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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE BILL 1438 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By Walley |
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| 5 | 5 | | HOUSE BILL 1415 |
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| 6 | 6 | | By Haston |
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| 8 | 8 | | |
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| 9 | 9 | | HB1415 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 002164 |
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| 11 | 11 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 13 | | a*234/1972,121/1975,96/1983,8/1985,47/2005 |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT to amend Chapter 234 of the Private Acts of 1972; as |
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| 15 | 15 | | amended by Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 1975; |
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| 16 | 16 | | Chapter 96 of the Private Acts of 1983; Chapter 8 of the |
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| 17 | 17 | | Private Acts of 1985; Chapter 47 of the Private Acts of |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2005; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to |
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| 19 | 19 | | motor vehicle privilege tax in Chester County. |
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| 21 | 21 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 234 of the Private Acts of 1972, as amended by Chapter 121 of |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Private Acts of 1975, Chapter 96 of the Private Acts of 1983, Chapter 8 of the Private Acts |
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| 24 | 24 | | of 1985, Chapter 47 of the Private Acts of 2005, and any other acts amendatory thereto, is |
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| 25 | 25 | | amended by deleting the chapter, as amended, and substituting: |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Chester County hereby levies a motor vehicle privilege tax in the |
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| 27 | 27 | | amount of sixty-five dollars and thirty-five cents ($65.35) per motor vehicle per year for |
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| 28 | 28 | | each motor vehicle, the owner of which resides in Chester County, except that this tax |
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| 29 | 29 | | shall not be levied on vehicles held by auto-dealers for resale or on farm tractors. This |
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| 30 | 30 | | motor vehicle privilege tax is levied as a condition precedent for the operation of a motor |
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| 31 | 31 | | vehicle within Chester County. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Section 2. The County Clerk of Chester County shall collect the tax levied |
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| 33 | 33 | | herein. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Section 3. Payment of the tax levied herein shall be evidenced by a receipt |
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| 35 | 35 | | issued by the County Clerk, a copy of which must be kept by the owner of the vehicle |
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| 36 | 36 | | and by a decal displayed on the license plate of the vehicle. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Section 4. Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 8, Part 1 |
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| 38 | 38 | | and Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1, a violation of this Act is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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| 41 | 41 | | - 2 - 002164 |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This act shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote |
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| 44 | 44 | | of the legislative body of Chester County. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by |
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| 45 | 45 | | the presiding officer of the legislative body and certified to the secretary of state. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 3. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this act, it shall |
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| 47 | 47 | | be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, it shall |
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| 48 | 48 | | become effective as provided in Section 6. |
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