HomeMy WebLinkAbout7159ORDINANCE N0. 7159
'ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION ONE OF ORDINANCE NO. 5759 OF THE
ORDINANCES OF TO CITY OF LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS; AMENDING-GENERAL
TALC ORDINANCES NO. 7390 780, 2129, 2262, 22559 2376, 2258, 2417,
.24570 31480 32600 3743, 4122, 46270 4952, 2588, 2594, 26700 3773,
39920 40510 4053, 43589 4376, 4472; 4889, 4949; 4959,4966; 5096,
5103, 5126, 5218, 5222, 5241, 5286, 5374, 5386, 5440, 5495, 5503;
5505, 55379 5550, 55882-5668, 5749,,5751,.5752,.57 -53,_5754, 5766, -
SECTION 1 OF 5770, 5922, 6155= 6375, 6549, 6550, 6671, 6744, 6858,
6914, 7060, 6737, ,6229 AND 66h OF SE OMNANG33 OF THE CITY
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"OTR ' IR T� CITY' LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; DECt,ARIHa
AN RXERGENCY; AND FOR OTHE'R' PURPOSES r
1�1 WHEREAS, the City CO�ncil has made careful research and has ascer-
tained that the various privilege taxes in the City of Little
Rock are inadequate in amount; and
ly
WHEREAS, the taxes heretofcre levied have produced insufficient
revenues for the City to carry out its municipal functions,
NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED ,BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OP LITTLE ROCK, ARK.:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 5759 of the
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Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, is hereby amp tended
to read as foll6w9: "from and after the effective date of this
ordinance, any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business,
within the City' of Little Rock, Arkansas, of selling any or all
kinds of goods, wares, and/ or merchandise, whether raw materials,
or finished products, or both, from a regularly established place
of business maintained in the City of Little Rock, shall pay an
annual privilege tax for the privilege of doing business within
the City of Little Rock in accordance with the following schedule:
WHERE STOCK AVERAGES:
(1)
$1.00 to $509000000- - 1
of the average stock
carried.
' (2)
$50,000.00 to $100000.00
- 1% of the average
stock carried.
(3)
$1009000.00 to $200,000.00
- * of 1% of the
average stock carried.
(4)
$200000,00 to $500,000.00
- * of 1% of the
average stock carried.
(b)
All over $500,000.00 - One
(1/10 %)
tenth of One Percent
of the average stock carried."
SECTION 2*' Fret and after the effective date of this
ordinance each person, firm, corporation, and/ or individual en-
gaged in any of the trades, businesses, occupations, vocations,
callings or professions mentioned in Ordinance Nos. 739, 780,
-2-
2129,
225 ?, 2255, 376,
2258 04-170 `',-57 r`1�;" "0^
� � � - � �=� � � 0�v0,
4627,
4952, 25..:8, 2594,
2670, J773, 0992, X051, �iGS.v,
8, 4 76,
4472 >
4889 4949 4959
> > >
4c66 `G °6 `'c `�
, � � , � 03, �:1F�,,, �� 1�',
� 22 E32
02 , 041,
5286,
5374, 5� c;6, 5440,
5495, 5503 5� �`' F
ACS, �5�7, �05G,
<<�
�0a8, 5668,
5749,
5751, 5752, 575 ,
5754, 5766, Section -1 of 5770,
5922, 61554
6375,
6549, 6550, 6671,
6744, 6858, 6910, 7060, 6737,
6229, and
6536 of the Ordinances
of the City of Little mock, Arkansas, shall
pay an amount ecue.l to
150,., cf the ax cunt as -provided
for in said
Ordinances T'os. 735', 7E0,
2129, 2252, P,' 76, :12581
2417, 2457,
3148,
3260, 3743, 4122,
46`;7, X952, 2588, 2594-, 2670,
3773, 3992,
4051,
4 053, 4358, 4376,
4472, 4889, 4 °�::9, 4 ,55, 496%7,
L0c6, 5103,
512,6,
52,1`:, 5222, 5`?r1,
E2> 6, 5374, 53PC 5440, x"495,
v
5503, 5505
3
5537,
5550, 5588, 566E',
5745,, 5751, 5752, 5753, 5754,
5766, Section
1 of 5770, 5922, 6155,
6375, 6549, 6550, 6671, 67441- 685c.,
6910,
7060,
6737, 6229, 6536,
of the Ordinances of the Cit-r
of Little
Rock,
Arkansas.
- 3ECTIGIT 3. It is t'r_o purpose and intent of
t is Ci tv-
Council
to increase the
move r,entioned privilerre tax
to -150','
the ar -,ount
provided for
in the Ordinances above r;- entioned, and
after
the effective date of this ordinance the City% Collector is
directed
to collect a. tax ecual to lbC/o of the taxes provided for
in the
fore .r -oinr^ nient1 oned ordinances.
SJ',,CTIO'2T 4. This ordinance shall be in full
force and
in effect
in accordance
1.:ith its terms as of and after
January 1,
1947.
SECTION 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
c:nf'lict he -o� ith, Includin- Ordinances 7o. 75.9, 780, "129 11252.9
2255, 2376, 258, °?417, 4376, %457, 3148, 32 0, X743, 4122, 4627,
4952, 2588, 2594, 2670, 3773, 4.051, 4472, 4053, 43581 5096,
5103, 512,6, 5213, 5<;22, 5241, 5286, 5374, 5386, 5440, 5495, 4889,
5503, 5505, 51537, 5550, 5588, 5668, 5749, 5751, 5752, 5753, 5754,
5766, 49493 4959, Sectio 1 of 5770, 55;22, 6155, 6375, 6549, 6550,
6671, 6744, 6858, 6910, 11966, 7060, 6737, 6229, and 6536, -.re
hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTIOT:; 6. In the event that snyr section, parar-raph,
sentence, clause, phrase or vord is found to be ;Invalid, such
invalidity shall not effect the rest of t1iis or�.Anance; and the
Cit?T Council declares that it intended to enact the rest of
this ordinance-: >,ithout such section, para•raph, sentence, clause,
phrase, or ��aord.
SECTIC'' 7. ' because at the present tine various taxes
in the City of Little Rock are unjust and inequitable and thereby
have the effect of recuirinl-° various persons to pair an undue
proportion of taxes and to bear an unjust sh ^re of taxation; and
because inequitable and inauecua.te taxes enable other rersons to
e .xcai e their Vair share of taxat_ on; and because said inequities
and inecuplities o :;ra: e to Ceprive the City of Little ''ock of
revenue needed to maintain police, fire, and health departments;
and because such condition, if not corrected, aill result _n the
increase of crine, lawle: sness -nd violence and (Iisturbance of the
public peace t ^jitll injurer to ner.sons ^n( ror;erty of tie citizens
of Little
IL and eIi-ose said citizens to the 1-�azard of conL Lun-
icable disease; and because the provisions of this ordinance are
to correct .:.nd remed -,T this situation, an emer *enczr is hereby de-
clared to exist, and this, ordinance is found to be r,ecessartT for
the precervaticn o t -.e r,:tzbl c s,eace, health, and safety and
tr:e sane sha_1.1 be in Pull Force and effect, acccrdinr- to its terns,
from and after its pays -e.
A.SSED: November 29, 1946 F;:;VT�,D:
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