[Ord. No. 144 §§1 — 7, 12-3-1958]
A. 
No person, persons, firm, association or corporation residing within the City limits of the City of Kearney, Missouri, or engaged in business in said City and owning one (1) or more vehicles shall operate any such vehicle or allow the same to be operated within the City limits of said City without purchasing from the City Clerk a City license sticker and displaying the same on the windshield of each such vehicle.
B. 
Said license shall be valid for a period of twelve (12) months and shall be purchased on or before March first (1st) of each calendar year.
C. 
The provision shall not apply to any vehicles owned by non-residents of the City of Kearney who operate a business within said City unless such vehicles are used in the operation of said business.
D. 
The City Clerk shall procure and maintain a supply of appropriate license with a different color for each successive twelve (12) month period.
E. 
The annual cost of license sticker for each passenger vehicle shall be two dollars ($2.00) and the annual cost for each commercial vehicle shall be three dollars ($3.00). In the event such license is not purchased when due, an additional charge of two dollars ($2.00) shall be made. This provision shall not apply to vehicles not subject to the provisions hereof by March first (1st) of any calendar year but which become liable before March first (1st) of the succeeding year. As to those vehicles, the annual tax therein provided shall be prorated.
F. 
No license shall be sold to any vehicle owner who does not offer proof of payment of all Kearney personal taxes due by him/her for all preceding calendar years.
G. 
Violations of this Article shall be considered a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each ordinance violation.