As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Gross receipts during the calendar year preceding each license
year.
Gross receipts for the remainder of the License Year for
a new Merchant as estimated by a Merchant commencing operations in
the City during any License Year.
Any person, corporation, partnership or lessee thereof engaged
in any business, occupation, pursuit, profession or trade, including
all those listed in Section 94.270, RSMo., and including the business
of operating a shopping center or in the keeping or maintaining of
any institution, establishment, articles, utility or commodities specified
in this Chapter or in any ordinance of the City, within the City;
except as may be otherwise provided herein. For purposes of this Chapter,
Merchants are not within the definition of a Business.
That sum of lawful money of the United States of America
required to be paid to the City by any Merchant or Business for a
license before commencing business as such or continuing business.
The aggregate amount of all revenue, sales, transactions,
fees, commissions, rental and leasing fees, including the receipt
of cash, credits and property of any kind or nature without any deductions
therefrom.
A period of twelve (12) months beginning on the July 1 in
each year and ending on June 30 following.
Any person, corporation, partnership or lessee thereof who
deals in the selling, at wholesale or retail, of any goods, wares,
merchandise or personal property of any description or the rendering
of any service in connection therewith, at any store, stand or place
within the City, except as is or may be otherwise provided by ordinance.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Chapter 605, Business and Occupation Licenses and Regulations, containing Sections 605.010 through 605.240, derived from R.O. 2011 §§ 605.010 — 605.220, 605.240 — 605.250; Ord. No. 78-7 §§ 1 — 10, 12, 12-20-1978; Ord. No. 80-5 § 1, 5-28-1980; Ord. No. 80-6 §§ 2 — 3, 6-18-1980; Ord. No. 81-8 § 3, 11-17-1981; Ord. No. 82-2 §§ 1 — 3, 1-27-1982; Ord. No. 85-7 § 1, 8-21-1985; Ord. No. 93-6 §§ 1 — 2, 7-21-1993; Ord. No. 95-8 § 1, 3-15-1995; Ord. No. 96-36 §§ 1 — 2, 10-2-1996; Ord. No. 98-29 § 1, 9-2-1998; Ord. No. 82 § 1, 5-1-2002; Ord. No. 225 § 1, 8-23-2006; Ord. No. 240 § 1, 2-7-2007; Ord. No. 293 § 1, 7-1-2009; Ord. No. 315 § 4, 7-7-2010; Ord. No. 336 § 1, 6-1-2011; Ord. No. 349 § 1, 9-21-2011, was repealed 4-5-2017 by § 1 of Ord. No. 17-15.
