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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 1043 1978-06-26 I I I . . ORDn;A~CE ~IO. /" ~4 AN ORDI~ANCE 0: TEE CI7Y 0: SEAL 3EAC~ AMENDING SECTION 15A-1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SEAL 3EACH ?ERTAINING TO BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES A~D DECLARING THE URGE~CY THEREOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF :::S:: CITY OF SE.'\L 3EACE DOES ORDAIN .~S FOLLONS: Section 1. Section 15A-l of Ar~icle 1, C~a?ter 15A or The Code of the City of Seal 3each is hereby amended to ~ead as follows: "Sec. 15A-1 Oil Business License Tax. (a)?~o- duction. Every ?erson conduc~ing, ~snaging, carryins on or engagec i~ t~e busi~e3s or activity of ?rocuci~g crude oil, gas, ?etroleum or other hydrocarbon substances or ?roduc~s frorr. any well or wells located within the city shall pay the sum or sums, i~ t~e ~a~ner and to the extent as herei~after p~oV'ided: (1) The sum or sums to be paid on a per fiscal v~~~ oasis, payable quarterly. (2) For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1978, there shall be paid an amount equaling twelve (12c) cents for each bar~el of oil produced by each well during each quarte~ of such fiscal year and each quarter or eve~y fiscal year thereafte~, in the manner provided herein, on or before each succeeding September 30ch, December 31st, March 31st and June 30~h, ~espectively. produceion during che months of\ June, July, and August shall constitute the measurement or the amount due on 0= before Se9tsmber 30th, fo= th~ fi:st q~a=ter of a fiscal year; ?cocuction duri~g t~e ~onths 0= SePtembe~, October and November shall constitute the meas~re- ~ent or ene arr.oune cue on or ~efore December 31sc; procuct:on durinc the months of December, Januarv and Fsbruar~ shall ccnstItute the Measurement of the amount due on or. before March 31st; pro~uction clu:ing t~e months of March, April and ~ay s~all constitute t~e measurement of t~e cwount due cn cr ~efore June 30th. (3) :or t~e ?~=?ose of ceter~:~ing t~e ~er !ice~se tax in S~~section (a), abov9: (a) A well is locatec ~ithin t~e cic7 i: tt~ surface location of c~e ~ell, t~e sur:ace of the well itself, O~ if a~y porcion of the well ~eac is loc~tec ~it~in the cit~, ir:es:ecc:?e of t~e su~surface loca=ic~ oE ~~e well, the 9rocucinglnterval t~cc~of, or Nhere t~e hold of the well may ~e cottomed. (b) A ~ar:el of oil shall cons:3~ oE torty-t~o n.:::. c-'lo-s OF ,....pc.e cet:~ol~um "'r !..yc:rocarbo- 5":'-'5---'-=- .J...... ...c::....~ 1~ _ ....1._ .. .. __.:. --:_ L1. _ I; ....o..J '-:::'L~...._== ccrrecteG !O= temgerac~=e va=latLons :~ accoccance "ith methocs gene:ally a?9COved i~ the petrole~m indus:r?_ ?etrcl~~~ oc hyd=oca==cn subst~nc=s means , WLS20-27B Ordinance Number I c~ude oil remaining after the removal therefrom of water or other impu~ities by preliminary processing in the vicinity of the well site preparatory to the shipment thereof. (c) If oil produced from two or more wells shall be commingled withou~ the production of the respective wells being separately measured, each well whose production has been so commingled shall be considered as having produced an equal part of the total. (4) Every person having a current prepaid license to conduct, manage, carryon or engage in the business or activity of producing crude oil, gas, petroleum, or other hydrocarbon substances in the city shall be entitled to a credit for that portion of the unexpired term of such license extending beyond the July 1, 1978. The amount of such credit shall be ascertained by dividing the total amount (not including penalties) paid for such license by 0 filing such statement is authorized to deduct the amount thereof from the total amount due. All credits so claimed shall be filed as herein provided on or before July 30, 1978. I (5) The person subject to the payment of the tax shall, before the business tax for each'quarter becomes delinquent, file with the city a written statement setting forth the number of wells in operation and the number of barrels of oil produced by such well during the pertinent three-month period of production upon which the' tax due is to be calculated, and such person shall pay at such time the amount of the business tax computed upon the measure of the tax reported in the statement. The written statement shall include a declaration substantially as follows: 'I declare under penalty of making a false declara- tion that I am authorized to make this statement, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief it is a true, correct, and complete statement made in good faith for the period stated, in compliance with the provisions of The Code of the City of Seal Beach, California.' Such statements shall not be conclusive against the city as to the information set forth therein, nor shall the filing of a statement preclude the city from collecting by appropriate action any additional tax that is determined to be due and payable. I (6) Every person required to have a license under this section shall keep full, true and accurate records as to the amount of oil produced and shipped or sold by him from the wells located within the city and shall upon de- mand of the city manager make such records, together with any shipping documents or sales invoices pertaining to such oil, available for th~ inspection of the city manager or his representative at all reasonable times. -2- WLS20-2SB Ordinance Number I "(b) Well Heads Located in Another City. Every person conduceing, managing, carrying on, or engaged in the business or activity of producing crude oil, gas, petroleum, or other hydrocarbon substances or products from any well or wells where such well, or any portion of such well passes through or is bottomed under any real property in the city and where portions of such well are located in one or more other cities, or in the unincorporated territory of the County of Orange or the County of Los Angeles, and where such well head is not located within the city, shall pay the sum or sums in the manner and to the extent as hereinaf~er provided for a business license tax: I (1) The sum or sums to be paid on a per fiscal year basis, payable quarterly. (2) For each fiscal year there shall be paid in the manner hereinafter prov.ided, on or before September 30th, December 31st, Ma~31st, and June 30th, respectively, an amount equal to one cent per quarter for each barrel of oil ?roduced by each 11 in excess of three hundred barrels per quarter. Production during the months of June, July, and August shall constitute the measurement of the amount due on or before September 30th for ~~e first quarter of the fiscal year; production during the months of September, October, and November shall constitute the measurement of the amount due on or before December 31st; production during the months of December, January, and February shall constitute the measurement of the amount due on or before March 31st; production during the months of March, April, and Mav shall constitute the measurement of the amount due on or before June 30th. (3) For the purpose of determining the per license tax in this Subsection (b): (a) A barrel of oil shall consist of forty- two U.S. gallons of crude petroleum or hydrocarbon substances corrected for temperature variations in accordance with methods generally approved in the petroleum industry. Petroleum or hydrocarbon substances mean crude oil remaining after the removal therefrom of water or other impurities by preliminary processing in the vicinity of the well site preparatory to the shipment thereof. (b) If oil produced from two or more wells shall be commingled without the production of the respective wells being separately measured, each well whose production has been so commingled shall be considered as having producec an equal part of the total. I -3- WLS20-29E Ordinance Number . . I "(c) Nonproduction. Every person conducting, mana- ging, carrying on or engaged in the business or activity of oil well, injection well or water source well drilling or servicing operations by refining oil or petroleum products and producing the by-products, or marketing, selling, dis- tributing at wholesale, oil or any petroleum products, or by-products, or maintaining tankage or warehouse storage facilities where oil is kept for the purpose of wholesale distribution thereof shall pay the sum of fifty dollars (550.00) per year plus a sum equal to the total of the following respective amounts per year per employee, in excess of two for the average number of individuals employed by such person whose principal activites are within the city during the twelve months immediately preceding the thirty days next preceding the due date of the license: For 3 to 100 employees, inclusive $1.00 per employee For the next 400 employees, inclusive $ .50 per employee For all employees over 500 $ .25 per employee I A license issued pursuant t? this Subsection (c) shall include and permit the marketing, selli'g and distributing, at wholesale, of automobile tires, batteries, and accessories. The payment of one license as hereinabove provided in this subsection shall permit the engaging in any of the businesses or activities licensed without payment of an additional license tax; provided, however, that nothing in this Subsec- tion (c) shall be deemed to apply or relate to actual oil production operations or to the operation of automobile filling stations. "(d) Effect of Section. None of the provisions of this Section 15A-l shall be construed to affect or to invalidate in any manner the provisions of Section 15-18 of this Code. "(e) Penaltv for Delinauency. If any fee herein required to be paid to the city is not paid at the time and in the manner herein provided, the same shall, thirty days thereafter, automatically be and become delinquent, and a penalty in an amount equal to twenty-five percent of such . fee shall be added thereto for such delinquency, which penalty shall be and become a part of such fee and shall be enforced and collected as a part of such fee." I Section 2. Section 11-117 of The Code of The City of Seal Beach is hereby repealed. Section 3. This Ordinance is necessary as an emergency measure for preserving the public peace, health and safety. The reasons for the urgency of this emergency measure are as follows: On June 6, 1978, the voters of the State of California approved an amendment to the California Constitution which seriously impairs the ability of the City to raise tax revenues from the levy of an ad valorem tax on property, and in turn provide adequate ?olice, fire -4- WLS20-30B Ordinance Number . I protection and other essential services to the citizens, visitors, commercial establishments, property owners and others in the City of Seal Beach. The potential loss of revenues due to the approval of such amendment would occasion the curtailment of certain needed police and fire services. Such amendment is to take effect on Julv 1, 1978. It is therefore imperative chat the City immediately seek other methods of deriving revenues so as to meet the needs of the City with respect to police, fire protection, and other essential services thereby preserving the public peace, health and safety. This Ordinance shall therefore take effect upon adoption. Section 4. If this Ordinance is held to be invalid or if the provisions of Section 1 of this Ordinance relating to the imposition of a business license tax are held to be invalid and, in addition thereto, Ordinance No. 104fof the City of Seal Beach is held to be invalid or if the provisions of Section 1 thereof relating to the imposition of a business license tax are held to be invalid, then the provisions of Sections 11-117 and 15A-l of The Code of the City of Seal Beach, California, as they existed prior to the adoption of this Ordinance shall thereupon take effect. day 0 APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 1978. e26r1:! I J~/ ~~ ~or ,&:I ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I I, Jerdys Weir, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach and ex-officio clerk e City Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was uced and adopted at a meet i ng thereof he I d on the 02~9It. day of , 1978 by the following vote: Counc i I men NOES: Counci Imen ABSENT: Counci I men . -5- PROOF OF PUBLICATION 12015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Orange I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or Interested In the above-entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of the Seal Beach Journal .................................................... a newspaper of general circulation, printed - - and published ....lQ1/i:~..................... In the City of .. .~/i:al. >>I!.~AQ.... ..... ........ County of Orange, and which news- paper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, under the dateof.;::-.~!/;., 19 ?.'i., Case Number... ~:~?~~.~..; that the notice, of which the annexed Is a printed copy (set In type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not In any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit: ...........\!~)!...'i................................ all In the year 19.Zf!.. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct . Dated at...... ~.'::":~.. ~.';!I.~~................... California, thls..l;~.1;h ..day of. ..;r!-!+X, 19. ?~. .4 ~ .......8 ~-Si?n"a~ F........... ....... Fr.. CDple. of fhl. blink form mey be 'Icured from: CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER SERVICE BUREAU, INC. Legal Advertising Clearing House 210 South Spring St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90012 Telephone: 625-2141 PI",I reque.t GENERAL Proof of Publlcltlon when orderlnll this form. Ordinance Number This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp Proof of Publication of ..........!l~Pl~!1~!1P.~..lt},9!t~......................... .......................................................... Paste Clipping of Notice SECURELY In This Space ellHin , , I Yard Work. Landscapmg 70 I (3) "Fbr ftf4.-purp08e 01 delenmmng Ine per llcen.. tax In tn'l 5uDHCnan (0), ea) A blrrel of 011 shall consist of forty-two U.S gallona or crude petroleum or hydrocarbon lubetancas corrected for temperature variations In accordance with methOds generally approved In the petroleum Industry. Petroleum or hydrocarbon substances mean crude 011 remaining after the rem0Y81 therefrom of water or other Impurities by preliminary Pl'OC888lng In the vlctnlty of the well site preparatory to the shipment Ihereof. (b) II 011 Producect from two or more weill shall be commingled without the production of the respective wells being separately meaured, IlICh well whoae production has been so commingled shall be considered II havtng prodUCed an equal part of the total. "(0) Nonproduction. Every person conducting, managing, carrying on or engaged In the business of activity of 011 well, injection well or water source well drilling or servicing operations by relining 011 or petroleum products and prodUCing the by-products, or marketing, seUlng, distributing at whal_le,. 011 or any petroleum products, or by-products. or maintaining tankage or w..ehouse storage facilities where 011 18 kepi lor the purpose 01 wholesale dIStribution thereol shall pay (he sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per year plus a sum equal to the tolaf 01 the fOllOWing respective amounls per year per . employee, In excess of two lor the average number' of indiViduals employed by such person whose PrlnclpaJ activities are Within the city during the twelve months Immedlalely preceding the thirty days next Preceding the due dIIle of the license For 3 to 100 employees, Inclusive $1.00 per employee For the next 400 employees, InclUSive $ .50 per employee For all employees over 500 $ .25 per employee A IIC8RsellSuec! pursuanlto thiS Subaectlon (c) ihaJl Include and permll the marketing,' selling and distributing, at whOlesale, of automobile tires, batteries, and accessorlel. The payment of one hcense II hereJnabove provided In thiS subaectlon shall perm.t the engaging In any of the bulln.... or acllvltles licensed Without payment of an additional license tax; proytded, however. that nothing In this SUblectlon (c) shaU be deemed to apply or relate to aclual 011 production operation. or to lhe operation of automobile filling ItatloRl. "Cd) Efl-=t of...... None of the proviSIOns of this Section 15A-,1 shall be construed to affect. or to invalidate In any mann.. the proviSIOns Of Section 15-18 of thll Code. nOZ"IEt PU1IJlI Z 5'1"'/ SDU311.M. awou OJO C" 1'81ua>:r ~l'd"'J ~dDtJ' liB' "AJ03llL 'OUllI" 'U1IIIJO 'SNOSS:iI1 'IS U!1IW Iff 'AJI'U01l1 ~ - 1'.IQ,::II1c.lv ---~-...........!... Pl.... rlqu.ltGENERAL-ProOI of Publlc,tlon when orderln. this form. OROINANCENO....,~.. ' '. AN OROINANCE OF THE C~'SEAliBEA ENoIRG'SECTIOH .5A-. OF THE CQOE OF t ,Y OF.SEAL B H PERTI\!NING TO BUSINI!SS UCENIlE TAXES lIN ECLARINQ THE URGEN~EREOF . .. -'.. ~ THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: . IIctIon 1. Section 15A~1 0' Article 1, Chapet' 15A of The Cod.at the Clti.a% Seal Beach II hereby amended to r8lId .. folloWl: . = ," .:1' j 1 USec. 1&A-1 011 ...In.. LIcenII Tax. fa, PraducIIDn. E'riItY ,.;~_ conductinG, ma"aglng. C81'rymg on or engaged In the ",In.. or 8cdvltyitU: proliuclng crude oil, gas, petroleum or other hydrocarbon lIUbatanCII C)Q product. from any well or weUa located within Ihe city shall pay the ,um~ br'" 8um., In the manner end to the extent II hereinafter provfdedf ......... (1) The lum or luml to be paid on . per nacaJ year bUll, payapi8 quarterly (2) For the flU year commencing July I, 1978, there IhaII be paktan" I amount equalJ"; twetve (12(:) cenll tor eech barrel of on produced by 8lIc:h. well during eIdt quarter of tuch flllcal yeilr and each quarter of ".,.,y fi8cal year thereafter. In the manner provided herein. on or before.eech IUllC8edlng -, september 30th, December 31st, March 311t and June 30th, respectlve!r-. Production dUring the monthS of June, JulY, and August Ihall constitute the measur'ITI8TlI of the 8IT'IOunt due on or before September 30th, for the flrlt quarter of a'meaI year, production during the manthl of Septlmber, October and November shall constitute the meaaurement of the amount due on or bBfore December 3111; P.roductlon during the monthl of December, January and February Iha" tOnalltute the meesurement of the amount due on or I)efore March 31st, producllon during the months of March, Apnl and May shall constitute the measurement of the amount due on or befOre June 30th. . (3) For the purpoie of de1.ermmlng the per license tax in Subeectlon (a), - ;. (aJ A well 1,Iocated within the city I' the surflC8 location of the weU, the turfllC8 of the weU Itself, or If 8ny porbon of the well heIId Illoceted within the city, Irrllpectlve of the SUbsllrface location of the well, the prodUCing Interval thereof, or where the ho1d of the well may be bottomed. . {b} A barrel of on ahaII CQnalat of forty-two u S gallons of crude petroleum or hydrocarbon lubltances corrected for temperature variations In accordance with methodl generallY approved In lhe petrol.um Industry. Petroleum or hydrocarbon aubatancea means crude 011 remaining alter the removal Itl_rom of water or other Impurities by preliminary' pl'OC8llllng 11'1 the VICinity of the well lite preparatory to the shipment thereof. (c) if 011 'Pl'fJCIuced ffom two 01" more wells ahan be commmgled withOut the production of the respective wetll tieing sepvately tn8lllUted, ..... well whoae production h8II been 10 commingled .....1 be considered 81 having produced an equa.t part of the to<<8I (") Evwy perIlM1 having a current prepaid 1fcen8e to conduct, manage, carryon or engage In the lIuslness or acllvlty of producing crude oil, au, petroleum, 01' other hydrocarbon subatlnC8llfi the mty shaU tie entitled to a credit for that portion of Ihe unexpired term of luch Ilcen.. entendlng tIeyond the Juty 1, 1918. ",. amounl o'such credit Ihall be 8Icertalned by diViding the total amount (not Includmg penaltllSl) pakI fOr such 1ic8n18 by flUna 8UCh statement II authorized to deduct ths amount thereof from the total amount due. All credltl 80 dJlmed .haIl be filed as herein provtded on or before July :lQ,187S. ov'l' 151 The person subject to the payment of the tax shall, before the 1I1IsMe.s tax for each quarter beCOmeS delinquent. file With thectty a written stat.ment settlng forth the number of wells In operallon and the number of barrels of 011 prodllced by 8uch well dUring the pertlneot Ih.....month period of production lIpon which the fax due IS to be calculated, and such paraon Ihall pay at such time the arnollnt of the business tlDC computed upon the measure of the tax reported In Ihe statement. The wrltt.n statement Ihalllnclude a declaration 811betantlally as follows. 'I declare under penalty of making a fal18 declaration that I 8m allthonzed to make thiS statemenl, and that to the best of my knowledce and belief It II. true, correct, and complete Itatement made In good faith for the period Itated, In compliance with the proVIIIO", of The Code of the City of SetlI Beach, CallfornlL' Such stal:emenll shan not tie conclusive again.. the city as 10 the Informalton 181. forth therein, 1'101' shalllhe filing of . statement preclude the city trom collecting by tPproprlate sellon any addition'" tax thai II determined to be due and payable. (8) Every pereon required to have a license under thlSl8CtlQn IhSlI keep full, true el'ld accurate rec0rd8 .. to the amount of 011 produced ancIlhlpped or sold by him from t.... wells located Within the city and shall upon demand at I the city maneglr make auch recOrdl, together With any Ihlpplng doc;umentl I or U'81lnvolC8l pertaining to auch Oil, available for the Inspection 0' the cdy manager or hi, repreeentetlve at all reasohabl. tnn8l. ,_J ....., I "lb) Well..... LDCIted In Another CUr_ Every perean conducting, managing, Clll"rylI'lQ on, or engaged In the blWl\eIa or ect,v,ty of pI'Oducmg crude Oil, gas, petrOleum, or other hydrocarbon lubltanoes or products 'rom any weU or we.UI where IUch well, or any portion of luch well paseu through or II bOttomed undW any real property In the city and where portlCM of auch well are located In one or mare other cltl88, or1n the unincorporated terrltotY of the County of OrW'DB or the County of Loe Angel., and where luch well head III not located within the city. IhaII pay the awn or IUmIIn the manner and to the ...tent .. hereinafter provided lor a tlusm_ Ilcenl8 tlDC: (') The eurn or 1U1n8 to be paid OR . per ha y-.r basis, pay.... quarterly. , (2) For uch fllC8l yell' there shall be paid. in the manner herelnaft. provided, on Dr befOre September 30th, December 3181, March 311t, and June 30th. reapectlvely, an amount eqP.181 to one PBr cent per Quarter for eech barrel of 011 producIcI by each well In 8XC8II of three hundred bltre18 per ~ quarter. Production eIurlng the months of June, July, and August Ihell ~ constltule the meuurement of the amoul'lt due on or before September 30th lor the 'Irat qUlrter at the fiscal 1881": production during the mantM of 1 September, October, end Novemtl8r Ihall conltltute the meuurernent of the amount due on or before Decerntl8r 31st; production during the monthl of December, January, and February shail conslltute the m...urement 01 the amount due on or before Merch 31st; production dunng the months of March, April, and May ....11 constitute the meNurement of the amount due on or before June 30th. (3) For the purpose of det.rmlnlng the per Ilcenle tax In this Sutll8cttOn (b)' ea) A barrel of olllhall conlllt of forty.two U.S. gallons of crude petroleum or hydrocarbon substances carr.cted for temperalure vaJlatlonl In accordance WIth methodl generally approved In the petroleum Industry. Petroleum or hydrocarbon lublt,nces mean crude 011 remslnlng .fter the removal theretrom of water or ather Impuntles by pr.llmlnary pl'OC888lng In the viCinity of the wetl lit. preparatory to the shipment thereof. (b) If 011 produced from IWO or more wellslhall be commingled wlthoul the producttOR of the respecUve wens bell'lg separately measured, each well whoH production has been 10 commingled shall be conlldered as having produced an equal part of the tOcal "(C) Nonpreductkln. Every person COndllcllRg, managing, carrying on or I engaged IR the blll108ll of actiVity of 011 wefl, IRlectlon well or water source '" well drilling or 1I8rY1clng OperationS by relining ollar petroleum prodUC18 8f1d I prodUCing the br-.productl, or markelll'lg, selling, distributing at wholesale,. 011 or any petrolellm products, or by-productl, or maintaining tankage or I warehouse storage facllilles where 011 is k6pt tor the purpose of wholesale distribUtion thereof Ihall P'Y' the .um of fifty dollars ($50 00) per year plus a I sum eqllal to the totel of the follOWing respective amountl per year par I. employee, In exceu of two for the average number of indiViduals employed by IlIch person whose prl.I'IClpal actiVities are within the city during the twelve months Immechately prececllng the thIrty days next preceding the due date of the 11CItM8' I For 3 to 100 employees, I Inclullve $1.00 per employee For the next 400 employ8el, Inclusive $ .50 per employee For all dmployees over 500 S .25 per employee A IlcInse ISlued pursuant to thiS SubseCtion (c) ihelllndude and permit the marketing, . Hlllng and distributing, at wholesa4e, of automobile llres, batterlea, and 1CC18SIOI'\es. The payment at one license as heremabove provided In thllsubleCtlon shall permit the engaging In any of the tIUIln_ or IICtlVltl" licensed WIthout payment of an additional license tax; proyjded, however, that nothln; In thi, Sub8ectlQl'l (c) lhall be deemed to apply or ralate to actual 011 production operations 01" to the operatlOl'l of automobile filling llallons. "(d) EfIacIof 8edIon. None of the provisions 01 thiS Section 15A.1 shall DB conltrued to affect.or to Invalidate In any manner thePl'Oolilkm1 Of SectIon 15-18 of thl, Code. - "(e) Penalty <<or o.tInquL-lCi: -,~t;;~nrequiredtobepald to the I city II nol paid at the time and In the manner herem provided, the urne Ihell, ' thirty days thereafter, automatically tie and DeCOme delinquent, and a penally In an amount equal to twenty..flve ~t at such fee "''''' be edded thtnto for auch delinquency, which penalty shan be and become a r;art of such f. aneI shall be enforced and collected 81 . pari of such fee. ' ...... 2. Section 11.117 of The Code of The Clly of.... B-=tlll hereby repealed. Section a. Thll OrchnanClt II n~ _ an em.genc;y meuure fop prseervlng the publk: peece, healtta ""d safety'. The AIIIOnI for lhe urgency of thll emerQlPC)' "'-W'...... follow.: On Junee, 1918, the voters of thlt State of California approved an amendment to the California Constllutlon which _Ioully Impairs the ability of the City to raise tax revenUltl from the levy of an ad vtlorem tax on 9"1~. and In turn provide w;Iequate ponce, fire protection and other ....,tf8I eervtces 10 the citizens, vl.tlora. comrneJalal eslablllhMente, property owners and oth.... In the City of Sear Beach. "The potent1811011 of rev_"'.... due to the approval of IUd) Ift\endment: Would OCXl8ldon the curtailment of c:ertaln needed police and fire ..-vices. SUch amend,,*,t II to take effect on July 1, 1878. It II thlrefore Imperetfve that the City Immedlatety ... other methodl of deriving revenu.ll1O _ to meet: the needs of the City wllh respect to pollca, fire protection, and other 8dl8ntlelswvlces thereby preeervlng th. putltlc peace.tf1ealth and aafety. This Ordinance shall therefore take effect upon adoption. SectIon 4. If this Ordinance II held to be Inv,lId Qr If the provlllons of Section 1 of thl, Ordinance relating to the Il'I'Iposltlon of a buIlnllli IlcenIe tax are held to tie Invalid and, In addltlol'llhereto, Ordinance No. 1~ of 11M! CIty' of Seal Beech II held to be: Invalid or If the provISlonl of Section 1 thereof relating to lhe Impolltlon of a bu.ln8ll11c:en18 tax are held to be Invalid, then the provlllonl of SectI0ftl11~117 and 15A--1 of The Cod. of the CIty' of Seal Beech, California, . they existed prior to the adoption of thls Ordinance IhaII ther.upon take effect. PASSED, APPROVED. AND ADOPTED THIS _ ., of J_ '878. Fr'''.I. LuzIo MlIJW ATTEST: JerdysWelr City Clerk STATE OF CAUFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) sa CITY OF lEAL BEACH ) I, Jerdy. Weir, City Cln of'the City or's.! s.,h and ex-orflclo clerk of the CIty CouncIl, dO hlll8l>Y ...lIly 'haI'''' _11ltl anll_ _ In'_ and adopted al a meeting thereof held on the 28th day of June, 1878, by the following vote. AYES: Councilmen Gray, Kredlll, LaIZIo, leitz, WtIIr NOES: Councilmen None ABSENT: Councilmen None JerelV' WeIr Cuy CIetk . --