Page 1 , eee Aneel ar pe ee ; _ ‘ \ ae % “ ‘ ‘ at Pail Lat Se - we, OFS gate cd ORDINANCE no. 2219 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1204. RELATING TO DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES * OF THE REVENUE OFFICER AND CHANGING THE TITLE OF SUCH POSITION TO TAX OFFICER 1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: That Ordinance No. 1204, of the City of Prichard, Alabama, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section l. The Tax Officer of the City of Prichard, as established by the Personnel Board for Mobile County, shall issue all business licenses of the City of Prichard, and all business licenses so issued shall bear the signature of the Tax Officer. The Tax Officer may receive payment for such licenses as agent for the City Treasurer. The Tax Officer shall pay to the City Treasurer daily all money collected by him and take his receipt for the same. Section 2. The Tax Officer shall keep records for each year in which he shall classify all pexsons, firms or corporations required to have a license, arranged so as to show those who have paid, when and for wnat time, and what sum has been paid by each person, firm ox corporation. The records shall be at all times open to inspection by the Mayor, City Council, or City Treasurer. Section 3. ‘The Tax Officer shall cause a notice to be served i on each person, firm or corporation liable for a license who shall f be in default. In case of neglect or refusal of anyone to purchase a license within ten days after the aforesaid notice has been served, it shall be the duty of the Tax Officer to cause affidavit to be made before the judge of the municipal court of the fact of notice served by him or his agent and of the neglect and refusal to pay the license tax, and to request the judge to issue warrant against such defaulter. Section 4. The Tax Officer shall have all duties, respon- sibilities, powers and authority heretofore vested in the City Clerk under any and all ordinances of the City of Prichard relating to business licenses, gross receipt privileges license taxes, and liquor and malt beverage taxes, and the City Clerk is hereby relieved of such duties, responsibilities, powers and authority except as provided in-Section 8 hereafter. The Tax Officer may receive payment of such revenues as agent for the City Treasurer. ki Section 5. The TaxyOfficer shall pay to the City Treasurer ~~ —— —daily-.all-money-receiveé by-him in carrying-out.the -provisdons. ef. - we os > 3 pong Séction 4 hereof, and take his receipt for the.same. Section 6. The Tax Officer shall, in,addition to the records required in Section 2 hereof, keep complete records on. all other revenues of the City of Prichard for which he is responsible, showing. the persons, firms or corporations who have paid, for what purpose, when and for what time, and what sum has been paid by each person, firm or corporation. The records shall be at all times open to inspection by the Mayor, City Council, or City Treasurer. ammo Fn Bae Page 2 Section 7. The Tax Officer shail give bond in such sum as may be prescribed by the City Council, but in no eve ess than $20,000.00. Section 8. The City Clerk of the City of Priciard shall have all the duties, responsibilities, powers and autioi y of the Tax Officer until such position is filled in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Personnel Board for Mobile County or in the event of a vacancy in such position. Section 9. The Tax Officer shall work under e general direction of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Prichard in accordance with pertinent laws and ordinances. Section 10. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 1l. Each and every provision of this ordinance is hereby declared to be an independent provision, ana ‘he holding of any provision hereof to be invalid shall not affeci any other provision hereof. Section 12. This ordinance shall have full force and effect upon its approval as required by law. 3rd November , Adopted this day of CLERK'S CERTIFICATE: This Ordinance having been passed by the City Council on November 3, 1969, and not having been returned to me, as City Clerk, by the Mayor with his approval or veto within the ten days after its passage by the Council, in compliance with Title 37, Section 458, Code of Alabama, 1940, recompiled in 1958, the same has been published as herein provided, Published: Register and Press, Wednesday, November 19, 1969,