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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 1093 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE AND GROSS RECEIPTS TAX RELATING TO EVIDENCE OF DOING BUSINESS AND PENALTIES FOE LATE PA~4ENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Section 1-5.20 of the Pleasanton >~nicioal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "When any person shall by the use of signs, circulars, cards, telephone books or newspapers advertise, hold out or represent that he is in business in the city, or when any person holds an active license or permit issued by a governmental agency indicating that he is in business in the city, or when any person makes a sale, takes an order, renders a commercial service or performs any other similar act within the city, and such person fails to deny by sworn statement given to the Collector that he is not conducting business in the city after being requested to do so by the Collector, then these facts shall be considered prima facie evidence that he is conducting a business in the city." Section 2: The first sentence of Section 1-5.35 is amended to read as follows: "For failure to pay a license tax when due, the Collector shall add a penalty of 5% of said license tax on the first day of each month after the due date thereof, providing that the amount of such penalty to be added shall in no event exceed 50% of the amount of the license tax due." Section 3: This ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton. Section 4: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of its final passage and adoption. INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pleasanton on June 28, 1983.