Immediately upon the sale or transfer of any motor vehicle which has been therefor licensed as provided herein, prior to its date of such sale or transfer, the vendor or transferer shall remove the license tag, decal or sticker from the vehicle so sold or transferred, and the license so issued for such vehicle shall cease to apply to said vehicle from such date. Upon a showing to the village clerk that said tag, decal or sticker has been so removed from such sold or transferred vehicle, the village clerk may issue a new tag bearing a new number, which shall apply to and be assigned to any other vehicle of the same class owned by said vendor or transferer. Except as herein provided, no tag, decal or sticker issued for or assigned to any vehicle shall ever be used for, or attached to, or upon another and different vehicle. (1985 Code § 6-2-7; amd. 2016 Code)