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1~ FRIDAY FEBRtARY 15. 1957 -,....,- whether to establish and combine a new sewer service charge with the present sewer service charge and make no changes in present water rates. tTpon motion, the following ordinance providing for the levying and collecting of a license tax from owners of motor vehicles, for the license year beginning March 15, 1957, was unanimously adopted: /~- BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular meeting assembled, that as provided by the Charter of said C1 ty, and for the purpose of providing f'und s for the mai ntenance of the streets and highways of said City, there shall be levied and collected a license tax for the City of Martinsville from the owner of 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, 1957, which license tax shall be as follows: (8) The license tax to be paid by the owner of any motor vehicle used in the transportation of passengers not for compensation shall be six dollars ($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. ~Zg I~!i' Ii k...=- (b) The license tax to be paid on each motor vehicle, trailer, or semI-trailer i:ept or used for rent or hire for transportation of passengers or property 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 br subsections (a), (b), and (c) 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 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, tow, 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 ordinance and 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. ~-_._. ~_.__._------------,-~,_._.._...._---