HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-139 - Regulation of Sale of GasolineBill No. 139 Ordinance No. 139
AN ORDINANCE REGULi`.TING, LICENSIATG AND L:~'VYING A LICENSE TAX ON THE
SALE OF riETAIL OF GASOLINE, BUTAP:E, BENZINE, Tv A'='THA, PROPANE GAS
AND DIESEL FUEL 'u1I`i''N THE LIiITS OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, iviISSOURI,
PROVIDIT?G FOR `.CIE COLLECTION OF SAID LICEPISE `PAIL AND PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION OI'' T_':IS OFtDIi~'A?ICE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TiIE BOA RD OF __-'?.LDLRi~;BT Oi~' THE CI`T'Y OT' RIVERSIDE,
N~ISSOURI, AS h'OLLO~•dS:
SECTION 1. Every person, firm or corpora.ton:~lling at retail
either gasoline, butane, benz? ne, naptha, propane gas, or diesel
fuel w ithin the limits of the City of Riverside, Niissouri, shall on
or before the first d ay of P~Iay, of each year, l~ginning Niay 1, 1954,
procure an occupation license t;~erefor and ~ eport forms from the
City Collector and shall pay to t he C'.ty Collector an occupation
license fee as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 2. Leery person, firru or corporation engaged in
the business described in the fore,c,oing sect_on shall a t the time
suc'~- license is procured and issued, pa~~ to the City Collector the
suni of ;;>25.00 and shall thereafter on or before the 5th :day of each
month of e aclz yaar pay to the City Collector a sum equal t o one-tenth
of acent for each ~ allon of gasoline, butane, benz~_ne, naptha,
propane ~,as or diesel fuel, so sold by such. person, firm or
corporation in the City of Riverside, issouri, during the next
prec~adin~ calendar month.
SECTION 3. Every person, firm. or corporation enoa~ed in the
bus3_ness described '.n the foregoing sect_ons of this ordinance shall
keep accurately such records a.s shall be provided by the ordinances
of this City of all sales of gasoline, butane, benzine, naptha,
propane gas, or diesel fuel sold within the City of Riverside,
1`:i,souri, and shall on or before the fifth day of e ach month of
each ye<<:.r file with the City Collector of Riverside, P-lissouri a
sworn s taternent showing the num~er of ~llons sold within the City
of Riverside, Nlissouri, during the preceding mont_, and accompanied
by the records so provided for covering the preceding month.
SEC^1-0N L~. The City Collector is hereby authorized to inves-
tigate and determine the amounts of p~snents due hereunder, according
to the provisions of this ordinance, and for such purpose sYLall have
.,ccess at all reasonable tunes to the books, papers, documents
and reports bearing upon tn.e number of gallons of gasoline, butane,
benzine, naptha, propane ~;as, or diesel fuel purchased a1d sold
within the limits of slid city.
SECT:CON 5. Any person, firm or corporation or employee or
manager for any person, f irrn or corporationfailin~ to comply with
the provisions of ti~is ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall 'oe subject to a fine of n.ot less than X10.00
nor more than ~:;;-100.00 :nor eCch offense. Ary license issued to any
person, firm or corporation shall stand suspended upon thef ailure
of such person, firm or corporation to pay the license fees or any
part thereof when the same becon;es due and payable aid shall .remain
suspended during the period said license fee and inspection fees
or part thereof remains unpaid. Any employee, officer or a;ent of
any person f irm, or corporation selling et retail either gasoline,
butane, benzine, naptha., propane gas, or diesel fuel, within the
limits of the Cit? of Riverside rho shall sell any gasoline, butane,
benzine, naptha, propane gas or diesel fuel, while said license
remains suspended as herein provided for, knowing the same to be
suspended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined rot less
than ~~10.00 nor n-_ore than X100.00 for each offense. Each s ale
shall constitute a separate offense. It shall be the duty of
the City C1crh to notify any per: on, firm: or corporation of the
suspension of its license as soon as the delinquency occurrs.
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SECTION 6. T~~isordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and adoption by the Board of Alderi~~en
of the City of Riverside, t~ii~souri, and its approval by the T~tayor
and t'.nis ordinance shall not be to repeal any other license ordinance
of said city, or any part thereof, unless inconsistent with or in direct
conflict herewith.
Passed this 16 day of T~iarch, 1954•
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Approved this 16th day of I~'~srch, 154•
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