The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-08-29
LEGAL NOTICE

soI VI fuWilhtdIi lOullLy, al IT'S reg
ular meeting to be held on Septem
Der 8. 1858. proposes to adopt tn,
following ordinances:
PROPOSED MOTOR VEHICLE
LICENSE TAX
WHEREAS. there is an increasing
need for additional revenue to NEE
the increased costs OF operations o.
the various county agencies. and
WHEREAS. 1t has been deemed
advisable TO broaden the tax base III
PoWhatan County by imposing a mo
tor vehicle license tax on all auto
mobiles and trucks kept or garaged
IN PoWhatan County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT OR
DAMNED BY the Board Of Supervi-
sors Of PoWhatan County that there
shall be imposed a license tax of
$1,000 against every automobile and
truck kept or garaged in PoWhatan
County for which current state Ii
censes have been purchased. The
owner Of every such motor vehicle
shall purchase license plate for
his motor vehicle or vehicles and
shall firmly attach the license plate
to the front or rear state license
plate affixed to such vehicle or We
hlcles and that such purchases Shall
be made each year at the Office Of
| the Treasurer of PoWhatan County
between the 18th day Of March and
the 18th day Of April. beginning the
18th day Of March. 1859.
I Such purchases shall be subject to
4 proratlOn for fractional periods Of
years IN the same manner as pre-
Scribed IN Section 4G-l76 Of the 1850
Code Of Virginia for the purchases
1 Of State Motor Vehicle Licenses.
This ordinance Shall not apply 10
any person who does not actually
reside IN Powhatan County and who
does not use their automobile or
truck IN POWhatan County in the
conduct Of his business, occupation
Or profession.
The word reside" as used in this
ordinance shall be construed to
mean TO have d place Of abode In
poWhatan County" irrespective Of
the intention Of any person to return
to some residence outside of PoWha-
| tan County at some future time.
The license tax year Shall com
mence on the LIST day Of April and
expire on the 3lst day OF March Of
each year
Any person coming under the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall make
application for license upon a form
prescribed by the Treasurer Of Pow
hatan County. and at such places as
he may designate and upon payment
OF required tax. shall be issued as
evidence, tins OF tags which shall
be attached to the front Or rear of
the vehicle so licensed so as TO be
readable In manner similar 10 the
State license tags. Failure to dis
play tins or tags shall be considered
as violation even though the license
tax has been paid It shall be mlaw-
ful for any person 70 whom a tin or
tag Is issued upon the payment OF
any license tax prescribed in this
ordinance, to give loan, rent. sell
assign or transfer such tin or tag to
another OF to otherwise permit an
other 70 use in any such manner
such tin Or tag, or to duplicate such
tin on tag. during the license tax
year for which the same is issued.
Nothing in this ordinance shall be
construed to require a license tax of
person exempted under provisions
Of the State Statute.
If the owner Of any licensed motor
vehicle under this ordinance sells or
takes such motor vehicle out of op-
GRAFTON he may then transfer such
license from one motor vehicle to
another motor vehicle owned by
him. requiring the same type of IL
cense. provided an application for
such transfer is first made to the
Treasurer OF PoWhatan County, Civ
ing to the Treasurer the make,
model and type, as we'll as such
other information as may be re-
CURED by the Treasurer to properly
identify such motor vehicle to which
the license is to be transferred.
All licenses sold under this ordi-
nance to automobile Dealers shall
be transferable from one motor We
hicle owned by such Dealer to any
other motor vehicle owned by such
Dealer and used in his business
without making any application to
the Treasurer Of the County
Any person failing to purchase
license as above provided during
any year shall be subject to fine
Of not less than $1,000 nor more than
$500 90.
PROPOSED RECORDATION TAX
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board
of Supervisors Of Powhatan County,
Virginia, that the following ordin-
ance be passed and ordained:
| THAT THE BOARD OF SUPER
VISORS OF POWHATAN COUNTY.
doth impose q county recordation
tax in an amount equal to one-thiri
Of the amount Of the State recorda-
ton tax collectable for the State on
the first recordation Of each taxable
instrument; provided. no tax shall
be imposed under this ordinance
upon any instrument in which the
State recordation tax is fifty cents
Specifically, and provided further.