5748ORDINANCE #74&,_
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE PRACTICING OF CERTAIN
PROFESSIONS IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO BE A
PRIVILEGE; DEFINING THE PROFESSIONS; FIXING AN
ANNUAL PRIVILEGE TAX THEREFOR; PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
SECTION.1. From and after the passage, approval, and publi
°cation of thia :0,j cdxlnance, the business of practicing certain pro-
fessions hereinafter defined within the City of Little Rock is
declared to be a privilege and all professional men engaged in
such professions shall pay an annual privilege tax in the sum of
Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00). Said privilege tax shall be col-
.
lected by the City Collector.
SECTION 2. "Professional men" as used herein is hereby
specifically defined to include both men and women who are en-
gaged in the City of Little hock as attorneys, doctors, dentists,
architects, engineers, chiropractors, osteopaths, and opticians.
Anyone engaged in any of the above set out professions and any
other occupation customarily classed or recognized as a profession
shall be included in the terms of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Any person engaged in practicing any profession
herein specified without having paid the privilege tax herein le-
vied shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
in the Little Rock Municipal Court may be fined in any sum not
less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars (450)
and each day that such violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
SECTION 4. WHEREAS; it is necessary for the City of Little
Rock to equalize privilege tax schedules and such equalization
should be effective immediately in order to promote a fair schedule
of payments by all persons affected by the Ordinance, therefore an
emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance is found
to be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
alth, and safety., and the same shall be in full force and effect
rom and after its passage, approval, and publication as provided
y law.
A5STD : 1 e 12, 1939 .► - APPROVED:
TTEST: Mayor
City Clerk