Mexico Missouri message., 1916-06-29
ORDINANCE NO. o2o.


CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF MEXICO, AND PROVID-
ING THAT THE MONEYS DE-
RIVED FROM SUCH LICENSE
TAX SHALL BE PLACED IN A
SPECIAL FUND AND EXPENDED
FOR THE MAINTENANCE,
CLEANING AND REPAIRING
OF THE STREETS OR OTHER
HIGHWAYS, AND FOR NO 9TH
Err USE OR PURPOSE WHAT
SOEVER, AND PROVIDING FOR
FINES AND PENALTIES FOR
THE VIOLATION OF SUCH Or
DINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEX
ICO, as follows:
Section 1. That from and after
the time that this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force, there shall
be levied and collected license tax
upon each and every vehicle whether
used for hire or for private use OF
pleasure, propelled by horse power
or by other domestic animals, or pro-
PEELED by steam, electricity, gasoline,
denature alcohol, or other like mo-
tive powers, that is owned and oper-
ated within the corporate limits of
the City of Mexico.
Section g. Every person, corpo-
ration, company or co-partnership in
the City of Mexico now owning or
hereafter acquiring a vehicle propel-
led by horse power or by other do
nestle animals. or propelled by
steam, electricity, gasoline, denatured
alcohol or other like motor powers,
now being used, or to be used, shall,
(for the purpose of obtaining a Ii
cense) before such vehicle is operat-
ed upon the public streets of Mexico
Missouri, file in the Office of the City
Collector of the City of Mexico, Mis-
souri,, a statement containing his or
her name and address, and a brief
description of the vehicle to be Ii
lcensed; the name of the maker,
factory number style of vehicle and
whether propelled by horse power or
other domestic animal, or whether
by electricity, denatured alcohol,
steam gasoline Or other like motive
Ipower, on a blank provided and fur
nished by the City Collector for that
purpose. Upon filing of said state
ment the City Collector shall keep a
record of such vehicle in a book Kept
for that purpose; and assign to it
registration number upon payment
of the license fee as herein provided,
and shall forthwith deliver to the
owner of such vehicle license which
shall have stamped or written there
in LICENSED VEHICLE NUMBER
-. MEXICO, MISSOURI.
Section 3. There shall be paid
l nh ,f.In TO-
nuallyJ as follows:
Upon each vehicle drawn by one
domestic animal $3.50.
Upon each vehicle drawn by two
or more domestic animals, $3.50.
} Uuon each vehicle propelled by
any mechanical power as above stat
ed, of less than twenty-five horse
power $500; of more than twenty
five horse power and not exceeding
forty horse power $500; of exceed
J ing forty horse power $500.
The horse power of such mechan-
ically propelled vehicles shall be es-
timated according to the horse power
rating formula of the Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers,
which formula is as follows: The
square of the bore of the cylinder
shall be divided by two and five
} tenths & 5-10), and the quotient
multiplied by the number of cylin-
ders of such bore.
Section A. All of such license tax
shall be paid annually, and to begin
on the first day of August this and
every year hereafter.
Section 5. Upon the sale of any
vehicle licensed in accordance with
ordinance Except by manufacturers
or dealers) his or her license shall ex-
pire and the seller shall within ten
days of said sale return to the City
Collector of said City of Mexico the
certificate of his or her license, to-
gether with notice of the sale and the
name, place of residence and the adj
dress of the purchaser.
Section 6. The owner of such We
hicle shall display the license num-
Der by the City Collector, as herein
provided, in conspicuous place up
on his or her said vehicle
: Section z. All moneys derived
from such license tax shall be placed
in a special fund and shall be expend-
ed in the maintenance, cleaning and
repairing of the streets and other
highways within the City of Mexico,
and for no other use or purpose
4 whatsoever
Section 8. Any person owning any
such. vehicle who shall operate the
4 same within the corporate limits of
I the City of Mexico without first hav-
i ing paid the annual license tax above
provided for. shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton shall be fined not less than One
4 ($1.0O) Dollar, nor more than One
Hundred 100000 Dollars
Section g. All ordinances or
( parts of ordinances in conflict here
with, are hereby repealed.
4 Section 10. This ordinance shall
I be in effect from and after its pas
sage by the Council, its approval by
the Mayor, and its publication as re-
quired by law and the ordinances of
the City of Mexico.
Passed this 26th day of June, 1915,