The Coolidge examiner., 1946-01-11

Section l. That every person.
firm. partnership, individual. or
corporation, who shall engage in
any OF the trades. callings, profes-
sions occupations, or businesses
named in this Ordinance. shall pay
a license tax to the Town of Cool
idge in accordance with the fol-
lowing schedule.
(a) Commission merchants. soda
fountains and confectioners. gro
cery 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.
manufacturers 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
(S1.500.00) Dollars or less per quar-
ter, shall pay a license tax OF So. 90
per quarter; those whose aggre-
gate volume of sales per quarter
is more than Fifteen Hundred
Isl 100000 Dollars per quarter
shall pay in addition to the base
rate OF $500. an additional 60c for
each one thousand dollars, or frac-
tion thereof, of their aggregate
sales per quarter.
The Town Clerk shall make dill
gent inquiry as TO all persons,
firms. partnerships, individuals OF
corporations In the Town of Cool
idge liable to pay d 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 busi-
ness expected TO be done in the next
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
1919 interest on the amount in de-
fault.
Except in accordance with the
order of court having jurisdiction
it shall be unlawful for any town
clerk or other person charged with
any duty connected with or relating
to the assessment or collection OF
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 in
any report or return required un-
der this Ordinance.
(b) Billiard and pool halls shall
pay a quarterly tax based on the
number of tables; for three tables
or less the license tax shall be
table over three tables, a license
tax of $500 per quarter for each
table.
(c) Bowling alleys shall pay q
quarterly license tax of $500 pei
quarter per alley.
Cd Dance halls shall pay Ii.
cense tax of $500 per dance.
(e) Hotel, innkeepers, and lodg
ing houses of ten rooms or less
shall pay a quarterly license ta1
of $500 per quarter; and for eacf
room in excess of ten rooms shall
pay an addition license of 35c pei
room per quarter up to 80 rooms
and for each room in excess of 81
rooms shall pay an additinal ii
cense of 25c per room per quarter.
(f) Insurance agents, having
fixed establishment, shall pay 6
quarterly license tax of $1,000 pei