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AN ORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER3.18 OF THEMOSESLAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"GAMBLINGTAX"
THE CITY COUNCILOF THECITY OF MOSESLAKE;WASHINGTONDOORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Moses Lake Municipal Code Chapter 3.18 entiteld "Gambling Tax"isiamendedasfollows:
.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 theWashingtonStateGamblingCommissiontoconductoroperatesuchgamblingactivities;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 taxcomputedattherateoftenpercentofthedifferencebetweenthegrossrevenuereceivedfromtheconductofsuchactivit.yandtheamountpaidfororasprizesintheconductofsuchactivity;provided;however;that no tax shall be imposedundertheauthorityofthischapteronbingoorraffleswhen
such activity or any combination thereof is conducted by an.ybonafidecharitableornon-profit organization as defined inRCW9.26.020 (3);which organization has no paid operating.or
management personnel and has gross income from bingo or raf-fles;or any combination thereof;not exceeding five thousanddollarsperyearlesstheamountpaidforasprizes;and pro-vided further;that activities carried out by public or pri-vate schools or by organizations sponsored by or related topublicorprivateschoolsincludingparentorganizationsandstudentbodyorganizations;shall be exempt from the provi-I sions of this chapter when the proceeds of such activities areappliedforthebenefitofanysuchschoolorschool-sponsored
or school-related organization;and provided further;that anydeviationfromexemptionrestrictionsenumeratedinthissub-section shall subject such organization to the requirements ofthischaptertothesameextentasifsuchexemptionhadnotbeengranted;including required payment within ten days afterwrittendemandoftheFinanceDirectorofanytaxesformerlygrantedexemptionunderthissubsection.
B.Punchboard or Pull-Tab:Any punchboard or pull-tab;a taxcomputedattherateof4%of the gross receipts received fromtheconductofsuchactivity.
C.Card Games:Any card game;a tax computed at the rate of tenpercent(10%)of the gross income received from the conduct ofsuchactivit.y.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on January 1;1988.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on November 24 1987.