Show i I AUT LOSES ON MANDAMUS ASKING liCENSE Supreme Court Backs Secretary Sec Sec- Secret Secretary Sec Sec- ret ry of State Regarding Law on Transfer of Permit Permit Permit Per Per- mit in Case of Sale In the supreme court toda today today- a petition petition petition peti peti- tion for tor mandamus was filed riled against H. H E. E Crockett secretary of state and andIn andIn andIn In charge of at the motor vehicle department department department depart depart- ment of or the Ule state by C. C N. N Sergeant of at Salt Satt The petition the court held did not state sufficient facts to toi authorize the Issuance of or the writ prayed for Mr 1 Sergeant seeks to compel the secretary of ot state to register his c car cr r runder I under the license which he obtained In January on a car that date dato Mr l Sergeant has purchased a new car carand carand carand and turned In his old car on the pur pur- I chase He has surrendered his plates to Secretary Crockett and In Iii view of ot I this he demands that the secretary I Issue him new now li license ense plates upon the payment of a nominal fee ree Instead of a anew anew new registration fee as provided by law Secretary Crockett stands p pat pt t upon the law which reads thus Upon the transfer of ownership ofa of ofa a vehicle its registration expires The original owner shall notify the secretary secretory secre secre- tary tory of ot state Immediately the tho name and anti address of ot the new owner return the registration card and license plates to the s secretary of state For this he t pay a e. new registration fee Further It Is unlawful for any person to sell convey transfer or pass title to any vehicle unless he shall shan at th the time deliver dellver to the purchaser an affidavit affidavit affi affi- davit alt In duplicate which shall be typewritten typewritten typewritten type type- written or written In ink The secretary secretary secretary secre secre- 1 tary of ot state shall furnish such forms and they may be bt had upon application to the tho of state or to any motor mo mo- tor vehicle inspector The purchaser retain the original affidavit and file He the duplicate with the secretary of ot state In case of the transfer of ot ownership ownership ownership own own- of a a. vehicle by operation of law the affidavit of ownership shall be signed by the pro proper r court officer The secreta secretary of ot state In his discretion discretion discretion tion may require require- additional Information Information tion to satisfy himself of ot the proper ownership of any vehicle On the filing of he the affidavit of ot ownership a n. fee of 1 Is paid to the secretary of state The purchaser Is required to file an affidavit of ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship within ten days dars after acquiring any vehicle No application for registration registration registration regis regis- will be accepted by the secretary secretary secre secre- tary lacy of state unless the vehicle shall shan have been inspected by a motor vehicle Inspector These inspectors consisting consisting consisting consist consist- ing of ot the sheriff and deputies police officers county clerks or the Justice of ot the peace are located at oat all principal principal principal prin prin- cipal points in Utah There Is a charge of ot 50 cents for Inspecting each vehicle No 1 applications for tor registration will witt willbe willbe be accepted unless the owner properly property completes the application form certifies certifies to the same under oath or affirmation affirmation mation and at the same time files with the secretary of state the the affidavit affidavit affidavit affi affi- davit of ot ownership together with the thel l Inspectors Inspector's certificate showing that proper Inspection has been made |