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AId ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATION AND LICENSING OF
VEHICLES PLYING THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, IEVTUCNY, AND PRI -l; -
SCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF 001,11ISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCXY:
Section I. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any person or
persons, individual or individuals, corporation or corporations, company
or companies, to use or operate any automobile or motor vehicle used for
pleasure, hire or business, within the limits of the city- of Paducah,
without first having registered same and obtained a license to use and
operate the same and paid the necessary license fee thereon, as herein-
after provided.
Section 2. Each and every person, corporation or com-oany orraing or
operating a motor vehicle in the city of Paducah, shall, immediately
i� upon the acquirement thereof, make application to the Commissioner of
Finance of the City of Paducah for the registration thereof, furnishing to
said Commissioner the name and address of the owner thereof, the name of
the motor vehicle, the horse power thereof, and the number of the license
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furnished said owner by the State of I_entu.cky.
All such applications for registration shall hereafter be made on or
before the first day of January of each year. In the event any person
becomes the owner of a vehicle after said date of any year, then he is to
be charged- such proportion of the fee of registration hereinafter set out
as the date of purchase bears to the last named date for the first year,
and thereafter register and pay his license fee on the date above set forth.
The license tax required to be paid hereunder is as follows:
For each and every motorcycle .... ... .... .. :;1.50 her year.
For each and every automobile or motor truck not exceeding
30 H. P. inclusive 5.00 per ,year
For each and every automobile or motor truck of over
30 H. P. and up to but not including 10 H. P. 7.50 per year
For each and every automobile or motor truck of 40 H. P.
and over ....................10.00 per year
Section 3. This ordinance shall apply to all persons residing in the
city of Paducah, and to all persons using one or more motor vehicles in
conducting or carrying on any business, occupation or profession within the
city of Paducah.
Section 4. That any person or persons, corporation or corporations,
company or companies, failing to comply with the provisions of this
ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than five (S5) dollars
nor more than fifty (,;250) dollars, to be imposed by a judgment of the
Police Court of the City of Paducah. Each day's violation of said ordinance
shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances that conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance, in so far as same conflict herewith, are
hereby repealed.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage, record and publication.
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Ordinance No.
PTHEREiS, 1"4essrs. Tilghman Brothers, of New York City, have recently
donated to the City of Paducah a very valuable site for the location of a
new High School Building, and the Board of Education of said City having
accepted the same; therefore -
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COTEdISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
That the deep and profound gratitude of the entire population of
the city be tendered Messrs. ^>ilgbman Brothers for their generous
donation, which is of such incalculable value to future generations and
which will result in the furtherance of educational facilities and the
general uplift of our people that we feel the appreciation of this
contribution cannot be adequately enpressed, and we know that this
magnanimous girt will in the future be a living monument to the
philanthropic, donors, who have so splendidly manifested their love and
remembrance for their former home city.
BE. IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these Resolutions be spread of record
and published, and that a copy of same be sent to I.Zessrs. :211ghman
Brothers.
_dopted January 3, 1920. APPROVED;
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Published January 4, 1920.(
Recorded January 3, 1920.