HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1971-096-O-71As adopted 11/8/71 •
• 96-0-71
AN ORDINANCE a �r
Amending Section 27-185 of Article XI "Wheel Tax"
of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 27-185 of Article XI
"Wheel Tax" of the Code of the City of
Evanston, 1957, be amended so that the same shall read as follows:
Section 27-185: The license fees to be paid annually
to the City Collector shall be as follows:
Motor Vehicles used in the transportation of
passengers and not for hire (including motor
bicycles) of 35 H.P. or less ------------------ $15.00
Motor Vehicles used in the transportation of
passengers and not for hire of more than 35
H.P.------------------------------------------ $25.00
Antiaue Motor Vehicles more than 30 years of
• age and which are driven on the highways only
in going to and returning from an antique auto
show or exhibition and registered as an antique
vehicle by the Secretary of State of the State
of Illinois ----------------------------------- $ 5.00
Automobile "dealer plates" each --------------- $15.00
Vehicles or busses used in the transportation
of persons for hire in the city in regular
scheduled service, or using any loading or
unloading zone or space provided for the
loading or unloading of -.passengers within the
city pursuant to a certificate of convenience
and necessity granted by the State Commerce
Commission ------------------------------------ $50.00
Other Busses ---------------------------------- $25.00
Trailers designed to be towed by passenger
vehicles -------------------------------------- $ 8.00
The owners of such trailers whether same are utilized
for their own personal use or are rented to other
persons shall be responsible for the payment of said
fees. All trailers shall have affixed thereon vehicle
inspection emblem as provided under Section 27-162 to
27-171 of Article VIII "Inspection of Vehicles" of the
Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, provided that only
one annual inspection shall be required.
Motor trucks and tractor trailers, designed for the
carrying of loads, shall be classified as to gross,
tare and net weights. Such classification shall be
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• identified by the prefix letter on the plate which
shall correspond to the classification of the vehicles
as provided by the Secretary of State, and the
license fee for such motor vehicles shall,be as follows:
Gross weight
not to
exceed
Classification
Fee
39000 lbs.
A
$27.00
8,000 lbs.
B
$33.00
10,000 lbs.
C
$38.00
12,000 lbs.
D
$44.00
14,000 lbs.
E
$49.00
16,000 lbs.
F
$55.00
209000 lbs.
G
$60.00
249000 lbs.
H
$66.00
30,000 lbs.
H-1
$67.00
36,000 lbs.
H-2
$68.00
41 000 lbs.
X
$71.00
5 or more
axles)
45 000 lbs.
K
$77.00
5 or more
axles)
50 000 lbs.
L
$82.00
�4 or more
axles)
59 000 lbs.
�4 or more
axles)
N
$88.00
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72,000 lbs.
P
$93.00
(5 or more
axles)
Any disabled veteran who has been or shall be awarded
an automobile by the Federal Government because of
his disability, a,nd who makes application for a wheel
tax license for one motor vehicle so awarded to him
and owned by him, shall not be required to pay the
usual fee for such wheel tax license.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication, according to law.
Introduced: November 1, 1971
Approved Nny—ombnr 8 , 1971
Adopted: November 8, 1971
F.rlgar Vanna�,T r
Attest: Mayor
• Maurice F. Brown City Clerk •
.Approved as to form: Jack M. sieLyel. , Corporation Counsel