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An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 13-1036 ORD. Municipal Lodging Tax
Summary
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Section 4 of Ordinance 13-1036 ORD. states, "this ordinance shall become effective upon its publication as required by law." This ordinance is not to become effective until October 1, 2013 and must be amended.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 13-1036 ORD. was passed by Council on July 15, 2013 and was published on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 and recorded at the office of the Judge of Probate on July 24, 2013, and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of Ordinance 13-1036 ORD. incorrectly states, "this ordinance shall become effective upon its publication as required by law.", and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is to become effective october 1, 2013, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 13-1036 ORD. must be amended to reflect the correct effective date of October 1, 2013.
BE IT ORDAINED that the Foley City Council as follows:
Section 1. Amends Ordinance 13-1036 ORD to state as follows:
Section 2: That Ordinance 538-97, which is codified as Section 7-6, Code of Ordinances of the City of Foley, is hereby repealed, superseded, and replaced with the following:
Privilege or license tax against persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of furnishing rooms, lodgings or accommodations to transients.
(a) Inside City Limits. There is hereby levied and imposed, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax upon every person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodging, accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration inside the corporate limits of the City of Foley in an amount to be determined by the application of the rate of seven percent (7%)of the charge for such room, rooms, lodging, or accomm...
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