HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD07037 ORDINANCE NO. 7037 1
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AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 5668 OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON911
MISSOURI, PROVIDING A LICENSE TAX ON ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR i
',CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING TO THE PUBLIC,
NATURAL GAS, MANUFACTURED GAS OR ELECTRICITY, AND THOSE PERSONS,
FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS SELLING WATER FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL
(PURPOSES, AND ALL PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS FURNISHING
JELEPHONE SERVICES TO BUSINESS OR RESIDENTIAL HOUSES IN THE CITY OFI
!(JEFFERSON AS A TAX FOR THE USE AND OCCUPATION OF THE STREETS OF
11THE CITY OF JEFFERSON BY SUCH PERSONS, FIRMS OR CORPORATIONS FOR
(THEIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE
11FAILURE TO PAY SAID TAX, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
'ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE, AND TO ENACT IN LIEU
THEREOF A NEW ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT.
.IBE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSO I,
�iAS FOLLOWS: I
SECTION 1. That Ordinance Nu. 5668 of the City of Jefferson,
Missouri, providing a license tax on all persons, firms or corporation
engaged in the- business of selling to the public natural gas,
manufactured gas or electricity, and those persons, firms or
corporations selling water for residential or commercial purposes,
and all persons, firms or corporations furnishing telephone service
to business or residential houses in the City of Jefferson as a tax
for the use and occupation of the streets of the City of Jefferson
by such persons, firms or corporations for their distribution syste s,
and providing for a penalty for the failure to pay said tax, and
!repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with
�ithis ordinance, is hereby repealed.
11SECTION 2. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the buiine s
jlof selling and distributing natural gas, manufactured gas or
�jelectricity, or both, for residential, commercial, business or
industrial purposes in the City of Jefferson, and who uses its pipe
or wires in or upon and along the streets and alleys and other public
j,highways of the City of Jefferson, shall pay to the City of
Jefferson a tax equal to five (5%) per cent of the gross receipts
!derived from such business in said City of Jefferson as a tax for
ithe use or occupation of the streets, alleys, and other public
,jhighways in said city by such person, firm or corporation for its
distribution system.
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All funds received from this tax shall be used as follows:
(a) Two-fifths (2/5) of the funds derived from said
jtax shall be placed in the Park Fund to be used exclusively by the
I�Park Board for the purchase, acquisition, development, maintenance,
isupervision and direction of parks, play grounds and recreational
i,facilities .
(b) One-fifth (1/5) of the funds derived from said tax
(shall be placed in the Municipal Airport Fund to be used exclusively
iby the City Council for the acquisition, development, extension, I
lmaintenance, supervision and direction of the city airport and its
'!facilities .
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ji (c) Two-fifths (2/5) of the funds derived from said tax
(!shall be placed in the General Revenue Fund of the City and used
11for such purposes as other moneys in said fund.
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Ij!SECTION 3. It is hereby made the duties of those persons, firms
I9r corporations mentioned in Section 2 hereof to file with the City
(;Clerk of the City of Jefferson on the first days of January, April,
IlJuly and October of each year a statement of the gross receipts of
;such person, firm or corporation from such business for the three
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'! months immediate y preceding the date of the statement, clearly
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1showing the gross receipts of such person, firm or corporation from the
11operation of its business. Such statement shall be verified by the
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affidavit of the person, firm or corporation, by the principal
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officer thereof, and the first statement shall be filed on the first
11day of April, 1961. At the time of filing the initial statement
required, the person, firm or corporation shall pay to the City
Treasurer of the City of Jefferson, an amount equal to five (5%)
per cent of the gross receipts shown by the statement filed.
SECTION 4. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business
of distributing and selling water for residential, commercial,
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,lbusiness or industrial purposes in the City of Jefferson, and every;1
[ person, firm or corporation who is engaged in the business of furnishing
telephone service for residential, commercial, business or industrial
1purposes in the City of Jefferson and who uses its pipes or wires in
or upon and along the streets and alleys and other public highways
of the City of Jefferson, shall pay to the City of Jefferson a tax
equal to three (3%) per cent of the gross receipts derived from such
kAsiness in said City of Jefferson as a tax for the use or occupation
of the streets, alleys and other public highways in said city by such
persons firm or corporation for its distribution system.
' All funds received from this tax shall be used as follows:
(a) T o-thirds (2/3) of the funds derived from said tax shall
be placed in the Park Fund to be used exclusively by the Park Board,!
for the purchase, acquisition, development, maintenance, supervisio
and direction of parks, play grounds and recreational facilities.
(b) One-third of the funds derived from said tax shall be
placed in the Municipal Airport Fund to be used exclusively by the
City Council for the acquisition, development, extension, maintenance,
supervision and direction of the city airport and its facilities.
ISECTION 5. It is hereby made the duties of those persons, firms or!{
[corporations mentioned in Section 4 hereof to file with the City
Clerk of the City of Jefferson on the first days of January, April
July and October of each year a statement of the gross receipts of such
person, firm or corporation from such business for the three months1.1
immediately preceding the date of the statement, clearly showing the
gross receipts of such person, firm or corporation from the operation
of its business . Such statement shall be verified by the affidavit ,;
of the person, firm or corporation, by the principal officer thereof,
and the first statement shall be filed on the first day of April,
1961 . At the time of filing each statement herein required, the
person, firm or corporation shall also pay to the City Treasurere o
the City of Jefferson an amount equal to three (3%) per cent of
the gross receipts shown by the statement filed.
SECTION 6. The taxes herein required to be paid shall be a tax on II
and for the use and occupation of the streets, alleys and other
public highways of the City of Jefferson for the pipe lines and
twTres of the distributing system of the persons, firms or corporations
mentioned in Section 2 and 4 hereof, and nothing herein contained 1.
shall be so construed as to exempt any such person, firm or
corporation from the payment to the City of Jefferson of the tax
which the City of Jefferson levies upon any real, personal propertyd
or franchise belonging to any such persons, firms or corporations.
ISECTION 7. Should any person, firm or corporation mentioned in
Sections 2 and 4 hereof fail to file the statement or pay the tax as
provided for in this ordinance more than fifteen (15) days after the
;tame shall be come dues the said persons firm or corporation shall
e penalized in an amount of ten (10%) per cent of the amount of
he tax then due for the failure to file the statement or pay the