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i INUTES OF '1'iiE REGULAR SESSIOTi G' THE CI'i7 COUNCIL, APRIL 20, 1943, continued.
MINUTES G• THE REGULAR SESSION G THE CITY COUIICIL� APRZL 20, 1943, continued.
Admission. -tax urdinance continued: I 7
Section 7. Every person receiving any payment for admissions on which a tax �- }
Admission -tar ordinance continued:
is levied under this ordinance small collect the amount of the tax imposed from f �+ " gj
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the person making the admission payment. The tax required to be collected under, PASSED by the City Council _,
this ordinance shall be deemed to be held in trust by the person required to col-
lect the same until paid to the Clerk as herein provided. Any person required q} {z APPROVED by the Mayor _, 1943
to collect the tax imposed under this ordinance who fails to collect the same, n. 7
or, having collected the same, fails to remit the same to the Clerk. in the man- t n
nerner prescribed by this ordinance, whether such failure be the result of his 4.
own act or the result of acts or conditions beyond his control, shall neverthe- I w
less be personally liable to the city for the amount of such tax, and shall, `
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unless the remittance be made as herein required, be guilty of a violation of 4 :� Attest:
this ordinance. The tax imposed hereunder shall be collected at the time the
admission charge is paid by the person seeking admission to any place and shall
City be reported and remitted by the person receiving the tax to the clerk in bi- ( yP ,� M• + 2' arc
monthly installments and remittances therefor on or before the 15th day of the
month next succeeding the end of the bi-monthly period in which the tar. is col- I ty
c� UIFINZSHED AND NE'1 BUSINESS
that the first return end remittance under this
lected or received: Provided,
ordinance shall be made on or before the 15th day of July, 1943, and shall cover .Jg
the period from and including Iday 1, 1943, to and including June 30, 1943. Pay- 1'sti T Re: Washington Street Improvement Bids (C. S. P. No. 7)
went or remittance of the tax collected may be made by check, unless payment T':•.1 This being the time and lace set for the opening of bids for the improvement of
or remittance is otherwise required by the Clerk, but payment by check shall g p P g P
relieve the person collecting the tax from liability for payment and remit -
not ® lashington Street between Harrison and Taylor Streets, commonly known as City Street
Project No. 7, the bid of Mr. Lilliam Nagel, same being the only bid tendered, was pre-
tence of the tax to the Clerk unless the check is honored and is in the fulls,, r and correct amount. The person receiving any payment for admissions shall make sented and read as follows:
out a return upon such forms and setting forth such information as the Clerk 1
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may require, showing the amount of the tax upon admissions for which he is liable I'.y Cityof Port Townsend L'iash.
for the preceding bi-monthly period, and shall sign and transmit the same to 1Z
the Clerk with a remittance for said amount; Provided, that the Clerk may in I_
his discretion require verified annual returns from any person receiving admix- x4 = <: , Gentlemen:
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sion payments setting forth such additional information as he may deem necessary�.x The undersigned hereby certifies that he has examined the location of
to determine correctly the amount of tax collected and payable. Whenever any +� F > City Street Project No. 7, known as Washington Street Grade, City of Port
theatre, carnival, show, exhibition, entertainment or ammusement makes an ad- � x��,� Tornsend, and has read and thoroughly understands the Plans, Specifications
mission charge which is subject to the tax herein levied, and the same is of s
„ pP„ and Contract governing the work embraced in this improvement, and the method
temporary or transitory nature, of which the Clark shall be the judge, the Clerk r sy, k :c= b which payment will be made for said work and hereby .&1 y P 3 , y propose he undertake
may require the report and remittance of the admission tax immediately upon the w and complete the work embraced in this improvement, or as much thereof as can
j collection of the same, at the conclusion of the performance or exhibitions or "; `�b.v "•:!� be completed with the money available in accordance with said lans s
at such other tines as the Clerk shall determine; and feihu•e to comply with P Y , plans, pocifi-
p cations and contract, and the following schedule or rates and prices:
any requirement of the Clerk as to report and remittance of the tax as required tAi_.�
shall be a violation of this ordinance. The books, records, and accounts of any
person collecting a ter herein levied shall, as to admission charges and tax"y. ", (Note: unit prices for all items, all extensions, and totalamount of bid should be shorn)
collections, be at all reasonable times subject to examination and audit by the, '
Clerk. Item No. Approx. Quant. Items with unit price bid Unit Amount
(unit prices to be written Price
Section S. Any person conducting or operating any place for entrance to f, in vrords)
II which an admission charge is made shall, on a form prescribed by the Clerk, makez l
application to and procure from the Clerk a Certificate of Registration, the er RJ' '; 1 9,348.0 cu. yds. Com. Borrow in Place
fee for which shall be one dollar ($1.00), which certificate shall continue r Per yd. $ 50 $ 4,674.00
valid until the 31st day of December of the year in which the same is issued. Frt
Such certificate of Registration, or duplicate original copies thereof to be 2 83.0 cu. yds. Concrete in Place
issued b he Clerk without additional charge, shall be Per yd. 17.00 1,411.00
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ous place in each ticket or box office where tickets of admission are sold, i 3 6.24 1,17. B. TS. Lumber in Place
Section 9. ',t'henever a Certificate of Registration is obtained for the xr5 (11,568 LL B.L;) Per ISB& 85.00 530.40 p
puspose of operating or conducting a temporary or transitory amusement, en- c' N
tertainmert or exhibition by persons who are not the owners, lessees, or custo- I al ' 4 Remove Existing Bulkhead
dians of the building, lots or place where the amusement is to be conducted, then �� Lump Sum 600.00
tax imposed by this ordinance shall be reported and remitted as provided in r h. a'.:
Section 7 hereof by said owner, lessee or custodian, unless paid by the person h �� 5 520 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail Type No. 4
conducting the place. The applicant for s Certificate of Registration for such Per Lin. Ft. 85 442.00
purpose shall furnish with the application therefor the name and address of the Id,
owner, lessee or custodian of the premises upon which the amusement is to be f s: Total Items 1 to 5 $ 7,657.40
conducted, and such owner, lessee or custodian shall be notified by the Clerk ( 3
of the issuance of such certificate and the joint liability for collection and Attached hereto is certified check for Four Hundred Dollars ($500.00) pay -
remittance of such tax. a° able to the City Treasurer of City of Port Townsend, Washington, this amount be-
ing five per cent (5%) of the total bid, based upon the approximate estimate of 1
Section 10. The Clerk shall have pourer to adopt rules and regulations not Pryer i` quantities at the above prices.
inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance for carrying out and enforcing the r r {
payment, collection and remittance of the tax herein levied; and a copy of said j y ® Dated at Port Townsend this 20th day of April, 1943. 1
rules and regulations shall be on file and available for public examination in
the Clerk's office. Failure or refusal to comply with any such rules and re- y Y;illiam l7agel j
gulations shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance. I uk:,='t 1 on rac or
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Section 11. The tar, hereby levied and imposed shall be collected and
on and after May 1, 1943. payed
1, �r '° s"k Nagel Bid Accepted
Section 12. If any portion of this ordinance shell be adjudged invalid, i After some discussion and comparison of bid unit prices as compared with original
such invalidity shall not affect the r . estimates, it was moved by Councilman Brown that the bid of Mr. William Nagel be accepted
1 3 portions which are not adjudged invalid. r, subject to receipt of approval from the15'ar Production Board, and providing that if said
Section 13. Each violation of or failure to comply with the provisions of
release is not received by May 4, 1943, the certified check of Mr. Nagel accompanying the j
this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense and shall subject the offender „ t bid shall be returned upon his request and provided further, however, that should said re- !
subject r f lease be received on or prior to May 4, 1943, the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized
to a fine of not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or to imprisonment in
the City Jail for not to exceed thirty (30) days, or to both such Yine and im- , to execute the usual and proper contract upon receipt from the bidder of a faithful per-
prisonment. { formance bond. This motion was seconded by Councilman Carroll, and upon roll -call f vote all five Councilmen present. voted in the affirmative, and motion was declared carried. , �
Section 14. THAT THIS ORDINAIYJE be published once in the Port Townsend
Leader to be in force and take effect May 1, 1943 urrw a at L
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