The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-06-19
ORDINANCE NO. sss

ORDINANCE NO. 338
 AN ORDINANCE providing fol the levy and collection ot . consumers sales tax of 12 o1 the sales price on all retail sales and services of 35c and more made within the City of Juneau Alaska, the proceeds thereof tc be placed in a special fund and used exclusively for the special purpose of paying installments of principal and interest on and redemption of presently out standing general obligation bond issues of the City, and of any future general obligation bond issues authorized by the quail
 fled voters of the City, includ- ing the City's share of the obli- gation represented by the pres ently authorized general obliga- ton bond issue of the Juneau Independent School District, and the City's share of the obli- gation represented by any future general obligation bond issues authorized by the qualified vot- CTS of said School District; pro- viding for administration a n d methods of collection of such tax; providing penalties; fixing a date when such ordinance and tax shall become effective if the consent to such tax is had hv 559e or more of the qualified voters of the City voting at a special election on the referen- dunn question of whether such tax shall be authorized within the City; providing for such an election; and for other purposes.
 WHEREAS, the City of Juneau has presently outstanding gen. eral obligation school, streets and sewers bond issues aggre- gating $556,000 as of July 1, 1850, and is committed to the City's share of the obligation repre- sented by the general obligation bond issue of the Juneau Inde- pendent School District author ized at the special election held on May Is, 1850; and the Com mon Council of the City pro- poses to submit other general obligation bond issues for ap- proval of the qualified voters of the City for the purpose of raising revenue for construction of a City Hall, Fire Station, and other planned public works within the City, under the pro- visions of Public Law 264, known as the Alaska Public Works Act, an Act of Congress Vhich 1paks ss federal funds available to Alas Ian communities on a matching basis for such public works; and
 WHEREAS, in order to meet the obligations of the City's outstanding general obligation bond issues, to provide for the City's mill levy share of t h e school budget of the Juneau In dependent School, District, to provide for the City's ordinary tperating expenses, and to par ticipate in a planned public works program within the City under the matching fund pro- visions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, the Common Council of the City is faced with the necessity of either CD increasing its present 20 mill rate of taxa ton, or (2) levying a consumers sales tax on retail sales and on services made within the city for the purpose of raising reve- nue for paying installments of principal and interest on and the redemption of outstanding general obligation bond issues oi the City, and of any future gen. eral obligation bond issues au- thorized by the qualified voters of the City, including the City's share of the obligation repre- sented by present and future general obligation bond issues of the Juneau Independent School District B.
 NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL or THE CITY OF JUNEAU, ALASKA:
 Section r. From and after the first day of July, 1850, or at a later date to be set by the Com mon Council of the City, there shall be levied and collected a tax on retail sales and services made within the City of Juneau equal to one per cent (1Gc) of the selling price and /or charge made for services rendered when such selling price and Tor charge made amounts to thirty five cents or more.
 Section 2 The tax on retail sales, which shall be payable by the retailer, shall be one pey cent (1fs) of the gross revenue computed in dollars derived from all taxable retail sales made within the City; and the tax on services rendered, which