“Collection of city auto tax declared unconstitutional” was one of the headlines on the Aug. 12, 1921, Park City Daily News.

The city commission and mayor decided to create an law that would require car owners to license and register their vehicles with the city for a fee in an effort to raise revenue.

Judge John H. Gilliam ruled that the ordinance was unconstitutional based on a state ordinance created in 1920 that already required automobiles to be registered with the state, which required owners to pay a fee.

– “Way Back When in Warren County” is compiled by researchers at the Warren County Public Library and appears twice weekly in the Bowling Green Daily News. For more information about the library, visit warrenpl.org.