A. Vehicles To Be Licensed:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person residing or having his principal place of business within the village to use or cause or permit any of his agents or employees to use any motor vehicle upon the streets, avenues or alleys of the village unless such vehicle be licensed as provided by law, and unless such vehicle be licensed as provided in this chapter.
2. Each and every vehicle which has been issued a current license by the Illinois secretary of state which is registered to an address in the village shall also have the village license (also known as a vehicle sticker), and the owner of such vehicle, as reflected by the records of the secretary of state's office, shall be responsible for securing the license herein required. If such vehicle is the subject of an agreement for lease or conditional sale, the lessee or conditional vendee shall be treated as if the owner of said vehicle. The regular housing or frequent parking of a motor vehicle in a building or parking area located within the village shall be deemed prima facie evidence of ownership of such vehicle by a person required to obtain the license as provided by this chapter.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle for which a license is required, as provided by this chapter, without such required license displayed as provided by this chapter.
B. Application: Any person desiring a license for a motor vehicle shall file an application with the village clerk, upon such forms as the village clerk shall prescribe, setting forth the name and address of the applicant, a description of the motor vehicle for which the license is desired and the place where such motor vehicle is to be kept when not in use, together with such other information as may be required on such forms. Such application shall be transmitted to the village clerk and, upon the payment by the applicant of the license fee hereinafter provided, the village clerk shall issue or cause to be issued a license authorizing the use of such motor vehicle within the village, until the expiration of such license. Applications for motor vehicles of the second division, as defined in 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/1-217, must be accompanied by the registration card issued by the Illinois secretary of state pursuant to 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/3-410. (Ord. O-6-04 2-9-2004)