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ORDINANCE N04 ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING ORDI-
NANCE NO. 2811 ENTITLED IN PART "AN ORDINANCE . . . IMPOSING A
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX"; AND INCREASING SAID TAX FROM FOUR PER_-
CENT (4%) TO FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF THE RENT; AND REPEALING ORDINAN
NO. 21172
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS ~
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SECTION ONE: Ordinance No. 2811 Section Three is hereby
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"SECTION THREE~ Tax Imposed. For the privilege of oc-
9 cupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay
10 a tax in the amount of five percent (5%) of the rent charged by
11 the operator. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient
12 to the city which is extinguished only by payment to the operator
13 or to the city. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator
14 of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is paid
15 in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid
16 with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the
17 transient's ceasing to occupy space in the hotel. If for any
18 reason the tax is not paid to the operator of the hotel, the
19 City Clerk may require that such tax shall be paid directly to
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SECTION TWO~ Ordinance No. 2872 is hereby repealed.
SECTION THREE: This ordinance, inasmuch as it provides
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~ take effect and become operative on April 1, 1968, provided,
25 however, that Section Two hereof shall take effect immediately
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27 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
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adopted by the
Mayor and Common Council
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of the City of San Ber-
meeting thereof, held
, 1968 by the following
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The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this ~~
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Mayor 0 .the City 0 an e ard~no
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Approved as to form:
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