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ORDINANCE 1'70. 503
AN ORDINANCE AME~IDING SECTION 10 OF ORDINANCE NO. 452
OF THE .CITY OF GILROX PROVIDIN~ f.PJ1Q 4~ID FIXIHG THT' TI~!E OF PAYHENT
OF LICENSE FEES ANtJ~~}~CTION 2"10 ~O'VIj)I!iTG FOR THE GFNERA.L BUSII\TESS
LICFNSESBASED UPON QUARTERLY RECEIPTS.
THE l\{AYOR AI\TD COEMCiN COUi'TCIL 0:5' Till CI'::Y OF GILROY DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 10 of Ordinance No. 452 of the City of Gilroy be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 10. LICENSE FBE--\A!HEN PAYABLE. All license fees shall
be paid in accordance with the provisions of this section in lawful
money of ;~he Uni'::ed States El,t the office of the License Collector of
the City of Gilroy,or such other place as the Common Council may
designate by resolution or ordinance.
AN}ffiAL LICENSES. The license year shall be the fiscal year
commencing on the first day of July and ending at midniGht on the 30th
day of June, next succeeding. The annual licenses first in this ordinance
provided shall be due and payable, and shall constitute a debt due and
OI1/ing, to the City of Gilroy on the first day of July of each fiscal year,
Any person doing business for less than the full fiscal year, and for
which business an annual lic~mse fee is herein provided, shall be required
to pay the full annual rate.
SEMI-ANNUAL LICENSES. For the purpose of issuing the semi-
annual licenses and collectin[, the semi-annual license taxes hereby
required, the fiscal year of the City of Gilroy is divided into two semi-
annual periods as follows: July, August, September, October, November
and December shall constitute the first semi-annual period, and January,'
February, March, April, ~1ay and June shall constitute the second semi-
annual period. The semi-annual licenses in this ordinance provided shall
be due and payable, 3.nd shall constitute a debt due and o\ving to the City
of Gilroy on the first days :)f July and January of each fiscal year. Any
person doing business for only a portion of a semi-ap..nual period, and for
vlhich business a semi-annual license fee is herein provided, sh9.1l be
required to pay the full semi-annual rate.
QUARTFRLY LICENSES. For the purpose of issuing the quarterly
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licenses and collecting the quarterly license taxes hereby required,
the fiscal year of the City of Gilroy is divided into four quarters,
as follows: July, August, and September shall constitute the first
quarter; October, November and Decem er shall constitute the second
quarter; January, February and Harch shall constitute the third quarter;
and April, l;Iay and June shall CD nsti tute the fourth quarter. The quarterly
licenses in this ordinance provided for shall constitute a debt due and
owing to the City of Gilroy and shall be due and payable on or before the
last day of the month next succeeding each qUarterly period. Any person
doing bus iness for only a portion of a quarterly period, and for \vhich
busi~es s a quarterly license fee is herein provided, shall be requ.ired to
pay the full quarterly rate.
NONTHLY LICE~JSES. The monthly licenses in this ordinance
provided shall be due and payable and shall constitute a debt due and
owing, to the ~ity of Gilroy on the first day of each month of each
fiscal year. Any person doing business for only a portion of a month,
and for which business a monthly license fee is herein provided, shall
be required to pay the full monthly rate.
DAILY LICENSES. The daily licenses in this ordinance provided
shall be due and payable to the City each day in advance.
PENALTY. If any license provided by this ordinance shall remain
unpaid for more than twenty days after the same is due, a penalty of
twenty-five (25%) per cent shall be added to the same and collected by
the officer or employee of the City havinc charge of the collection of
licenses.
SFCTION 2. That Section 21 of said Ordihance No. 452 of the City of
Gilroy be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sectj.on 21. GENERlI.L BUSI~JTS,S LICENSE.
Every person, firm,
or corporation conducting, managing, or carrying on, at a fixed place of
business in the City of Gilroy, any bum ness, trade, profession, or
calling, whether as a merchant or otherwise, not otherwise specifically
licensed by other sections of this ordinance, shall pay a license tax,
the amount of \vhich shall be fixed and regulated as to the CUilount of the
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gross monthly receipts of such business, trade, profession, or calling,
as follows, to-wit:
Where the gross quarterly rcceJpts do not exceed $2,000, the
license tax shall be $3.00 per quarter:
Exceeding $2,000, but not $3,000, ~;4.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $3,000, but n:)t ~4,000, ~4.50 per Quarter;
Exceeding $4,000, but not $5,000, $5.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $5,000, but not $6,000, $5.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $6,009, but not $7,000, $6.00 per quarter;
ExceedinG $7,000, but not $8,000, $6.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $8,000, but not $9,000, $7.00 per quarter;
~xceeding $9,000, but not $10,000, $7.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $10,000, but not $11,000, $8.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $11,000, but not $12,000, $8.50 per quarter;
Exceeding ;$12,000, but not $13 ,000, $) .00 per quarter;
Exceedin~; $13,000, but ~~ot $11..1-,000, $).50 per quarter;
Exceeding $14,000, but not $15,000, $10.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $15,000, but not $16,000, $10.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $16,000, but not $17,000, $11.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $17,000, but not $18,000, $11.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $18,000, but ~ot ~19,000, $12.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $19,000, but ~ot $20,000, $12.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $20,000, but not $21,000, ~13.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $21,000, but not $22,000, $13.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $22,000, but not $23,000, $14.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $23,000, but not $24,000, $14.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $24,000, but not $25,000, $15.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $25,000, but not $26,000, $15.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $26,000, but not $27,000, $16.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $27,000, but not $28,000, $16.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $28,000, but not $29,000, $17.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $29,000, but not $30,000, $17.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $30,000, but not $31,000, $18.00 per quarter;
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Exceeding ~3l,000, but not C32,000, ~18.50 per quarter;
&~ceeding $32,000, but not $33,000, $19.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $33,000, but not $34,000; $19.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $34,000, but not $35,000, $20.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $.35,000, but not $36,000, $20.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $36,000, but not ~37,000, ~2l.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $37,000, but not $38,000, $21.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $38,000, but not $39,000, $22.00 per quarter;
Exceeding $39,000, but not $40,000, $22.50 per quarter;
Exceeding $40,000, $25.00 per quarter.
Provided, however, that in the event any new business Shall be
started in the City of Gilroy, and the License Collector is unable to
obtain, and such business is unahle to furnish, a statement showing
the gross receipts of said business, then, and in such event, the License
Collector shall collect the sum of $2.50 each and every month during the
time said business is so operated, until such time as the gross receipts
of said business may be deterElined pursuant to the terms D.ereofo
SECTION j. All 6rdinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed.
Adopted this 4th day of A.ugust , 1952, by the
following vote:
A YES :
Councilmen:Pate,RUSh,Kennedy,Gallo,Wb.1te,Ronald
NOES:
Councilmen: None
ABSENT:
Councilmen: None
Approved this 4th
day of
August
, 1952.
ATTEST:
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