The Laws of Texas, 1921 [Volume 21] Page: 176 of 1,670
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168 GENERAL LAWS.
on and over the highway specifically named in the application; and
the State Highway Commission shall after investigation and finding
the highway named in the application of sufficient construction to
carry without material injury a load greater than that named in
this Act, then the State Highway Commission shall have the authority
to issue to owners of motor vehicles a license authorizing a
greater load than named in this Act. Said license shall state the
amount of load that may be carried and also the section of highway
over which said motor vehicle may carry such excess load.
(A) For each trailer or semi-trailer, drawn or designed to be
drawn by a commercial motor vehicle or tractor, the annual license
fee shall be based upon the tire equipment and gross weight of
vehicle and capacity load as follows:
Per 100 Pounds Gross
Weight of Vehicle
Equipped with and Capacity Load.
Pneumatic Tires ...................................15c
Solid Rubber Tires ................................25c
Iron, steel or other hard tires.. .............. 35c
Provided that semi-trailers equipped with iron, steel, or other hard
tires shall pay at the rate of $1.00 per 100 pounds of gross weight as
specified under this section.
(B) The word "Tractor" where used in this Act shall be construed
to mean: any self-propelled vehicle designed or used as a
traveling power plant or for drawing other vehicles, but having no
provision for carrying loads.
For each tractor, the annual license fee shall be based upon the
weight of the tractor as follows:
Annual License Fee
1 to 2,000 pounds ............................$ 5.00
2,001 to 4,000 pounds ........................ ... 10.00
4,001 to 6,000 pounds............................ 15.00
6,001 to 8,000 pounds ............................ 20.00
8,001 to 10,000 pounds.......... .................. 25.00
Motor Buses. Owners of passenger motor vehicles that have a
seating capacity of more than seven passengers, shall pay in addition
to the fee of thirty-five (35c) cents per horsepower an additional
registration fee of one ($1.00) dollar for each number of
passengers the motor vehicle will seat in excess of seven passengers.
Any owner of a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of more than
seven passengers who shall fail or refuse to comply with this section
shall be fined in any sum not more than Two Hundred ($200.00)
Dollars.
Vehicles Not Subject to Registration. Trucks or tractors used
exclusively for agricultural purposes, fire engines, road rollers,
steam shovels, and other road building and agricultural machinery
shall not be required to be registered; provided that nothing in this
section shall be construed to exempt from this Act motor vehicles,
trailers, semi-trailers, and tractors used for road building purposes
and privately owned; provided that trucks used exclusively for
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1921 [Volume 21], book, 1921; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14933/m1/176/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .