HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-1080 ORDINANCE NO. /C Y()
AN ORDINANCE relating to 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 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. That Section 5.50.050 of the City of Yakima Munici-
pal 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 or
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 percent (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 percent (2 %) of said total gross income, com-
mencing with the first meter reading date in January,
1969, and ending with the last meter reading date in
December, 1969, is hereby levied as a surcharge for the
period of one year, beginning January 1, 1969, and ending
December 31, 1969.
(b) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on a
telephone business, a fee or tax equal to two percent (27)
of the total gross subscriber's station exchange revenues 4i4
from business and residence telephone service (excluding
message units) in the City of Yakima; provided, however,
that an additional fee or tax equal to two percent (27) of
said gross subscriber's station exchange revenues is here-
by levied as a surcharge for the period of one year
beginning January 1, 1969, and ending December 31, 1969.
(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 ;I;'
three percent (3 %) 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,
1969, and ending December 31, 1969.
(d) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the
business of selling or furnishing steam for heating or
other commercial consumption, a fee or tax equal to three f
percent (37) of the total gross income derived from such
business in the City of Yakima; provided, however, that
the fee or tax provided by this subsection (d) shall be
levied for the period of one year beginning January 1,
1969, and ending December 31, 1969.
(e) The minimum fee or tax for each such business
activity shall not be less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00) per tax year.
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(f) The rates of tax set forth in this section in
(a), (b), (c) and (d) 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),
total gas revenue or gross income from sale of steam
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 1968
under the provisions of Section 5.50.050 of the City of Yakima Muni-
cipal Code prior to its amendment as in this ordinance provided and
payable in accordance ith the provisions of Section 5.50.090 prior
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✓ to January 31,-19.68 a all not be affected by this ordinance and
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shall be due and : a•le 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
ordinance or the application of the provision to other persons or
circumstances 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 pro-
vided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this : S { ` day
of Y , 1968.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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