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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1614 ORDINANCE NO . AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3 - 88 AND 3 -90 OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL LICENSE TAX FOR RETAILER SELLING LIGHT WINES AND BEER , SPECIFYING INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN SUCH PERSON ' S APPLICATION FOR LICENSE . WHEREAS , it appears that Sections 3 - 90 ( 3 ) of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances , the current license tax ordinance of the City of Fayetteville , pertaining to licensing of retail dealers selling beer or light wines within the City , does not impose the full amount of license tax authorized by Arkansas law ( Ark . Stats Ann , Sec . 48 -516 ) , and WHEREAS , the Board of Directors desires to amend said Sec . 3 - 90 ( 3 ) to bring the tax into conformity with that authorized by law and to amend Sec . 3 - 88 of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances to require applicants for such licenses to provide information as to annual gross sales in order to facilitate the collection of said tax . NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE , ARKANSAS : SECTION 1 . That Section 3 - 90 ( 3 ) of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows : Sec . 3 - 90 Tax . ( 3 ) For each retail dealer doing business within the city , fifteen dollars ( $ 15 . 00 ) for a retailer whose total gross annual sales does not exceed $ 1 , 000 . 00 ; twenty dollars ( $ 20 . 00 ) for a retailer whose total gross annual sales exceeds $ 1 , 000 . 00 but does not exceed $ 2 , 000 . 00 ; and twenty dollars ( $ 20 . 00 ) for a retailer whose total gross annual sales exceeds $ 2 , 000 , plus an additionalthree dollars ( $ 3 . 00 ) for each $ 1 , 000 . 00 of gross annual sales in excess of $ 2 , 000 . 00 . f SECTION 2 . That Section 3 - 88 of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph thereto : Sec . 3- 88 , Application Any person making application for a retail dealer ' s license shall state in the application the estimated gross sales of beer and light wines for the year for which the license is sought and shall state the actual gross sales of beer and light wines for the preceeding year . MICROFILMED 11978 DATE REEL.13 - _z _ SECTION 3 . That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage , approval and + publication . PASSED AND APPROVED this day of Aix , 1968 . APPROVED : DON TRUMBO , MAYOR ATTE T : GEORGE go VAVIS , CITY CLERK SPATE of ARKANSAS 1 Jr as. County of Washington I. -1 w-. ._ ' .1.......`..--'.'—"_--c_:: — hereby t It) I that 1 am the '(Geniral ManagBr) of THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES, :E fib, tint i a daily / ewspaper having a second class mailing privilege, and being not less than four pages of five columns each, published at a fixed place of E business and at a fixed (daily) intervals continuously in the City of ANNi Ni T T <I-. ♦A nR Fayetteville, County of Washington, Arkansas for more than a period 11 ETA I LIR PI -!NG LIGHT WINFS kNn i .El R. 9PECIFYING of twelve months, circulated and distributed from an established place of MFORv.YCI ( a TO BE PRO' business to subscribers and readersenerall of all classes in the Cit VIDFTI IN - ; CH PERSON'S AP- g y y PLTCA 11ON FOR LICENSE, R County for a definite price for each copy, or a fixed price per annum, WHI'RI:AS, it appears that Sec- r,orls =.a) (3) of the P4. etteviue which price was fixed at what is considered the value of the publication, Code of 6ktlh,atiew. rn, ""an based upon the news value and service value it contains, that at least fifty Iicezi t Scat nrdinanee of the Ci of FatKs yetNe. pertaining to percent of the subscribers thereto have paid cash for their subscriptions eenaitro of retail dealers set to the newspaper or its a agents or through recognized news dealers over a n beer or 11gwinos within theg g g rty, dose not impose the flm period of at least six months ; and that the said newspaper publishers an ,�mt of license tax authorized average of more than forty percent news matter. Arkansas law (Ark. Stats Am. I further certify that the legal notice hereto attached in the matter of , 48-516), and WHEREAS, the Board of Direc- tors desires to amend "fit Sec. lawre and to Drs g the tax into Dene —��� --- 5-94 fair to hr .._/ fora ity with that authorized by end Sec, Ord of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances U- / ' censes to provide Applicants ntoortrnAuon As was published in the regular daily issue of said newspaper for--- ----------- to annual gross sales to order to f:oaso"iUw insertions as follows: facilitate the collection of send tax. NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT OR. / the DAINED BY THE BOARD OF Di- The first insertion on __-.__-__ __ -- day of RECTORS OF THE CITY OF FAY- LITEVILLE, ARKANSAS: SEMON 1: That Section 3-90 the second insertion on the --------- --- -- - day of __ ----------- 19_-_.- 01 of the Fayetteville Code of Or- dinances is hereby amended to read as follows: the third insertion on the ______________. _ day of ----------------- 19_—_ Sec. 3-90. Tax. (3) For each retail dealer doing and the fourth insertion on the _.__ . day of . 19____ business within the city, fifteen I critics i mix) for a retailer i whose total gross annual sales - does not exceed jt.000.40; twen- i ty dollars 1$20A01 for a retailer -t--- ------------ ------------------ - - ------- whose total gross annual sales exceeds $1,000.00 but does not exceed $2.000m; and twenty dollars ($20.00) for a retailer Sworn to and subscribed before me on this __`T____ day of whose total groes annual sales exceoda $2.000. plus an additional three dollars ts3.W1 for each p V 014.(0 Of gross annual isles in ------ _._. -------- ---__- 19_ i�excess SECTION N $2,0That SECTION 2. That Section 3-89 of the Fayetteville hCode of Ordl- nanrce to hereby amended by add- "g the following paragraph thereN_ o_t_ y _i Public Sec. 3-88. AFpiteatien Any person making application ' for a retail dealer's license shall My Commission Expires : state in the application the esti- mated gross sales of beer and light wines for the year for , (-Q---- which the erac as nought and Wit' - X'""'�O� /- ahathe state the actual P'r'y eels v of torr and light wines for the Preceding year. SECTION 3. That this Ordinance Fees for Printing '' shall be in full force and effect : from and after ifs passage, ap- proval and publication. Cost of Proof _____ $- PASSED AND APPROVED this - ------ ----- ----- - 29th day of July, 1968. / APPROVED'. DON TRUMBO, Mayor Total _______ $_____..___Qs( AT^`r'CT.