[Ord. No. 302 §54.010, 10-1-1987]
For the purposes of this Article, the terms "business,
trade, and occupation" shall be construed to mean all manner
of businesses, trades and avocations whatsoever transacted, conducted
and carried on for gain, profit or as a means of livelihood in the
City of Hollister, Taney County, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 302 §54.020, 10-1-1987]
The word "person" when used in this Article,
shall include any individual, co-partnership, joint adventure, association,
corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, or
any other group or combination, acting as a unit and the plural as
well as the singular number.
[Ord. No. 463 §54.030, 7-16-1992]
A.
It
shall be the duty of every person(s) transacting, conducting, carrying
on any business, trade or avocation whatsoever for gain, profit, or
as means of livelihood within the corporate City limits to apply to
and secure from the City Clerk of said City, a license for transacting,
conducting and carrying on such business, trade, or avocation before
he, she, they or it shall transact, conduct, and carry on such business,
trade or avocation within the corporate City limits.
B.
The
City Clerk has the option to send a business application to the Board
of Aldermen for their review for approval or disapproval.
[Ord. No. 302 §54.040, 10-1-1987]
All licenses issued hereunder shall show the amount paid for
same, the purpose for which issued, the period of duration, and shall
otherwise in such form as may be devised by the Mayor of this City,
and all such licenses shall be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 302 §54.050, 10-1-1987]
Every person to whom a license is issued under the provisions
of this Article shall keep the same conspicuously posted in his/her
place of business, if he/she has a place of business.
[Ord. No. 302 §54.060, 10-1-1987]
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to collect all monies
for licenses issued under this Article and keep an accurate register
of all licenses issued under the provisions of such ordinances, in
such a form as will clearly show what licenses are in force, to whom
issued, the business for which issued and the amount paid.
[Ord. No. 93-14 §54.070, 5-6-1993]
All licenses, except as herein otherwise provided, granted under the terms and provisions of the ordinance, shall extend for a period of one (1) year from July first (1st) to the thirtieth (30th) day of June following. Business license fees will not be pro-rated, except fees allowed under Chapter 600.
[Ord. No. 302 §54.080, 10-1-1987]
No license granted under the provisions of this Article shall
be transferable, and no person having a City license issued hereunder
and retiring from the licensed occupation shall have any part of such
licensed refunded to him/her.
[Ord. No. 302 §54.090, 10-1-1987]
The payment by any person of any license tax herein provided
to be paid shall not authorize such person to engage in the City of
Hollister, Missouri, in any other business, occupation, profession,
trade or agency for which a license is required, by this or any other
ordinances of said City, without first having procured and paid for
a license for such other business, occupation, profession, trade or
agency, unless expressly permitted so to do by the terms of this or
some other ordinances of said City.
[Ord. No. 302 §54.100, 10-1-1987]
No license hereunder shall be issued until the amount of the
license tax prescribed therefor shall be paid to the City Clerk or
authorized agent, and no such license shall, in any case, be assigned
or transferred, an no license issued hereunder shall be held to authorize
the conduct of the designed occupation at more than one (1) location
in the City at the same time.
[Ord. No. 302 §54.110, 10-1-1987]
Any person who, as agent, servant or employee of any other person,
shall knowingly be employed in and assist in the conduct of any business,
occupation, profession, trade or agency hereinabove enumerated, upon
which a license tax has not been paid, as herein provided, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 463 §54.120, 7-16-1992]
A "peddler" as used in this Article is defined
to be any person(s) soliciting, selling or offering for sale any article,
chattel or thing for profit by calling from residence to residence,
or selling from wagon or truck within the City limits of Hollister,
who has not a regular licensed place of business in said City, or
is not a resident of said City.
[Ord. No. 06-56, 12-7-2006]
[Ord. No. 302 §54.130, 10-1-1987; Ord.
No. 94-14 §54.130, 4-7-1994; Ord. No. 94-15, 4-7-1994; Ord.
No. 04-53, 10-21-2004; Ord. No. 09-31, 1-21-2010]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to exercise, carry on, or engage
in any of the following occupations, professions, trades, businesses
or agencies in the City of Hollister, Missouri, without having obtained
a license therefor, as hereinafter provided, and the charge for such
license shall be respectively as follows, to wit:
B.
The
charge for the license is based on the average number of employees
employed by the business during the preceding year. For computation
purposes, two (2) part-time employees shall equal one (1) employee.
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0 — 2 employees
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$20.00
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3 — 5 employees
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$40.00
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6 — 10 employees
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$60.00
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11 — 15 employees
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$80.00
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16 — 20 employees
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$100.00
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21 — 30 employees
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$120.00
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31 or more employees
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$150.00
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In addition to the above listed fee there shall be a twenty-five
dollar ($25.00) administrative fee charged each year; such fee includes
every other year fire inspections.
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C.
Any
business owner that has not renewed their license by August first
(1st) shall be charged an additional ten dollar ($10.00) penalty.
[Ord. No. 01-19, 4-5-2001; Ord. No. 01-34, 7-19-2001]
A.
No
business license described in this Chapter shall be issued to or renewed
for any such business or activity unless the applicant therefor, at
the time of filing the application for issuance or renewal of such
license, presents to the City Clerk duly authenticated proof of:
1.
Sales tax license.
a.
The applicant's possession of a Missouri sales tax license; or
b.
Temporary special events sales tax report or permit issued by the
Missouri Department of Revenue and verification of the applicant's
intent to file such report and remit the sales tax to be reported
thereon; or
c.
Document issued and certified by the Department of Revenue or other
lawful taxing authority evidencing the applicant's exemption from
responsibility for collection and payment of Missouri sales tax.
2.
Fail to pay any other obligation.
a.
No license or permit shall be issued to any applicant who shall
have failed to pay any other obligation then due and owing to the
City, including, but not limited to, sales tax, personal property
tax, inspection fees, utility billings, sewer connection fees, improvement
district assessments, or be in violation of any lawfully imposed building,
health, safety, fire or zoning code and/or ordinance.
[Ord. No. 13-08, 7-3-2013]
[Ord. No. 332 §54.150, 6-2-1988]
A.
The
license of a Merchant, Manufacturer, Contractor or Business may be
revoked by the Board of Aldermen or they may refuse to issue a license
after public hearing and notice for any one of the following reasons:
[Ord. No. 302 §54.140, 10-1-1987; Ord.
No. 98-31, 8-6-1998]
Any person(s) violating any of the provisions of this Article
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than one dollar ($1.00), nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
