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3.24.110 Application to city's business activities. Any department, division, employee association, or other subsection of the city that engages in any business activity which if engaged in by any person would under this chapter require a business license and the payment of any tax or fee shall make application, file returns, and pay any taxes or fees imposed by this chapter. 3.24.120 Tax part of overhead. It is not the intention of this chapter that the taxes or fees herein levied upon persons engaging in business be construed as taxes or fees upon the purchasers or customer, but that such taxes or fees shall be levied upon, and collectible from, the person engaging in the business activities herein designated and that such taxes or fees shall constitute a part of the cost of doing business of such persons. 3.24.130 License fee additional to others. The license fee and tax herein levied shall be in addition to any license fee or tax imposed or levied under any law or any other ordinance of Everett, a municipal corporation, except as herein otherwise expressly provided. Section 2. Referendum provisions. To the extent RCW 35.21.706 is applicable, the citizens of the city of Everett are put on notice that this chapter is subject to Article XI of the Charter of the City of Everett. Article XI entitles direct legislation and provides procedures which must be followed for exercising the power of initiative or referendum, and the Charter Article XI shall be the special initiative procedure adopted in this chapter pursuant to RCW 35.21.706. Section 3. Savings Clause. The enactment of this ordinance shall not affect any case, proceeding, appeal or other matter currently before any Court or in any way modify any obligation, right or liability, civil or criminal, which may be in existence on the effective date of this ordinance or as may exist by virtue of any of the ordinances herein amended or repealed. Section 4. Severability Clause. The City Council hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance be declared invalid for any reason, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have passed all portions of this ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. Section 5. Codifiction Changes. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including,but not limited to, the correction of sriviner's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, secton/subsection numbers and nay references thereto. 26