HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 13, Page 537, No Ordinance NumberAAI ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED:
"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF LICENSE FEES FOR THE
PRIVILEGE OF ENGAGING IN OCCUPATIONS, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS IN
THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, BY ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED BY OTHERS,
MEASURED BY ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS EARNED ON
AND AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JULY, 1950; DEFINING TERMS; PRESCRIBING
REGULATIONS AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND COL-
LECTIOIQ OF LICENSE FEES; REQUIRING THE FILING OF RETURNS AND THE GIVING
OF INFORMATION BY EMPLOYERS AND THOSE SUBJECT TO SAID LICENSE FEES;
IMPOSING UPON EMPLOYERS THE DUTY OF COLLECTING LICENSE FEES AT THE
SOURCE; EXEMPTING CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS HEREOF; PRO-
VIDING THAT THE LICENSE FEES SHALL BE PAID INTO THE GENERAL FUND FOR
PAYMENT OF GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL EXPENSES OF THE CITY; PROVIDING THE
PENALTIES FOR THE VILLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH; ARID PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE", WHICH
WAS ADOPTED ON MAY 31, 1950
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Section 2 of an ordinance containing the
title quoted above, which was adopted on May 31, 1950, be, and the
same is hereby amended so that said section as amended shall read as
follows:
"SECTION 2_ License fee required. It shall be unlawful
for any person to engage in or follow any trade, occupation or pro-
fession within the city on and after the 1st day of July, 1956,
without paying a license fee for the privilege of engaging in or
following such.trade, occupation or profession, which license fee
shall be measured by one per centum of the gross receipts of each
such person."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
on and after the 1st day of July, 1956.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 1st, 1956
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May lst, 1956.
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