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Q .l I I Q. l. 11 A R I I Ii ~ Y I ~ It E, X.1 B ~ 1 Ii I ! AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEVY AND OOLLECTION OF A LICENSE TAX FR:lM OWNERS OF M)TOR VEHICLES, TRAILERS, AND SEMI-TRAILERS OPERATED IN THE CITY OF MARTINSvn.LE, VIRGINIA, AND P:OOVIDING PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLATION THIimDF BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled, that as provided by the Charter ot said City, and for the purpose of providing funds tor the maintenance of the streets and highWB3's of said City, there shall be levied and collected a license tax tor the City ot Martinsville from the owners ot every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer residing in the City of Martinsville, Virginia, and from every non-resident who is the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer ". which is used in a business, employment or profession carried on in said City, other than those exempted by law, for the year beginning March 15, 1965, which license tax shall be as follows: ( a) The license tax to be paid by the owner of eny motor vehicle used in the transportation of passengers not for compensation shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per year; the fee for motorcycles shall be three dollars ($3.00) per year; end two dollars ($2.00) addi tional for each side car. (b) The license tax to be paid on each motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer kept or used for rent or hire or operated under a lease without chauffeur for the tr~~~portation of passengers shall be forty-five cents ($.45) per 100 pounds of weight or major fraction thereof; provided, however, that in no case shall the fee be less than ten dollars ($10.00). This does not apply to vehicles used as common carriers. (c) The license tax to be paid on each taxi cab and other vehicles kept for rent or hire, operated with a chauffeur tor the transportation ot passengers, shall be ninety cents ($.90) per 100 pounds of weight or major traction thereot. This does not apply to vehicles used as common carriers. (d) The license tax to be paid on each motor vehicle not designed and used for the transportation of passengers shall be determined by the gross weight ot the vehicle or combination of the vehicles of which it is a part when loaded to the maximum capacity for which it is registered end licensed and shall be ten cents ($.10) per 100 pounds of weight or major fraction thereof; ~rovided, however, that in no case shall the fee be less than twelve dollars (i12.00). One-half of the annual tax prescribed by subsections (a), (b), (c) aM (d) above shall be collected whenever aQY license plates are issued during the period beginning on the 1st day of October in any year end ending on the 15th day of January in the same license year, and one-third of such tax shall be collected whenever any license plate is issued after the 15th 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 applicant by the City of Martinsville. And the City Treasurer shall compile from his tax 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 1964.