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ORDINANCE NO. 1635
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA AMENDING
SECTIONS 2622.1 AND 2622.2 OF THE ARCADIA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY LEVYING AN ADMISSION TAX
ON HORSE RACING AND HARNESS HORSE RACING AND
OTHER EVENTS FOR USUAL CURRENT EXPENSES OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That Arcadia Municipal Code Section 2622.1 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
"2622.1. HORSE RACING AND HARNESS HORSE RACING,
When a charge or admission price for a single admission is
paid for the right or privilege of being admitted to any premises
for the purpose of attending any event thereat, there is hereby
levied and assessed and there shall be paid and collected a tax
of twenty cents (20~) upon each payment for admission of less
than two dollars ($2.00); a tax of twenty-five cents (25~) upon
each payment for admission of two dollars ($2.00) or more but
less than three dollars ($3.00); a tax of thirty cents (30~)
upon each payment for admission of three dolla~s ($3.00) or more
but less than four dollars ($4.00); a tax of thirty-five cents
t35~) upon each payment for admission of four dollars ($4.00)
or more but less than seven dollars ($7.00); a tax of forty
cents (40~) upon each payment for admission of seven dollars
($7.00) or more. When admittance is allowed by free pass to
any premises for the purpose of attending any event thereat,
there is hereby levied and assessed and there shall be paid and
collected a tax of twenty-five cents (25~) for each admittance
by free pass.
SECTION 2. That Arcadia Municipal Code Section 2622.2 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
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"2622.2. OTHER EVENTS, When a charge or admission
price for a single admission is paid for the right or privilege
of being admitted to any premises having a seating capacity of
one thousand (l,OOO) or more (other than tennis courts while
used solely for tennis playing and tennis matches, golf courses
and golf driving ranges while used solely for golf matches, golf
playing, golf practice or instruction, and any premises while
used solely for amateur athletic contests in conjunction with
which neither animals nor mechanical devices of any kind are
used as part of the contest), at, in or upon which premises any
form of entertainment or amusement whatsoever (other than horse
racing meetings or harness horse racing meetings which are sub-
ject to the provisions of the preceding section) is conducted,
there is hereby levied and assessed and there shall be paid and
collected a tax of twenty cents (20~) upon each payment for
admission of less than two dollars ($2.00); a tax of twenty-five
cents (25~) upon each payment for admission of two dollars ($2.00)
or more but less than three dollars ($3.00); a tax of thirty cents
(30~) upon each payment for admission of three dollars ($3.00) or
more but less than four dollars ($4.00); a tax of thirty-five cents
(35~) upon each payment for admission of four dollars ($4.00) or
more but less than seven dollars ($7.00); a tax of forty cents
(40t) upon each payment for admission of seven dollars ($7.00)
or more. When admittance is allowed by free pass to any premises
for the purpose of attending any event thereat, there is hereby
levied and assessed and there shall be paid and collected a tax
of twenty-five cents (25t) for each admittance by free pass,"
SECTION 3. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia
hereby finds and determines that this ordinance is required for
the purpose of fixing the rate of taxation for the purpose of
providing a tax levy for the usual current expenses of the City
of Arcadia.
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SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of com-
petent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of
the City of Arcadia hereby declares that it would have adopted
this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact. that anyone
or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or
portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the
repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations .ere
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed
as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to
the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal pro-
visions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the
validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required
to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and
all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue
in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. The Clerk of the Council shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same
to be published in the official newspaper of the City of Arcadia
within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia at its adjourned regular meeting held on the 27th
day of June , 1978.
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 27th day of June . 1978.
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ATTEST:
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I HERERY.CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was
aaJourned
adopted at a/regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Arcadia, California, held on the 27thday of June,
1978, by the affirmative vote of at least three Council
members, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Gilb, Margett, Pellegrino, Saelid
NOES: ~g~eParry.
ABSENT: None
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