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Home My WebLink About0612 ORDINANCE NO. 612 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR PAY1ffiNT OF TAXES FOR ADMISSION TO PLACES AT WHICH HORSE RACING OR HARNESS IICRGE RACING MEETINGS ARE HELD. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS~ t>.'h't.VlIJt.U ~ 1~ OR\). \\0. SECTION 1. There shall be levied, assessed, collected and paid, a tax of five cents ($.05) for each charge of forty cents ($.4-0) or more paid for admission Of one person for one meeting, to any place at which.horse racing meetings, or harness horse racing meetings, are held or conduc~ed within this city, includ- " ing admission by season ticket or subscription. In the case of admission by season ticket or sUbscription, said tax shall be 'K[P[~ Ltll (l 11110.110. 330 charged levied, assessed, collected and paid, based on t he price so for admission of one person to one meeting, and said tax of five cents ($.05) shall be multiplied by the number of meetings to which the holder or owner of such season ticket or subscription ' is entitled to attend by reason of such season ticket or sub- scription, and shall be paid at the time of the payment for such season ticket, or subscriptio~ by:the purchaser thereof. In the case of persons (except bona fide employees of the person, firm, corporation or association conducting such meeting), admitted free, or at reduced rates, to such places, at which horse racing meetings or harness horse racing meetings are held or con- ducted within this City, at any time when, and under circumstances under which, an admission charge is made to other persons, an equivalent tax shall be collected, based on the price so charged to other persons for the same or similar accomodations to be paid by the persons so admitted. SECTION 2. The tax imposed under Section 1 hereof, shall be ~ paid by the person paying for such admission at the time when, and ~t~U'fSJ 10 \ . \>:\)~'i).\\Il' the place at which, such admission charge is paid. Such tax shall be collected by the person, firm, corporation or association charg- ing for such admission. de/. 6/:2- On Tuesday of each week during the time during which such horse racing meetings or harness racing meetings are held or conducted, such person, firm, corporation or association shall render an accounting or statement of all persons (except bona fide employees of such person, firm, corporation or association) admitted to such place during the week preceding such accounting, ( ~~~, and at such time shall file such accounting or statement with ~\,~(j ~~. v.<;;;,~. the city treasurer of said City of Arcadia, and shall then pay , ~',"~oro c\\\l. ~c. ~ ,S" to him all amounts so collected as taxes hereunder. Within Ten days after the conclusion of such horse racing meeting or harness racing meeting, such person, firm, corporation or association shall render an accounting or statement of all persons (except bona fide employees of such person, firml association or corporation) admitted ~6 such place during the entire time during which such meeting was held or conducted, and at such time shall file such accounting or statement with the city treasurer of said City of Arcadia, and shall pay to him all amounts collected during the time during which such meeting was conducted, and previously unpaid to him. ~~~~~1k ~ SECTION 3. The term "admissionll as used herein means the ~~~ight to enter each day a place where horse racing meetings or ~'j.~ ~.~ - harness racing meetings are held or conducted, and includes, but is not limited to, seats, tables and standing room, reserved and not reserved. SECTION 4. A failure on the part of such person, firm or corporation hereinbefore mentioned to pay the entire amount of \~t~tU~~~ taxes due hereunder within the aforesaid period of Ten days after \l\\u, \\0- the conclusion of any such horse racing meeting or harness racing meeting shall,automatically cause the 'amount of such taxes then unpaid forthwith to become delinquent and the city treasurer of said City of Arcadia shall thereupon add and collect a penalty of Five per cent (5%) of the taxes so delinquent. SECTION 5. Any person, firm or corporation responsible for the , -2- ace/ b /oZ- : violation of any of the provisions,: of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) or more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imnrisbnment in',the' city or county jail for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Every such person, firm or corporation continuing, committing or permitting any violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day of the violation of this ordinance. \\t~t~l.tO ~r!10 ullO. \\0. SECTION 6. The conviction and punishment of any person, firm or corporation for violation of any provision of this ordinance shall not excuse or exempt such person, firm or cor- poration from the payment of any license due or unpaid at the time of such conviction, and nothi~g herein shall prevent a criminal prosecution of any violation of any provision of this ordinance. SECTION 7. The amount of any tax and penalty imposed by this ordinance shall be deemed a debt to the City of Arcadia, and any person, firm or corporation conducting any such horse racing or harness racing meeting in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be liable to an action in the name of said city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of taxes and penalties imposed and an attachment , shall issue on a verified complaint without any bond or affidavit given in behalf of plaintiff. SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) , days from the passage thereof, shall cause the same to be pub- lished once in the Arcadia Tribune and Arcadia NeVIs, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of -3- Ohcl. 612 ..' Arcadia, and thirty (30) days from and after the final passage thereof said Ordinance shall take effect and be in force. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, ~ .. held on the /4 day of November, 1946, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit: ~t~l"l'iJ. g ~ 0 '3\\';' ~o AYES: Councilmen~: Leeper, Nugent, Ormsby and Russell NOES: Councilman Adcock ABSENT: None f/, City Clerk of t Arcadia. .ti SIGNED and APPROVED this /1 day of November, 1946. 011. fl. @/Yrn~~ ' Mayor of the City 0 Arcadia. ATTEST: ") ". _.--~ M p , -. ~t y Clerk. f: :'\, ,.. ~ ;:Of. ~ .;oo:,r -4- ~J. 6/;;0