[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Hamilton 1-14-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person or corporation shall conduct a transient
retail business in the Village of Hamilton, New York, as defined in
§ 85-a of the General Municipal Law of the State of New
York, without first obtaining a license from the Board of Trustees
of said village for the conduct of such business, and no such license
shall be granted by said Board of Trustees until a bond be approved
by said Board of Trustees, and that a tax shall be levied upon all
such persons or corporations conducting a transient retail business
in the Village of Hamilton as provided in § 85-a of the
General Municipal Law of the State of New York. Such bond shall be
in the amount of 1 1/2 times the estimated tax for one year of operation.
Such tax shall be based upon the gross amount of sales and shall be
at the same rate as other property is taxed for the year in such village.
If, at the time such tax becomes due and payable, the tax rate for
the current year of such village has not been fixed, the same shall
be estimated by the Assessors thereof.
Such transient merchant will be required to
file verified reports relating to stocks and sales on the first day
of every month. All licenses granted as provided in this chapter shall
expire the first day of January in each year.
