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RATES
Class Income:
0-$2,000
All over $2,000
Rate per thousand or fraction thereof
1-A $25.00 $.70
1 25.00 .85
2 30.00 1.00
3 35.00 1.15
4 40.00 1.30
5 45.00 1.45
6 50.00 1.60
7 55.00 1.75
8 See individual business in Class.* *
Declining rate applies in all
Classes for gross income in excess of $1,000,000.
Amount (in Millions)
Gross Income
Percent of Rate for
each additional $1,000
0-1 100%
1-2 95
2-3 90
3-4 85
4-5 80
5-6 75
6-7 70
7-8 65
8-9 60
9-10 55
over 10 50
*CLASS RATES
(Each SIC number designates a separate sub classification)
SIC . Type Income Per $1,000 or fraction
15 Contractors, Construction  
     
17 A. Having place of business within the City
work performed In City
$25,000
over $25,000
50.00
.75
     
  work performed out of City on which fee is not paid another Municipality .50
         
B. Itinerate (No place of Business within City, or Non-resident) 25,000

over $25,000
100.00

2.00
 

No contractor shall be issued a business license until all state and City qualifications, examination and trace requirements have been met.  Each contractor shall post a sign in plain view on each job identifying the contractor with the job and shall furnish the License Inspector with a list of all sub-contractors.

No contractor shall be issued a business license until all performance and Indemnity bonds required by the City Building Code have been filed and approved.  Zoning permits must be obtained when required by the City Zoning Ordinance.

Each prime contractor shall file with the License inspector, a list of sub-contractors furnishing labor or materials for each project.

SIC

     
40 Railroad Companies - For the first 1,000 inhabitants   $25.00
  For each additional 100 inhabitants according to the last Federal census of the City   $35.00/M or major fraction
  Up to a maximum total of   $2,000.00
       
4121 Taxicabs - On gross income

Each vehicle per year (Insurance required)
Rate Class 7

$40.00
       
4811 Telephone Companies - On gross income from all intrastate business billed to customers within City   1%
       
491-

493
Electric and Gas Companies - on gross income 3%
       
4899 Cable Television Systems   3%
       
* *

Income

Per $1,000 or Fraction

5813 Drinking Places (alcoholic beverages)

0-$2,000

over $2,000

$100.00

5.00
       
5931 Pawn Brokers - All Types (See City Code for Regulations) 0-$2,000

over $2,000
50.00

2.00
       
5962 Vending Machines and all other coin operated Automatic Merchandising Machines (Not included in Business Gross Income) Per Machine 0-$2,000

over $2,000
5.00

1.50
       
5963 Peddlers - All types Itinerant   $100.00
   
63 Insurance Companies - on gross premiums collected through offices or agents located in the City, wherever the risk is located in the City, wherever the premiums are collected.

Gross premiums shall include new and renewal business without deductions for any dividend, credit, return premiums or deposit.

Solicitation for Insurance, receiving or transmitting an application or policy, examination of a risk, collection or transmitting of a premium, adjusting a claim, delivering a benefit, or doing any act in connection with a policy or claim shall constitute doing business within the City whether or not an office is maintained therein.  A premium collected on property or a risk located within the City shall be deemed to have been collected within the City.

     
631-

632
Life, Health and Accident

1/2% of Gross Income

Minimum - $50.00

(Declining rate applies over $1,000,000)

     
633-

634
Fire and Casualty 2% of Gross Income

Minimum - $50.00

(Declining rate applies over $1,000.000)
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