HomeMy WebLinkAbout2050Ordinance No. 2050
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=175 — Business License
CFN=186 - Budget
Passed 9/19/1977
Relating to Gambling Amending Section 1 of Ord. 1888 relating to taxation
of Gambling and Repealing Section 1 of Ord. 1978
Amended by Ord. 3460;3949
ORDINANCE NO. %�,-o
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent,
Washington, relating to gambling, amending
D Section 1 of Ordinance 1888 relating to tax-
ation of gambling, and repealing Section 1
of Ordinance 1978.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance 1888 as amended by
Section 1 of Ordinance 1978 and which reads as follows:
"Section 1. In acco0ance with Chapter 218 Laws of Wash-
ington, 1973 First Extraordinary Session, as amended,
11 there is hereby levied upon all persons, associations
and organizations who have been duly licensed by the
Washington State Gambling Commission to conduct or
operate
(1) Any bingo games, raffles and amusement games, a
tax rate of ten (10) percent of the gross revenue
received therefrom less the amount paid for or as
prizes;
(2) Any punchboards or pulltabs, a tax rate of five
(5) percent of the gross receipts from such punch -
boards or pulltabs;
(3) Social card games, a tax rate of ten (10) percent
of the gross receipts received therefrom;
(4) Any public cardroom operated as a commercial sti-
mulant, a tax of ten (10) percent of the gross re-
ceipts received therefrom."
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. In accordance with Chapter 218 Laws of Wash-
ington, 1973 First Extraordinary Session, as amended,
there is hereby levied upon all persons, associations
and organizations who have been duly licensed by the
Washington State Gambling Commission to conduct or
operate
(1) Any bingo games and raffles, a tax rate of 10% of
the gross revenue received therefrom less the amount
paid for as prizes; subject, however, to the pro-
visions of Section 6 below.
(2) Any amusement games, a tax in an amount sufficient
to pay the actual costs of enforcement of the pro-
visions of Chapter 218 Laws of Washington, 1973
First Extraordinary Session as amended, provided
that such tax shall not exceed 2% of the gross rev-
enue from any such amusement games less the amount
paid for as prizes.
(3) Any punchboards, pulltabs, a tax rate of 5% of the
gross receipts from such punchboards or pulltabs;
(4) Social card games, a tax rate of 10a of the gross
receipts received therefrom;
(5) Any public cardroom operated as a commercial stim-
ulant, a tax of 10% of the gross receipts received
therefrom.
(6) No tax shall be imposed under the authority of this
Ordinance on bingo, raffles, or amusement games when
such activities or any combination thereof are con-
ducted by any bonafide charitable or non-profit
organization as defined in RCW 9.46.020(3), which
organization has no paid operating or management
personnel and has grossed income from bingo, raffles
or amusement games, or any combination thereof, not
exceeding $5,000 per year less the amount paid for
as prizes."
Section 2. Section 1 of Ordinance 1978 be and the same
is repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and pub-
lication as provided by law.
ATTEST:
MARIE DENSE TY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
D ALD E. MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY
:PASSED the
day
of
September,
1977.
APPROVED the
_� day
of
September,
1977.
;PUBLISHED the
-2-A day
of
September,
1977.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. ap5D , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as
hereon indicated.
. _ (SEAL)
MARIE JENS , ITY CLERK
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