Act No. 2159 Section 5

Section 5

SEC. 5. Upon the receipt of such application and fee the Director of Public Works shall cause the same to be registered or recorded in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, which shall be known as the "Motor Vehicle Register," and in which such information shall be set forth as will enable the vehicle and the owner thereof to be identified. The Director of Public Works shall issue to the applicant a numbered certificate of registration, in duplicate, for each separate vehicle and shall enter the number of such certificate in the "Motor Vehicle Register."

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