Ada County v. Wright

AILSHIE, C. J. —

Prior to the meeting of the 1939 Session of the legislature, the statute, sec. 48-127, I. C. A., provided a graduated scale of fees for licensing motor vehicles. The 1939 Session, by the provisions of House Bill No. 12 (chap. 17 of the 1939 Laws) amended the statute so as to greatly reduce the fees and place the registration license fees on a uniform flat rate basis. The amendment reads in part as follows:

“The fee for licensing each motor vehicle designed exclusively for the purpose of carrying passengers and not used primarily for hire, shall he five dollars. The fees for…