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properly displayed, and if any vehicle he found without such
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<br />number it shall be his duty to ascertain the name of the owner
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<br />and require said license to be procured under penalty as pro-
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<br />vided in the general provisions of this ordinance. And in all
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<br />cases where the number is not properly displayed the delin-
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<br />quent sliall be fined not less than $1.50 nor more than $5.00.
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<br />In the discharge of the duty thus imposed the Chief of Police
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<br />shall have authority to call to his aid the several members of his
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<br />force.
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<br />115a. Vehicles—Motor-Driven.
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<br />Every owner of a motor -driven vehicle on or before the first
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<br />day of May of each year, or before he shall commence to operate
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<br />his machine, shall obtain a license to operate the same by making
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<br />application to the City Manager for a license to operate. The ap-
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<br />plication must contain the name of the applicant, his residence,
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<br />and if a corporation, its place of business, giving the name, factory
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<br />number, if any, fixed by its maker, a brief description showing
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<br />the style of the machine, source of power, number of cylinders
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<br />and horse power, as computed by the provisions of the State law
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<br />now in force or in accordance with any modifications that here-
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<br />after may be made by the State. After making application, upon
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<br />presentation of a receipt from the City Treasurer showing that
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<br />said applicant has paid into the treasury of the City the required
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<br />license tax fee, the City Manager shall issue a certificate of reg-
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<br />istration and license. The method for ascertaining the required
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<br />license tax shall be the same as that provided for in the State
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<br />law except the rate shall be as follows:
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<br />Pleasure Cars: up to 29 H. P., inc., 20;.. per H. P.
<br />Pleasure Cars: 30 H. P. to 39 11. P. inc., 25c. per H. P.
<br />Pleasure Cars: 40 H. P. and over, 30c. per H.P.
<br />Trucks: 1 ton or less, $5.00.
<br />Trucks: 1 1/2 ton, $7.50.
<br />Trucks: 2 tons, $10.00.
<br />Trucks: 21/2 tons, $12.50.
<br />Trucks: All over 21/2 tons, $20.00.
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<br />In no case shall the tax on any motor -driven vehicle be less than
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<br />$2.50.
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<br />The taxes on licenses accruing under the provisions of this
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<br />ordinance shall be due and payable, except where otherwise here-
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<br />in provided, on or before the first clay of May, 1923, and shall
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<br />be paid by the person against whom assessed to the Treasurer
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<br />of the City in his office on or before the first day of May. Pro-
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<br />rated only on six months' basis.
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<br />No part of the tax assessable or collected under this section
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<br />shall be expended by the said City for any purpose other than
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<br />improvement and maintenance of streets.
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<br />General Provisions.
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<br />116. A like license shall be required of any firm, joint stook
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<br />company or corporation as provided for in this ordinance for
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<br />a person or firm.
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<br />117. The Tax Laws of Virginia shall be the authority for
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<br />interpreting the subjects as taxed under this ordinance, in so
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<br />far as it may contain similar subjects.
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<br />118. On every license for which a tax shall not have been
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<br />provided for in this ordinance, the tax shall be the same as
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<br />that required by the State Tax Laws.
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<br />119. Any person, firm or corporation, conducting a busi-
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<br />ness, occupation or profession for the conduct of which a li.
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<br />cense tax is required under this ordinance, without first ob-
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<br />taining such license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
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<br />he fined not less than $2.50 nor more than $10 for each clay
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<br />lie is in default. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of
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<br />Revenue and Treasurer to report in writing to the Mayor ev-
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<br />ery case of default as soon as it comes to his knowledge
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<br />and if there be no default he shall so report. And it
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<br />shall be the duty, of the Mayor, immediately upon receipt of
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<br />such report, to detail a policeman, and cause such delinquent
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<br />to be summoned before the Civil and Police Justice to show cause
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<br />why they should not be fined under provisions of this ordinance.
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<br />But the special detail of a policeman shall not relieve the gen-
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<br />eral force from the general duty of enforcing this or any other
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<br />ordinance; and the Mayor shall especially see that all the re-
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<br />quirements of this ordinance are enforced, and to this end he
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<br />shall, at least once a month, especially, require the police force
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<br />to investigate violations of this ordinance.
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<br />120. The Commissioner of the Revenue shall receive for
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<br />each license issued by him a fee of seventy-five cents, to be
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<br />paid by the party to whom said license is issued.
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<br />121. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of the Reve-
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<br />nue to keep a book, in which he sliall classify all the branches
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<br />of business and occupation upon which a license is imposed
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<br />by this ordinance, and show the amount of assessment made
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<br />upon each license, the name of the person assessed, and the pe-
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<br />riod for which such license was issued.
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<br />On the first clay of December, March, June and September
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<br />of each year he shall deliver to the Finance Committee ex-
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<br />tracts from said book showing the entries therein made and
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<br />the total amount of licenses collected during the preceding
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<br />three months, properly classified. These extracts sliall be cer-
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<br />tified under oath.
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<br />122. The taxes on licenses accruing under the provisions of
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<br />this ordinance shall be due and payable, except where other-
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<br />wise herein provided, on or before the thirtieth day of April,
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<br />1923, and shall be paid by the person against whom assessed
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<br />to the Treasurer of the city in his office on or before the first
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<br />clay of May.
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<br />123. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, relating to li-
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<br />censes in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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<br />Enacted April .16, 1923.
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<br />Adopted by the Council Apr. 16, 1923.
<br />Ayes, Brown, Joachin & Morris. Noes None.
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<br />A Copy: Teste.
<br />H. A. HADEN,
<br />Clerk of Council.
<br />President Signature.
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<br />MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATED OR USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION FOR PASSENGERS
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<br />FOR HIRE -REGISTRATION OF SUCH VEHICLES- REGISTRATION OF DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES -BOND RE-
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<br />QUIRED SCHEDULE OF CHARGES.
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<br />Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Charlottesville That:
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<br />(A) Every taxi or motor vehicle opeated or used upon the Streets,
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<br />Highways ways or alleys Of the City of Charlottesville for the transportation of passengers for
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<br />hire within the City shall be thoroughly and carefully _ the owner and maintaned
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<br />in a good and safe condition at all times.
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<br />Every such vehicle excpt those hired for funeral purposes while thus
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<br />engaged shall be equipped with a meter which shall register accurately the distance traveled
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<br />between any given pointe.
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<br />(B) Passenger motor vehicles for hire operating within the City of
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<br />Charlottesville or which have a terminal within the City of Charlottesville shall be
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<br />registered with the Chief of Police. The registration card of each vehicle giving the name
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<br />Of owner with the legal authorized rates shall be conspicuously posted in, or on, the motor
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<br />Vehicle and such registration shall be subject to revocation by the City tanager. Such
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<br />registration shall be made annually on or before May let, of each ear and a fee shall be
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<br />paid to the City annually uall therefor of $2.00 for the first car and 1.00 for each additional
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<br />car operated.
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<br />(C) No person shall drive a motor vehicle for hire in the City of
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<br />Charlottesville ,until he has been registered by the Chief of Police. No person under the
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