HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-735 ORDINANCE NO,
AN ORDINANCE relating to business and occupation taxes upon certain,
utilities, fixing tax rates, providing for a surcharge,
saving certain taxes and amending Section 5.50.050 of
the City of Yakima Municipal Code®
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section I. That Section 5.50.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5.50.050 ELECTRIC, TELEPHONE AND GAS BUSINESSES. There
are hereby levied and shall be collected annual license fees
oraoccupation taxes against the persons on account of the
business activities, and in the amounts to be determined by
the application of the rates herein prescribed, as follows:
(a) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the
business of selling or furnishing electric light or power,
a fee or tax equal to three per cent (3%) of the total gross
income derived from such business in the City of Yakima;
provided, however, that an additional fee or tax equal to
two per cent (2%) of said total gross income, commencing with
• the first meter reading date in January, 1966, and ending
with the last meter reading date in December, 1966, is
hereby levied as a surcharge for the period of one year,
beginning January 1, 1966, and ending December 31, 1966.
(b) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on a tele-
phone business, a fee or tax equal to two per cent (2%) of
the total gross subscriber's station exchange revenues from
business and residence telephone service (excluding message
units) in the City of Yakima; provided, however, that an
additional fee or tax equal to four per cent (4%) of said
total gross subscriber's station exchange revenues is hereby
levied as a surcharge for the period of one year beginning
January 1, 1966 and ending December 31, 1966.
(c) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the
business of selling or furnishing natural gas for heat,
power, light and other purposes, a fee or tax equal to two
and one-half per cent (2i%) of the total gas revenues derived
from such business in the City of Yakima; provided, however,
that the fee or tax provided by this subsection (c) shall
be levied for the period of one year beginning January 1,
1966 and ending December 31, 1966.
(d). The minimum fee or tax for each such business activity
shall not be less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.0°)
per tax year
(e) The rates of tax set forth in this section in (a),
(b) and (c) above shall be measured against a maximum of
• the first $500.00 of said total gross income derived from
selling electric light or power, said total gross subscriber's
station exchange revenue from business or residence telephone
service (excluding message units), or total gas revenue
accrued by said taxpayer from any one customer in any one
calendar month or fraction thereof."
Section 2. That all fees or taxes'levied for the year 1965 under
the provisions of Section 5.50.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
prior to its amendment as in this ordinance provided and payable in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.50.090 prior to January 31,
1966, shall not be affected by this ordinance and shall be due and
payable as provided in said Section 5.50.090.
• Section 3. If any provision of this ordinance or its application
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this
0 ordinance or the application of the provision to other persons or cir-
cumstances shall not be affected.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30
days after its final passage, approval and publication, as provided by
law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this / day
of Af, - / , 1965.
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Mayor
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City Clerk
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