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ORDINANCE NO. 695
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 178 RELATING
TO AND PROVIDING FOR A LICENSE OR OCCUPATION TAX
UPON CERTAIN BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS, PURSUITS
AND PRIVILEGES, DEFINING OFFENSES AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES THEREFOR
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That from and after the effective date of this Ordinance, Section
5 of Ordinance No. 178 shall read as follows:
SECTION 5• OCCUPATIONS SUBJECT TO TAX - AMOUNT:
There is hereby levied and shall be collected annual license fees
or occupation taxes against the persons on account of the business activ-
ities, and in the amounts to be determined by the application of the
rates against gross income, as follows:
(a) - Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of
selling or furnishing electric light and power, a fee or tax equal to
three (3) percent of tha total gross income from such business in the
City during his fiscal year next preceding the tax year for which lic-
ense is required; Provided, however, that the minimum.fee or tax shall
not be less than Three Hundred and Sixty ($360.00) Dollars per tax year.
(b) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on a telephone bus-
iness, a fee or tax equal to three (3) per cent of'the total gross income
from such business in the City during his fiscal year next preceding the
tax year for which the license is required; Provided, however,, that the
minimum fee or tax shall not be less than Three Hundred and Sixty'(it360.00)
Dollars per tax year*�
(s) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of,
selling or furnishing water, a fee or tax equal to three (3) per cent of
the total ;dross income from such business in the City during his fiscal
year next'preceding the tax year for which the license is required;
Provided however, that the minimum fee or tax shall not be less than
2
Three Hundred and Sixty ($360.00) Dollars per tax year.
SECTION 2,
This Ordinance is to be in full force and effect five (5) days
after its passage and publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS ;% L/ DAY OF OCTOBER, 1952.
APPROVED .BY THE MAYOR THIS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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'CITY ATTORNEY