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extent that a city may not levy a license tax upon them under provisions of Article XX, Section 22 of the State Constitution. Section 4. Article IX (Miscellaneous) of Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Licenses), Section 21-113, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 21-113. - Telephone services. Every person engaged in the business of providing telephone services shall pay an annual business fee according to Section 21-119(2) of this Chapter. Section 5. Article X (Rates and Schedules) of Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, Sections 21-116 through 21-121, is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE X. - RATES AND SCHEDULES Sec. 21-116. - Applicability of article. The tax for any license required by any Section of this Chapter shall be set forth in this article for the particular business involved. The tax and the duration of the license shall be annual, quarterly, monthly, and daily as indicated in this article. The letter "A" following the tax shall indicate an annual rate; the letter "Q" shall indicate a quarterly rate; the letter "M" shall indicate a monthly rate; the letter "D" shall indicate a daily rate. No letter following the tax shall indicate a variable duration as determined in connection with other applicable provisions set forth elsewhere in the Santa Ana Municipal Code. In place of a tax, the letter "C" shall denote a specified charge. The applicability of the charge shall be determined by the Business License Tax Code provision establishing it. In the place of either a tax or charge, the letter "T" shall denote a specified qualifying threshold amount. The applicability of the qualifying threshold amount shall be determined by the Business License Tax Code provision establishing it. Sec. 21-117. - New business license tax. (a) A license tax for a new business shall be paid in advance or a deposit taken in lieu thereof prior to any new business activity being undertaken. (b) All new businesses for whom flat fees are made the basis for fixing the amount of such license shall pay in advance an amount equal to one -quarter ('/4) of the annual fee therefor for each quarter and fraction of a quarter remaining during the period for which the new license is issued, except as otherwise specified hereinafter. (c) All new businesses for whom the gross receipts of such business are made the basis for fixing the amount of such license shall pay their annual fee based on actual gross receipts received during the period for which the new license is issued. For any business which is commenced subsequent to April first, the renewal fee shall be based Ordinance NS-3031 Page 3 of 15