Show BEHIND IN AUTO LICENSES CE CEDAR AR CITY RANKS LOWEST LOWEST LOW LOW- LOWEST EST IN MATTER l OF SE SEe I CURING AUTO LICENSES FOR IFOR YEAR 1923 EVERY OTHER TOWN IN STATE WELL WELL UP TO PER P CENT CEDAR BELOW 85 PER PERCENT CENT eo eo tie We have just been informed that Cedar City stands lowest inthe Inthe in inthe the matter of 1923 1923 auto kenses That every other city and town in inthe the state Is la per cent up upon upon upon on licenses or nearly so This is certainly a discredit to Cedar City We profess and do boost for forlaw forlaw forlaw law observance and claim that we stand head and shoulders I above others In that regard but we cannot now do so so- so soso so far faras' faras as' as 1923 is concerned I Everybody knows that a certain certain tain percentage of the money taken in by the state for motor vehicle licenses is put back on the roads throughout the state and Iron County and Cedar City gets their just proportion Salt Lake Lak Lake Lake- City and county pay betto bet- bet to r t an 5 per cent of the auto U licenses and and- get d.-get gent get no nog g renter t r t amount am from amount from the road portion of that tha money than does Iron County It IUs Itis is not a square deal for Salt Lake County and City to help st stand Iron County's portion portion por pore tion of road money secured from licenses And on top of that we have a representative on the State Road Commission who hails from this city and who is a booster for roads in this section n constantly working for our interests in in- r. r r- r only to be embarrassed by having it pointed out to him that Cedar City is below the mark in paying auto licenses How can we expect our representative representative sen Uve to work for good roads for this section n of the state when we do not pay our just licenses a portion of which is used to build and maintain the roads the representative has been successful in ia having certified certified certified fied by the Federal government and State It is time we awakened to the necessity of paying our motor vehicle license and see to it that that tha Cedar City stands per cent in 1924 in that regard And it is time also that our peace officers do their duty They should apprehend every car owner who does not show a license number for the year in which the car is in operation I If they do not do so they are neglectful neg neg- neglectful of their duty and liable to forfeiture of bonds In order that our readers may I know the law and the peace officers officers of of- their duty in the matter of motor for 1924 we wet t quote the following from the State laws Sec See It It is hereby made madea I a the duty of every police officer I r every marshal deputy marshal or watchman of any incorporated 1 ed city of town and every other lawful officer of any county and every constable in any township township town town- I ship to arrest within the limits 1 of their any person known to have violated any of the provisions o of this act motor vehicle license act and seize and take possession of any vehicle vehicle vehicle ve ve- hicle and immediately bring each offender before any justice of the peace or officer having jurisdiction and any such person so arrested shall have tHe right of immediate trial That each and every officer officer of of- herein named who shall neglect to carry out the duties Imposed by this act shall be liable liable liable lia lia- ble on his official bond for such neglect as provided by law in like cases The penalty is heavy for all who are caught without a li li- li cense and the the punishment punishment of officers officers officers of of- for neglect to arrest all known violators of the motor vehicle license act is also heavy so it would look as though both the car owners and the officers would play safe the owners to secure licenses and the officers to apprehend any car owner who cannot show a license number |