The Coolidge examiner., 1945-12-28
ORDINANCE No. 8

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TAIN-PURSUITS. BUSINESSES,
INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPA-
TIONS CARRIED ON WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE TOWN OF COOLIDGE
/ ARIZONA. AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA
TION OF THE PROVISIONS
HEREOF. REPEATING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS or
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH. AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
| COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF COOLIDGE. ARIZONA,
as follows:
Section !. That every person,
firm. partnership. individual, or
corporation, who shall engage in
any of the trades. callings. profess
sions occupations, or businesses
named in this Ordinance. shall pay
a license tax 10 the Town Of Cool
idge In accordance with the fol-
lowing schedule:
(a) Commission merchants. soda
fountains and confectioners. gro
Gerry keepers. drug stores. variety
stores. fuel feed and seed dealers,
butcher shops. bakeries. dry goods
merchants. shoe merchants. furni-
ture dealers. hardware merchants,
beauty parlors and facial shops.
dealers in lumber. dealers in coal
Ice or wood, implement or tractor
dealers. general merchandise, auto
mobile service stations, dealers In
petroleum products, motor vehicle
or implement parts. motor vehicle
repair garages. storage garages.
dealers in jewelry. clock. watch
and jewelry repairing, repairing
and recapping tire dealers. keepers
OF eating houses dealers in curios,
manufacturer or dealers in soda
water. millinery establishments,
telegraph companies. telephone
companies. tailoring. cleaning and
pressing Establishments. sales
stables, second hand dealers, bar
Der shop keepers dealers in fruit,
nuts and confections. electric light
companies. gas companies, laun-
dries. banks. money brokers, and
moving picture theaters, auto and
or trailer parks and courts shall
pay a quarterly license tax based
upon their aggregate volume OF
sales; those whose aggregate vol
ume OF sales are Fifteen Hundred
(S1.50O. .00) Dollars or less per quar-
ter, shall pay a license tax of $500
per quarter: those whose aggre-
gate volume of sales per quarter
is more than Fifteen Hundred
| (S1. .500.0 00) Dollars per quarter
shall pay in addition to the base
rate of $500, an additional soc for
each one thousand dollars, or frac-
ton thereof, of their aggregate
sales per quarter.
The Town Clerk shall make dill
gent inquiry as TO all persons.
firms, partnerships. individuals or
corporations in the Town of Cool
idge liable to pay a license tax
hereunder and the aggregate vol
ume of sales of each. and require
each person firm, partnership, in
! dividual. or corporation to state in
writing the probable amount OF
business which they, or the per-
sons. firms, partnerships ,individ-
| uals or corporations they represent
| will do in the next succeeding
quarter. Such statement shall be
/ based on the amount of business
done by them in the preceding
quarter, but if no business was
done. then the statement shall be
for the probable amount of bust
ness expected 10 be done in the nexi
succeeding quarter. and therupon
such person, firm, partnership, in
dividual or corporation must pro
cure a license tax for the term de-
sired. Where an underestimate
has been made by the applicant the
license for the next quarter shall
include the amount in default, plus
1O% interest on the amount in de
fault.
Except in accordance with the
order of a court having jurisdiction
il shall be unlawful for any towr
clerk or other person charged witt
any duty connected with or relating
to the assessment or collection o
the license tax, to divulge or make
known in any manner the aggre
gate volume of sales or any par
ticulars set forth or disclosed il
any report or return required un
der this Ordinance.
(b) Billiard and pool halls shall
pay a quarterly tax based on th'
number of tables; for three tables
or less the license tax shall b'