Section 4
SEC. 4 (a) Each such application, if for one calendar year, shall be accompanied by an annual registration fee in accordance with the following tariff: All motor vehicles, the sum of fifty centavos per horsepower or fraction thereof, as determined under section three of this Act, in addition to the following: (b) Private automobiles with pneumatic tires, the sum of one centavo per kilogram of gross weight, as defined under section one of this Act. (c) Private traction engines used for hauling purposes on public highways, and motor trucks, with metallic tires in whole or in part, the sum of ten centavos per kilogram of gross weight. (d) Private motor trucks with solid rubber tires or with part solid and part pneumatic rubber tires, the sum of two centavos per kilogram of gross weight. (e) Private motor trucks with pneumatic rubber tires, the sum of one and one-half centavos per kilogram of gross weight. (f) Private trailers with metallic tires, the sum of five centavos per kilogram of gross weight. (g) Private trailers with solid rubber tires or with part solid and part pneumatic rubber tires, the sum of one and one-half centavos per kilogram of gross weight. (h) Private trailers with pneumatic rubber tires, the sum of one centavo per kilogram of gross weight. (i) Private motorcycles of two or three wheels, bicycles with motor attachments, and similar motor vehicles, the sum of one centavo per kilogram of gross weight. (j) The fee for registration of automobiles operated for hire shall be two times the fees mentioned for private automobiles. Freight or passenger motor trucks for hire shall be subject to the same fees as private motor trucks. (k) If an application for the first registration is made during the period of January first to March thirty-first, inclusive, the annual fee mentioned above in this section shall be paid. If the application is made during the period of April first to June thirtieth, inclusive, three-fourths of the annual fee shall be paid. If the application is made during the period of July first to September thirtieth, inclusive, one-half of the annual fee shall be paid. If the first registration is made during the period of October first to December thirty-first, inclusive, one-fourth of the annual fee shall be paid. (l) The date of cancellation of the postage stamp of envelopes containing money orders, checks or cash shall be considered as the date of application in the appliance of the above tariff, except in the case of improperly prepared applications, when the date of cancellation of the postage stamp of the envelope containing the properly prepared application shall be considered as the date of the application. (m) Tourists using or operating their own motor vehicles and sojourning in the Philippine Islands for a period of forty-five days or less shall be exempt from the payment of the above-stated fees of this section, but if they remain in the Islands for any period longer than forty-five clays, they shall be required to pay one-tenth of the above-stated annual horsepower and gross weight fees, on or before each first day of the month subsequent to the expiration of the first forty-five-day period aforementioned, while they remain in the Islands. They shall, however, be required to register their motor vehicles, and shall pay the fees mentioned under section nine of this Act for each number plate or tag issued. (n) Any owner of a motor vehicle which is in storage, undergoing repairs, or out of service for any other reason, may also be exempted from payment of the registration fees previously mentioned under this section for the period during which the said motor vehicle is out of service, but no refund or reimbursement of registration fees or parts thereof shall be made to any owner on account of a motor vehicle which is taken out of service subsequently to the payment of said registration fees. The owner desiring exemption under this subsection, shall make application for registration of the motor vehicle as provided under section three of this Act. The application shall also be accompanied by a properly accomplished affidavit substantially in the following form: "Affidavit for Exemption from Payment of Fees for Registration of Motor Vehicle While in Storage. "I, ........................................, residing at ...................., and holding cedula number ............., issued at ..................., dated .................. , do hereby swear or affirm that I am the owner of the motor vehicle described in the attached application for registration, and that said motor vehicle has not been and will not be operated on any public highway in the Philippine Islands during the period beginning ........................, and ending on or about ......................" Attested: ......................... Signed ........................... Date ................................