Show CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP 1 I F MUST ACCOMPANY ACCO MOTOR OAR CAR Th There re are now pending In the United States house of representatives tives bills which aim to close th the market for stolen automobiles by requiring that a certificate or bill of sale shall accompany every transfer transfer trans trans- fer ter of ownership In an automobile Moreover copies caples of oC this document are areto to be I are filed with suitable agencies of the federal government government located lu in each state The validity and bona I fide nature of this certificate of oC sale aale are to determine whether or not such state agency shall issue to too tars tM new owner a certificate of oC ownership ownership owner owner- i ship with which ho he can alone secure secure se se- i cure registration and a license to operate operate op op- erate crate the car OP-I OP What fa fate to the proposition will meet with at the hands of the lawmakers lawmakers lawmakers law law- I makers in Washington remains t to o be The The administrative me r suggested for ifor effectuating the idea contemplates tho the creation of a ad federal fed fed- d dral a eral ral motor registration bureau with Ill I re registrars in each state L has been raised as to the constitutionality of oC such a procedure ure owing to the fact that it might Interfere unduly with with the prerogatives prerogatives prerogatives tives of the states In the matter of motor vehicle regulation There Is a probability too that owing to the great revenues which the states now derive from annual motor vehicle registration and li license license li- li cense fees the they may be reluctant to share with any other authority the control which they now E I Lack of harmony or cooperation Would of course wreck the federal bill of sale scheme In spite of these flaws In Jn tho the proposal proposal proposal pro pro- however it is founder founded on correct correct correct cor cor- premises and while perhaps not the most effectual barrier that can be raised against the market outlet for stolen cars Is nevertheless a first class guide to the erection of such a barrier |