Irrespective of the provisions of sections 12-142 and 12-144, the appropriating body of each municipality, upon approving any budget calling for the laying of a tax on property, shall determine whether such tax as it applies to motor vehicles shall be due and payable in a single installment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-144a
(February, 1965, P.A. 43, S. 1; P.A. 76-338, S. 3, 8; P.A. 77-343, S. 2, 5; P.A. 79-595, S. 2, 3.)