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ORDINaNCE NO. 7 2 6 1
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AN ORDINANCE OF .L~HE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MI3SOUR , REPEALING
ORDINANCES NUMBERED 5958 (BEING SECTIONS 102-112 OF THE REVISED
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, 1956) AND 6466 OF SAID
CITY, RELY TING TO THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A LICENSE TAX FROM,
THE OWNERS OF AND DEALERS IN MOTOR VEHCILES RESIDING WITHIN
SAID CITY, AND ENACTING A NEW ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE SANE
SUBJECT, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. Re Real Clause. Ordinance Number 5958 (being
Sections 102-112 a Revised Ordinances of the City of
Jefferson, 1956) and ordinance number 6466 of said city, levying
and collecting a license tax from the owners of and dealers in
motor vehicles residing within said city be, and the same are
hereby, repealed.
Section 2. Motor Vehicle Tax. Every resident of this city
owning a motor vehicle which sal be driven or operated upon
any street, alley, roadway or highway within said city shall
register said motor vehicle with the city collector and
purchase a city license on1the first day of July of each year, 1
and the cost of said city license shall be as follows:
(a) For motor vehicles other than commercial motor
vehicles :
Less than 12 horsepower 2. 50
12 horsepower and less than 24 horsepower. . . . 3. 50
24 horsepower and less than 36 horsepower-. . . . :5�80
36 horsepower and less than 48 horsepower. . . . $ 7.50
48 horsepower and less than 60 horsepower. . . . $ 8.50
60 horsepower and less than 72 horsepower. . . . $10. 50
72 horsepower and more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12. 50
Tr iotorcycles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 00
Tylotortricycles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2. 50
(b) For commercial motor vehicles having a manufacturer's
rated capacity of :
Less than 2 tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3. 50
2 tons and less than 5 tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6. 00
5 tons and less than 6 tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39:;00
6 tons and less than 7 tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310. 00
7 tons and less than 8 tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12. 00
And for every ton or major fraction thereof in
excess :6f 8 tons, x$5. 00 per ton.
Section 3. Exemptions; vehicles o erated exclusivelv outside
of the city; ublic service commission licenses. The preceding
section of this ordinance shall not apply to:
(a) A resident of this city owning a motor vehicle
which is used exclusively outside of said city, and
(b) To any motor vehicle, to which is attached an annual
license issued by the Public Service Commission of
Missouri, operated by either a common carrier or a
contract carrier regulated by said commission.
Section 4. Resident dealers tax. Every resident dealer of
motor vehicles w o, under the motor vehicle laws of the State
of Missouri, shall have obtained a dealer's general distinctive
number, may instead of registering each motor vehicle dealt in
as provided hereinbefore, register with the Collector Hof the
City of Jeffersonrsuch distinctive number so awarded by the
State, the name of the person, association or corporation to
whom assigned and the business address thereof, and on payment
of the registration fee of five ( 35. 00 ) dollars, may receive
from the City Collector a certificate of registration, bearing
thereon the date of issue and the year for which issued and
also five license plates. Stich person, association of corporatio
may obtain as many additional license plates as may be desired
by presenting to the City Collector the certificate of registration
and paying not less than five (*35.00) dollars for each additional
set of five license plates. It shall be the duty of the City
Collector to endorse, both on the certificate of registration
and on the records retained in his office, all of the city license
plate numbers issued under the certificate of registration.
License plates so issued shall be placed and used only on
motor vehicles bearing a State dealer's license plate. Those
qualifying and registering under this section shall be subject
to all of the regulations imposed by ordinance or other
registrants and liable under the penalties prescribed.
Section. 5. Issuance of license; conditions. The City
Collector shall issue a motor vehicle license sticker to the
registered owner thereof upon payment of the amount designated
in this ordinance and presentation to the Collector of proper
evidence of (a) title to the motor vehicle from the Department
of Revenue of Missouri, Division of Motor Vehicle Registration,
and (b) payment of all personal property taxes by the resident
owner of said motor vehicle for all previous tax years.
Section 6. Horsepower rating. The horsepower of all motor
vehicles for the purpose of determining the cost of the license
sticker thereupon shall be determined according to the rating
provided and established by the laws of the State of Missouri
for ascertaining the cost of State license plates.
Section 7. License Sticker Renewal. License stickers shall
be renewed annually in t e same manner and upon payment of the
same fees as set out in this ordinance, said license sticker
to take effect on the first day of July of each year and said
license sticker shall expire on succeeding thirtieth day of
June.
Section 8. Semi-annual or Quarterly Registration. If
the application for a license sticker on a motor vehicle is made
during the period beginning January 1st and ending March 31st,
one half of the annual license fee shall be paid. If the
application is made during the period from April 1st to
June 30th, one fourth of the annual. license fee shall be paid.
Section 9. New City Residents. Any person moving within
the corporate limits of this city and becoming a resident
thereof shall have thirty (30) days from the date of acquisition
of a domicile within this city in which to purchase a motor
vehicle license stickery .
Section 10. Pisplay of license sticker. The owner of a
motor vehicle subject to the provisions of this ordinance shall
conspicuously display and affix such license sticker on the
lower right hand corner of the windshield of said motor vehicle.
Section 11. Duplicate stickers obtainable. Duplicate
copies of motor vehicle license stickers may be obtained from the
City Collector upon satisfactory proof of the destruction or
loss of the original license sticker and upon payment of the
sum of twenty-five (25) cents.
Whenever the original sticker is destroyed, or the
windshield upon which said sticker was placed is broken, or upon
the sale of the m---otor vehicle carrying a city license, the
City Collector, upon satisfactory proof, may issue a duplicate
license sticker. Satisfactory proof shall be deemed to be the
exhibiting to the City Collector of a sufficient portion of the
license sticker as will disclose that the original license
sticker is destroyed to such a degree as to be no longer useable.
Section 12. License sti kex non-transfe able City
license stickers shall not be transferable from one owner of
a vehicle to a subsequent owner of the same motor vehicle and
may only be used on automobiles actually owned by the purchaser
of the license.
Section 13. Penalty. Every person, firm or corporation, or
manager, agent or emp oyes thereof, violating any of the terms
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than one hundred
( 6100.00) dollars, or imprisoned in jail for not more than
ninety (90) days, or shall be both fined and imprisoned.
Section 14. Effective date. This ordinance shall be
in force and take effect from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed: July 23: 1962 Approved: Ju1X 24, 1262
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President of thd Coun Mayor
C. F. WHALW C. F. WHALEY
Attest :
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City Clery,.
HAROLD B. BAKERS, Jr.