Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-18
follows:

follows:
CLAUSE 16. Each and every real es-
tate agent shall pay an annual license
tax of two dollars and one-fifth of a
mill additional on every dollar of his
gross annual income from commissions
| or profits on sales
| be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Clause 16. Each an, every real es-
tate agent shall pay an annual license
| tax of two dollars and one-fifth of a
mill additional on very dollar of his
gross annual income from commissions
on rents collected and sales made or
from profits on sales.
Section 4. That section 2, of the or
! lows:
Section 2. The license taxes levied
IN pursuance of this ordinance shall be
due and payable the first day of June
in the year 1914, and on the first day of
April annually thereafter, and If the
same are not so paid five per centum
shall be added thereto, and any per-
son or persons, firm or corporation be-
ginning business after the first day of
June, in the year 1914 and after the
first day of April in any succeeding
year, except such as shall be engaged
in the business mentioned in clauses
IA and Is of section l of this ordinace,
shall only be required to pay a license
tax for the ratable portion of the year
to the succeeding first day of April; !;
but no such license shall be issued for
less than one-fourth of the annual Ii
cense tax assessable annually on the
trade, business. calling or occupation
for which a license tax is charged:
Provided. that for the business men
toned in clauses II and 15 of section
the full annual license tax shall be
paid without regard to when the busi-
ness is begun"
be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section .. The license taxes levied
in pursuance of this ordinance shall be
due and payable the first day of June
in each year and If the same arc not
or mol "A FAaf .aa - CHI .I.I
thereto, and any person or persons
firm or corporation beginning business
after the first day of June in any year,
except such as shall be engaged in the
businesses mentioned In clauses II and
] . of section l of this ordinance shall
only be required to pay a license tax
for the ratable portion of the year to
the succeeding first day of April; but
no such license shall be issued for less
than one-fourth of the annual license
tax assessable annually on the trade
which a license tax is charged; Pro-
vided, that for the business mentioned
in clauses II and 10 of section l the
full annual license tax shall be paid
without regard to when the business is
begun.
dinance aforesaid. which reads as fol-
lows:
enforce the provisions of this ordinance
there is hereby created the office of
License Tax Officer who shall be ap-
pointed by the Council annually on or
before the first Monday of April, and
who shall serve until his successor shall
be duly appointed and qualified. 1t
shall be the duty of said license tax
officer to classify and assess all per-
sons made liable for city license tax
under this ordinance, and deliver to
each and every person or persons. firm
partnership or corporation liable to
assessment the necessary blank upon
which return shall be made and sworn
TO of the trade, business, occupation or
calling in which he, she or they shall be
engaged: and where the business is
be licensed shall state the class to
which he. belongs. or shall give such in
formation thereof as will enable the Ii
assessment; and If the license tax Of
ficer is of the opinion that the return
made to him is true and correct, he
shall assess the party making the re-
turn accordingly; but If in the opinion
of the license tax officer the return is
not properly made, or in case the party
to be assessed refuses to make u re-
turn, then in such case the said license
tax officer shall assess the said party
at such rate and in such class as he
give the party assessed notice in
which shall be stated the trade, busi-
ness. occupation and class, and the
amount of license tax imposed or levied,
and also the time for hearing appeals
from the said assessment which notice
must be served at least five days prior
to the date set for the hearing of ap-
be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 8. In order to carry out and
enforce the provisions of this ordi-
nance there is hereby created the office
of License Tax Officer" who shall be
appointed by the Council annually on
who shall serve until his successor shall
he duly appointed and qualified 1t shall
ha the duty Of said license tax officer