The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-09-05
LEGAL NOTICE


sors Of PoWhatan County. at its reg
ular meeting to be held on Septem
Der 3, 1858, proposes to adopt the
following ordinances.
PROPOSED MOTOR VEHICLE
LICENSE TAX
WHEREAS, there is an increasing
need for additional revenue to meet
he increased costs of operations Of
the various county agencies, and
WHEREAS. II has been deemed
advisable to broaden the tax base il
Powhatan County by imposing mo-
tor vehicle license tax On all auto
mobiles and trucks kept or garaged
N PoWhatan County.
NOW. THEREFORE, BE 1T OR
DAMNED BY the Board of Supervi-
sors Of POWhatan County that there
shall be imposed a license tax Of
500 against every automobile and
truck kept or garaged in PoWhatan
County for which current state IL
censes have been purchased. The
owner Of every such motor vehicle
shall purchase a license plate for
his motor vehicle or vehicles and
Shall firmly attach the license plate
70 the front or rear state license
plate affixed 10 such vehicle or We
hicleS and that such purchases shall
b. 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
Such purchases Shall be subject to
prora,ion for fractional periods Of
years IN the same manner as pre-
scribed in Section 46-l76 Of the 1850
Code Of Virginia for the purchases
Of State Motor Vehicle Licenses.
This ordinance Shall not apply To
any person who does not actually
reside II PoWhatan County and who
does not use their automobile or
truck in Powhatan County in the
conduct Of his business, occupation
OF profession
The word reside" as used in this
ordinance Shall be construed To
mean to have a place Of abode in
PoWhatan County irrespective Of
tho intention Of any person to return
10 some residence outside of PoWha-
tan County at some future time.
The license tax year shall COM
mcnce On the list dav 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 or tags which shall
be attached to the front or rear Of
the vehicle SO licensed SO as to be
readable in a manner similar To the
State license tags Failure to dis
play tins or tags shall be considered
as violation even though the license
tax has been paid. 1t shall be unlaw-
ful for any person to whom 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 to use in any such manner
such tin or tag. or to duplicate such
tin or 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
a 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 Ii
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-
quired 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 a
license as above provided during
any year shall be subject to a fine
Of not less than $1,000 nor more than
$500 90.
PROPOSED RECORDATION TAX
BE 1T 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 a county recordation
tax in an amount equal to one-third
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