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Home My Public Portal AboutORD07901 BILL NO. I, INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN: cSTomc PRAKc•� H�13ak`�2GC� ORDINANCE NO. 9OI AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 7323 OF THE CITY RELATING TO THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TAX FROM THE OWNERS OF AND DEALERS IN MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATED WITHIN SAID CITY, AND THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE FOR SUCH MOTOR VEHICLES, AND ENACTING A NEW ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE SAME SUBJECT, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Motor Vehicle Tax. Everyone residing within this city owning a motor vehicle which shall 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 on or before the first day of July of each year, to receive the privilege of operating said motor vehicle within said city for all or any portion of the twelve month period beginning on the first day of July in the year in which said license is required, 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----------- 5.50 36 horsepower and less than 48 horsepower----------- 7.50 48 horsepower and less than 60 horsepower----------- 8.50 60 horsepower and leas than 72 horsepower----------- 10.50 72 horsepower and more------------------------------ 12.50 Motorcycles------------------------------------------ 2.00 Motortricycles-------------------------------------- 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------------------------- 6.00 5 tons and less than 6 tons------------------------- 9.00 6 tons and less than 7 tons------------------------- 10.00 7 tons and less than 8 tons------------------------- 12.00 And for every ton or major fraction thereof in excess of 8 tons, $5.00 per ton. Section 2. Exemptionv—ehicles operated exclusively outside of .the city; public 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 3. Delinquent licenses,_penalty. All licenses issued after the first day of July shall be considered delinquent, and the applicant for a license shall incur a penalty in the amount of $2.00 for the first month IM or any part thereof, and ten (10%) per cent of the amount of the license Aft for each additional month, or part thereof, that the license is delinquent when purchased; provided however, that a license for a motor vehicle, which has been recently titled and is being licensed by the owner 'thereof for the first time, shall be considered delinquent upon the expiration of thirty days from the date on the bill of sale of said vehicle, he applicant for a license for such vehicle shall incur a penalty of £or e~' �Y a thirty day period, or part thereof, the license is delinquent when pur- chased, and an additional penalty of ten (10%) per cent for each additional thirty day period, or part thereof, that the license is delinquent when purchased. All penalties for delinquent licenses and the appropriate license fee stated above shall be paid to and collected by the city collector from the person, firm or corporation to whom the license is issued. Section 4. Resident dealers tax. Every resident dealer of motor vehicles who, under the motor vehicle laws of the State of Missouri, shall have obtained a dealer's general distinctive number, may instead of regis- tering each motor vehicle dealt in as provided hereinbefore, register with the Collector of the City of Jefferson, on or before the first day of January of each year, such 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 rive ($5.00) 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. Such person, association or corporation 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 ($5.00) 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 the 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 the succeeding first day of July. Section 8. Semi-annual or ( uarterly Registration. If the application for a license sticker on a motor vehicle is made during the period beginning January let 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 residents; delinquent license, penalty. New residents of this city shall have thirty days from the date of acquisition of residency within this city in which to purchase a motor vehicle license sticker, and at the expiration of said thirty day period, any license issued to a new -2- resident of the city shall be deemed delinquent and bear a penalty of Two ($2.00) Dollars if purchased within the next 30 day period, and if pur- chased thereafter shall bear an additional penalty of ten (10%) per cent for each additional thirty day period, or any portion thereof, expiring between the date that the license becomes delinquent and the date the license is issued. Section 10. Display 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 motor 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 de- stroyed to such a degree as to be no longer useable. Section 12. License sticker non-transferable. 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 employee thereof violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Five ($5.00), Dollars nor more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars, or imprisoned in jail for not more than ninety (90) days, or shall be both no fined and imprisoned. Section 14. Repeal Clause. Ordinance Number 7323 relating to the same subject be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Section 15. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage and approval. Passed: Approved:- a President of ehe Council Mayor Attest: City Clerk