609
ORDINANCE NO. 609
AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY AN ANNUAL PERMIT FEE UPON
A.LL PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATIONS AND/OR COR-
PORATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR FRATERNAL, PATRIOTIC,
RECREATIONAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND OTHER MUTUAL
PURPOSES, AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW, ESTABLISHED NOT
FOR PECUNIARY GAIN, WHEREIN SAID NON-PROFIT ASSO-
CIATIONS AND/OR CORPORATIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED A
MIXED DRINK PERMIT FROM THE ARKANSAS BEVERAGE
CONTROL BOARD, PURSUANT TO ACT 132 OF THE 1969
ACTS OF ARKANSAS: TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIME OF PAY-
MENT OF SUCH PERMIT, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,
ARKANSAS :
Section 1. That pursuant to Act 132 of the 1969 Acts of Arkansas, an annual
permit fee in the amount of $250.00 is hereby levied and assessed on each and every
non-profit association and/or corporation established for fraternal, patriotic, recreat-
ional, political, social or other mutual purposes as authorized by law, established not
for pecuniary gain, within the City of West Memphis, wherein said organization has
been granted a permit under the authority specifically set forth in Act 132 of the 1969
Acts of Arkansas.
Section 2. Said permit fee shall be due and payable on January 1st of each
year by all such non-profit associations and/or corporations hereinbefore set out and
said permit fee shall become delinquent on February 1st thereafter. Any such non-
profit association and/or corporation as hereinbefore mentioned in which a permit fee
is payable to the City of West Memphis under this Ordinance subsequent to January 1st
of any year, shall immediately apply for and pay the permit fee provided for in this
Ordinance and if not paid within thirty days after such non-profit association and/or
corporation is granted a permit by~the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board under the
authority of -Act 132 of the 1969 Acts of Arkansas, then said fee shall be delinquent and
the Chief of Police shall forthwith notify the Arkansas Beverage Control of such
delinquency and request that said permit issued by the Arkansas Beverage Control be
revoked according to Act 132 of the 1969 Acts of Arkansas.
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Section 3. It is hereby found and determined by the City Council of the
City of West Memphis, Arkansas, that this Ordinance is immediately necessary for
the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of West Memphis and an emergency is
hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from. and
after its passage and approval.
Adopted this-~~~day of 1969.
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS
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APPROVED:
VETOED:
ATTEST :
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