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4: TUES DAY FEBRUp':~~_~962 BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled, that as provided by the Charter of said City, and for the purpose of providirg funds for the maintenance of the streets and highways of said City, there shall be levied and collected a license tax for the City of Martinsville from the owners of every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer residiq; in the City of 1v1artinsville, Virginia, and from every non-resident who is the o'l"ffi'.'!r 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 lay" for the year beginning March 15, 1962, which license tax shall be as follows: (a) The license tax to be paid by the owner of arw motor vehicle used in the transportation of passengers not for compensation shall be six d.ollars ($6.00) per year; the fee for motorcycles shall be three dollars ($3.00) per year, and two dollars ($2.00) additional for each side car. (b) The license tax to be paid on each motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-traiJer kept or used for rent or hire for transportation of passen- gers or properW shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year. (c) The license tax to be paid on each motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer used or designed for the transportation of property shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) per year. One-half of the annual tax prescribed by subsections (a), (b), and (c) above shall be collected whenever any license plates are issued during the period beginning on the lst day of October in any year and 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. ,_. This ordinance shall not apply to residents of another city, town, or county in the State of Virginia who have paid a similar license tax to the city, town, or county in which they are a resident. The license tax hereby levied shall be due and payable to the office of the City Treasurer or his authorized agent on and after the effective date of this ordinar:ce am the Treasurer or his authorized agent shall supply each licensee with a plate which shall indicate the number of the license and which shall be attached to the vehicle for which the tax was levied and collected. Said license plate shall be placed on the vehicle so that the plate shall be in full view at all times. -- A.ny owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, ar semi-trailer, for which a license tax is required under this ordinance who has not paid the license tax on or before April 15, 1962, or who has operated a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer on the streets and hi~~ways of the City of Martinsville for a period of thirty (30) days without having paid the liceme tax herein levied, or who fails to display the liceme plate as required herein, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than twent,y-five dollars ($25.00), which shall not relieve such owner of the duty to pay the license tax. Any ordinal1ce of the City of MartinsvilJe heretofore passed which is in conflict with this ordinar:ce is hereby repealed.