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AN ORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER3.18 OF THEMOSESLAKE
MUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"GAMBLINGTAX"
THE CITY COUNCILOF THECITY OF MOSESLAKE,WASHINGTONDOORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Moses Lake Municipal Code Chapter 3.18.entitled "Gambling Tax"is
I amended as follows:
3.18.060 Taxes Imposed -Amounts:There is levied a tax upon all persons,associations,and organizations who conduct or operate gambling
activities within the city and who have been duly licensed by the
Washington State Gambling Commission to conduct or operate such
gambling activities,which tax shall be paid on the following gam-
bling activities in the following respective amounts:
A.Bingo and Raffle Games:Any bingo or raffle activity,a tax
computed at the rate of ten percent of the difference between
the gross revenue received from the conduct of such activit.y
and the amount paid for or as prizes in the conduct of such
activity;provided,however,that no tax shall be imposed
under the authority of this chapter on bingo or raffles when
such activity or any combination thereof is conducted by anybonafidecharitableornon-profit organization as defined in
RCW9.26.020 (3),which organization has no paid operating ormanagementpersonnelandhasgrossincomefrombingoorraf-
fles,or any combination thereof,not exceeding five thousand
dollars per year less the amount paid for as prizes;and pro-vided further,that activities carried out by public or pri-
vate schools or by organizations sponsored by or related topublicorprivateschools,including parent organizations and
student body organizations,shall be exempt from the provi-i sions of this chapter when the proceeds of such activities are
applied for the benefit of any such school or school-sponsored
or school-related organization;and provided further,that anydeviationfromexemptionrestrictionsenumeratedinthissub-
section shall subject such organization to the requirements of
this chapter to the same extent as if such exemption had not
been granted,including required payment within ten days after
written demand of the Finance Director of any taxes formerly
granted exemption under this subsection.
B.Punchboard or Pull Tab:Any punchboard or pull tab,a tax
computed at the rate of 4.5%of the gross receípts receivedfromtheconductofsuchactivity.
C.Card Garms:Any card game,a tax computed at the rate of ten
percent (10%)of the gross income received from the conduct of
such activity.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on January 1,198/.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on November 25,1986.
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Publish:December 9,1986