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~o TUESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 1978 cents (459) per 100 pounds of weight or major fraction thereof, but in no case shall the fee be less than fifteen dollars ($15.00). This section shall not apply to motor vehicles used as common carriers nor shall it apply to motor vehicles rented or hired by a lesee for a period of twelve consecutive months, or longer, under a written lease or written agreement. (c) The license tax to be paid by the owner of any motorcycle shall be three dollars ($3.00) per year, plus two dollars ($2.00) additional if the motorcytle is equipped with a side-car. (d) The license tax to be paid on each taxi-cab and other vehicles kept for rent or hire, operated with a chauffeur for the transportation of passengers, shall be ninety cents ($.90) per 100 pounds of weight or major fraction thereof. This does not apply to vehicles used as common carriers. (e) The license tax to be paid on each motor vehicle not designed and/or used for the transportation of passengers shall be determined by the gross weight of the vehicle or combination of the vehicles of which it is a part when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered and licensed and shall be ten cents ($.10) per 100 pounds of weight or major fraction thereof; provided, however, that in no case shall the fee be less than fifteen dollars ($15.00). One-half of the annual tax prescribed by subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) above shall be collected whenever any license plates are issued during the period beginning on the 1st day of October in any year and ending on the 1st day of January in the same license year, and one-third of such tax be collected whenever any license plate is issued after the 1st day of January in any license year. Provided, however, no motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer shall be locally licensed unless and until all personal property taxes upon the motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer to be licensed have been paid which have been properly assessed or assessable against the owner by the City of Martinsville. And the City Treasurer shall compile from his records a list of all persons who have not paid such personal property taxes upon such motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer for the year 1977. This ordinance shall not apply to residents of another city, town or county in the State of Virginia who have paid a similar and current license tax to the city, town or county in which they are a resident. The license tax hereby levied shall be due and payable in the office of the nty Treasurer or his authorized agent on and after the effective date of this ordinance and the Treasurer or his authorized agent shall supply each licensee with a decal sticker which shall indicate the number of the license and which shall be attached to the vehicle for which the tax was levied and collected, as follows: On each licensed motorcycle, trailer, or vehicle of like design, the license decal shall be placed and displayed in a manner similar to and adjacent to the Virginia State Inspection sticker; and, on each of all