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Df'l'RODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILWOMAN HENNING
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 21 1 SERIES OP 1973
AN ORDIRAMCE REPEALING CHAPTER 2 1 TITLE XIII OP THE '69 E.M.C.; AND DECLARING AN
BllBROBRCY.
WHEREAS, an amendment to C.R.S. 138-H-3 raising the tax imposed upon the sale
ot cigarettes to tive (5) mille ·on each cigarette has been enacted by the State
Legislature 1n Section 2 ot the House Bill No. 1492; and
VllBREAS 1 aaid enacted House 8ill provides in part in Section 1 as an amend-
.. nt to C.R.S. 138-1-9-that "an amount equal to torty-six percent or the Gross
State Cigarette Tax, comaenc1ng July 1, 1973, shall be apportioned to incorporate
cities • • • In order to quality tor distributions ot State Income Tax Moneys. units
ot local governaent are prohibited trom 111pos1ng tees, licenses. or taxes on any
person aa a condition tor engaging in the business or selling cigarettes or from
att9111>ting in any manner to impose a tax on cigarettes"; and
WHEREAS. by qualitying tor distributions under the provisions or said amend-
aente to C.R.S., it is anticipated that the City ot Englewood would realize increased
revenues above and beyond the revenues presently co-lected under Chapter 2, "Cigarette
Tax," Title XIII ot the 1 69 E.M.C.; and
WHEREAS, the repeal ot Chapter 2, Title XIII ot the •69 E.M.C. would eliminate
the ad•instrative burden connected with the City's cigarette tax; and
WHEREAS, the ettective date ot the said amendments to C.R.S. is July 1, 1973.
NOW 1 THEREPORB 1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD 1
COLORADO, AS POLLOVS:
Section 1.
Chapter 2 1 Title XIII ot the •69 E.M.C. is hereby repealed in its entirety.
Section 2.
Inaemach ae the ettective date ot the statutory amendment is July 1, 1973,
City Council hereby tinds and determines that an emergency exists and that the enactment
ot tbe toregoing ordinance repeal is necessary tor the immediate preservation or
public health. peace. eatety and good order. theretore this repeal shall become
ettective at twelve o'clock, midnight. June 30 1 1973.
Introduced 1 read in tull and passed on tirst reading on the 4th day of June, 1973.
Published as a 8ill tor an Ordinance on the 7th day or June 1 1973.
Read by title and passed on tinal reading on the 18th day or June, 1973.
Published by title as Ordinance No. 21, Series ot 1973, on the 21st day or
June, 1973.
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I 1 Karl P. Nollenberger 1 do hereby certity that the above and foregoing is a
true, accurate. and C011Plete copy or the Ordinance, passed on tinal reading and
published by title as Ordinance No. 21 1 Series ot 1973.