Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-17
NOTICE


The following ordinance was passed
by the City Council and signed by His
Honor. the Mayor; on the 9Th day OF
February. A. ID: 1915, and is published
AN ORDINANCE
To amend clauses II. 1S and 16, of sec
ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance to
authorize and regulate the assess
ment, levy and collection of license
Gus kinds of business within the
city of Harrisburg. and providing
penalties for the violation thereof"
being city Council Ordinance No. 90.
Section i. Be it ordained by the
Council Of the CITY or Harrisburg, and
the same. That clause ~, OF section l
of an ordinance entitled AN Ordinance
to authorize and regulate the assess
ment. levy and collection of license
tax on trades, occupations and various
kinds of business within the city of
Harrisburg, and providing penalties for
the violation thereof" being City Coun-
ell Ordinance No. So Session of 1914
1915, which clause II reads as follows:
Clause IL. All garage companies
and keepers of automobiles for hire or
tax of twenty-five dollars;" be and the
same is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Clause IL. All owners or keepers of
nual license tax of twenty-five dollars.
Section 2. That clause 1S of section
1 of the. ordinance aforesaid, which
CLAUSE Is. All owners of drays,
hacks, carriages. omnibuses, automo-
biles, carts, wagons and other vehicles
vehicle an annual license tax of five
be and the same is hereby amended
C,Iausa 10 All owners of draws
hacks, carriages, omnibuses, automo-
biles, carts, wagons and other vehicles
used for hire or pay; shall pay for each
vehicle an annual license as follows:
One horse. two dollars; two horses or
over. four dollars; automobiles. or
other. mechanically propelled vehicles,
Section 8. That clause is, of section
!, of said ordinance, which reads as
follows:
"CIause 16. Each and every real es-
tate agent shall pay an annual license
tax of two dollars and ne-hfth 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 ant every real es-
tate agent shall pay an annual license
tax of two dollars and e-hfth 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
dinance aforesaid. which. reads as fol-
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 wear 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 ! 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;
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:
toned in clauses IA and Is of section
/ the full annual license tax shall be
paid without regard to when the busi-
be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 9 The license taxes levied
due and payable the first day of June
in each year and IL the same are not
so paid FIVE per centum shall be added
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 IA and
10 of section / 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 sucn license shall be Issued for less
than one-fourth of the annual license
tax assessable annually on the trade.
business. calling or occupation for
which license tax is charged; Pro-