Section 54
SEC. 54. This Act shall take effect on its approval and shall apply to the nineteen hundred and twenty-two registration of motor vehicles and to subsequent years: Provided, That owners of motor vehicles which, prior to the approval of this Act, have been registered under previous Acts or city or municipal ordinances, for the year nineteen hundred and twenty-two shall be given an extension of time for re-registration under the provisions of this Act for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and twenty-two, until the last working day in the month of June, nineteen hundred and twenty-two, without becoming delinquent, and such owners shall be allowed credit for and may have deducted by the Director of Public Works or his deputies the amount of fees paid by them under such laws and ordinances for the year nineteen hundred and twenty-two, and said owners shall in case the registration fees stipulated under this Act are in excess of the amount already paid as fees for nineteen hundred and twenty-two under said Acts or ordinances, be required to pay to the Director of Public Works or his deputies, an amount equal to such difference or excess of fees: And provided, further, That no actual refund or reimbursement of fees or parts thereof shall be made to the owner, even if the fees already paid under previous Acts or ordinances exceed those stipulated under this Act: And provided, further, That the credit allowed under this section shall be taken into account in the allotment of funds to provinces and cities under section forty-nine of this Act: And provided, finally, That the provisions of this section shall apply in like manner to the fees for licensing of operators and chauffeurs. Approved, March 10, 1922.