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 Mer- 
chandise 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 certifi- 
cate of regis- 
tration and 2 
sets of num- 
ber 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.