§ 2.3. Financial powers.

In addition to the powers granted elsewhere in this charter, the city shall have the power to raise by taxes and assessments, as permitted by general law, in the city, such sums of money as the council shall deem necessary to pay the debts and defray the expenses of the city. In the event the fees, rents or charges payable for the use and services of any public utility or public service supplied by the City of Norton for or in connection with any real property shall not be paid when due, interest may be charged on such unpaid balance at the legal rate of interest. Such fees, rents or charges and the interest due thereon shall constitute a lien against such property, and shall also be recoverable by the city in an action at law or a suit in equity. In addition to, but not as a limitation upon, this general grant of power the city shall have the power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on real estate and tangible personal property and machinery and tools; to levy and collect taxes for admission to or other charge for any public amusement, entertainment, performance, exhibition, sport, or athletic event in the city, which taxes may be added to and collected with the price of such admission or other change; to levy and collect taxes on hotel and motel rooms; to levy and collect privilege license taxes, including tippling tax, decal tax and utility tax, as provided by law; to require licenses, coal tippling license, prohibit the conduct of any business, profession, vocation or calling without such a license, require taxes to be paid on such licenses in respect to all businesses, professions, vocations and callings which cannot, in the opinion of the council, be reached by the ad valorem system; and to require licenses of all owners of vehicles or trailers of all kinds for the privilege of using the streets and other public places of the city, require taxes to be paid on such licenses and prohibit the use of streets, alleys and other public places in the city without such licenses, and to have the power to require as a condition precedent to the issuance of motor vehicle licenses the exhibiting by the motor vehicle license applicant of adequate proof of the payment of all personal property taxes then due and payable to the city of [by] the license applicant.