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~02 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1959 AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE IEVY AND COLLECTION OF A LICENSE TAX FROM CWNERS OF MOTOR VEHIC LES, TRAI IERS, AND SEMI-TRAlIERS OPERATED IN THE CITY OF MARTI N3VILIE, VIRGINIA 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 providing funds far the maintenance of the streets and highways of said City, there shall be levied and collected a license tax for the G ity of Martinsville from the owner of fNery motor vehic Ie, trailer, or semi-trailer residing in the City of Mart:insville, Virginia, and from every non-resident who is the owner of a motor vehicle, "trailer, or semi-trailer which is used in a bus iness, employment or profession carried on in said G ity, other than those exempted by law, for the year beginning March 15, 1959, which license tax shall be as follows: (a) The 1icense 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. (b) The license tax to be paid on each motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer kept 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 by 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, tam, 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 1h is ordinance 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 the1ehicle so that the plate shall be in full view at all times. Any owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer, for which a license tax is req1rlred under this ordinance who has not paid the license tax on or before April 15, 1959, or who has operated a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi- trailer on the streets and highways of the City of Martinsville far a period of th irty (0) days vii thout having paid the license tax herein levied, or who faiJs to display the license plate as required herein shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), which shall not relieve such owner of the duty to pay the license tax. Any ordinance of the City of Martinsville heretofore passed which is in conflict with this ordinance is hereby repealed. Council was adjourned. -) , /.)",- ( #:-"H~ Y~~ tiC le;;k of G ouncil