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<br />COMPUTED AND REPORTED AS ONE ITEM, AND ONLY ONE LICENSE TAX BASED ON SUCH CONSOLIDATED AMOUNT
<br />SHALL BE PAID.
<br />• THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON NOVEMBER 11 1970. PAYMENT FOR THE LICENSE TAX
<br />YEAR WHICH BEGAN MAY 1, 1970, MAY BE PRORATED ACCORDINGLY AT FIFTY PERCENT (50%). IN
<br />SUBSEQUENT YEARS, PAYMENT SHALL NOT BE PRORATED UNLESS THE SAME IS ALSO ALLOWED UNDER OTHER
<br />SECTIONS OF THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE. IF A PERSON OR FIRM HAS ALREADY OBTAINED A CITY LICENSE
<br />FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING MAY 11 1970, FOR THE BUSINESS TAXED HEREIN, ANOTHER LICENSE WILL NOT BE
<br />REQUIRED UNTIL MAY 1, 1971.
<br />ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL
<br />JULY 6 , 1970
<br />AYES; MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART, MR. VAN YAHRES,
<br />MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT.
<br />NOES; NONE.
<br />CLERK PRESID N
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<br />• AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16A OF THE CODE OF THE
<br />CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BY THE ADDITION THERETO
<br />OF A NEW SECTION RELATED TO PEDDLERS.
<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT CHAPTER 16A OF THE CODE
<br />OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BE AMENDED AND REENACTED BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW
<br />SECTION RELATED TO PEDDLERS.
<br />SECTION 16A-85.1. PEDDLING TO DEALERS OR RETAILERS
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<br />THERE IS HEREBY IMPOSED AN ANNUAL CITY LICENSE TAX ON EVERY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION,
<br />OTHER THAN A DISTRIBUTOR AND/OR VENDOR OF MOTOR VEHICLE FUELS AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, TOBACCO,
<br />OR SEAFOOD, A FARMER, A FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, A PRODUCER, A MANUFACTURER TAXABLE ON
<br />CAPITAL BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA OR A PEDDLER WHO HAS A DEFINITE PLACE OF BUSINESS IN SOME OTHER
<br />VIRGINIA CITY, TOWN, OR COUNTY THAT IMPOSES A PEDDLER S LICENSE ON SUCH BUSINESS PURSUANT TO
<br />STATE LAW), WHO OR WHICH PEDDLES GOODS, WARES, AND MERCHANDISE BY SELLING AND DELIVERING THE SAME
<br />AT THE SAME TIME TO LICENSED DEALERS OR RETAILERS AT OTHER THAN A DEFINITE PLACE OF BUSINESS
<br />OPERATED BY THE SELLER.
<br />THE ANNUAL CITY LICENSE TAX HEREBY IMPOSED, AS AFORESAID, ON EVERY SUCH PERSON, FIRM OR
<br />CORPORATION, PEDDLING, AS AFORESAID, IS IN THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, FOR EACH VEHICLE USED
<br />IN SUCH BUSINESS, AND THE SAID LICENSE, SHALL NOT BE ISSUED QUARTERLY, NOR SHALL IT BE TRANSFERABLE,
<br />NOR SHALL THE TAX BE SUBJECT TO PRORATION; PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO
<br />WHOLESALE MERCHANTS REGULARLY LICENSED BY THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND WHO SHALL AT THE SAME
<br />• TIME SELL AND DELIVER MERCHANDISE TO RETAIL MERCHANTS.
<br />EVERY VEHICLE USED BY ANY LICENSE HEREUNDER SHALL HAVE CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYED THEREON THE
<br />NAME OF THE PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION USING THE SAME, WITH THE POST OFFICE ADDRESS OF THE LICENSEE,
<br />AND THE LICENSE HEREBY REQUIRED SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYED ON EACH VEHICLE WHERE USED IN
<br />SUCH BUSINESS.
<br />EVERY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION CLAIMING TO BE A DISTRIBUTOR AND/OR VENDOR OF MOTOR VEHICLE
<br />FUELS AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, A FARMER, A DEALER IN FOREST PRODUCTS OR TOBACCO, OR SEAFOOD, A
<br />PRODUCER, OR A MANUFACTURER TAXABLE ON CAPITAL BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, AND SELLING AND DELIVERING
<br />AT THE SAME TIME, OR OFFERING TO SELL AND DELIVER AT THE SAME TIME, TO LICENSED DEALERS OR RETAILERS,
<br />SUCH GOODS, WARES OR MERCHANDISE, SHALL UPON REQUEST OF ANY POLICE, TAX OR REVENUE OFFICER FURNISH
<br />EVIDENCE OF HIS OR ITS CLAIM OTHER THAN HIS OR ITS MERE STATEMENT, THAT HE OR IT IS EXEMPT FROM THE
<br />PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION, AND FAILURE TO FURNISH SUCH EVIDENCE SHALL BE SUFFICIENT GROUND FOR
<br />CHARGING THE PERSON OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE VIOLATION OF THIS SUBSECTION, AND IN ANY
<br />• PROSECUTION FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE CLAIM AFORESAID MUST BE CORROBORATED BY
<br />SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE. THE EXEMPTION HEREBY ACCORDED A DISTRIBUTOR AND/OR VENDOR OF MOTOR VEHICLE
<br />FUELS AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND A DEALER IN FOREST PRODUCTS OR TOBACCO, IS RESTRICTED TO SUCH
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