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ORDINANCE SETTING VEHICLE FEES
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Every person, firm and corporation residing in the City of Jonesboro and keeping and using wheeled vehicles of the kinds mentioned in Sec. 229, shall be subject to an annual tax as levied and imposed in said section, the said tax to become due and payable and to be collected on January 1st of each year as a privilege tax, and all moneys arising from such tax to be appropriated and used exclusively for repairing and improving the streets of the City. The City Treasurer shall place all such moneys so arising to the credit of the Street Fund as the same are paid to him.
All persons, firms or corporations maintaining offices or places of business conducted or managed by agents or representatives shall be deemed residents for the purposes of this ordinance.
The tax imposed, levied and collected shall be as follows:
On every one-seated buggy, the sum of $1.50 per annum.
On every two-seated buggy, the sum of $2.00 per annum.
On every beer wagon, $6.00 per annum.
On every closed cab or carriage, the sum of $2.00 per annum.
On every omnibus, express or delivery wagon, $5.00 per annum.
On every two-horse wagon or dray, $10.00 per annum.
On every four-house wagon to which a double team is used a part or all the time, th sum of $12.00 per annum.
On every two-wheeled cart the sum of $1.00 per annum.
On every transfer wagon the sum of $10.00 per annum.
On every hearse the sum of $6.00 per annum.
On every two-horse wagon used for private purposes and not used to deliver merchandise, the sum of $2.00 per annum.
On every vehicle not herein mentioned, and drawn or propelled by horse, mule, gasoline, steam or electricity, the sum of $5.00 per annum.
On every automobile the sum of $25.00 per annum.
On each ice wagon the sum of $10.00 per annum.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police annually on the first day of January each year to proceed to make the collection of taxes hereinbefore assessed and levied as a vehicle ta...
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