When application is made to any county treasurer for a motor-vehicle license, as provided in K.S.A. 8-130, the county treasurer shall designate upon such application and a receipt therefor the number of the tag issued, and shall deliver the tag at the time application is made. The names of registered owners of motor vehicles and the records in the office of the county treasurer shall at all times be open to inspection by the public.
K.S.A. 8-148