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<br />of the license year unless otherwise provided.
<br />(m) Transf er.
<br />No City license shall be transferred from any person, firm or corpor-
<br />ation to another person, firm or corporation, except for the continuation
<br />of the same business at the same location for which the license was orig-
<br />inally issued. The fee for such transfer shall be fifty cents.
<br />(n) Fees.
<br />The Commissioner of ,the Revenue shall assess for each license issued
<br />by him a fee of fifty cents, to be paid by the party to whom the said
<br />license is issued, which said fees shall be paid to the City Treasurer.
<br />(o) Due Date.
<br />The taxes on licenses accruing under the provisions of this ordinance
<br />shall be due and payable except where otherwise herein provided, on or
<br />before the first day of June, 1953, and shall be paid by the person against
<br />whom assessed to the Treasurer of the City in his office on or before the
<br />first day of June.
<br />(p) Savings Clause.
<br />Should any part of this ordinance be held unconstitutional or invalid,
<br />it shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect as to the remaining
<br />portions thereof.
<br />(q) License Inspector.
<br />The Mayor may appoint for such period as he may deem advisable,
<br />at such compensation as the Council may approve a License Inspector
<br />whose duty it shall be to investigate and ascertain whether each person,
<br />firm or corporation, engaged in any business or profession for which a
<br />license is required under this or any other ordinance of the City of Char-
<br />lottesville has secured a proper license. And in any case in which the
<br />amount of tax for such license is based on sales or purchases or the
<br />amount of business done, the said License Inspector shall have the power
<br />to summon the person, firm or corporation engaged in such business or
<br />profession before him for examination under oath, and require the pro-
<br />duction of any books, accounts, or records of such person, firm or corpor-
<br />ation for inspection by said License Inspector.
<br />And the said License Inspector is further authorized and empowered
<br />to make such other and further investigations, examinations and ; audits
<br />of the records, books, and accounts of such person, firm or corporation as
<br />he shall deem proper in order to determine accurately the amoti -of
<br />license taxes properly payable. €'
<br />If it shall appear that purchases, sales, or amount of business or any
<br />other matter pertinent to the assessment of license taxes have been "in-
<br />correctly reported or returned the said Inspector shall rport his findings
<br />to the Director of Finance, who shall, if he be satisfied that an incorrect
<br />report or return has been made, direct the Commissioner of Revenue to
<br />assess a proper license tax in accordance with the findings of the Inspector.
<br />Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to appear before said
<br />Inspector to produce such records, books and papers, when duly sum-
<br />moned or shall refuse to permit said Inspector to make such other and
<br />further investigation and audit of said books and papers as aforesaid,
<br />shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less than $10.00 nor more
<br />than $200.00.
<br />In performance of the duties hereby imposed, the License Inspector
<br />shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the Director of
<br />Finance.
<br />(r) Oath to Application.
<br />Every person liable to a license tax under this ordinance shall make
<br />application in writing therefor and each such license is based upon the
<br />amount of his actual or probable purchases, or sales, or of his actaal or
<br />probable commissions, or of the gross receipts from his business or pro-
<br />fession, or graded in any other way, shall before he shall be granted such
<br />license, be required to make oath in writing before some Notary Public,
<br />not himself a state or city officer, or directly or indirectly employed by
<br />such officer, or before the Commissioner of Revenue, in such application
<br />stating, respectively, the amount of his actual or probable purchases, or
<br />sales, or of his actual or probable commissions, or of the gross receipts
<br />from his business or profession, or any other matter that may be pertinent
<br />to the assessment of the tax on such license; provided, that in the case
<br />of an incorporated company, such oaths shall be made by the chief officers
<br />or agent resident in the City of Charlottesville, or in charge of the business
<br />of said company, and in the case of a firm, by any member thereof. The
<br />said form to provide that the application and oath shall be separately made
<br />and signed.
<br />(s)..Penalty for failure to file statement required or mak-
<br />ing a false statement.
<br />If any person subject to the payment of a license tax required under
<br />this ordinance, shall fail or refuse to file the statement or statements re-
<br />quired by this ordinance, or who shall make any false statement in the
<br />affidavit required by this ordinance, shall upon conviction thereof be fined
<br />not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00 or confined in jail for not
<br />more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court or jury.
<br />All ordinances or parts of ordinances relating to licenses in conflict
<br />herewith are hereby repealed.
<br />ENACTED FEBRUARY, 229 1954.
<br />J. S. RUSH, JR.
<br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
<br />ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL
<br />FEBRUARY 22, 1954
<br />AYES: 11R. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. HILL,
<br />MR: TEBELL AND MR. WEINBERG.
<br />NOES: NONE.
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<br />CLERK PRESIDENT
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<br />AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE
<br />TO RIVANNA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND
<br />ASSIGNS, TO ERECT, MAINTAIN eVIRES, CABLES, AMPLIFIERS AND
<br />OTHER APPLIANCES OR EQUIPMENT OVER, UNDER AND ALONG THE
<br />STREETS, ALLEYS AND PUBLIC PLACES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING
<br />A COMi.111UNITY TELEV I S I OP,i ANTEN JA SYSTEM FOR THE USE OF RESIDENTS
<br />AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, PROVIDED CERTAIN
<br />CONDITIONS ARE MET.
<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT IF NO MEMBER OF THE
<br />PUBLIC RESIDING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL AN UNSATISFIED CLAIM
<br />AGAINST RIVANNA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, OR RIVANNA TELEVISION CABLE CORPORATION, PRIOR TO
<br />OR AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL TO BE HELD ON MONDAY APRIL 5, 1954, SAID FRANCHISE
<br />WILL BE RESCINDED UPON THAT DATE, AND RIVANNA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND RIVANNA TELEVISION
<br />CABLE CORPORATION WILL BE RELEASED FROM ALL FURTHER OBLIGATIONS THEREUNDER EXCEPT THE
<br />09LIGATION TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRFD LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
<br />UNTIL ALL THEIR ACTIVITIES IN CHARLOTTESVILLE HAVE FULLY CEASED; AND THE CLERK IS DIRECTED
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