Show Motor Vehicle Licenses Disclose Interesting History SALT LAKE CITY June 22 Motor Motor Motor Mo Mo- tor vehicles were first registered in Utah in 1909 when licenses were issued at a fee of e each ch says a report of the Utah I State Tax Commission but you i made your own plates the numbers numbers numbers num num- bers to be in Arabic numerals to be four inches high Other interesting provisions of the first Motor Vehicle Act were Where the territory contiguous thereto is closely built up the vehicle may be operated at a speed not greater than one mile in six minutes In case of accident The leThe person operating such motor vehicle shall stop and upon request give his name and address Upon approaching any person I walking or a horse the person person person per per- son operating the motor vehicle shall reduce his speed If such horse appear to be frightened frightened frightened fright fright- ened or if the person in charge shall signal by putting up his hand the motor vehicle shall immediately tely stop Local authorities may set aside public highways for speed tests or races In 1915 Utah had a total of motor vehicles registered the law was amended and the following registration fees were put in force Electric motor vehicles 1000 steam propelled motor vehicles not notto notto notto to exceed 15 horse power steam propelled motor vehicles in excess of 15 horse power 1000 1 cars with gasoline motors paid varying fees from for less than 25 horse power to 1500 if they had over 45 horse power Horse power was computed by multiplying the diameter of the bore by the length of the stroke by the number of cylinders and dividing by 2 By 1923 when the registration fees were again changed we had motor vehicles including trucks The new fees were 1000 and for passenger cars and truck licenses were based on weight with a 33 3 1 percent discount if they had pneumatic tires The present fee for all passenger cars became effective in 1935 The depression took its toll of cars when the registration dropped from in 1930 to by 1932 There was a steady increase from then on until the recession of 1937 which was reflected by bya a decrease of for the following following follow follow- ing big year When the war started in 1941 Utah had vehicles of all classes passenger cars motorcycles and trucks Again the number of registrations de decreased decreased decreased de- de creased to a low of or a loss of or by 1944 Forty years after the first automobiles au automobiles automobiles au- au were licensed in Utah the state had motor vehicles vehicles vehicles cles which was the total registration tion for 1949 |