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AN ORDIYANOFERIVERSIDENGMISSOURIING CABLE T.V. FACILITIES WITHIN
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Every cable t.v. company, corporation, association,
p y artnership and person, lessee, trustee or
joint stock com an p o erating,
receiver appointed by any Court whatsoever owning, P
managing, leasing, or controlling a cable t.v. service, shall,
in addition to all other taxes, payments or requirements, now
or hereafter required by law or city ordinances, pay to the
City as a license fee a sum equal to three percent (3~) of the
licensee's gross receipts.
Section 2. The licenseeofseach yearl'make ahreportrtorthest
and August 1st respectivelyof its gross receipts for the six
governing body of the City
month period preceding December 31st and Junea30~ho thepCityVe y
and at the time of making such report shall P y ross receipts
Treasury the aforesaid license fee based on the g udice
so reported. The accepoa~ollectsany additionalnfeepthereafter
the right of the City a a sum
found to be~due. In the eventross receipts forlany period
greater than is due upon it~ogdetermine accurately the amount
by reason of its inability
properly due, the licensee sment deductlsuch overpayment and
determination of the overpay ainst the amount of the license
receive a credit therefrom ag eriod or periods following
fee due for the next succeeding ment.
the determination of the overp y resentative
Section 3. The City by its duly authorized rep
laces during
shall have the right at all reasonable times an p
ection of the
business hours to make such examination and insp
be necessary to determine the
books of such licensee ortmayThe City shall have the right at
correctness of such rep
its own uaptnof theebooks,trecords and accountswof theebusiness
annual a the licensee's
of the licensee, to audit, at the same time,
accounts and records and certify as to the correctness o any
the licensee to the City. The City
payments due and payable by
may at its option employ independent accountants to insp4ct
the books, records and accounts of the licensee.
Section 4. For each month or part thereof, any such license
fee remains unpaid, after the same becomes due and payable, there
shall be added to such license fee as a penalty for such
delayed payment ten percent (10$) of the amount of such license
fee for the first month or part thereof, the same is unpaid,
and for each and every month thereafter two percent (2$) of --
the amount of such license fee until the same is fully paid.
Section 5. Each licensee subject to the provisions of
this ordinance shall commence computation of the license fee
on the date it first receives any gross receipts from the
City of Riverside.
Section 6. By passing this ordinance the City does not
warrant that any cable t.v. company has any right to operate
or conduct business within the City of Riverside.
Section 7. This ordinance •s hall be designated Section
12.19 in the Code of the. City. of Riverside.
PASSED THIS 18f,~, DAY OF 1980.
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APPROVED THIS ~~ DAY OF y]~f' , 1980.
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