6764ORDINANCE NO. 676+
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING IT TO BE A PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE ROOMING HOUSES
KNOWN AS TOURIST HOMES, OR TOURISTS COURTS, LEVYING A TAX ON SUCH
PRIVILEGE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS;
SECTION 1. A "tourist home" is hereby defined to be the
type of business known as rooming houses, the proprietors or opera-
tors of which make available sleeping accommodations by the night
to tourists or transient guests. A "tourist court" is hereby defined
to be any place where buildings or tents are maintained for hire to
and use by transient guests, or transiets, or where free encampment
is permitted to transients for the purpose of securing their trade.
SECTION 2. It is hereby deolared to be a privilege for any
person, firm or corporation to operate within the City of Little Rock
a tourist home or tourist court, and no person, firm or corporation
shall operate a tourist home or tourist court without first obtaining
a license therefor from the City Collector on payment of fees based
on the following schedulest
(1) For the operation of a rooming house containing
less than five rooms for rent - - - - - - - - - $10.00 per Annum.
(2) For the operation of a rooming house containing
five rooms or more for rent - - - - - - - - - - $25.00 per Annum.
(3) For the operation of tourist courts containing
not more than 15 units or cabins for rent - - - $25.00 per Annum.
And, for each unit or cabin above 15 operated
for rent in connection with the tourist court - $ 1.00 ea. per
Annum.
SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor for
any person, firm or corporation to operate a tourist home or tourist
court without first obtaining a license therefor from the City Collector
and any person, firm or corporation operating a tourist home or tourist
court without first obtaining a license therefor shall, upon conviction,
pay a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $200.00, or be im-
prisoned for not less than one day nor more than 30 days, or both
fined and imprisoned; and each day's operation without a license shall
constitute a separate violation.
SECTION 4. The City Collector shall, for the years beginning
on January 1, 1946 and thereafter, collect the license fees set out
in Section 2 of this ordinances For the remainder of the calendar year
of 1945, however, the City Collector shall issue a license on the pay-
ment of fifty per cent of the license fees set out in Section 2 of
this ordinance.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect,
according to its terns, as of and after July 1, 1945.
PASSED: May-7 1945
APPROVED:
Mayor
ATTEST:
ty C erk