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solicitors to the extent that a city may not levy a license tax upon them under the <br />provisions of Article XIII, Section 28 of the State Constitution. <br />(3) Any governmental agency or subdivision and the employees thereof, to the <br />extent they are engaged in the business of such governmental agencies or subdivisions. <br />(4) Any state alcoholic beverage licensee engaged in the manufacture, sale, <br />purchase, possession, or transportation of alcoholic beverages within the state to the <br />extent that a city may not levy a license tax upon them under provisions of Article XX, <br />Section 22 of the State Constitution. <br />Section 4, Article IX (Miscellaneous) of Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code (Licenses), Section 21-113, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />Sec. 21-113. - Telephone services. <br />Every person engaged in the business of providing telephone services shall pay an <br />annual business fee according to Section 21-119(2) of this Chapter. <br />Section 5. Article X (Rates and Schedules) of Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code, Sections 21-116 through 21-121, is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />ARTICLE X. - RATES AND SCHEDULES <br />Sec. 21-116. - Applicability of article. <br />The tax for any license required by any Section of this Chapter shall be set forth in <br />this article for the particular business involved. The tax and the duration of the license <br />shall be annual, quarterly, monthly, and daily as indicated in this article. The letter "A" <br />following the tax shall indicate an annual rate; the letter "Q" shall indicate a quarterly rate; <br />the letter "M" shall indicate a monthly rate; the letter "D" shall indicate a daily rate. No <br />letter following the tax shall indicate a variable duration as determined in connection with <br />other applicable provisions set forth elsewhere in the Santa Ana Municipal Code. In place <br />of a tax, the letter "C" shall denote a specified charge. The applicability of the charge shall <br />be determined by the Business License Tax Code provision establishing it. In the place <br />of either a tax or charge, the letter "T" shall denote a specified qualifying threshold <br />amount. The applicability of the qualifying threshold amount shall be determined by the <br />Business License Tax Code provision establishing it. <br />Sec. 21-117. - New business license tax. <br />(a) A license tax for a new business shall be paid in advance or a deposit taken <br />in lieu thereof prior to any new business activity being undertaken. <br />(b) All new businesses for whom flat fees are made the basis for fixing the <br />amount of such license shall pay in advance an amount equal to one -quarter ('/4) of the <br />