TasLe 30: Anxnuar Motor VenicLE RecistraTiON License Taxes, Missouri, 1930
Source: Prentice-Hall State Corporation Tax Service

Passenger Cars

Horsepower!
Less than 12, $7.50
12 under 24, 10.50
24 under 36, 16.50
36 under 48, 22.50
48 under 60, 25.50
60 under 72, 31.50
72 and over. 37.50

Electric cars, 10.50

Motor Trucks and Buses
Carrying Freight and Merchandise
 or More Than
Eicht Passengers

Tons Capacity?
Less than 2 tons, $10.50
? less than 5 tons, 18.00
. less than 6 tons, 27.00
6 less than 7 tons, 30.00
7 less than 8 tons, 36.00
Above 8 tons, $15 each
ton or major fraction
thereof.

Buses Transporting Persons for
Hire Between Fixed Terminals or
over Regular Routes

7 passengers or less, $40.00
7 to 12 passengers, 90.00
12 to 18 passengers, 140.00
.8 to 24 passengers, 180.00
“bove 24 passengers, 230.00
Over irregular routes, one
half of above fees.

Dealers and
Manufacturers

$21 for certificate
 of registration
 and 2
sets of number
 plates.
Additional
plates, $10.50
per set.
Cars in transit,
$2.50 for set
of 10 certifi.
cates

Motorcycles

$6.50
7.50 with side car
attached.

Chauffeurs

Registered operators, $3.00

1 The horsepower is determined by squaring bore of cylinder in inches, multiplying by number of cylinders, and dividing by 214. Steam
car horsepower rating determined by commissioner,
* Trailers are charged one half of fee for motor trucks of like weight; semi-trailers, one fourth. For freight or merchandise motor vehicles,
manufacturer’s rated live load capacity governs: for passenger vehicles, capacity determined by multiplying adult seating capacity by 150 lbs.