engines, whose width shall 4 not exceed one hundred and eight inches, and wagons and 5 other vehicles of farmers when hauling hay, straw, fodder or 6 other farm products on the roads, or when on the roads with 7 farming implements,) or which has a greater height than twelve 7-a feet, or a greater length than forty feet, and no combina7-b tion of vehicles coupled together shall be so operated whose 7-c total length including load, shall be greater than sixty 8 feet; provided, that in special cases vehicles whose dimensions 9 exceed the foregoing may be operated under permits granted as 9-a hereinafter provided.

10 No vehicle, whose gross weight, including load, is more than 11 twenty thousand pounds; no vehicle including load having 12 a greater weight than seventeen thousand pounds on any one

13 axle; no vehicle, including load, having a greater weight than 14 nine thousand pounds on any one wheel; and no vehicle, includ15 ing load, having a weight upon any one wheel of more than six 16 hundred pounds per inch width of tire in actual contact with 17 the road surface, shall be operated upon any road or highway in 18 this state; provided, however, that there may be operated upon 19 any road, tractors equipped with caterpillar tread, together with 20 trailer, trailers, semi-trailer, or semi-trailers, whose combined 21 weight, including load, shall not exceed eleven tons; and, pro22 vided, further, that in special cases, vehicles, including load, ex22-a ceeding the weight herein described, may be operated under 22-6 special permits granted as hereinafter provided.

22-c Any person, firm or corporation who shall operate or cause to 22-d be operated on any highway in this state a vehicle whose size or 23 weight exceeds that herein prescribed, shall be guilty of a mis24 demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished with 25 a fine of not less than one hundred, nor more than five hundred 26 dollars, for the first offense, and not less than five hundred dol27 lars, nor more than one thousand dollars for any subsequent 28 offense and in addition thereto the license of such person, firm 29 or corporation shall be revoked as provided in section eighty30 nine of chapter one hundred and twelve of the acts of the leg31 islature of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one.

Sec. 94. The special permit herein required for the opera2 tion of a vehicle whose size or weight, with load, exceeds the 3 limits prescribed in this act, shall be in writing, and be issued 4 at the discretion of the commission, or of those officials in the 5 state's political sub-division who have charge of the high6 ways, roads, streets, alleys and bridges over which such vehicle 7 is to operate. Such permit may be issued for a single trip or 8 for a definite period not beyond the date of the expiration of 9 the vehicle registration, and shall designate the roads and 10 bridges to be used. Any person operating a vehicle under such 11 permit shall pay to the commission or other authorities having 12 charge of the maintenance of said roads or bridges, the amount 13 of any and all damages that may be caused to any road or 14 bridge by reason of the operation of such vehicle thereon, 15 and the possession of such permit shall not relieve any person 16 from the liability for such damage. The commission or other 17 authority granting such permit shall require from the person 18 or corporation receiving same a bond with satisfactory security 19 conditioned upon the proper repair of all damages done the

20 roads or streets over which such vehicle is operated. The com21 mission or other authority granting such permits, may also 22 prescribe such rules and regulations governing the use of 23 vehicles requiring a special permit under this section as may be 24 necessary to protect the roads and streets over which same are 25 operated from unusual damages therefrom. A violation by 26 any person or corporation having a permit, of the rules and 27 regulations so prescribed, shall be suficient cause for the revoca28 tion thereof.

29 No vehicle of the kinds and weights enumerated in this sec30 tion shall be operated on the open country highways, suburban 31 streets, or urban streets in this state, at a greater rate of speed 32 than that prescribed in section ninety-five of chapter one hun33 dred and twelve of the acts of the legislature, one thousand 34 nine hundred and twenty-one, regular session.

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10 Steel-tired vehicles over 2000 lbs. 11 Any person who shall operate on any highway in this state a 12 vehicle whose size or weight exceeds that herein prescribed or at 13 a greater rate of speed than therein allowed, shall be guilty of a 14 misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished 15 by a fine of not less than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, 16 and may be confined in the county jail for fifteen days, or by 17 both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court for the 18 first offense; and for a second or subsequent offense he shall be 19 punished with a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than 20 two hundred dollars, and shall be confined in the county jail not 21 less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, and his license 22 shall be revoked as provided in section eighty-nine of chapter 22-a one hundred and twelve of the acts of the legislature of one 22-b thousand nine hundred and twenty-one.

23 The trial court shall assess as a part of the costs in the case a