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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-11-1974 Regular MeetingEM a STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF BALDWIN The City Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, met in regular session at the City Administration Building, 387 Fairhope Avenue, Monday, November 11, 1974 at 7:00 P.M. with the following members present: Mayor James P. Nix, Councilmen: David E. Bishop, H. G: Bishop, Sam E. Boa, 011ie E. Deese and Barney L. Shull. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were approved. This being date set for opening bids on Street Improvements, the following bids were received: C. W. RMTZ, Satsuma, Alabama Winn Lane 189465.35 Burgundy Street 16,886.20 Northrup.Street 299080.70 Blue Island Avenue 839425.00 COUNTZ CONSTRUCTION, Theodore, Alabama Winn Lane 139519.50 Burgundy Street 129488.50 Northrup Street 239810.50 Blue Island Avenue 679411.90 VALTA CONSTRUCTION CO., Fairhope, Alabama Winn Lane 109525.88 Burgundy Street 9,791.60 Northrup Street 179743.80 Blue Island Avenue 529329.69 Motion by Councilman 011ie E. Deese seconded by Councilman Barney Shull that the low bid of VALTA CONSTRUCTION CO. be accepted provided bid meets specifications. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman H. G. Bishop seconded by Councilman Sam Boa that Mayor Nix be authorized to sign renewal of lease agreement for Municipal Fisherman Dock with David Curtis under same conditions as previous agreement. Motion carried. Councilman H. G. Bishop introduced the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of %Irhope, Alabama, that Ordinances # 2219 2229 2429 2579 2689 323P 3339 342 and 342-A, License Schedule for the City of FaIrhope, Alabama are hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof there is hereby enacted a new Ordinance to be knomn as License Ordinance boe as follows SECTION 1, LICENSE SCHEDULE. That the following be and the same is hereby declared to be a schedule of the charges for licenses for the calendar year beginning January 1, 1975 and ending`,Deoember 31, 19759 and the same is hereby levied for the calendar year 1975 and for each calendar year thereafter until the same has been amended or repealed, on all persons engaged in any exhibition, trade, business, vocation, occupation, profession or calling or doing any action here- in specified within the corporate limits and the police jurisdiction of the City of Fairhope. Said licenses shall be paid to the City of Fairhope as set forth in the schedule of licenses as follows: 1. ABSTRACTOR OF TITLE(Professional Bates Apply) 2. ADJUSTORS OF INSURANCE CLAIMS.(Professional Bates Apply) 3. ADVERTISING. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 4. AGENTS. Each person taking orders for any article of merchandise and/or delivering same in person or by agent shall pay the same license as regular merchant in such business, profession or calling. 5. AIR CONDITIONING. (Mercchants, General Rates Apply, For aid conditioning contractors and subcontractors, see contractors and sub- contractors. 6. AMBULANCES AND AMBULANCE SERVICE, for each ambulance in ser- vice: For the first such ambulance - - - - - - - - - And for each additional ambulance - - - - - - - No license shall be issued for the operation of the offering of an ambulance service within the city use the streets, avenues and alleys of the city for been granted by the governing body of the city. 7. ANTIQUES. (Merchants General Bates Apply) 8. ARCHITECT. (Professional Bates Apply) 9. ASPHALT PLANT. (Manufacturers Bates Apply) - - - - # 35.00 - - - 10.00 an ambulance, or until consent to such purposes has 10. ATTOBNEYS AT LAW. (Professional Bates Apply) 11. AUDITORS AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (Professional Hates Apply) 12, AUCTIONEERS. (Professional Rates Apply) 13. AUTOMOBILES. (a) Automobile dealers, including repair garage, body shop, paint shop, handling attachments, accessories, replacements, supplies and automobile rentals: For each such place of business for the first $400,000,00 or less, of annual gross receipts from such business - - - - - --.,a-$250.00 Where gross receipts from such business exceed $4009000.00 for the next preceding year, an additional amount equal to 1/20 of 1% of C:ID total annual gross receipts in excess of $►400,000,00. (b) Automobile parking lot. (Merchants General Rates Apply) (o) Used car lot: Each lot where secondhand automobiles are bought and sold, not in connection with autho;ized dealer: For each such place of business for the first $1009000,00 or less of annual gross receipts from such business - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- $100.00 Where gross receipts from such business exceed $1009000.00 an addition- T al amount a ual to 1/20 of 1% of total annual gross receipts in excess of i100,000.00 from such business, (d) Automobile tine vulcanizing station or recapping, whether done In the city or sent o-o'�'©f towns (Merchants General Bates Apply) (e) Automobile mechanic (not employed by licensed garage) not employ- ing any help, (Merchants General Bates Apply) (f) Automobile repair and body shop or garage. (Merchants General Bates Apply) (g) Automobile accessories, dealers_ maintaining regular places of business (Merchants General Bates Apply) (h) Mechanical oar wash. (Merchants General Bates Apply) (I) Automobile Storage. (Merchants General Hates Apply) (j) Automobile wreckers and/or automobile junk dealers. (See Junk Dealers) (k) Automobile U-Drive-It or oars or trucks for rent, and/or lease, first three - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 35.00 Each additional- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 10.00 (1) Automobiles, selling at auction, per day - - - - - - $ 200.00 14. AWNINGS, selling,,'manufaeturing or erecting. (Merchants General Bates Apply) 15. BAKERIES. (a) Without manufacturing facilities located within the city or Its police jurisdiction. (Groceries Bates Apply) (b) Each person, firm or corporation operating a bakery with manufacturing facilities located within the city or its police juris- diction shall pay a license based on the gross annual receipts of such business as followst On less than $20,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 25.00 20,000 and less than 09000 - - - - - - - - - - - - 50,00 0,000 and less than - - - - - - - - - - - - 75.00 F609000 60,000 and less than0,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - 100.00 0,000 and less than 009000 - - - - - - - - - - - - 125.00 And also 1/30 of 1% of all gross annual receipts of $100,000.00 and above, with a maximum total license of $300.00, 16. BANKRUPT and FIRE SALES. Each person, other than the original bona fide owners, selling goods, wares, or merchandise as an insurance, bankruptcy, morgage, insolvent, assignee's, executor's, administrator's receiver's, trustee's removal or closing out sale, or a sale of goods wares and merchandise damaged by fire, smoke, water or otherside, shall pay a license of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --$250.00 17• BARBERSHOP, one chair - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - # 35.00 Each additional chair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 7.50 18. BANKS (See Building and Loan Associations.) 19. BEAUTY SHOP,.First operator __. -- - - - - - - - - - 35.00 Each additional -operator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.50 20. BILLIARD ROOM OR POOL ROOM, or other establishment where billiard tables or pool tables are operated, for use of which money or other compensation is charged: For first table which is operated, per year or fractional part For each additional table operated er - - - o 50.00 p year or fractional part- = _ - ---- --- - -- - - - -- 2500 103. GASOLINE. Each person engaged in the business of selling gasoline at retail or operating a gasoline filling station shall pay a license tax as follows: First Pump - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 25.00 Each Additional Pump - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 This license shall include sales of kerosene, but not the sale of merchandise such as tires, batteries, accessories, eto., for which a merohant-general license must be paid. Gross receipts from sales of gasoline should not be included in the computation of any other license required. 103.1 GASOLINE - WHOLESALE Each person engaged in the business of selling gasoline and other petroleum products at wholesale or delivering gasoline within the City of Fuirhope shall pay a license tax of - - $i5O,0O 104, GRAIN, FLOUR OR CORN ELEVATOR MILL. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 105. GRIST MILL AND HAMMERMILL. (Manufacturers Bates Apply) 106, GROCERY (Groceries Rates Apply) 107. GROCERIES RATE. Each person, firm or corporation operating a business or selling goods for which the Groceries Rates apply shall pay a license based on his gross annual receipts as follows: On less than $10, 000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 35.00 E2O.000 0,000 and less than P509000 0,000 - - - - - - - - - - - 50.00 0,000 and less than0,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - ?5.00 0,000 and less than0,000 - - - - - - - - - - --100.00 and less than - - - - - - - - - - --125,00 and also 1/20 of 1% on all gross annual receipts above $50,000.00. 108. GROCERIES WHOLESALE RATE. Each person, firm, or corporation operating a wholesale business, or selling goods and entitled to the wholesale rate shall pay a wholesale license in lieu of the Groceries Rate based on his gross annual receipts as follows: On less than $40,000----------------$50.00 0,b00 and less than 609000 - - - - - - - - - - - 75.00 609 000 and less than 09000 - - - - - - - - - - --100.00 080,000 and less. -than 1009000 - - - - - - - - - - - 125.00 and also 1/30 of 1% on all gross annual receipts above $1OO,0oo.00. 109. HATCHERIES. (Manufacturers Hates Apply) 110, HOSIERY MILLS. (Manufacturers Bates Apply) 111. HOSPITAL and/or CLINIC. Each person operating a.hospital, clinic, rest home or sanatorium for profit shall pay a license tax o f : First 1Obeds -------------------$1Oo.00 For each additional bed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.00 This license covers hospital op%ration only; any other business requires separate license. 112. HOTELS AND MOTELS For 15 rooms or less ----------------s►150.00 Each additional room - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 3.00 This license applies only to hotel operations. Restaurant, or other business, requires separate license. 113, ICE CREAM FACTORY. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 114. ICE CREAM DISTRUBUTORS. (Groceries Rates Apply) 115• ICE FACTORY. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 116, INFANT DIAPER SERVICE. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 117• INSULATION. Each person engaged in installing insulation meter- ials in buildings b use of power driven machines. (Merchants General Rates Apply}T 118. INSURANCE. Each person engaged in the insurance business, except fire and marine, and fraternal benefit organizations, shall pay as a license tax $10.00 and also $1.00 on each $100.00 or major fraction thereof, of the gross premiums less the return premiums, received during the preceding year, on policies issued during such year, to citizens of this city, and In the event such person has not heretofore engaged in such bus- iness in the city, then and in that event the sum of $10.00 shall be paid at the time of taking out license and at the end of the year settlement shall be made with the city upon the same percentage basis as herein provided immediately preceding. Each person engaged in the business of fire or marine insurance shall pay four per cent (4%) of the gross premiums, less the return premiums on policies issued during the preceding year on property located in the city. Each person engaged in the business of fire or maring insurance business for the first time in the city shall pay $10.00 at the time of taking out such license and at the end of the year the person and the city shall adjust the license upon the basis of four per cent of the gross premiums collected on policies issued during the preced- ing year in the city. It is hereby provided that on the 31st day of December of each year, or within sixty (60).days there- after, each insurance company, or person engaged in such business shall furnish the city clerk a statement, in writing, duly authorized and certified by someone authorized to make the same, showing the full and true gross amount of such premiums, less return premiums, received during the year, and shall accompany such statement with the amount of the license due according to the schedule. A failure to furnish such state- ment shall constitute just cause to decline issuance of a license to such person. 119. JUNK DEALER, AUTOMOBILE WRECKER and/or AUTOMOBILE JUNK DEALER, INCLUDING THOSE HANDLING SCRAP METAL, BONES, PAPER AND RAGS. For each place of business, for the first $400,000 or less of annual gross receipts for such business - - - - - -$ 250.00 an&,in addition thereto, where gross receipts for such business exceed $►400,000, an additional amount equal to 1/20 of 1% of the total annual gross receipts in excess of $400,000. 120. LAUNDRIES. Each laundry and/or other business licensed under this section engaged in business in this city whether or not maintaining a regular place of business in this city shall pay a license tax of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- $150.00 and in addition 1/10 of 1% of all gross annual receipts above $509000.00. (a) Dry Cleaning only- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $100.00 (b) Dry Cleaning establishment maintaining shirt laundry service in addition to above license - - - - - - -- $ 25.00 No additional license required for pcik up stations not perform- ing any laundry, or cleaning services. 121. LAUNDRIES, SELF-SERVICE. Any person operating any self-service laundry; For first 10 machines or less than 10- - - - - - - -$ 50.00 For each additional machine over 10 - - - - - - - - 2.00 122. LINEN and/or WASHABLE CLOTHING supply or rental service. (Same as Laundry) 123, LIVESTOCK BROKER. (Merhenats General Rates Apply) 124, LIVESTOCK DEALER, buting and selling on their own account: - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 35.00 125. LOAN COMPANIES, individual'or company making short term loans: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $300, 00 126. LUMBER or BUILDING MATERIALS DEALER or YARD. (a) Lumber yard or dealer in lumber maintaining regular lumber yard and possessing office and bona fide stock of lumber and maintaining sales and service facilities adequate to the needs of retail trade area serviced and maintaining an office acc- essible to and open to the public, per year or fractional part, retail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- $100.00 For the first $50,000 or less of gross receipts from such business during the next preceding year and where gross receipts from such business exceed $50,000 additional license in such an amountas will equal 1/10 of 1% of such total annual gross receipts in excess of $50,000 but not exceed $100,000,00 from such business during the next preceding year and where gross receipts exceed $100,000,00 for the next preceding year shall pay a further additional license in such amount as will equal 1/20 of 1% of such total annual gross receipts in excess of $1009000.00 from such business during the next preceding year. (b) WHOLESALE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 150.00 For the first $50,000 or less of gross receipts from said business during the next preceding year and where gross receipts from such business exceed $50,000 for the next preceding year shall pay an additional license in such an amount as iwll equal 1/10 of 1% of such total annual gross receipts in excess of $50,000 but not to $100,000 from such business during the next preceding year and where gross receipts exceed $100,000,00 for the next preceding year shall pay a further additional license in such amount as will equal 1/20 of 1% of such total annual gross receipts in excess of $1009000,00 from such business during the next preceding year. (a) Lumber and building materials. Each person or agent thereof, delivering lumber or building materials from outside the city to any person except a licensed lumber dealer or lumber yard, whether delivering to a job on which such person has a contract or delivering to any person - - - - - - - - - - -- - - $150.00 For the first $50,000,00 or less of gross receipts from said business during the next preceding year and where gross receipts from such business exceed $509000.00 for the next preceding year shall pay an additional license in such an amount as will equal 1/10 of 1% of such total annual gross receipts in excess of $50,000.00 but not exceed $1009000.00 from such business during the next preceding year and where gross receipts exceed $1009000.00 for the next preceding year shall pay a further additional license in such amount as will equal 1/20 of 1% of such total annual gross receipts in excess of $100,000 from such business during the next preceding year. 127. LUNCH STANDS. (Same as Restaurants) (No license shall be issued under this subdivision except upon presentation to the City Clerk of a certificate from the county health officer, as re- quired by law.) 128. MACHINE SHOP OR WORKS. (Manufacturers mates Apply) 129. MACHINERY. Each agent or dealer handling heavy construction machinery and equipment sale and/or rentals: For each such place of business for the first $5009000.00 or less of annual gross receipts from such business --$250.00 Where gross receipts from such business exceed $500,000,00 for the next preceding year an additional amount equal to 1/40 of 1% of total annual gross receipts in excess of $5009000.00 shall be paid. 130. MAIL ORDER HOUSE and/or STORE. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 131- MANUFACTURERS RATES. Each person, firm or corporation engaged In a business for which the manufacturers rates apply shall pay the following license, based on his gross annual receipts as follows: Cn less than $40,000.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 50.00 r80,OOO.00 ---- - -0,000.00 and less than $80,000.00 -------- 100.00 and less than $100,000.00 - 125.00 100,000.00 and less than $,1209000.00 - - - -- - - - 150.00 1200000.00 and less than $1409000.00 - - - - - - - 175.00 1409000.00 and less than 61609000,00 - - - - - - - 200.00 1609000.00 and less than 1809000.00 - - - - - - - 225.00 1809000.00 and less than 2009000,00 - - - - - - --250.00 Where gross annual receipts are two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) or over, shall pay, in lieu of the above license schedule, a license based on the total undepreelated cost of buildings, machinery, and equipment (excluding licensed rolling stock) in accordance with following schedule. Where the total undepreciated cost of buildings, machinery and equipment (ex- cluding licensed rolling stock) is less fihan $5009000,00 -- - - - - -------- - - - - -- $300.00 1500,000,00 but less than $1,000,000,00 - - - - - 400.00 1,000,000.00 but less than 3,000,000,00 - - - - - 500.00 3,000,000.00 but less than 6,500,000,00 - - - - - 750.00 695009000.00 but less than 110,000,000.00 - - - --1000.00 10,000,000,00 and over - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1500.00 132. MANUFACTURES OF FOOD SPECIALTY ITEMS. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 133. MANUFACTURING PLANTS, not otherwise specifically classified. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 134. MARBLE, MONUMENT OR STONE YARD. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 135. MATTRESS MANUFACTURERS(Manufacturers Rates Apply) 136. MEATS. (Groceries Hates Apply) 137. MERCHANTS GENERAL SATES. If any person, firm or corporation operating a business, performing a service, or furnishing or selling goods, wares, merchandise or other products, for which no classification is herein otherwise provided, each shall pay a license based on his gross annual receipts as follows: On less than $5, 000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 35. o0 and less than $20,000 - - - - - - - - - - -- 50.00 209000 and less than 09000 - - - - - - - - - - - 75.00 30000 and less then J40,000 - - - - - - - - - - - 100.00 40,000 and less than 509000 - - - - - - - - - - - 125.00 15,000 509000 and less than 1609000 - - - - - - - - - - - 150.00 609000 and less than 709000 - - - - - - - - - - - 175.00 709000 and less than 80,000 - 1909000 - - - - - - - - - - 200.00 809000 and less than - - - - - - - - - - - 225.00 909000 and less than $1009000 - - - - - - - - - - 250.00 and also 1/10 of 1% on all gross annual receipts above $1009000.00. 138. MERCHANTS GENERAL SATES -WHOLESALE. Each person, firm or corporation operating awholesale business, or selling goods and entitled to the wholesale rate shall pay a wholesale license in lieu of the Merchants General Rates on his gross annual receipts as follows: Cn less than $40,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 50.00 0,000 and less than 60,000 - - - - - - - - - - 75.00 F860,000 and less than 80,000 - - - - - - - - - - 100.00 0,000 and less than $100,000 - - - - - - - - - - 125.00 A. 1009000 and less than 1209000 - - - - - - - - - 150.00 1209000 and less than 1409000 - - - - - - - - - 175.00 1409000 and less than :1609000 - - - - - - - - - 200.00 160,000 and less than 1800000 - 225.00 180,000 and less than 2009000 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 250.00 And also 1/20 of 1% on all gross annual receipts above $2009000.00. 139. MERCHANT TAILOR. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 140. MILK DISTRIBUTORS. (Groceries Rates Apply) 141, milk processing plant. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 142, MILLS COOPERAGE OR HEADING MILL. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 143- MOLASSES STORAGE and/or MIXING PLANT (Manufacturers Bates Apply) 144. MONUMENTS, selling or erecting same. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 145. MORTGAGE BROKERAGE COMPANY. (Professional Rates Apply) 146. MOTELS (See Hotels and Motels) 147. MOTORBOATS, YACHTS, AND PLEASURE BOATS,(Merchants General Bates Apply) 148. MOTORS for motor boats. (Merchants General Bates Apply) 149. Motor Trucks and TRAILERS, Any person engaged in the business of furnishing transportation of persons or property for hike for a particular person, under special contract, and doing business in the city by receiving passengers or freight for transportation for hire from this city to other points in Alabama, or who receive passengers or freight for transportation for hire from other points in the state to this city, and who is not engaged in transporting solely and wholly within the limits of the city, shall pay the following privileges license or privilege tax: One Truck ---------------------$50.00 Each additional Truck - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20.00 150. MOTOR CARRIER. Each, as defined by Title 48, Section 301(1) H, Code of Alabama, 1940, doing business in the city by receiving passengers or freight for transport or hire from this city to another point in Alabama or from another point in Alabama to this city ---------------------$100.00 151- MOTORCYCLES. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 152- MOVING PICTURES. (See Picture Shows) 153. MULTIGRAPH OR MIMEOGRAPH printing. (Merchants General gates Apply) 154. MUSIC SERVICES. Each person furnishing music or other types of entertainment to places of business for a service fee where such services are furnished by wire connections or remote control. (Professional Rates Apply) 155- NEWSPAPERS. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 156. NEWS DEALERS, selling papers, magazines or other periodicals. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 157• NEWS DEALER delivering newspapers, magazines or other periodi- cals not published in the city - - - - - - - -- - $ 50.00 158. NURSERY or agent selling or delivering shrubbery or other nursery stock. (Merchants General Hates Apply) 159• NURSING HOME. (Same As Hospitals) 160. OIL MILL. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 161. OLD RAGS. Each person selling or renting grease rags or deliver- ing same to be used in garages and elsewhere. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 162. OPTICIAN or dealer in spectacles or eye glasses exclusively. Professional Hates Apply) 163. OPTOMETRISTS, OCULISTS, and others examining eyes or prescribing or fitting eyeglasses. (Professional Rates Apply) 164. PAINT SHOP. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 165. PASTEURIZING PLANT. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 166. PAWNBROKERS, or agent--------------$250.00 167. PEDDLERS OR ITINERANTS. (See Agents) 168. PHOTOGRAPHER. (Professional Rates Apply) 169. PHOTOSTATIC and/or PHOTOSTAT RECORDS. (Merchants General gates Apply) 170. PIANO OR ORGAN OR PHONOGRAPHS OR OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 171. PICTURE SHOW OR MOVING PICTURE THEATER - - - - - --$100,00 172• PISTOLS. Each dealer in pistols, bowie knives, or dirks, whether principal stock in trade or not - - - - - -$ 100.04. Special Public Policy License applies regardless of other license. 173. PLANING MILL. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 174• PLASTIC MOULDERS. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 175• PLUMBER, GAS AND STEAM FITTERS. (Same as Contractors, Merchants General Bates Apply to any sale of goods or wares.) 176. PLUMBERS, supplies, other than licensed plumber. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 177• POCKEY GOLF, CARPET GOLF, OR MINIATURE GOLF COURSE, OR DRIVING RANGE. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 178. POULTRY DEALER, Maintaining a regular place of business. (Groceries Rates Apply) 179• PRESSING WHILE YOU WAIT.(See Laundry) 180. PRINTING PLANT AND?OR JOB PRINTING SHOP. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 181. PRODUCE, vegetables or other farm products. (Grocery Rates Apply) All persons operating under grower's certificate must file a copy of such grower's certificate in the office of the city clerk for each load of produce of any nature sold in the city and must make an affidavit that such produce was actually 21. BILLING SERVICE. (Professional Rates Apply) 22, BLACKSMITH SHOP (Same as Repair Shop) 23. BOATS for hire, per year or fractional part- - - - - - 35.00 24, BONDS. Any person or agent, making appeal or appearance bonds in any court for profit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $100.00 25. BOOK STORE (Merchants General Rates Apply) 26. BOTTLING WORKS. (a) With bottlin facilities located Within the city or its police jurisdiction Manufacturers Bates Apply) (b) Without bottling facilities located within the city or its police jurisdiction. (Groceries Bates Apply) 27. BOWLING or BOX ALLEY, first alley- - - - - - - - - - 4 75.00 Each additional alley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 10.00 28, BOX, BASKET or CRATE FACTORY. (Manufacturers Hates Apply) 29. BRICK FACTORY. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 30. BROKERS or their representative dealers in stocks bonds or furnishing maket quotations. (Professional Bates Apply Gross receipts shall apply only to commissions, salaries, or other payment for services rendered or property sold. 31. BROOM FACTORY. (Manufacturers Bates Apply) 32. BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION and/or SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION and BANKS, " where capital surplus, reserve and undividec�profita are less then $509000.00-------------------- # 10.00 and less than 1009000.00 - - - - - - - - 20.00 1009000,00 and less than 1509000,00 - _ - - - _ - - 0.00 40*00 1509000,00 and less than 2909000,00 - - - - - - 1509000.00 2009000.00 and less than 250*000,00 - - - - - - - - 50.00 250000.00 and less than 3009000.00 - - - - - - - - 60.00 3009000.00 and less than 509000.00 - - - - - - - - 70.00 U509000,00 and less than 000000000 - - - - - - - - 80.00 009000,00 and less than 509000,00 - - - - - - - - - 90.00 509000,00 and less than 5009000.00 - - - - - - - --100.00 5009000,00 and less than 6009000.00 - - - - - - - --110.00 6009000.00 and over - - - - - - - - .. - - - - - -- - -125-,.00 The term "undivided profits," as used in this schedule, shall be construed to mean the undivided profits as shown by the books of the operator, together with the report made by said operator to the superintendent of banks of the State of Alabama for the last preced- ing calendar year. 33• BURIAL ASSOCIATIONS receiving fees or premiums from members, same as insurance. 34. BUSINESS COLLEGE -r�-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50.00 3USINESS MACHINES, agents or dealers. (Merchants General Bates Apply) 36. BUS LINES, City. Each person engaged in the operation of a bus line or bus lines furnishing local service within the city shall pay a license of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- $250.00 37• BUS TERMINAL, each,. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- $25.00 38. BUTANE GAS. Each person dealing in, selling or delivering butane, propane and similar types of gas or fuel commonly known as bottled gas. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 39• BUYING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING SECONDHAND GOODS. (Merchants General Bates Apply) 40, CABINET MAKERS or WOODWORKING SHOPS. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 41. CANDY. Each person or firm engaged in the business of selling or distributing to merchants from trucks or otherwise, package candy, nuts, peanut butter sandwiches, potato chips, either one or any number of the above mentioned products. (Groceries Hates Apply) 42. CARTRIDGES, SHELLS and AMMUNITION. (Merchants General Hates Apply) 43. CEMENT, or CONCRETE PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 44. CEMENT DEALERS. (Merchants General Hates Apply) 45. CEMETERIES. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 4100.00 46. CHEESE PLANT. (Manufacturers Bates Apply) 47. CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT. (Manufacturers Hates Apply) 48. CHIROPODIST or CHIROPRACTOR. (Professional Hates Apply) 49. CIGARETTES, CIGARS TOBACCO AND SNUFF, Wholesale Dealer. (Groceries Hates Apply; 50. CIGARETTES, CIGARS, TOBACCO AND SNUFF, Retail Dealer. (Groceries Bates Apply) 51. CIRCUS, per day --- ----------- -- -- $200.00 (a) Each side show, concession stand, rides or stand in oommect- Ionwiththeabove------------- - - - - -- 25.00 (b) Any street parade in connection with above - - - 100.00 52. CLINICS. (See Hospital) 53• CLUBS, SOCIAL. Each person engaged in the operation of a social club, operated for a profit, and offering to members or others facili- ties for dining, dancing, entertainment, eto., must obtain a license for such activities and shall pay a license tax of - - - $100.00 54. COAL. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 55• COIN OPERATED MACHINES. (See Vending MACHINES) 56. COLD STORAGE PLANTS. (Manufacturers Hates Apply) 57. COLLECTION AGENCY or CREDIT ASSOCIATION. (Merchants General Hates Apply) 58. COLLECTORS. (Professional Hates Apply) 59• CONFECTIONERS. (Same as Restaurants) 60. CONCRETE PLANTS. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 61. CONTRACTORS AND SUB -CONTRACTORS. (a) Any person, firm or corporation accepting orders, contracts or subcontracts and every person who undertakes to assume authority or control, or who supervises, manages or directs the work of others, or who is delegated by the owner to so do, whether at a fixed price or on a cost-plus basis for doing any work on or in any building or structure, or shall accept contracts or subcontracts to do any paving, or curbing, or contract or sub -contract to exeabate earth, rook or other material, or contract or subcontract to construct highways, bridges, dams, or railroads, or contracts or subcontracts for any other type of construction work shall pay a license based on his gross annual receipts as follows: On less than $►10, 000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 35.00 109000 and less than $40,000 - - - - - - - - - - - - 50.00 0,000 and less than $609000 - - - - - - - - - - - - 75.00 60,000 and above _ - - - _ - - - - - - _ - - - _ - 100.00 and in addition thereto, fifty cents (.50) on each thousand dollars (019000.00) or fraction thereof of the contract price or the total cost to such licensee, whichever is greater, of each project for which a building permit is required by law. Said additional sum shall be paid prior to the commencement of work on any such project and it shall be illegal to do or perform any such work within the city with- out first paying said sum, which is levied in addition to any per- mit or inspection fees otherwise required by this Code. (b) Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of constructing houses or buildings on contract, or who constructs two or more houses or buildingsin any one clendar year, whether on contract or otherwise, or who maintains an office in the city used in connection with such construction within or without the city, shall pay the license tax as above provided. (e) No permits for work of any kind for which a license is requir- ed by (a) or (b) above shall be issued to a contractor, owner or any authorized agency until all license taxes have been paid, unless herein otherwise provided. (d) All general contractors shall upon request furnish the build - I ng inspector or the license inspector with a full and complete list showing the names, addresses and license numbers of all subcontract- ors to whom any work has been let or sublet to be done and will not allow any work to be done by such subcontractor until the required license due by said subcontractor has been paid.. If all subcontracts have not been closed or awarded at the time application is made for a permit by the general contractor or by the owner, the general contrac- tor or the owner shall not allow any work to proceed by any sub- contractor until such subcontractor has exhibited to him his city license for the work to be done on the job, unless he is certified by the license department or by the building inspector as having paid the city license due by him. In the event that no general contract has been let by the owner, then the owner shall be subject to all of the provisions herein required of general contractors. (e) Persons contracting for a portion of the work under a licensee who has paid the additional per job license tax of fifty cents per thousand dollars or fractional part thereof, as above provi- ded based on the total cost of work to be done, shall not be subject- ed to such( -.additional sum provided; however, nothing herein shall be construed to exempt any person, firm or corporation from the payment of the annual license tax -,above set forth based upon gross annual receipts. 62. COTTON COMPRESS. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200.00 63. COTTON BROKERS. (Professional Rates Apply) 64. COTTON DEALERS, buying and selling for their own account $100.00 65. COTTON GINS (Manufacturers Hates Apply) 66. COTTON GIN REPAIR SHOP. (Same as R�apri Shop) 67, CREDIT ASSOCIATION or COLLECTION AGENCY. (Professional Bates Apply) 68, COPPER MILL or TUBE PLANT. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 69. DAIRY PRODUCTS PLANTS. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 70. DANCING SCHOOLS. (Professional Bates Apply) 71. DELICATESSEN (Same as Restaurant) 72. DELIVERY. (See Unloading Privileges) 73. DENTISTS. (Professional Rates Apply) 74. DENTAL or OTHER LABORATORY. (Merchants General Bates Apply) 75. DIAPER SERVICE. (Merchants General bates Apply) 76. DETECTIVE AGENCY. (Professional Bates Apply) 77. DIRECTORY. Each person making, compiling, selling or offering for sale - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 100,: 00 78. DOCTORS (Professional Bates Apply) 79. DRUG STORES (Mencoants General Rates Apply) 80. DRY CLEANERS (See Laundry) 81. ELECTRIC, GAS and/or MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION DEALER, Merchants General Bates Apply) 82. EGG DEALER, Maintining place of business where eggs are bought, collected, processed and shipped. (Groceries Rates Apply) 83. ELECTRICIANS. (Same as Contractors, Merchants General Bates Apply to any sale of goods or wares). 84. ELECTRIC APPLIANCES. (Merchants General Bates Apply) 85. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 87. ENGINEERING. (Professional Bates Apply) 88.' ENTERTAINMENT. Any type of entertainment not otherwise provided for where charges are made for admission not for religious or charitable or school purposes, per day- - _ - - _ -$ 100.00 89. EXPRESS COMPANIES. A license tax of $75.00 is levied on express companies having office in the city for the purpose of forward- ing merchandise from this city to other points in the state and from points in the state to this city, or from one point to another point between them - - _ - - - - _ - - - $ 75.00 90. EXTERMINATORS -DISINFECTANTS, INSECTICIDES and/or EXTERMINA- TORS. (r(Merchants General Rates Apply) 91. FARM EQUIPMENT AND IMPLEMENT DEALERS (Same As Automobile Dealers) 92. FERTILIZER FACTORY. (Manufacturers Rates Apply) 93. FERTILIZER DEALER. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 94. FINANCE COMPANY. Each person engaged in discounting or buying conditional sales contracts, drafts, acceptances, notes or mortgages on personal property or financing personal property purchase contracts shall pay an annual license of- 4300.00 95. FISH (Same As Grocery Stores) 96* FLORIST (Merchants General Rates Apply) 97. FOUNDRIES---------------------$75.00 98. FOUNTAINS, dispensing soda water or other like beverages, including ice cream. (Same as Restaurants) 99• FROZEN CUSTARD MACHINES. (Same as Restaurants.) 100. FROZEN FOOD DISTRIBUTORS. (Groceries Rates Apply) 101. FRUIT DEALERS (See Produce) 102.. FUR STORAGE. (See Laundry) grown by such person, setting forth the specific place in which it was grown, and circumstances under which it was grown, such affidavit to be in form prepared by the city clerk, and must obtain from the city clerk a permit to sell each load of such produce before selling it or any part thereof. 182. PROFESSIONAL RATES. Each person, firm or corporation operating a business or selling goods for which the Professional Rates Apply shall pay a license based on his gross annual receipts. (Gross annual receipts shall include only salaries, retainers, fees, and other payments for services rendered or property sold) as follows: On less than $7, 500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 50.00 $7,500 and less, than $12,500 - - - - - - - - - - 75.00 12,500 and less than 17,500 - - - - - - - - - - 100.00 17,500 and less than $22,500 - - - - - - - - - - 150.00 and also $2.00 on each $1,000 or major fraction thereof of the gross annual receipts in excess of the sum of $22,500.00. 183- PUBLIC UTILITIES. Each ~person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling electric current or energy within the corporate limits of the City of Fairhope, Alabama, shall pay an amount equal to three percent 0%) of gross receipts received during previous calendar year in corporate limits; one and one-half pereent(l*%)of gross receipts derived during the preceding calendar year from sale of electric current or energy to users or distributors thereof residing or having a place of business outside corporate limits but within the police juris- diction of said City. 184, PULLMAN, License tax is levied against all persons engaged in the business of operating cars for transportation, accommo- dation, comfort, convenience or safety of passengers on or over any railway line in whole or in part within this state, whether such car be sleeping, palace, parlor, chair, dining, or buffet car for the privilege of doing antra -state business within the limits of the municipality- - - - - - - -$ 10.00 185. RADIOS AND/OR TELEVISIONS, Sales or Repairs. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 186. RADIO BROADCASTL STATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - --$100.00 and also 1/10 of 1% on all annual gross receipts in excess of the sum of $509000.00. 187. RAGS, See Old Rags- 188. RAILROADS having an office or running cars into the city for business or transporting freight or passengers from this city to other points in the state, it being not the purpose to tax Interstate business. EACH - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 125.00 It is not intended hereby that any part of such tax or license is levied on transportation transacted for the United States government and all such business is hereby expressly exempt from the provisions of this Section- (See also Pullman.) 189. REAL ESTATE AGENT. (Professional Rates Apply) 190. :HEAL ESTATE DEALERS, buying and selling for their own account - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $100.00 191. REPAIR SHOP. (a) Where primary business is repairing. (Merchants General Rates Apply) (b) Where primary business is manufacturing. (Manufacturers Hates Apply) 192. RESTAURANT OR CAFE OR LUNCH STAND. (Groceries Rates Apply) (No license shall be issued under this subdivision except upon presentation to the City Clerk of a certificate from the county health officer as required by state law.) 193• ROLLING STORES AND SELLING FROM TRUCKS OR OTHER VEHICLES. ( Merchants General elates Apply) 194. RUMMAGE SALES. Per year or part of year not prorated - - - - - - - $ 10.00 NOTE: The Mayor shall be authorized to permit churches and other charitable organizations to hold rummage sales on specific occasions without paying the foregoing license. 195• SAND AND GRAVEL, Producers. (Manufacturers dates Apply) 196. SAND AND GRAVEL, Dealer. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 197• SAW FILING - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $ 10.00 198. SAWMILL. (Manufacturers gates Apply.) 199• SECONDHAND DEALER.(See Clothes, Old Rags, Junk Dealer)- 200. SEPTIC TANK CLEANERS.(Merchants General Fates Apply) 201. SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, or dealer. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 202, SHOE AND BOOT REPAIRING. (Merchants General elates Apply) 203. SHOESHINE STAND, if separate business- - - - - - - 10.00 204, SHOOTING GALLERIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100.00 (This license issued only with the approval of the City Council) 205. SHOPS -(Merchants General Rates Apply) 206. SHOWS (See also Circus) Street fairs and street carnivals, per week, not prorated -$ 250.00 No license for street fair or street carnival shall be issued without approval of and special permit from the city council upon showing that such street fair or carnival is sponsored by some responsible local organization and will be conducted in a proper manner and without violation of any city or state ordinances or laws. (All street parades must get a permit from the Mayor) 207. SIGNS. Neon, electric, etc., manufacturers or dealers. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 208, SILK OR TEXTILE MILL. (Manufacturers Hates Apply) 2099 SKATING KINK. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 210. SLAUGHTERHOUSE. (Manufacturers Fates Apply) 211. STAMP OR PREMIUM STORE OR AGENT. (a) Premium redemption store. Each person engaging in or operating a premium redemption store where trading stamps are redeemable for premiums or things of value shall be subject to the Merchants General Rates on the annual gross retail value of premiums delivered in redemption of :►.such stamps during the preceding year. (b) Sale of stamps. Eachperson engaged In -,.or carrying on the business of issuing, lending, licensing or selling to merchants or vendors trading stamps which are redeemable for premiums or things of value shall pay a license on the basis of the Merchants General Rates on the annual gross receipts for the preceding year. 212. STORAGE, BATTERIES, Dealer. (Merchants General Fates Apply) 213• STORM WINDOWS AND DOORS, selling or erecting. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 214. STOVES. (Merchants General Hates Apply) i 215- TAX CONSULTANTS. Persons preparing income tax and/or other tax papers. (Professional Rates Apply) 216. TAXICABS. Any person engaged in the business of operating automobiles or other motor vehicles for hire commonly called and known as taxicabs shall pay an annual license tax for each vehicle so operated of - - — - - - - - - - - - - - $ 25.00 In addition it shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a taxicab unless he shall wear a cap or hat with the words "Licensed Operator" in plain, legible letters appearing on the front. Each licensed operator shall pay an annual license of $5.00 provided, however, that no person shall engage in or be licensed to operate a taxicab without first having secured a franchlse for same from the City of Fairhope. 217• TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Each person engaged in the business of telegraphy in the city, in receiving telegraphic messages at the city, and transmitting same to points or stations in the state and receiving messages at the city, from points or stations In the state, shall pay to the city a license or privilege tax of- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$ 37.50 218. TELEPHONE COMPANY OR EXCHANGE, operating in this city$210.00 219. TELEPHONE, LONG DISTANCE COMPANY - - - - - - - - - - $ 53.00 220, TELEVISION CABLE SERVICES, where not specified in franchise - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $100.00 221. TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS - - - - - - - - --$150.00 and also 1/10 of 1% on all gross annual receipts in excess of the sum of $509000.00, 222. TIN SHOP and/or SHEET METAL SHOP. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 223. TOURIST CAMP OR CABINS. (See Hotels and Motels) 224. TOURIST HOMES -------------------$35.00 225. TRAILER COURTS, PARKS OR CAMPS• Each person, firm or corporation engaged in maintaining or operating a lot or place other than a storage garage, where a charge is made for a storage or parking of vehicles, common- ly known as house trailers for long or short periods of time, shall pay an annual license as follows: For the first two prepared trailer spaces - - - - - 50.00 For each additional space - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.00 226, TRAILERS. Selling and/or dealing in house trailers. (Same as Automobiles.) 227. TRANSFER. Motor Vehicle, local for carrying freight, For first vehicle - - - - - - - - --------$50.00 Each additional motor vehicle carrying freight - - 25.00 (All motor vehicles are to be numbered with tag furnished by the city clerk. Owners shall pay 500 per tag to the Clerk.) 228. TYPEWRITER PACHINES, ADDING MACHINES, sales or repair. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 229. UNDERTAKERS AND EMBALMERS. (Merchants General Rates Apply) 2 30 . r 23t- UNLOADING PRIVILEGES. Any person who unloads, delivers, dis- tributes or disposes of any goods, wares, merchandise or produce in the city, which goods, wares, merchandise or produce was transported from a point without the city and is not covered by any other license herein - - - - - - - - - - --$100.00 UPHOLSTERERS( Merchants General Rates Apply) 232. VENDING MACHINE AND VENDING MACHINE OPERATORS, Each person owning , operating, possesing, or giving space in their place of business to a lawful autimatic merchandise, drink food, picture or information vending, dispensing, or displaying machine or a machine on which a person is weighed shall pay a license tax for each machine as follows: For any machine operated by pennies:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, $ 1.00 For any machine vending peanuts or peanut products only ... •. i c p. At 6 A f C 0 O( 6 q(, f% 1 (1 ( C. 6 6( rt (. d # a 6 C. u s t a n c. �% t a a 0 >; - c i c( c c! a 00 For any machine operated by niehols and dimes and dispensing merchandise, food, drinks, or weig%ling............... 10.00 For any machine dispensing cigarettes ................ 10,00 For any mueltibnor amusement machine operated by a nichol or dime or greater than a dime ...................., „ .. 15.00 For any machine dispensing merchandise, food, or drink operated by coins greater than a dime ................ 15.00 This license shall be due and payable by the person, owner or propridter , of the place of business where such vending machine is located. Failure to have on the machine a sticker furnished by the City Clerk's office evedeneing payment of said license tax shall be prima facie evidence that a license tax on said' machine has not been paid. This schedule shall not apply to any coin operated gas meter, or telephone , or to any machine vending postage stamps or other necessary articles on a non profit basis for emergency use only by employees. Music vending machine operator: Each person operating one or more music vending machines, juke boxes or machines of like kind at places other than his own place of busoness shall be classified as a music vending machine operator and shall pay to the City a privilage license therfor per year as follows: Residence Operator:... .........................100.00 Itinerant Operator:............................200.00 233• VETERINARIAN. ( Professional Hates Apply) 234. WALLPAPER, PICTURE FRAMES, OR WINDOW GLASS. ( Merchants Rates Apply) 235. WAREHOUSE. Public Cotton warehouse up to 5,000 bales capacity ........................................... 100.00 And in addition J� per bale on each bale above 5,000 bales held on December 31st of the preceding year and in addition i¢ per bale on each bale above 5,000 held on July 1st of the current year. 236. WAREHOUSE. other than cotton warehouse......,.,100.00 237. WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING. Merchants General Rates Apply. 238. WELDING SHOP. ( Merchants General Hates Apply) 239• WELDING PRODUCTS. Each person, firm or corporation selling welding products such as oxygen, and/or acetylene. ( Merchants General Rates Apply) 240. WOOD. Dealing in )& hauling and delivering wood. Mercahnts General Rates Apply. ) 241. WEATHER STRIPPERS. ( Contractors Rtaes Apply) 242, WINDOW WASHERS OR CLEANERS. ( Merchants General Rates Apply.) SECTION 9-2 UNLAWFUL TO DO BUSINESS BEFORE OBTAINING LICENSE. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any business or vooation in the City of Fairhope or its Police jurisdiction without first having procured a valid license therfor, and each day during which said business is so engaged shall constitute a separate offense. SECTION 9-3 . PAYMENT OF LICENSE TAX AND FEE. Before any person shall engage in or carry on any business or do any act within the corporate limits or within the Police jurisdiction of the City for which a license is required by this code, he shall pay to the City Clerk the amount required herein for such license , plus a fee of fifty cents ( -50 ) for the issuance thereof. SECTION 9-4. LICENSE YEAR. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the schedule of lioenses, all licenses fixed therein shall be annual, beginning on the first day of January each year, and ending on the thirty first day of December of each year, and each license issued under the authority of this article whether issued on or after the first day of January of the year for which it is issued, shall expire on the thirty first day of December of that year. Any license issued for a business commenced after July first of the oalende r year for which it is issued may be issued on payment -of one- half ( J) of the subject of such license , except as other- wise specifically provided herein. This provision shall not apply to licenses based on gross receipts , which license shall be based upon the actual amount of gross receipts for such period as herein provided. SECTION 9-5. DUE DATE AND PENALTIES. All privilage license taxes levied hereunder shall.be due on the first day of January of each year and shall be deliquent on the following first day of February , except that Insurance licenses levied hereunder shall not be deliquent until the following second day of March. In the event of any license levied hereunder shall not be paid before the same has become deliquent, there shall,be added thereto a penalty of fifteen percent ( 15%) of the amount of such license plus interest at the rate of six percent ( 6% ) a year from the date of such deliquency, and a citation fee of One dollar and Afty cents ( $ 1.50), which penalty, interest and citation fee must be collected by the City Clerk when the license is issued. SECTION 9-6. SWORN STATEMENT. In all cases where the amount of license tax is dependent upon the amount of business done, gross receipts, value of stock or equipment, number of employees, or any other factor or factors , whatsoever, it shall be the duty of the person subject to such tax to render to the City Clerk , on or prior to the date when such tax becomes due , a sworn statement showing the factors herein above mentioned , one or several, as the case may require for the ascertainment of the classification of such person for license taxation purposes and the correct amount of license tax to which he is subject. Upon receipt of license tax based upon the classification of such person as shoum by his sworn statement ,the City Clerk shall issue appropriate license , but the issuance and grant thereof is expressly conditional upon the truth and accuracy of such sworn statement , and the same shall be revocable by the Council of the City of Fairhope as inadvertently and mistakenly granted and issued' wherever it shall be made to satisfactorily appear to said Council that the sworn statement is false and incorrect , or that the holder of such license has not paid to the City of Fairhope the correct amount of license tax. SECTION 9-7- PLACE OF BUSINESS. Any person desiring to engage in any trade , business, occupation, or profession, for which a license is required and for which a fixed place of business is required shall designate the place at which said business , trade, occupation or profession is to be carried on, and the license to be issued thereunder shall designate such place and the license shall authorize the carrying on of such trade, business, occupation, or profession only at such place. Location of such placeof business.shall comply with the zoning requirements of the City. For -each place at which said trade, business, or occupation, or profession is carried on a separate license_fPe and tax shall be paid: SECTION 9-7 ( CON'T.) Maintainence of a place for the carrying on of a business, vocation, occupation or profession shall be prima facie evidence that the person so maintaining , or in charge of the place , is carrying on the business, vocation, occupation, or profession for'the carrying on of such said place is maintained. SECTION 9-8. DEALING IN TWO OR MORE ARTICLES; ENGAGING IN TWO OR MORE BUSINESSES. Any person engaging in two or more businesses trades, callings, or professions for which a license is required, shall for each business location take out and pay for a license for each line of business, trade, calling, or profession, for which a license is required; provided, however, when all such businesses, trades, callings,,or professions, are covered by catagories or classifications in which the Merchants General Bates, Groceries Rates, or Professional Rates, apply, such person shall be required to pay in addition to any applicable license designated herein as a public policy license , only one license for each business location, which license shall be based callings, or professions, at such location and the rateof such tax shall be for that category which comprises the maximum dollar volume of the total receipts of such businesses, trades, callings, or professions, at such location. SECTION 9-9. LICENSE TO BE EXHIBITED. Each license shall be posted in a conspicuous place, where such business or occupation is carried on, and the holder of such license shall immediately show suck license to the City Clerk , License inspector, auditor, or their duly authorized deputies, or any Police Officer of the City , upon being so requested by such person or persons. Whenever a license is issued for the.use or operation of any vehicle , vending machine, etc, there shall be issued to the licensee a metal plate, sticker , or similar evidence of license so that it shall be the duty of such licensee to attach or secure such plate , stiokeri or similar evidence of license so that it may be conspicuous from the outside of such vehicle , vending machine, etc., and it shall be unlawful for any person to use or operate such vehicle, vending machine, ete., not having such evidence attached. SECTION 9-10 . BUSINESS WITHOUT THE CORPORATE LIMITS. Each person engaging in or carrying on any exhibition , trade business, vocation, occupation, or profession, or doing any _ act herein specified outside the corporate limits of The City of Fairhope, but within the Police jurisdiction thereof, shall take' -" out a license and pay therefor an amount equal to one-half the amount of license tax to which he would be subject were such exhib- ition, trade, business, vocation, occupation, or profession, engaged in or carried on within the corporate limits of the City of Viirhope,. All such persons shall be subject to all of the license tax -laws of the City of Fairhope applicable within the corporate limits thereof except as otherwise provided in this section. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this section to license such exhibition, trade, business, vocation, occupation, or profession, or other act so specified for police and fire protection only, and not for revenue. SECTION 9-11 . DEFINITION OF GROSS RECEIPTS. Where the amount of the license is based on the gross receipts , the term " Gross Receipts" unless the contrary clearly applies, shall mean the entire receipts of the business, vocation, occupation, or pro- fession, engaged in, -including all receipts from sales regardless of the place where the sale was solicited, place where the contract of sale was consummated, or the place of delivery , and shall include the amount of federal excise tax , and shall not contemplate any deductions for any purpose not specifically provided for, The gross receipts or gross sales referred to are those of such business for the year next preceding the current license year; provided, however, that if said business did not operate the en- tire next preceding year , than the license tax shall be based upon the amount of receipts, or sales, which bears the same relationship to the actual amount of sales or receipts during such preceding year as the entire year to such time which said business was operated during such preceding year. If the operation of such business did not commence until on or after January first of the current license year ., the gross receipts or gross sal s refferea to are the actual gross receipts of such business for the current year SECTION 9-11 ( CON'T.3 DEF. OF GROSS RECEIPTS. estimated at the time of issuance of said license , and adjusted when the actual amounts are available. SECTION 9-12 DEFINITION OF PERSON. The term " person "as used in this Code shall include an individual , a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint sto.ek company, a business trust, an unincorporated organization, or any entity or business enterprise. SECTION 9-13 WHOLESALE OR RETAIL LICENSE. Where a person Is engaged in furnishingsor selling goods , wares or other products, at wholesale, unless the context clearly appears otherwise , he shall pay a license based on the wholesale rate for the sam a classification that a retail mereahnt would pay for the products if sold at retail. The term " wholesale rate" means a sale to a merchant, jobber, dealer, or to any person for resale and shall include sales of building materials to contractors for use in their business and sales to schools, hospitals, and other similar institutions. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding a person shall be entitled to the wholesale rate only if more than eighty percent ( 80% ) of his gross receipts are from wholesale sabs. Any merchant claimimg' the benefit of the wholesale rate of license tax must be able to pro- duce sufficient records or other information to prove sales at wholesale in the required percentage of the license at the retail rate shall apply. SECTION 9-14 FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS . Any establishment selling articles of food or drinks must have a permit from the county health department before the City shall issue a license. SECTION 9-15 . EXEMPTIONS FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS. . Any person applying for a license tax exemption and commutation for eligible veterans shall , before receiving said exemption and commutation execute and file with the City Clerk sufficient proof of eligibility as provided in Title 51, Sections 864 ( 1) through 864 ( 8) , Code of Alabama , i940, as amended. SECTION 9-16 . LICENSE TAKES HIGHEST CLASSIFICATION. Whenever more than one license classification under this code or any ordinance of the City of Fairhope shall apply to any business, vocation, occupation, calling, or profession in which any person may be engaged in the City of Fairhope or its police jurisdiction, that classification shall apply which provides for the highest amount of license , and, in the event a license under a classification for a smaller amount of license is erroneously issued, the City Clerk is hereby authorized to recall and caboel the same as issued in error and require a license under a classification calling for such highest license tax , without penalty to licensee unless in the opinion of the City Clerk , supported by the City Council, an attempt to defraud was made by licensee. SECTION 9-17 . REVOCATION OF LICENSE. Any lawful license issued to any person to conduct any business shall be subject to revocation by the City Council for the violation by the licensee , his agent, servant, or employee, of any provision of this code or of any ordinance of the City of rairhope, or any criminal law of The State of Alabama ; and shall also be subject to revocation by the City Council if in connection with the issuance or renewal of any license, the licensee or any agent filed or oauded to be filed any application affidavit, statement or other document containing any untrue or mis- leading statement or ommission of a material fact. SECTION 9-18 . AUDIT OF RECORDS. Upon demand by the City Clerk of the City of Fairhope, or his authorized deputy , auditor or rep- resentative, it shall be the duty of any person subject to or holding a license from the City of Fairhope to furnish such City Clerk , or his authorized deputy, or auditor , or representative, without delay , all such information as may be required for det- ermination of the proper classification of such person for license taxation purposes , or for determination of the correct amount of license tax to which such person is subject., and to that end it shall be the duty of such person to submit to the City Clerk , or his authorized deputy, auditor, or representative , for inspection and examination , duftng reasonable business hours, at such person's place of business -in the City of Fairhope or its police jurisdiction SECTION 9-18 ( CON'T,) all books of account, invoices, bank statements, sales tax records, state and federal income tax records, reports and memoranda containing entries showing the amount of purchases, sales, receipts, inventories, and any other information from which the correct license tax classification of such person:_ may be -ascertained , and the correct amount of such license to which such person is subject may be determined. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to perform any duty herein imposed, or to obstruct or inter- fere with the City Clerk or his deputies,auditor, or rep- resentative, in obtaining information necessary or con- venient for the determination of the proper license tax of such person. Each day's falture or refusal to perform any duty herein imposed shall constitute a seperate offense. SECTION 9-19 Inadequate Records. If any person subject to or holding a license from the City of Fairhope does not have in his possesion , or under his control, in the City of Fairhope, or its police jurisdiction, true and intelligible books of account, invoices, bank statements, sales tax records, state and federal income tax records, reports or memoranda correctly showing the data and in- formation necessary for determination of the classifica- tion to which such person belongs, and for determination of the correct amount of the license tax due, or if, having in his possesion or under his control such records, he shall fail or refuse to submit and exhibit the same for Inspection and examination as herein required, then, in either event, it shall be the duty of the City Clerk to ascertain from such information and data as he may reason- ably obtain, the license tax classification of such person and to give such person notice of said assesment, and to demand oftsuch person immediate payment of the amount of such license tax ascertained to be due, less any amount such person may have theretofore paid upon such license - tax. If the amount of the license tax so ascertained and demanded is not paid within ten days after receipt of notice of the assesment and demand for payment thereof, the City Clerk shall notify such person by registered mail that at a time and place specified in said notice, he will apply to the City Council for revocation of such person's license. At the time and place so specified the person may appear before the City Council in person or by counsel, one or both, and show cause, if any there be why said license shall not be revoked. At any such hearing and for all other per - poses, the decision and determination of the City Clerk as to the classification and the amount of the license tax due shall be deemed correct and final, unless, anduntil it be satisfactorily shoun that such decision and determination is kneorrect. SECTION 9-20 LIEN FOR LICENSE TAX. As of the date the license is due , a lien shall attachon all property , both real and personal used in an exhibition, trade, business, vocation, occupation, or profession for which a license is or may be required by the City of fairhope, This lien shall be sup- erior to all other liens , except the liens of the State, County, and City of Faithope for taxes, and the lein of the State and County for license. Such lien may be enforced by an attachment or in equity. N-9-21 RIGHT AND DUTY TO INSPECT RECOH 1D/oR 4z .iANDISE PLACED IN PUBLIC WAREHOUSES OR O'-a-A STORAGE FACILITIES. It shall be the right and duty of the City Clerk, or his authorized deputy, auditor,, or representative, to inspect from time to time during reasonable business hours all records, books, and other papers or documents as well as the merchandise itself that is placed in public ware- houses In the City of Fairhope and the police _lusisdiction _. .. thereof, as well as all other places where merchandirse_-is stored for or by some person other than the owner -or -op- erator of the place where said merchandise is stored. In- formation obtained from such inspection and investigation Is to be used as an aid in determining the proper class- ification of the owner of said nerehandise for license tax- ation and for fixing the amount of such license tax , and It shall be unlawful for any person to impede, hinder, or obstruct, the City Clerk or his authorized deputy, auditor, or representative in the reasonable performance of his duties SECTION 9-22 PENALTIES. Any person violating any provisions of this Code, or doing any act made unlawful by the terms of this Code, or declared by this Code to be an offense against the City of Fairhope , shall upon-corivietinn in any case be fined not less than one dollar ( $ 1.00), nor more than one hundred dollars ( 100.00).and may be also sentenced to hard labor for the City of 0la1rhope for a time not exceeding six months, either or both, at the discretion of the -Court trying the case. i SECTION 9-23 INTERSTATE COMMERCE. No provisions of this Code shall be applied so as to impose any unlawful tax or unlawful burden on interstate commerce or on ony activity of the `State or Federal government ;, or in any manner which is re- pugnant to or violates any provisions of the United States' or Alabama Constitutions. section 9-24 INFORMATION MAY NOT BE DIVULGED. It shall be unlawful for any person in connection with the administration of this Code to divulge any information obtained by him in the course of inspection and examination of the books of account, invoices, bank statements, sales tax records, state and federal income tax records, or other reports or memoranda of the Tax Payer made pursuant to the provisions hereof , except to the Mayor, the City Council, the City Clerk, the City Attorney, or their agents or representatives connected with the ad- ministration of this Code. section 9-25 POWER TO CHANGE LICENSE --.,)This adoption of this schedule of licenses shall not abridge the right of the Council of the City of ,Fairhope to change, alter, increase, decrease, or revoke any of thb said licenses at any time. And when any increase is amde unless the same is paid in thirty days , the license shall be revoked and no further business carried on thereunder; nor shall°it abridge the right of the Council of the City of Fairhope to require a license for any business, occupation, vocation, or profession , not included in this schedule. SECTION 9-26 LICENSES NOT SPECIFIED. On any business oce- upation , or article not specified in this article the Mayor shall fix such license as may be just and proper not to exceed one hundred dollars ( $ 100.00 ), and report the same to the next meeting of the City Council for such action as may be deemed proper in the pr wises. r I ..// ADOTED, this �t�)_4"L-day ,es' P. Nix f or of',the City of rhope, Alabama TEST:. r e oor Cit Clerk, City of Fairhope, Alabama Councilman Sam Box introduced the following Ordinance: 0 DINANCE N0. � AN OP.DINANCE Ali EDING Sec. 5-2 OF THE CODS: OF ORDINANCES OF THE' CITY OF FAIRHOPE BY AZENDING THE SCHEDULE OF PE11LAI'T FEES. SEC. 5-2. SCHEDULE OF PER111IT FEES On all buildings, structures or alterations requiring a building permit, as set forth in the City Code, fee shall be paid as required at the time of filing application, in accordance with the following schedule: (a) PERMIT FEES 1. Where the valuation does not exceed $100.00, no fee shall be required, unless an inspection is necessary, in which case there shall be a $1.50 fee. 2. For a valuation over $100.00 up to and including $15,000.00 the fee shall be $3.00 per thousand or fraction. thereof. 3. For a valuation over $15,000.00 up to and including $1P000.00 the fee shall be 45.00 for the first fifteen thousand plus $2.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. 4. For a valuation over $100,000.00 up to and including "500,000.00, the fee shall be $215.00 for the first one hundred thousand plus $1.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. 5. For a valuation over $500,000.00 up to and including $1,000,000.00, the fee shall be $615.00 for the first five hundred thousand plus 40 ¢ for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. 6. For a valuation. over $1,000,000.00 the fee shall be $815.00 for the first million plus 15¢ for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. 7. Swimming Pools: Public Pools $40.00 Private Pools $25.00 (b) Moving of Building or Structures For the moving of any building or structure, the fee shall be $10.00. ( c ) DEMOLITION OF BUILDING OR STr3UCTU:3ES For the demolition of any building or structure, the fee shall be $4.00 (d) 3UILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS if, in the opinion of the Building Official, the valuation of bu;.lding, alteration, or structure appears to be underestimated on the application, permit shall be denied, unless the applicant can shorn detailed estimated cost to meet the approval of the Building Official. Permit valuations shall inc;.ude total cost; S;1-%-0':1 as pumbing, electrical, mechanical equipment and other systems. Tnis Ordinance shall become effective upon its due adoption and publication as required by law,. ADOPTED THIS THE DAY OF(Voj)e--r-Mbe-r , 1974 Attest; GAS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF FAIRHOPE Nov. 1, 1974 First 3 Units Next 10 " Next 17 " Next 170 " Next 300 " All over 500 " RESIDENTIAL $3.00 .23814 Min. Chg. per unit .20794 .13245 a a a a .10775 .10088 Units per 100 Cu. Ft. COMMERCIAL Minium Bill $10.90 500 Units or over per Mo. .10088 Billing Demand: The billing demand shall be the maximum daily demand established during any day of the twelve months ended with current billing. Such demand may be measured, or at the option of the Eompany be estimated at 1/30th of the maximum monthly delivery during such twelve months. Large Industrial Users: For large industrial users the rate shall be such as may be negotiated between the City and the user. Charges: There shall be a charge of fifteen (15,00) dollars for disconnecting and the connecting of service. GAS RATES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF FAIRHOPE ALABAMA DOMESTIC AND SMALL COMMERCIAL, AS OF NOV. 1, 1974 RESIDENTIAL First 3 Units Next 10 " Next 17 " Next 170 " Next 300 " ALL OVER 500 " COMMERCIAL Minimum Bill $2.00 Minimum .2i755 .19D10 .12146 .09401 .08029 Units per 100 Cu. Ft. $7.90 500 Units or over each m6nth 0 ?oat? % Units per 100 Cu. Ft. Billing Demand:' The billing demand shall be maximum daily demand established during any day of the twelve months ended with current billing. Such demand shall be measured, or at the option of the company be estimated at 1/30 th of the maximum delivery during such twelve months. Large Industrial Rate" For large industrial rate users the rate shall be such as may be negotiated between the City and the user. Charges: There shall be a charge of Fifteen ( $15.00 ) Dollars for disconnecting and then reconnecting of services. Page # 1 OCTOBER,BILLS: GENERAL FUND Goodyear Service Stores, Inc. Marine Specialty Company Coastal Concrete Company John M. Warren, Inc, :Radcliff Materials Cowin Road Machinery, I c. M Fairhope Pharmacy. Police Ketch -All Company Exxon Company Sears Smith- Kelly Supply Will Coggins Auto Radiator Mobile Electric Garage Fairhope Tire & Retread Standard Equipment Company Nix and Fleming Supply Company Gaston Motor Company Steber Chevrolet Fuel oil Supply otasco Harold Weston Material Sales Company Etheridge Heatimg Key GMC Trucks, Inc. Underwood Builders Supply Company Western Lumber Company B & D Standard Fairhope Auto Parts M & S Service Station Silverhill Farmer=!a Assooiation Leary and Owens Autry Greer and Sons, Inc. Southern Auto Parts Crichton Auto Parts Baldwin Materials Clutch Products, Inc. Uni jax, Inc. Civitans rl 406.90 17.48 12043.48 8.64 85.84 211.61 12.56 41.90 2150.80 58.10 18.60 12.00 341.86 33.00 38.80 25.98 23.14 4.41 18.50 5.47 10.50 393.91 95.00 134.05 10.15 15.35 47.50 25.61 1.00 15.80 724•89 16.56 51.38 264.00 211.48 27.10 19.70 37.18 Page # 2 k 6 OCTOBER BILLS ( COW'T ) GENERAL FUND (CON'T.) Baldwin Computer Services .} Intoximeters, Inc. Gulf Mobilphone!• Bay Cabinet Supply ( Police) Shell's Nursery John M. Warren, Inc. East Shore Bakery Bedsole and Gwin Electronic Services Baldwin County He -Appraisal Don's Shoe Store TOTAL: Bank Balance: 9 4,482,80 r 0 r r 414.65 11.00 30.00 40.00 22.50 102.86 8.00 6.00 62;.40�-� 2187-84 53.94 10,899.24 W r OCTOBER BILLS RECREATION DEPARTMENT Fairhope Tire and Retread Fairhope Auto Parts TOTAL: Bank Babnee: 8 264.61 $_ 21.39 OCTOBER BILLS: ELECTRIC FUND Southwire Company 354.56 Trio Electric Company 5892.43 Hatfield and Company 6343.31 Coastal Concrete Co. 53.32 Moore Handley, Inc. 154.00 Southeastern Testing Laboratories 14.30 Gaston Motor Company 15.38 Fuel Oil Supply 9.00 Material Sales Company 11.46 Fairhope Auto darts 24.81 Mack Electric Supply Company 843.84 Dura-Lux International, Inc. 707.25 Hill-Soberg Company, Inc. 339.64 Alabama Power Company 59005.86 Southeastern Power Company 3723.90 Lift Parts Service 98.00 Baldwin Computer Services 327.08 St. John Engineers 2458,80 TOTAL: 80,376.94 Bank Balance: 47, 599.18 a OCTOBER BILLS: GAS FUND Dixie Laboratories 50.00 American Meter Company 680.99 Pringle Gas Meter flepair 49.90 Gaston Motor Company 5.82 United Gas Pipeline Company 16349.58 Fuel Oil Supply Company 5.00 Material Sales Company 10.12 Autry Greer and Sons, Inc. 64.12 Southern Auto Parts 53.46 Empire Pipe and Supply 58.73 Goodyear Service Stores, Inc. 110.80 Rudy's Automotive 60.85 Baldwin Computer Service 327.08 Conecuh_Mon roe Gas Districts 46.94 Empire Pipe and Supply 48.58 17921 .97 Bank Balance: 12,021.93 OCTOBER BILLS: WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT Davis Meter and Supply Company Coastal Concrete Company Fisher Scientific Company Moore_ Handley Company Sears Roebuck and Company Vasko Electric Company Gaston Motor Company Fuel Oil Supply F61rhope Exxon Service Center Material Sales Company Fairhope Texaco Silverhill Farmer's Association Autry Greer and Sons, Inc. Wallace and Tiernan Southern Auto Parts Exxon Company Baldwin Computer Service American Water Works Association Moore_ Handley , Inc. Bank Balance: 10,348.08 19872.00 184.88 59.03 39045.20 19.37 48.00 15.19 7.50 2.00 182.10 2000 330.00 21.33 197.07 33.53 224.00 327.08 75.00 -- 76.24 6,721.52 Motion by Councilman H. G. Bishop seconded by Councilman Barney Shull that the Mayor be authorized to negotiate for Special General Obligation Street Assessment Note. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman H. r,. Bishop seconded by Councilman 011ie E. Deese that the Mayor be authorized to ask for bids on Gasoline for City use. Motion carried. "lotion by Councilman H. G. Bishop seconded by Councilman Barney Shull that the Clerk be authorized to pay the bills as presented as money is available. Motion carried. It was duly moved, seconded and carried that the meeting adjourn. Approved Mayor Attest: City Clerk