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82. Tourist Homes. Every person operating a tourist home or tourist cabins or renting rooms to transient guests on a daily basis shall pay for the privilege of doing such business in the City an annual license tax of $5.00, and $2.00 additional for each room so used in excess of one. 83. Undertakers, Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Every person, firm or corporation who is engaged in business as an undertaker, embalmer, or funeral director shall pay a license tax of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00), and in addition thereto, if the gross receipts of such person, firm or corporation, for the preceding calendar year, exceeded $10,000.00, an additional sum of thirty cents (30c) for each $100.00 of excess of such receipts over $10,000.00. 84. Vehicles - Horse Drawn - For Hire. On every horse drawn wagon or dray used for hire, ten dollars ($10.00). 85. Vehicles - Motor Driven. Every owner of a motor-driven vehicle on or before the first day of May each year or before he shall commence to operate his machine, shall obtain a license to operate the same by making application to the Director of Finance for a license to operate and present State motor vehicle registration card. The application must contain the name of the applicant, his resi- dence, and if a corporation, its place of business, giving the name, factory number, if any, fixed by its maker, a brief de- scription showing the style of the machine, and weight, as com- puted by the provisions of the State law now in force or in accordance with any modifications that hereafter may be made by the State. After making application, and having paid into the treasury of the City the required license tax fee, the Director of Finance shall issue a certificate of registration and license. The rates shall be as follows: Automobiles, Stationwagons and Hearses, not used for hire: 10 cents per 100 pounds, or major portion thereof. Minimum fee of $3.00 per vehicle. Trucks, Tractor Trucks and Semi-Trailers, not used for hire: hire, the license fee shall be computed on the gross weight of the vehicle as per the following schedule: Weight / Rate Per 1000 Lbs. / Full Year Fee 10000 and under / / 5.00 10001-10499 / .60 / 6.00 10500-11000 / .60 / 6.30 11001-11499 / .60 / 6.60 11500-12000 / .60 / 6.90 12001-12499 / .60 / 7.20 12500-13000 / .60 / 7.50 13001-13499 / .60 / 7.80 13500-14000 / .60 / 8.10 14001-14499 / .60 / 8.40 14500-15000 / .60 / 8.70 15001-15499 / .60 / 9.00 15500-16000 / .60 / 9.30 16001-16499 / .60 / 9.60 16500-17000 / .60 / 9.90 17001-17499 / .80 / 13.60 17500-18000 / .80 / 14.00 18001-18499 / .80 / 14.40 18500-19000 / .80 / 14.80 19001-19499 / .80 / 15.20 19500-20000 / .80 / 15.60 20001-20499 / 1.00 / 20.00 20500-21000 / 1.00 / 20.50 21001-21499 / 1.00 / 21.00 21500-22000 / 1.00 / 21.50 22001-22499 / 1.00 / 22.00 22500-23000 / 1.00 / 22.50 23001-23499 / 1.20 / 27.60 23500-24000 / 1.20 / 28.20 24001-24499 / 1.20 / 28.80 24500-25000 / 1.20 / 29.40 25001-25499 / 1.20 / 30.00 25500-26000 / 1.20 / 30.60 26001-26499 / 1.40 / 36.40 26500-27000 / 1.40 / 37.10 27001-27499 / 1.40 / 37.80 27500-28000 / 1.40 / 38.50 28001-28499 / 1.40 / 39.20 28500-29000 / 1.40 / 39.90 29001-29499 / 1.80 / 52.20 29500-30000 / 1.80 / 53.10 Weight / Rate Per 1000 Lbs. / Full Year Fee 30001-30499 / 1.80 / 54.00 30500-31000 / 1.80 / 54.90 31001-31499 / 1.80 / 55.80 31500-32000 / 1.80 / 56.70 32001-32499 / 1.80 / 57.60 32500-33000 / 1.80 / 58.50 33001-33499 / 1.80 / 59.40 33500-34000 / 1.80 / 60.30 34001-34499 / 1.80 / 61.20 34500-35000 / 1.80 / 62.10 35001-35499 / 1.80 / 63.00 35500-36000 / 1.80 / 63.90 36001-36499 / 1.80 / 64.80 36500-37000 / 1.80 / 65.70 37001-37500 / 1.80 / 66.60 37500-38000 / 1.80 / 67.50 38001-38499 / 1.80 / 68.40 38500-39000 / 1.80 / 69.30 39001-39499 / 1.80 / 70.20 39500-40000 / 1.80 / 71.10 40001-40499 / 1.80 / 72.00 40500-41000 / 1.80 / 72.80 41001-41499 / 1.80 / 73.90 41500-42000 / 1.80 / 74.70 42001-42499 / 1.80 / 75.60 42500-43000 / 1.80 / 76.50 43001-43499 / 1.80 / 77.40 43500-44000 / 1.80 / 78.30 44001-44499 / 1.80 / 79.20 44500-45000 / 1.80 / 80.10 45001-45499 / 1.80 / 81.00 45500-46000 / 1.80 / 81.90 46001-46499 / 1.80 / 82.80 46500-47000 / 1.80 / 83.70 47001-47499 / 1.80 / 84.60 47500-48000 / 1.80 / 85.50 48001-48499 / 1.80 / 86.40 48500-49000 / 1.80 / 87.30 49001-49499 / 1.80 / 88.20 49500-50000 / 1.80 / 89.10 The fee for all tractor trucks is a flat charge of $10.00. To determine semi -trailer fees, deduct $10.00 from fees appli- cable to the gross weight of the combination. To determine semi-trailer fees, deduct $10.00 from fees appli- cable to the gross weight of the combination. Motorcycles: $2.00; with sidecar $3.00 After November 1, 1950, the above rates shall be one-half of the original. Vehicles - For Hire: Automobiles, stationwagons, ambulances and trucks used for hire shall pay a flat fee of $22.50 in addition to the regular license tax fee. For the purposes of this section every vehicle for which a state for hire license is required shall be considered a vehicle used for hire. Only one city license shall be required for each vehicle. When number or license plate is lost a duplicate plate may be furnished by the Director of Finance upon the pay- ment of fifty cents to the Director of Finance. The license under this section shall be transferable only to the purchaser of the car for which such license was issued, or to another car purchased by the person to whom the said license was issued upon the payment of fifty cents. The taxes on licenses accruing under the provisions of this section shall be due and payable, except where otherwise herein provided, on or before the first day of May, 1950, and shall be paid by those persons on or before the first day of May to the Director of Finance. No part of the tax assessable or collected under this sec- tion shall be expended by the said City for any purpose other than improvement and maintenance of streets. 86. General Provisions. (a) Definitions: A like license shall be required of any firm, joint stock company or corporation as provided for in this ordinance for a person or firm. The construction and definition of the subjects as taxed under this ordinance shall be the same as is provided for under the tax laws of the State of Virginia unless other- wise provided. (b) Gross Receipts. The term "gross receipts" as used in this ordinance shall