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TUESDAY OCTOBER 23, 1973 Upon recommendation of City Manager Noland, supported by several landowners and/or their agents present, Council unanimously adopted the following ordinance amending the City Code (by the addition thereto of the following section designated Section 11-38.1) pertaining to the use of private properties by "motorbike" riders and to the posting of signs on such private properties: ~- BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled October 23, 1973, that the Code of the City of Martinsville, Virginia (1971, and as amended) be and is hereby amended to include the following: Section 11-38.1. (a) Any person who operates a motorcycle or other motor vehicle, as those terms are defined in Sections 46.1-1 (14) and (15) of the 1950 CODE OF VIRGINIA, as amended, upon the lands of another upon which signs or posters have been placed prohibiting the operation of motorcycles or other motor vehicles by others upon said lands, without having in his or her possession the written consent of the owner, or his agent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any person who shall mutilate, destroy, or take down any "no motor bikes, motorcycles, or jeeps allowed" sign or poster or similar sign or poster on the lands of another, or who shall post such sign or poster on the lands of another, without the written consent of the landowner or his agent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This ordinance shall be in effect on and after November 5, 1973. Upon recommendation of City Manager Noland, Council authorized the usage of decals--in lieu of metal tags, except where otherwise necessary--for the "licensing" of motor vehicles within the City during the forthcoming motor vehicle license tax year; and, in addition, Council authorized the preparation of an appropriate motor vehicle license tax ordinance reflecting such usage and requirements for the forthcoming tax year. 17