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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0 . 2796
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
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 PENALTIES AND REPEALING ANY
AND ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH..
TITLE VI, CH. 21.
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 unincor-
porated areas of said County and
WHEREAS the City of Renton is an incorporated,non-charter
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 s�t forth, NOW THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I : Chapter 218 Laws of Washington, 1973 First
Extraordinary Session is hereby incorporated in total by reference 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 Commission, the operation
of punch boards and pull-tabs is hereby prohibited in all respects .
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SECTION II : In pursuance of King County Substitute
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Ordinance No. 1758 passed on August 13 , 1973 , the City of Renton, a
non-charter code city, hereby elects 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 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 chari-
table or nonprofit organization engaged in and licensed in the afore-
mentioned activities and operating within the limits of the City of
Renton.
SECTION III: The administration and collection of the tax
imposed by this Ordinance shall be by the Director of Finance 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 shall adopt and publish such rules and regulations as may be
reasonably necessary to enable the collection of the tax imposed hereby.
SECTION IV: The Mayor and City Clerk are further authorized
and directed 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 territorial limits
of the City of Renton.
SECTION V: It shall be the responsibility of all officers ,
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, his authorized representative
or law enforcement representative of the City of Renton�may require
in order to determine full compliance with this Ordinance and all
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rules and regulations adopted or hereafter adopted by the State
of Washington Gambling Commission.
SECTION VI : Any officer, director or manager of any
organization duly licensed by the State of Washington Gambling Com-
mission 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 misdeme.anor and upon conviction 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 and fifty dollars,
($250 . 00) , or both.
SECTION VII: Should any section, paragraph, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance or its application to any person,
organization or circumstance be declared unconstitutional or otherwise
invalid for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of
this Ordinance or its application to other persons , organizations ox
circumstances .
SECTION VIII : Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 20th day of August , 1973 . I
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Delores A. Mead , City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 20th day of August, 1973 .
Ap ved as to fo .
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� `"Avery Ga rett`, Mayor
Gerard M. Shellan, City Attorney �
Date of Publication: 8-24-73
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