HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-09 - Submission to Voters of Fireworks Sales FeesBILL N0. 83-9 ORDINANCE N0. 83-9
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSE FEE FOR SALES OF FIREWORKS SHALL BE RAISED, AND MAKING
SUCH RAISE EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS.
WHEREAS, the City of Riverside, Missouri (hereinafter
"City"), for the purpose of promoting the general welfare of
the City's citizens, finds it desirable to raise the occupational
license fee for certain sales of fireworks; and
WHEREAS, the Missouri Constitution requires that a majority
of qualified voters of the City, voting upon the questions,
approve any increase of the current levy of an existing license
fee above the current fee authorized by ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: In consideration of the premises hereof, the
question of whether the occupational license fee for all sales
of fireworks within the City shall be submitted to the voters
of the City for their approval at a municipal election to be
held in the City on Tuesday, the 5th day of April, 1983.
Section 2: The question to be submitted at said election
shall appear on the ballet in the following form:
"Shall the City of Riverside, Missouri, raise the
occupational license fee for all sales of fireworks
within the City to $1,000.00 per year?
YES
NO"
Section 3: Notice of the municipal election and submission
of the aforementioned question shall be sent to the County Clerk
of Platte County, Missouri, for publication in accordance with
law, and shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION
City of Riverside, Missouri
Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters
r
of the City of Riverside, Missouri, that a municipal
election will be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of April,
1983, commencing at 6 o'clock a.m. on said day and
continuing until 7 o'clock p.m. on said day. At this
election the question of whether the City of Riverside,
Missouri, shall raise the occupational license fee for
all sales of fireworks within the City of Riverside
shall be submitted for approval of the voters, the
ballot for which shall be in substantially the follow-
ing form:
"Shall the City of Riverside, Missouri, raise the
occupational license fee for all sales of fireworks
within the City to $1,000.00 per year?
YES
NO
Said election shall be held at the following
polling places within the City:
Riverside City Hall
4500 High Drive
Riverside, Missouri
By order of the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Riverside, Missouri, this lst day of Feb
1983.
s/ Bett Burch
city C er
City of Riverside, Missouri
Section 4: The City Clerk of the City is hereby directed
to cause a certified copy of the aforementioned Notice to be
received by the County Clerk of Platte County, Missouri, no
later than 5:00 p.m. on February 15, 1983, and to perform such
further acts as may be required by law to submit the afore-
mentioned question to the voters of the City for their approval
at the municipal election.
Section 5: If a majority of the qualified voters of the
City voting at said election on said question shall vote in
favor of raising the occupational license fee for sales of
fireworks within the City to $1,000.00 per year, then such
license fee shall, upon certification of the election returns
on said question, shall immediately become binding and be in
full force and effect as same is provided for in Ordinance
No. g3_9 of the City.
PASSED THIS 1st DAY OF Feb 198
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY C °~K
APPROVED THIS 1st DAY OF Feb 1983.