The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-18
An ORDINANCE =

PERSONS, INnIYInGALS, PARTNER
SHIPS, ASSOCIATIONS. AND CORPORA |
VIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA |
TIONs OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY. ~ss5..s.e.,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the
usual daily operations of the municipal gov
efnment in that In orsler to preserve the pub
lie property of the Village OF Blutfton and in
order to provide revenue for the General Fund
of said Village it il necessary to levy an
admission tax against persons, individuals,
partnerships, associations and corporations as
herein described; to provide penalties for the
violations of certain requirements OF this
ordinance. and that this ordinance 90 into
effect at the time stated herein; Now There
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF
THE VILLAGE OF BLUFTTOE. OHIO.
TWo-THIRDs Oh THE MEMBERS ELECT
ED THERETO CcKCuRRING:
Section |. For the purpose of providing
revenues for the General Fund OF the Village
of Bluffton, Ohio there is hereby levied
against persons, Individuals. partnerships, as
sociations and CORPORATIONS;
~ A tax of three per centum of the
amounts received for admission to any
place, including admission by season
ticket or subscription, If such place be
within the corporate limits of the
Village of Hutton, Ohio.
Section = ESsEy person. andiV,aual, .n part
any payments for admission, taxable under
this Ordinance, shall on before the last
day of each caieHdar month make Tetnrn'
| under oath, to the Treasurer of the Village
of Button, Ohio. showing the number of
| taxable admissions collected during the pre-
ceding calendar month.
Each payor making such return shall at
the time of making The same pay the amount
| of taxes shown thereby to the Treasurer of
4 the Village of Blptfton, Ohio, and 1t the tax
| imposed by this Ordinance Is not paid when
due, there shall be added as q part of the
i tax interest at the rate of one per centum a
| month from the time when the tax become
due until paid.
Section 3. On and after October /, l947,
it shall be unlawful for any person, individual,
partnership, association or corporation to con-
| tinue to conduct ANY form of amusement at
any permanent or temporary place of amuse-
ment or any itinerant form of amusement
/ without a license therefor, as hereinafter
provided
| Every person. Individual, partnership. as
| sociation or corporation desiring to continue
i to conduct hereafter to begin to conduct
| any amusement at any permanent or tenn
porafy place of amusement or any ninerant
/ form of amusement, shall file application
| for a permanent temporary, or itinerant
| form of amusement license or licenses, as the
| case may be, with the Mayor of the Village
/ application by the Mayor of the Village of
| Bluffton, Ohio. the Mayor shall forthwith
issue such license. or licenses, unless the
same is withheld for cause. upon the pay
ment by applicant of fee of One Dollar
| ($t.0G).
An amusement license shall be valid only
A the person. inulVluuAiE phELnGEshAps as~
socation or corporation in whose name it is
issued and for the conduct of amusements at
| the place designated therein: ft shall not be
| assgnabie 1t shall be consnicuousiy display
ed at the place or places for which issued
during the period of ticket sale and conduct
of amusement. All licenses for permanent
places of amusement shall expire on the
thirty-frsc day of December next following
| the date upon which they are issued. Licenses
for temporary place of amusement or for
| forms of itinerant amusement shall expire
4 h. ENA ssn1
for permanent place of amusement under the
provisions of this Ordinance may be renewed
| annually before the first day of January upon
application made to the Mayor and the pay
ment of a renewal fee of One Dollar (S1.00l.
Section 4. The Mayor may suspend or
1 after hearing revoke an amusement license
hereinbetore provided whenever he hnds that
1 the holder thereof has failed to comply with
| any of the provisions of this ordinance or any
rules or regulations of the Village Treasurer
prescribed and adopted under this ordinance.
Upon suspending or revolSing any amusement
l license the Mayor shall require the holder
thereof to surrender to him Immediately all
licenses thereof issued to said holder and the
| holder shall surrender promptly all such
| licenses TO the Mayor as required. Whenever
the Mayor suspends an amusement license,
| he shall notify the holder Immediately and
afford him a hearing, If no hearing has al
ready been afforded and one is requested in
| writing by the holder of the license.
After such hearing the Mayor shall either
rescind his order of suspension or upon good
| cause appearing therefor shall continue the
suspension revoke the license. The Mayor
shall further have the authority to modify
any order of suspension or revocation made by
him pursuant to this ordinance.
Section 5 Whoever continues to conduct OF
begins to conduct any form of amusement al
a permanent or temporary place of amusement
or any itinerant form of amusement, within
the corporate limits of the Village of Bluffton,
Ohio, without having license in full forct
and effect therefor as provided in this Ordi.
l nance, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
4 md rauyirfinu fhnypof shall h4
fined not less than Twenty-Five Dollars
(S25.00l or more than One Hundred Dollars
(sIoo00l, and each day such violation con-
4 tinues may be deemed a separate offense.
Section 6. Whoever being person charged
| by this Ordinance with the duty Of collecting
or paying the taSes imposed by this Ordinance
! wilfuly fails refuses to charge and collec
or to pay such taxes, or to make return to th'
Treasurer required by this Ordinance ol
| to permit the Treasuer or any other author
= | lied agent of the Council of the Village oi
| Bluffton, Ohio, TO examine his books ane
| other records in or upon the premises whers
u the same are kept, to the extent necessary Il
verify any resurn made or TO ascertain ane
assess the tax imposed by this Ordinance, il
Il no RETURN lesser or greater time may b
permitted or required by the Treasurer, sucl
Il records, ticket stubs, and other documents per
q tanning TO the sale or other disposition O
u admissions, may be required by the Treas
urer shall be deemed guilty of q misdeneano
and upon conviction thereof shall be fneS
| not less than Twenty-Five Dollars tS25.00) o.
4 more than One Hundred Dollars (s1o0.00)
Il and upon conviction for second or othe
| subsequent offense shall, IL a corporation, b
fined not less than One Hundred Dollar
d | lsl00.o0) or more than Five Hundred Dollar
ls500.00l, or If an individual, or a membe
of a partnership. firm or association, b
fined not less than Twenty-Five Dollar
II ls25.00l or more than One Hundred Dollar
lSl00.00), or imprisoned in the county jail
h | or other like penal or correctional institu
ton not more than sixty (so) days, or both
Section z. The moneys received by th'
Treasurer or Mayor under the provisions o
Il this Ordinance. shall be credfoed 10 tn
u General Fund of the Village of Bluffton. Ohio
Section &. The Treasurer shall, so far a
not to be inconsistent with this Ordinance
have the right 10 prescribe such rules ant
regulations for the administration of thi
Ordinance.
Section Q. Any notice authorized or re
! qured under the provisions of this Ordinance
| may be given by mailing the same to tn
| person for whom lit is intended, in post pal,
| envelope addressed TO such person at tn,
address given in the last return filed by hin
pursuant 20 the provisions Of this Ordinance
| or if no return has been filed, then to sucl
address may be obtaiuable.
The mailing of such notice shall be prm.
facie evidence of the receipt of the same b.
the person to whom addressed. Any perioD
I of time which Is determined according Il
| the provisions of this Ordinance by the Civ
| the date of mailing of such notice.
Section 10. The license required hereiI
l shall be in addition to any and all licenses
| otherwise required by law, or by other Ordi
nances of the Villhge of Bluffton, Ohio.
Section II. That for the reasons ser fortI
part hereof, this ordinance il hereby de
| clared to be emergency measure and shal
| take effect and be In force commencing oI
the 1st day of October, Is47 and remaining