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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN GLICKERT <br /> <br />BILL NO. <br /> <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />6996 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />4857 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE <br />CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, RELATING TO LICENSES AND BUSINESS <br />REGULATIONS, BY REPEALING SECTION 18-39 THEREOF, AS AMENDED <br />BY ORDINANCE NO. 4515, ENACTED JUNE 30, 1969, RELATING TO THE <br />IMPOSITION OF A LICENSE TAX ON GAS COMPANIES, AND ENACTING IN <br />LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 18-39. <br />LICENSE TAX--IMPOSED; AMOUNT," BY PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE <br />FROM SEVEN PER CENT TO NINE PER CENT OF GROSS RECEIPTS; <br />CONTAINING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF AUGUST 1, 1974; CONTAINING AN EMER- <br />GENCY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS <br /> <br /> Section 1. Chapter 18 of the Municipal Code of the City of University City, <br />relating to licenses and business regulations, is hereby amended by repealing Section <br />18-39 thereof, as amended by Ordinance No. 4515, enacted June 30, 1969, relating to <br />the imposition of a license tax on gas companies, and enacting in lieu thereof a new <br />section to be known as "Section 18-39. License tax--imposed; amount," by providing for <br />an increase from seven per cent to nine per cent of gross receipts; relating to the <br />same subject, and re-enacting said section so that said section, as so amended ~hall <br />read as follows: <br /> <br /> Section 18-39. License tax--imposed; amount. <br /> <br /> Every person engaged in the business of supplying or furnish- <br /> ing gas or gas service in the city shall pay to the city as a <br /> license or occupational tax nine per cent of the gross receipts <br /> derived from such business within the city. <br /> <br /> Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions <br />of this ordinance, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provided <br />in Chapter 1, Section 1-8 of the Municipal Code of the City of University City. <br /> <br /> Section 3. This ordinance is hereby declared to be necessary for the imme- <br />diate preservation of the public welfare of the citizens of this City, and as such is <br />an emergency ordinance which shall take immediate effect upon its passage. <br /> <br /> Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on August 1, 1974. <br /> <br /> PASSED this 26th day of June , 1974. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br />CER TO BE CORRECT AS TO FORM: <br /> <br />MAYOR <br /> <br /> <br />