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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-772ORDINANCE NO. / Z2, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, BAMA, as follows: The Code of Ordinances, City of Fairhope, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2.3 "In addition to the duties imposed upon the City Clerk by Title II, Chapter 43, Article S, Code of Alabama, 1975 as amended; the City Clerk shall have the following duties:. (1) Keep accurate records and accounts of all business done by the Clerk and the Clerk's agents for the City. (2) To be custodian of the ordinance books and all other records of the City." Section 2-10 "Checks drawn on any funds of the City, whether of funds derived from taxation, operation of any of its civic activities and/or funds derived from sale of bonds or other securities to any per- son, and/or funds borrowed from any source, shall require two (2) signatures: that of the Mayor, the City Treasurer, or of such alternates as may be designated from time to time by Resolution of the governing body." ;(C) Section 8-1, (I) Insurance "Each person engaged in the insurance business, except fire and marine and fraternal benefit organizations, shall pay as a license tax $15.00 and also $1.00 on each $100.00 or major fraction thereof, of the gross premiums, less the return premiums, received during the preceding year, on policies issued during such year, to citizens of this City, and in the event such person has not heretofore en- gaged in such business in the City, then the sum of $15.00 shall be paid at the time of taking out license and at the end of the year settlement shall be made with the City upon the same percent- age basis as herein provided immediately preceding. Each person engaged in the business of fire and marine insurance shall pay four (4) per cent of the gross premiums, less the return premiums, on policies issued during the preceding year on property located in the City. Each person engaged in the business of fire and marine insurance for the first time in the City shall pay $15.00 at the time of taking out such license and at the end of the year the person and the City shall adjust the license upon the basis of four (4) per cent of the gross premiums collected on policies issued during the preceding year in the City. On the thirty-first day of December of each year, or within sixty (60) days thereafter, each insurance company, or person engaged in such business, shall furnish the City a statement, in writing, duly authorized and certified by someone authorized to make the same, i showing the full and true gross amount of such premiums, less the return premiums, received during the year, and shall accompany such statement with a remittance for the amount of the license due c x according to the schedule. A failure to furnish such statement shall v constitute just cause to decline issuance of a license to.such person." W (D) Section 21-21, (a), (10) o w "Tax: The four (4) percent state utilities gross receipts tax is ap- a 0 a (D UK - plicable to all rates except City use and agencies of the federal " . government. �M This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon due adoption and Z% publication as required by law. z L ADOPTED THIS DAY OF 1986. O w � �- James P. Nix Mayor City Cler