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<br />TUESDAY
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<br />FEBRUARy 28, 1978
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<br />The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsvi1le,
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<br />Virginia, with Mayor William D. Hobson presiding, was held Tuesday, February 28,
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<br />1978, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., all members
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<br />being present, viz., William D. Hobson, Mayor; William C. Cole, Jr., Vice Mayor;
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<br />Barry A. Greene; L. D. Oakes; and Francis T. West.
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<br />After the invocation, Council approved--as recorded--the minutes of its regular
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<br />meeting held February 14, 1978.
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<br />Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council adopted the following
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<br />ordinance (as advanced to second reading from Council's February 14th meeting)
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<br />providing for the levy and collection of a license tax from owners of motor
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<br />vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers operated in theCity of Martinsvi1le and
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<br />providing for the punishment for violations thereof, effective for the license tax
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<br />year beginning March 1, 1978:
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<br />AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A LICENSE TAX FROM
<br />OWNERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, AND SEMI-TRAILERS OPERATED IN THE CITY
<br />OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA, AND PROVIDING PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in
<br />regular meeting assembled, that as provided by the Charter of said City, and
<br />for the purpose of providing funds for the maintenance of the streets and
<br />highways of said City, there shall be levied and collected a license tax for
<br />the City of Martinsvi11e from the owners of every motor vehicle, trailer, or
<br />semi-trailer residing in the City of Martinsville, Virginia, and from every
<br />non-resident who is the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer
<br />which is used in a business, employment or profession carried on in said
<br />City, other than those exempted by law, for the license year beginning March 1,
<br />1978, which license tax shall be as follows:
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<br />(a) The license tax to be paid by the owner of any motor vehicle used
<br />in the transportation of passengers not for compensation shall be fifteen
<br />dollars ($15.00) per year, including leased motor vehicles rented or hired
<br />by a lesee for a period of at least twelve consecutive months, or longer,
<br />under a written lease or written agreement.
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<br />(b) The license tax to be paid on each motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-
<br />trailer kept or used for rent or for hire, or operated under a lease with-
<br />out chauffeur for the transportation of passengers, shall be forty-five
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