[CC 1978 §375.010; Ord. No. 585 §3, 12-22-1958]
The term "owner" shall include any person, firm, corporation or association owning or renting a motor vehicle or having exclusive use thereof under lease, or otherwise, for a period of more than ten (10) days successively.
[CC 1978 §375.020; Ord. No. 585 §1, 12-22-1958; Ord. No. 692 §1, 3-1-1966; Bill No. 2006-14(375.020), 5-15-2006]
A. 
Except as provided in Subsection (E) hereinbelow, each and every owner of a motor vehicle within the City limits of the City of Chaffee, Missouri, shall pay a motor vehicle license fee tax in the amount of four dollars ($4.00) per annum for each motor vehicle owned.
B. 
The motor vehicle license tax to be imposed and collected by the City shall be included as an addition on the personal property tax bills issued by the Collector of the City of Chaffee and shall be a part of the personal property taxes and shall be collected at the same times and under the same requirements as the payment of personal property taxes.
C. 
The Collector of the City may take such action upon delinquent payment or failure to pay such motor vehicle license taxes in the same manner as provided by law for the collection of delinquent ad valorem personal property taxes as set forth in the other ordinances of the City of Chaffee, Missouri. The action available shall include, but not limited to, assessing such penalty as provided in the ordinances of the City and/or bringing legal proceedings to enforce payment of taxes and penalties.
D. 
The motor vehicle license tax imposed under this Section shall be payable for each motor vehicle owned by the taxpayer as of January first (1st) of each tax year. The Collector of the City of Chaffee shall utilize the information provided by the Collector of Scott County, Missouri, for determining the motor vehicles owned as of January first (1st) of each tax year.
E. 
No municipal license tax shall be collected for motor vehicles used exclusively outside the City of Chaffee. The individual affected may demonstrate that the motor vehicle is used exclusively outside the City of Chaffee by an affidavit filed with the City Collector. The affidavit shall be filed with the City Collector each year prior to December thirty-first (31st). Failure of the owner to deliver and file the affidavit prior to December thirty-first (31st) of any year shall obligate the taxpayer for payment of the motor vehicle license tax for that year.
[CC 1978 §375.030; Ord. No. 585 §2, 12-22-1958]
The City Collector shall not issue a license for any motor vehicle without first ascertaining whether or not said applicant for a license has paid all personal property taxes owed the City of Chaffee, Missouri, if any, for the preceding five (5) years. In the event said applicant for a City auto license has not paid all of his/her personal property taxes owed the City of Chaffee, Missouri, the preceding five (5) years, then the City Collector shall not issue or sell a City auto license to said applicant until he/she has paid all the personal property taxes he/she owes said City of Chaffee for the last five (5) years.
[CC 1978 §375.100; Ord. No. 585 §10, 12-22-1958]
The provisions of this Article with respect to requiring a license shall not apply to any person or motor vehicle owned by a non-resident, unless such person or motor vehicle shall remain in the City ninety (90) days or more, or unless such person be engaged or intends to engage in the business of carrying passengers or freight for hire, in which case he/she shall pay the license tax required by this Article and, provided further, that such person or owner shall have complied with the State law as to registration, lights, signals and brakes on his/her vehicle and as to running, turning and operating the same.