The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-11
.LEGALNOTICE

pIOuDSeu anu introduced at the reg
ular meeting Of the Board of SUPER
visors of Amelia County, held
March 18th, 1856 that. pursuant to
the various Sections Of the 1850
Code. mentioned therein, and all ath-
er applicable statutes. said Board
of Supervisors proposes to adopt
said ordinance at its regular June
Meeting. which Meeting is to be
held on June 18th. 1856, commenc-
ing at 9 am. in the Courthouse at
Amelia. Virginia.
BE 1T RESOLVED. by the Board
of Supervisors Of Amelia County
Virginia. at its regular monthly
meeting. held March 18th. 1856 all
of the members thereof being pres
ent and voting for said Resolution.
pursuant to Title as, Chapter 3,
Section 46-64. as amended and re-
enacted at the 1856 Session of the
General Assembly of Virginia, and
pursuant to Title Is. Chapter |,
Section 15-8, as amended and re-
enacted in 1854 that the following
County Ordinance be adopted:
There is hereby imposed a license
tax upon every person, firm or cor
poration owning a motor vehicle, in
Guiding but not limited to automo-
biles. trucks and motorcycles, regu-
larly housed or stored OF kept in
the County of Amelia. and used or
intended to be regularly operated
upon the streets or highways in said
County. except as herein otherwise
provided.
The provisions Of this ordinance
shall not apply to tractors, road roll
lers and road machinery used for
highway purposes. tractor engines,
locomotive engines. electric cars
running on rails. motor vehicles.
owned by the State. by any political
of the State or by the
United States Government, or We
hicles held for sale by any manu-
facturer or dealer: nor shall this
ordinance be construed to require a
license tax of any person, firm or
corporation otherwise exempted I'M
der the provisions of the State stat
ute.
Every person firm or c0rpor-
alton owning a motor vehicle, regu-
larly housed Or stored or kept in
the County Of Amelia and used or
intended to be regularly operated
upon the streets or highways in said
County shall maize application for
and procure a county motor vehicle
license.
Application for the license herein
prescribed shall be made to the Der
son hereafter designated by the
Board Of Supervisors of Amelia
County upon forms providing for the
name and address of the applicant
and a description Of the motor We
hicle for which the license is to be
issued and the license tax herein
provided for shall be paid to said
designated person, hereinafter cal
led agent Such Agent shall be
bonded for the protection of the
County of Amelia. in such an a
mount, not less than 1000 90 as the
Board of Supervisors of said County
shall direct. Upon the payment of
the license tax. said Agent shall
issue TO the applicant a license
plate for such motor vehicle.
All fees and monies collected for
the license certificates and license
plates shall be delivered or paid
monthly to the Treasurer Of Amelia
County with record Of all motor
vehicle licenses issued The Com
missioner Of Revenue of said Coun-
ty shall also be supplied regularly
with a record Of all motor vehicle
licenses issued Said fees and mon
les shall be deposited by the Treas
urer Of Amelia County in the same
manner as that prescribed for other
county monies.
On each and every automobile
and on all vehicles commonly
known as "Pick-ups''. with a rated
carrying capacity of not more than
three-quarters t3-4l tons. to which
this ordinance is applicable, there
shall be a tax of five dollars s. .0O)
per annum. and on each and every
truck. and on all vehicles commonly
known as PICKUP" with a rated
carrying capacity of more than
three quarters "a tons to which
this ordinance is applicable. there
shall be a tax of seven and one
half $3.50 dollars per annum, and
on each and every panel truck, to
which this ordinance is applicable,
there shall be a tax of five 500
dollars per annum. and on each and
every motorcycle. motor scooter,
and vehicles of like design, to which
this ordinance is applicable, there
shall be a tax Of two and one-half
81 So dollars per annum
One-half of the annual tax herein
before prescribed shall be collected
whenever any license plates are is
sued during the period beginning on
the first day of October in any year
and ending en- the fifteenth day of
January in the same license year
and third of such fee shall be
collected whenever any license
plates are issued after the fifteenth
day Of January in any license year
Any person holding current reg
istration certificate and license
plate who disposes of the vehicle
for which it was issued and does