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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR LICENSE TAX FOR BUS
LII4ES PASSING THROUGH THE CITY OF PADUCAH 7,ITIIOUT LOCAL STAT IONS
iAND ALSO APPLYING TO THOS" 7ATICH HAVE: LOCAL STATIONS AND
�I MAINTAINING SAMF WITHIN THE CITY LIT. "ITS OF PADUCAH AND FIXING
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PENALTIES FOR VIOTATI CN OF SUCH ORDTNA7 CE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THF BOARDOF COTT"MS InpT'RS OF THE
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ICITY OF PADUCAH-
I SECTION 1.
That all bus lines passing through and using the
streets of the City of Paducah, which maintain no stations in
it said city but receive and discharge passengers shall pay an
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I' annual license tax unon each bus operated b such
y person, firm
company or corporation, and said annual .license tax for such
Ibusses with seating capacity of ten or less shall be Twenty Five
(f,+25.00) Dollars per year for each bus; and for such busses so
operated with a seating capacity exceeding ten passengers the
annual license tax shall be Fifty Uf50.00) Dollars per year for
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each bus; provided that if any pariod of operation shall be
iless than one year, the time so covered by such operation shall
be covered by license tax in proportion to the ,years license
tax but no license shall be issued for less than one month.
SECTION 2.
That all bus lines operating in or through the
City of Paducah and maintaining a station or stations therein
whether the city of Paducah be a terminus or intermediate point
shall pay an annual license tax upon each bus operated by such
nerson, firm, company or corporation and said annual license
tax for such busses with seating capacity of 10 or less shall pay
Twenty ($20.00) Dollars per year for each bus; and for such
busses so operating with a seating capacity exceeding ten
passengers the annual license tax shall be Forty (,140.00).Dollars
per year for each bus; provided that if any period of operation
shall be less than one year the time so covered by such operation
shall be covered by license tax in proportion to the year's
license tax, but no license shall be issued for less than one
month.
SECTION 3.
Any person, firm or corporation Operating a bus
line in the City of Paducah, as defined in Sections One and
Two without having first obtained said license, as defined and
req!Zired, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to
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prosecution in the Police Court of the City of Paducah, and if
convicted shall be fined not less than Twenty Five (u25.00)
Dollars for each offense, or more than One Hundred (:;100.00)
Dollars for each offense, and each day shall constitute a
separate offense.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance is for the )urnosc of providing revenue to
Pay for the supervision and regulation of traffic and to assist
in the maintenance and upkeep of the struts in the City of
Paducah.
SECTION 5.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed in so far as same conflict
with this ordinance, and the tax herein imposed is in addition
to all other license taxes now in effect.
SECTION 6.
This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after
its Passage, publication and recordation.
Signed�1
Mayor -
Passed by the Board of Commissioners Anril 24th, 1933.
Recorded by Rudy Stewart, Clerk April aZL�' 1933.
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