No person shall refuse to make any return required to be made by this article, or make any false or fraudulent return or false statement in any return, with intent to defraud the city or to evade the payment of the tax, or any part thereof, imposed by this article, or for any person to aid or abet another in any attempt to evade the payment of the tax, or any part thereof, imposed by this article, or for the president, vice president, secretary or treasurer of any corporation to make or permit to be made for any corporation or association any false return or any false statement in any return required in this article, with the intent to evade the payment of any tax hereunder. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000, or another such amount as set by Council from time to time, or imprisoned not exceeding 30 days, or punished by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court, within the limitations knowingly swear to or verify any false or fraudulent return, or any return containing any false or fraudulent statement with the intention aforesaid shall be guilty of the offense of false swearing and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished in the manner provided by law. Any corporation for which a false return, or a return containing a false statement, as aforesaid, shall be punished by a fine or not more than $1,000.
(Ord. passed 6-7-1983)