Ordinance 4070 - Laserfiche WebLink

ORDINANCE NO. slid A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4.02.230 OF THE EVERETT CITY CODE, REQUIRING A BUSINESS LICENSE FOR ENGAGING IN ANY BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF EVERETT, ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR SUCH LICENSE, PROVIDING THAT SUCH LICENSE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE AND MAKING PROVISION FOR THE SURRENDER OF SUCH LICENSE UPON TRANSFERRING PLAGE OF BUSINESS OR WITH- DRAWING FROM BUSINESS. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT,DOES ORDAIN: Section 1 : That:.Section 4.02.230 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: tre= 4.02.230 Business Licenses - required - fee - non- transferable. No person, whether subject to the payment of tax or not, shall engage in any business or activity in the City of Everett for which a license fee or tax is imposed by this chapter without having first obtained and being a holder of a valid and subsisting license so to do, to be known as a "Business License" issued under the pro- visions of this chapter as hereinafter p rov i ded .and-wi - W.out.-payingr.a.x..}.icense fee or tax imposed.by... his- chapter. Any person, so engaging in a business activity within the City of Everett, whether taxable or not , shall apply for and obtain from the City Clerk, upon payment of a fee of $1 .00, a "Business License" . Such applicant shall com- plete an application form for such "Business License" upon such forms as provided by the office of the City Clerk and shall accompany such application with the required fee. Such "Business License" shall be personal and nontransfer- able and shall be valid as long as the taxpayer continues in business and pays the tax accrued to the City of Everett . In case business is transacted by the applicant or licensee at two or more separate places by one taxpayer, a separate "Business License Certificate" for each place at which business is transacted-wi-t-h -.t-he-publ is shall be required, but for such additional license orcertificate no fee shall be required. Any person having a valid license under the provisions of this chapter for the year 1965 shall retain such license and the office of the City Clerk shall replace such license with a new certificate or "Business License" conditioned as in this section set forth, without charge. --- Each "Business License" shall be numbered and shall show the name, residence and place and character of business of the taxpayer and such other information as the office of the City Clerk deems necessary and shalllibe posted in a conspi - cuous place at the place of business for which it is issued. When a place of business of the taxpayer is changed, the taxpayer must return to the office of the City Clerk the existing license or certificate and a new "Business License" will be issued for the new place of business free of charge. No person shall engage in any business taxable under this chapter without being registered in compliance with the pro visions of the said chapter, except that the office of the City Clerk, by general regulation, may provide for the issuance of temporary certificates or licenses to temporary places of business without requiring the payment of any fee.