Ordinance 1960-93 - Laserfiche WebLink

H. By those engaged in banking, loan, security or other financial business, amounts derived from interest paid on all obligations of the state, its political subdivisions, and municipal corporations organized pursuant to the laws thereof; I. Amounts derived as interest on loans by a lending institution which is owned exclusively by its borrowers or members and which is engaged solely in the business of making loans for agricultural production; Section 18 : Business License Requirements. 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. This license will be known as a "business license" and is issued under the provisions of this chapter as hereinafter provided. This license concerns only the requirements as set out in this chapter and does not fall within the requirements and guidelines set out in EMC 5. 04 . A. Licensing. Any person, so engaging in a business activity within the city whether taxable or not, shall apply for and obtain from the City Clerk, upon payment of a fee of ten dollars, a "business license. " Such applicant shall complete 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 nontransferable and shall be valid as long as the taxpayer continues in business and pays the tax accrued to the city. In case business is transacted by the applicant of licensee at two or more separate places by one taxpayer, a separate "business license" for each place at which business is transacted with the public shall be required, but for such additional license no fee shall be required. Any person having a valid license under the provisions of this chapter prior to January 1, 1979 , shall retain such license conditioned as in this section set forth, without charge. B. License Control. Each "business license" shall be numbered and shall show the name, place and character of the business of the taxpayer and such other information as the office of the City Clerk deems necessary and shall be posted in a conspicuous 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 and a new "business license" will be issued for the new place of business free of charge. 24