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THE CITY OF PRICHARD.
AS FOLLOWS:
Section One. That Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Ordinance No. 710, the
Cigarette Tax Ordinance of the City of Prichard, are hereby amended
to read as follows:
Section 2. TAX LEVY IN CITY. In addition to all other taxes
now imposed by law or ordinance, every person who sells,
stores or delivers cigarettes shall pay a license tax to
the city, and a license tax is hereby fixed and levied, for
the sale, storage or delivery of cigarettes in the corporate
limits of the city, which license tax shall be in an amount
equal to two cents (2¢)for each twenty cigarettes, or frac-
tion of said number, contained in the package so sold, stored
or delivered.
Section 3. TAX LEVY IN POLICE JURISDICTION. In addition
to all other taxes now imposed by law or ordinance, every
person who sells, stores or delivers cigarettes in the po-
lice jurisdiction of the city, shall pay @ license tax to the
city, and a license tax is hereby fixed and levied, for the
sale, storage or delivery of cigarettes in the police juris-
diction of the city which license tax shall be in an amount
equal to one cent for each twenty digarettes, or fraction of
said number, contained in the package so sold, stored or de-
livered.
Section 4. STAMPS. The City Clerk shall keep on hand for
sale an adequate quantity of decals, stamps or other suitable
objects to be affixed to each package of cigarettes in denomi-
nations as required under this ordinance evidencing the fact
that the license tax on the cigarettes in such package has
been paid. Said decals, stamps or other suitable objects
shall be sold to wholesale dealers by the City Clerk at a
price equal to ninety per cent of the full amount thereof, the
remaining ten per cent of such full amount representing
compensation to the wholesale dealer for the labor of affix-
ing such decals, stamps or other suibable objects to the
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 710, THE CIGARETTE TAX ORDINANCE
IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA,
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package in which the cigarettes are contained. All other |
persons, except such wholesale dealers must pay the full face
amount of such decals, stamps or other suitable objects, but
no person shall be entitled to purchase any such number of
decals, stamps or other suitable objects as shall cause the
purchase price to include a fraction of a cent.
Section Iwo. That this ordinance shall have full force and effect
upon its approval as rqquired by law.
Adopted, this 2ist day of May, 1958.
APPROVED: ei _
ATTEST:
“Glty Clerk

