ART. 56] MOTOR VEHICLES. 1453

Motor Vehicles.

1904, ch. 518, sec. 1

131. Every resident of this State who is the owner of a
motor vehicle, and every non-resident owner whose motor
vehicle shall be driven in this State, shall file in the office of
the secretary of State a declaration duly verified that such
owner is competent to drive the motor vehicle for which appli-
cation for license is made, and a written statement containing
the name and address of such owner, together with a brief
description of the character of such motor vehicle, including
the name of the maker and the manufacturer's number of the
motor vehicle, if number there be, and the rated horse power
of the motor vehicle, and shall pay to the secretary of State a
registration fee of one dollar for each motor vehicle; the
secretary of State shall issue for each motor vehicle so regis-
tered a certificate, properly numbered, stating that such motor
vehicle is registered in accordance with this section, and shall
cause the name of such owner, with his address, the number
of his certificate and a description of such motor vehicle or
motor vehicles, to be entered in alphabetical order of the
owners' name in a book to be kept for such purpose. This
section shall not apply to manufacturers or dealers in this
State of motor vehicles, except as to vehicles kept by such
manufacturer or dealer for private use or for hire.

Ibid. sec. 2.

132. The owner of each and every motor vehicle driving the
same upon the public streets, public roads, turnpikes, parks,
public parkways, public driveways or other public highways in
this State shall have the number of the license issued as afore-
said by the secretary of State upon the back of every such
motor vehicle, in a conspicuous place, so as to be plainly visible
at all times during daylight, such numbers to be separate
Arabic numerals, not less than three inches in height, the strokes
to be of a width not less than three-eighths of an inch, and, ex-
cepting the numbers upon the lights, as required by section 133
of this sub-title, such owner shall not be required to place any
other marks of identity upon said motor vehicle.

Ibid sec. 3.

133. Every motor vehicle shall carry, during the period
from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, at least
two lighted lamps, showing white lights, visible at least two
hundred feet in the direction toward which such motor vehicle