173.01 VEHICLE LICENSE TAX.
   Pursuant to the authority provided in Ohio R.C. 4504.06, and for the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this chapter; and for planning, constructing, improving, maintaining and repairing public roads, highways and streets; maintaining and repairing bridges and viaducts; paying the City's portion of the cost and expenses of cooperating with the Department of Transportation in the planning, improvement, and construction of State highways; paying the City's portion of the compensation, damages, cost and expenses of planning, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining and repairing roads and streets; paying any costs apportioned to the City under Ohio R.C. 4907.47; paying debt service charges on notes or bonds of the City issued for such purposes; purchasing, erecting and maintaining street and traffic signs and markers; purchasing, erecting and maintaining traffic lights and signals; and to supplement revenue already available for such purposes; Council does hereby levy an annual license tax, in addition to the tax levied by Ohio R.C. 4503.02, 4503.07 and 5403.18, upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways. Such tax shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per motor vehicle on all motor vehicles the district of registration of which is in the City of Sylvania, Ohio. Such tax shall be in addition to the taxes at the rates specified in Ohio R.C. 4503.04 and 4503.16, subject to reductions in the manner provided in Ohio R.C. 4503.11 and the exemptions provided in Ohio R.C. 4503.16, 4503.17, 4503.171 (4503.17.1), 4503.41 and 4503.43.
(Ord. 3-79. Passed 1-15-79.)