Page 1 ORDINANCE #_ 2047 Sponsor: Mayor Troy L. Ephriam AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BUSINESS LICENSE CODE OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, BEING ORDINANCE #1967, SECTION 1 AND 30. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, as follows: SECTION 1. Levy of tax. Pursuant to the Code of Alabama, the following is hereby declared to be and is adopted as the business license code and schedule of licenses for the City of Prichard, Alabama for the year beginning January 1, 2016, and for each subsequent year thereafter. There is hereby levied and assessed a business license fee for the privilege of doing any kind of business, trade, profession or other activity in the city or the police jurisdiction, by whatever name called. SECTION 30. LICENSE FEES AND SCHEDULES. Section 30, Paragraph 623307 of Ordinance #1967 shall be and is amended to read as follows: 623307 REST, CONVALESCENT AND/OR NURSING HOMES: Must have a State License. A flat license fee of $17,250.00 1. Allother provisions of Ordinance #1967 not affected by this amendment shall remain in full force and effect. 2. If any article, section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by declaration of nay court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each article, section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more articles, sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication as required by law and shall be effective and operative for the license year beginning January 1, 2016, and ending December 31, 2016, and for each subsequent year thereafter. ADOPTED THIS __5th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2015. , « APPROVED te TROY L. EPHRIAM, MAYOR Darlene P. Lewis, City Clerk 11/5/15 Council Meeting