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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1960
Page
4
The readable text outlines sale terms including balances, proceeds, and conditions for a public sale. It references rent, investment, and notices, with scattered phrases about contracts and items involved. The legibility is poor and key facts are incomplete.
A historic notice outlines licensing penalties for hiring or operating in various trades within the town. It lists quarrying mining transport and utility service activities and notes revenue sources from subscriptions and advertising. The fragment references vehicle, rail, and pipeline transport and permits tied to local enforcement.
The article outlines tax rules for businesses in Scotisdale, imposing a 0.75 percent rate on gross sales or income, with exemptions for stock sales and certain professional services. It details conditions for retail and amusement venues, resale stock, and taxation of shipments or sales outside the state, plus provisions on equitable valuation and conditional sales.
The document outlines uniform rules for valuing sales between affiliated persons, deductions for United States government sales, and exemptions, including how freight and motor carrier provisions influence the tax base. It defines terms such as manufacturer, modifier, and assembler within the ordinance and specifies filing requirements for exemptions.
The text lists exemptions from tax under Subsection 6 including mining, electricity, telegraph, pipelines, printing, meat processing, and construction contracting. It then details monthly tax due dates, penalties, and required returns. It also covers purchaser certificates for resale, record-keeping duties, and town clerk powers to examine books and hold hearings to assess taxes.
The ordinance requires written notice of hearings on tax assessments, finality for nonfilers, and a lien on property for delinquent taxes. It sets 30 days to pay after sale or quit, requires successor liability, and authorizes sheriff warrants to seize real and personal property to cover taxes plus penalties and costs.
The ordinance imposes fines up to 25 dollars per offense for false returns and requires penalties for swearing false statements. It allows consolidated returns, authorizes the town clerk to examine records, credits overpayments, and enforces compliance with a September 1 1960 effective date. Emergency provision declares immediate effect.
A fragmented social column recounts locals in Scottsdale and Phoenix area families like the Burroughs, Laney, Lehner, Lynch, Corkle, Swentor, Messinger, Jacobson and Wise. It mentions trips to Disneyland Marineland San Diego and Lake Mead, new residents from Medina Ohio and Las Vegas Nevada, camping near Estes Park Colorado and a near miss explosion in New Mexico.
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