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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1838ORDINANCE NO. ' 93k AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Wash- ington, relating to gambling and incorporating Chapter 218, Laws of Washington, 1973 1st Ex. Ord. Session by reference, levying a tax on the gross revenue therefrom, providing penal- ties and repealing any and all Ordinances in conflict therewith. WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Washington has heretofore adopted Chapter 218, Laws of 1973, First Extraordinary Session, relating to gambling; and WHEREAS, pursuant Section 7 of said Chapter 218 the County of King has heretofore adopted its Substitute Ordinance No. 1758 relating to gambling throughout the incorporated and unincorporated areas of said County, and f WHEREAS, the City of Kent is an incorporated, non -char- ter code city located within King County and hereby elects to likewise levy a tax upon the gross revenue of bingo, raffles and amusement games as hereinafter set forth, NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Chapter 218 Laws of Washington, 1973 First Extraordinary Session is hereby incorporated in total by refer- ence as though fully set forth, including any and all definitions contained in Section 2 therein; PROVIDED, however, that until further notice and action by the Washington State Gambling Com- mission, the operation of punch boards and pull -tabs is hereby prohibited in all respects. Section 2: In pursuance of King County Substitute Ordinance No. 1758 passed on August 13, 1973, the City of Kent, a -1- a non -charter code city, hereby elects to and does hereby levy a tax upon the gross revenue of bingo, raffles and amusement games which shall be imposed upon and collected from bonafide charitable and nonprofit organizations duly licensed by the Washington State I I Gambling Commission to conduct such activities. The rate of tax imposed hereby shall be seven (7) percent of the gross revenue received by the bonafide charitable or nonprofit organization engaged in and licensed in the aforementioned activities and op- erating within the limits of the City of Kent. j Section 3: The administration and collection of the tax imposed by this Ordinance shall be by the Director of Finance and City Treasurer and pursuant to the rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the Washington State Gambling Commission. The Director of Finance may adopt and publish such additional rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary to enable the collection of the tax imposed hereby. Section 4: The Mayor and City Clerk are further autho- rized to enter into any contracts or agreements with King County for the collection and distribution of the tax imposed on bingo, raffles and amusement games which are conducted within the terri- torial limits of the City of Kent. In the event such contracts or agreements are entered into, then in that event the rules and regulations for the collection and distribution of taxes on bingo,] ,'raffles and amusement games shall be those adopted and published by the King County Department of Executive Administration, Comp- troller Division. I Section 5: It shall be the responsibility of all offi- cers, directors and managers of any organization conducting bingo, raffles and amusement games to provide access, at all reasonable ;'times, to such financial records as the Mayor, her authorized re- presentative, or law enforcement representative of the City of Kent may require in order to determine full compliance with this 1'j Ordinance and all rules and regulations adopted or hereafter ad- klopted by the State of Washington Gambling Commission. -2- i Section 6: Any officer, director or manager of any organization duly licensed by the State of Washington Gambling Commission to conduct bingo, raffles and amusement games who fails, neglects or refuses to pay the tax as required by this Ordinance shall be held financially responsible therefor, and in addition thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the City jail for not more than ninety (90) days or by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty (250) dollars, or both such fine and im- prisonment. Section 7: Should any Section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or its application to any per- son, organization or circumstance be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid for any reason by any court of competent juris- diction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the re- maining portion of this Ordinance or its application to other persons, organizations or circumstances. Section 8: Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinan- ces in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 9: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. r' ISABEL HO , MAYOR ATTEST: MARIE JENSUN CITY CLERK AP OVED AS TO FORM: DONALD E. MIRK, CITY ATTORNEY -3- PASSED the day of September, 1973. APPROVED the 1!5 - day of September, 1973. PUBLISHED the day of September, 1973. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance i No. 18-2>9 , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated. C (SEAL) MARIE JE , CITY CLERK -4-