Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-16

I Council of the City of Harrisburg, and
it is hereby ordained by authority of
the same, That clause 12, of section 1
of an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance
to authorize and regulate the assess
ment, levy and collection of a 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. 80, Session of 1914
CLAUSE II. All garage companies
and Keepers of automobiles for hire or
pay shall each pay an annual license
tax of twenty-five dollars:" be and the
lows:
Clause IL. All owners or keepers of
public garages shall each pay an an
nual license tax of twenty-five dollars.
Section 2. That clause IS of section
of the ordinance aforesaid, which
Clause 10. 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
Clause 13. All owners of drays,
hacks, carriages, omnibuses, automo-
biles carts, wagons and other vehicles
vehicle an annual license as follows:
One horse, two dollars: two horses or
over. four dollars; automobiles, or
other mechanically propelled vehicles,
Section 5. That clause 16, of section
!, of said ordinance, which reads as
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 and every real es-
tate agent shall pay an annual license
tax of two dollars and e-tifth of a
mill additional on every 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-
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-
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
A and 10 of section l of this ordinace,
shall only be required to pay license
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 license tax is charged:
Provided. that for the business men
TONED in clauses IA and 10 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
Section 2. The license taxes levied
in pursuance of this ordinance shall be
in each year and If 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
is of section OF this ordinance shall
only be required to pay 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.
business, calling or occupation for
which a license tax is charged; Pro-
vided, that for the business mentioned
in clauses IA and IS of section l the
fun annual license tax shall be paid
without regard to when the business is
Section >. That section 5, of the or
dinance aforesaid, which reads as fol-
lows:
Section g. In order to carry out and
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. It
shall be the duty of said license tax
officer to classify and assess all per-
sons made liable for a city license tax
under this ordinance, and deliver to
each and every person or persons. firm
co-partnership or corporation liable to
n 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
one requiring classification the party to
be licensed shall state the class to
which he belongs. or shall give such in
formation thereof as will enable the Ii
cense tax officer to properly make the
assessment; and II 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 re-
turn. then in such case the said license
tax officer shall assess the said party