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A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 6, ITEMS 10, 98 AND 111 OF ORDINANCE NO. 757 (OCCUPATION TAXES), AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 836, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1. That Section 6, Items 10, 98, 111 of Ordinance No. 757 as amended by Ordinance No. 836 of the ordinances of the City of Jonesboro, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Item No. 10 - Automobiles License Fee
Auto Repair Shop, Auto Garage and Repair Shop, $25.00
Auto Painting, Battery Service, Auto Top and
Windshield Repair Shop
Radiator Repair $25.00
Vulcanizing and Recapping of Tires, where five or
less persons are employed $25.00
Where more than five persons are employed and
when such vulcanizing and tire recapping shops shall
also carry a stock of goods, such shops shall also pay a
tax upon such stock of goods according to Schedule “A”. $25.00
Auto Sales and Service Agency, including the sale of cars
and all products of the automobile manufacturer represented
by dealers and operation of shop to service, repair and/or store
cars, including sale of parts, accessories, tires and secondhand
cars, where there is one place of business with one car lot $125.00
For each additional automobile or car lot over the first lot,
an additional $25.00
Secondhand car dealers, one car lot $75.00
For each additional automobile or car lot over the first lot,
an additional $25.00
Automobile accessories and parts. Each person, firm or
corporation engaged in the business of selling automobile
accessories and related parts and not engaged in the operation
of an automobile sales agency shall, pay as provided in ‘Schedule
A’.
Item No. 98. Machinery dealer or agent, Agricultural machinery,
Machinery generally, shall pay as provided in ‘Schedule A.’
Item No. 111. Liquefied Petroleum Dealer $175.00
SECTION 2. It is hereby found that additional revenue is urgently needed by the City of Jonesboro to defray the cost of government and public expenditures; that the present income of the City of Jonesboro is insufficient to meet the reasonable public needs of the City; that the present license and tax burden is not in all particulars fairly distributed among those who pay the same, that the passage of this ordinance immediately is necessary for the protection of the public peace, health and safety; an emergency is therefore hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 1952.