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BOARD BILL NUMBER _______ SPONSORED BY ALDERMAN LYDA KREWSON
AND ALDERMAN SCOTT OGILVIE
An ordinance pertaining to the amount of the graduated business license tax chargeable to
businesses with two or fewer full-time employees: amending Section Two of Ordinance 6064 as
codified in !hapter "#0$#0%0 of the &e'ised !ode of the !ity of St# (ouis) repealing Section *i'e
of Ordinance 6$0+, as codified in !hapter "#0$#0,0 of the &e'ised !ode of the !ity of St# (ouis)
and containing a se'erability clause#
WHEREAS it is a priority of for the !ity of Saint (ouis to ma.e it as easy as possible
for people to start a new business and to grow an existing business) and
WHEREAS new businesses and other 'ery small businesses face uni/ue challenges and
obstacles to growth that can best be addressed by regulating them differently in certain respects
including by reducing barriers to entry li.e the amount of the graduated business license tax)
WHEREAS it is in the best interests of the !ity of Saint (ouis that the business code be
reformed regarding micro-businesses)
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SAINT LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE. Micro-B!i"#!!#!.
Ordinance 6064 Section Two as codified in !hapter "#0$#0%0 of the &e'ised !ode of the !ity
of St# (ouis is amended to add S#c$io" T%o A. Micro-B!i"#!!#! which is to read as follows:
“SECTION TWO. A. Micro-Businesses.
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A# The term micro-business1 shall mean any licensee with two or fewer full-time
employees1 2The terms employee1 and full-time1 shall ha'e the meaning as
the terms St# (ouis employee1 and full-time1 as set forth in Section Two of this
Ordinance3#
# 5'ery micro-business shall obtain a business license from the (icense !ollector
unless specifically exempted#
!# The graduated business license tax chargeable to a micro-business pursuant to
Section "#0$#0,0 shall be twenty-fi'e dollars 2%73#
SECTION TWO# Gr+/+$#/ B!i"#!! Lic#"!# T+5.
Ordinance 6$0+, Section *i'e as codified in !hapter "#0$#0,0 of the &e'ised !ode of the
!ity of St# (ouis is repealed and a new Section *i'e is enacted in lieu thereof to read as follows:
There is hereby imposed a graduated business license tax on all merchants manufacturers
business a'ocations pursuits and callings that are not exempt from the payment of licenses by
law except those merchants manufacturers businesses a'ocations pursuits and callings listed
in S5!T8O9 T&55 of Ordinance ;6064 as codified in !hapter "#0$ of the &e'ised !ode of
the !ity of St# (ouis# The graduated business license tax shall be calculated and based on the
licenseeraduated usiness (icense Tax
% or fewer %7#00
--7 %7#006--,0 6$7#00
,,--%0 ,700#00
%,--0 %%70#00
,--40 000#00
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4,--70 4700#00
7,--$7 $700#00
$6--,00 ,,%70#00
,0,--,70 ,7000#00
,7,--%00 %0%70#00
%0,--00 %7700#00
0,--400 0000#00
40,--700 4700#00
70, or more $700#00SECTION THREE. S+6i",! Pro6i!io".
5xcept as specifically herein pro'ided all present !ity ordinance and !ity !ode pro'isions not
inconsistent with this ordinance pro'iding for the licensing of businesses and enforcement and
administration of business licensing shall be and remain in full force and effect#
This Ordinance shall not affect or impair any act done or right 'ested or accrued or any
proceeding suit or prosecution commenced in any cause before the effecti'e date of the tax
schedule pro'ided for in this ordinance) but e'ery tax done or right 'ested or accrued or
proceeding suit or prosecution had or commenced shall remain in full force and effect to all
intents or purposes as if the prior law had remained in full force and effect#
SECTION FOUR. S#6#r+2i0i$3.
8f any pro'isions sentence clause Section part or application of this ordinance is for any reason
held to be unconstitutional illegal or in'alid such unconstitutionality illegality or in'alidity
shall not affect or impair any of the remaining pro'isions sentences clauses Sections parts or
applications of this ordinance it is hereby declared to be the intent of the oard of Aldermen that
this ordinance would ha'e been adopted as such unconstitutional illegal or in'alid sentence
clause Section or part thereof had not been included therein#
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