HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 15

form prepared and furnished by him making application for
the registration of such motor vehicle in the name of said ap-
plicant; whereupon a new certificate of title shall be issued
to the assignee, the charge therefor being one dollar ($1. 00).
Said original certificates, when so assigned and returned to
the Commissioner, together with subsequent assignments of
reissues of certificates, shall be retained by the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles and appropriately indexed, so that at all
times it will be possible for him expeditiously to trace title to
the motor vehicle designated therein, provided, however,
that the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may, in his discre-
tion, destroy or otherwise dispose of such certificates of title
in existence more than ten (10) years from the date of issu-
ance, upon being satisfied that the motor vehicle named in
said certificate of ownership has been junked. It shall be un-
lawful and a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less
than five dollars ($5. 00) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1, 000. 00) or by imprisonment for not more than ten (10)
years, or both, for any one to sell or to purchase within the
limits of this State any used or second-hand motor vehicle
for which a certificate of title hag been issued by the Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles, unless at the time of the deliv-
ery thereof there shall pass between the parties such certifi-
cate of title with an assignment thereof in the form prescribed
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Any person who
shall knowingly make any false statement, either in his appli-
cation for the ownership certificate herein provided for or in
any assignment thereof, or who, with intent to procure or
pass title to a motor vehicle which he knows or has reason to
believe has been stolen, shall receive or transfer possession of
the game from or to another, or who shall operate or be an
occupant of any motor vehicle he knows or has reason to be-
lieve has been stolen, and any person who shall intentionally
make any false statement or misrepresentation either orally
or in writing to said Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or to
any of his deputies or employees, or to any other person what-
soever for the purpose of securing a certificate of title or a
transfer or assignment of such certificate of title to himself
or to some other person, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of
not less then five hundred dollars ($500. 00) nor more than
five thousand dollars ($5, 000. 00) or by imprisonment for not
more than five (5) years, or by both fine and imprisonment,
in the discretion of the Court. This provision shall not be
regarded as exclusive of other penalties prescribed by existing
or any future law for the larceny or unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle. In the case of manufacturers and dealers in
motor vehicles, motorcycles, side-cars or trailers, all of which