An excise is a tax upon an event or privilege. A motor vehicle and trailer excise is in lieu of a tangible personal property tax and is levied for the privilege of registration. M.G.L. Ch. 60A, which is the statutory basis for the excise, uses the motor vehicle itself as a means to measure this privilege.
Total Users. Burlington City Hall, located at 300 N. Pine Street, provides limited County services formerly offered at the Western Racine County Service Center for residents to utilize. * Marriage License applications and issuance (County Clerk). * Certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates (Register of Deeds).
Des Moines County is part of the Burlington, IAâIL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Des Moines County should not be confused with the city of Des Moines, which is the capital of Iowa. Des Moines County sits on Iowa's eastern border alongside the Mississippi River. The city of Des Moines is in Polk County in south-central Iowa. Both places derive their name from the Des Moines River, which flows through both the city and the county.