[CC 2001 §605.010; CC 1985 §9.01]
No applicant for a license or permit provided for or required
under this Chapter or any other ordinance of the City shall be entitled
to such license or permit, nor shall such license or permit provided
for or required under this Chapter or any other ordinance of the City
be issued to any applicant therefor, unless and until all use taxes,
personal taxes, merchants taxes, license fees, permit fees and inspection
fees, which are delinquent and due and owing to the City by such applicant,
including the year in which the application for which such license
or permit is made, shall first have been paid by the applicant.
[CC 2001 §605.020; CC 1985 §9.02]
Dog and cat licenses and dog and cat registrations are hereby excepted from the provisions of Section 605.010 hereof and as to such, the provisions of such Section shall not apply.
[CC 2001 §605.080; CC 1985 §9.08]
A.
All
applications for the licenses required herein shall be made to the
City Clerk on appropriate forms provided for that purpose by the City,
setting forth therein the type of business, trade or vocation to be
conducted, the location, the name of the owner, manager and occupant
thereof. The City Clerk shall present such application to the Board
of Aldermen, and no license shall be granted by said Clerk without
the approval of the Board of Aldermen. All licenses issued by the
City Clerk shall be in such form as is provided by the Board of Aldermen;
provided however, that such license shall bear the signature of the
Chief of Police and the City Clerk, the date of issuance thereof and
the date of expiration, as well as any additional information that
may be required by the Board of Aldermen.
B.
Each
applicant for a business license under this Chapter shall submit a
statement from the Missouri Department of Revenue pursuant to Section
144.083.4, RSMo., stating no tax is due, which statement is a prerequisite
to the issuance or renewal of a City business license. The statement
required by this Section shall be dated within ninety (90) days of
submission of the business license application or renewal application.
[CC 2001 §605.030; CC 1985 §9.03]
This Section shall be deemed to be in aid of all other provisions
of this Chapter and other ordinances of the City, and in no manner
shall be deemed to alter or to modify any provision of any other taxing
provisions or ordinances, except to aid in the prompt payment of taxes
and fees to the City.
[CC 2001 §605.040; CC 1985 §9.04]
Every license as hereinafter set forth in this Chapter shall
be issued for one (1) year from the first (1st) day of July to the
thirtieth (30th) day of June, except where otherwise specifically
stated.
[CC 2001 §605.050; CC 1985 §9.17]
A.
Each
license issued under the provisions of this Article shall expire on
the thirtieth (30th) day of June succeeding the date of such license.
B.
Of
the license tax to be paid for any such license, the applicant shall
pay as many twelfths as there are months (part of a month counted
as a month) remaining from the date of the license to the next succeeding
June thirtieth (30th).
[CC 2001 §605.060; CC 1985 §9.06]
Every person issued a license as hereinafter provided for shall
keep said license on display and posted in a conspicuous place so
as to be readily visible upon inspection by any authorized City Official.
[CC 2001 §605.070; CC 1985 §9.07]
No license shall be transferable to another person, nor shall
the licensee be entitled to carry on the business designated in such
license at more than one (1) location and place within the City at
the same time.
[CC 2001 §605.090; CC 1985 §9.10]
Any business, trade or advocation hereinafter enumerated which
is operated not-for-profit or for the benefit of charity shall be
exempt from the application of this Chapter as it relates to business,
merchants and manufacturer licenses only; provided however, that said
not-for-profit or charitable organization, before commencing business
within the City, shall apply for exemption with the City Clerk and
giving evidence of the nature of its not-for-profit or charitable
purpose and such exemption be approved by the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 2001 §605.100; CC 1985 §9.12]
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk upon qualification, approval
of the application by the Board of Aldermen and payment by the licensee
of all taxes and fees to furnish a license which shall be in the following
form:
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No. _________
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City of Edmundson
4440 Holman Lane
Edmundson, Missouri 63134
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BUSINESS LICENSE
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Know ye, that _________________________, located at _________________________,
and having paid to the Clerk of the City of Edmundson in the County
of St. Louis, State of Missouri, the sum of $_____, and having complied
otherwise with the provisions of the ordinances with said City, is
therefore authorized and empowered to conduct business as a:
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__________________________________________
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Within the jurisdiction of said City for one (1) year from the
_________ day of _________.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Corporate Seal of said City this __________ day of __________.
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Countersigned by:
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City Clerk
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City Collector
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A.
No
person following for a livelihood the profession or calling of minister
of the gospel, duly accredited Christian Science practitioner, teacher,
professor in a college, priest, lawyer, certified public accountant,
dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, chiropodist, or physician or surgeon
in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or
other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for
the privilege of following or carrying on such profession or calling,
and after December 31, 2003, no investment funds service corporation
as defined in Section 143.451, RSMo., may be required to pay any such
license fee in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
annually, any law, ordinance or Charter to the contrary notwithstanding.
B.
No
person following for a livelihood the profession of insurance agent
or broker, veterinarian, architect, professional engineer, land surveyor,
auctioneer, or real estate broker or salesman in this City shall be
taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax
or license fee for the privilege of following or carrying on his/her
profession unless that person maintains a business office within the
City of Edmundson.
