HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-1717 ANNUAL LICENSE FEES OR TAXES ON CERTAIN UTILITIES. ORDINANCE NO. /7/7
AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations;
fixing and imposing annual license fees or taxes
on certain utilities and providing for a sur-
charge; saving certain taxes; amending Subsection
5.50.050 (A) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code;
111 and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Subsection 5.50.050 (A) of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as-follows:
"5.50.050 Electric, telephone gas and steam businesses.
(A) 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 deter-
mined by the application of the rates herein prescribed,
as follows:
(a) Commencing January 1, 1975, 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 of the total gross
income derived from such business in the City of
Yakima.
(b) Upon every person engaged in or carrying
on a telephone business, a fee or tax equal to two
percent4of 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 two percent of the gross subscriber's
station exchange revenues is hereby levied as a
surcharge for the period of one year beginning on
January 1, 1975, and ending December 31, 1975.
(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 three percent of the total gas
revenues derived from such business in the City of
Yakima; provided, however, that the fee or tax pro
vided by this subsection (c) shall be levied for the
period of one year beginning January 1, 1975, and
ending December 31, 1975.
• (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 two percent of the total gross income
derived from such business in the City of Yakima;
provided, however, that an additional fee or tax
equal to three percent of the total gross income
is hereby levied as a surcharge for the period of
one year beginning January 1, 1975, and ending Decem-
ber 31, 1975."
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sertion 2. That all fees or taxes levied for the year
1974 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
111 Section 5.50.090 prior to January 31, 1975, shall not be affected
by this ordinance and shall be due and payable as provided in
said Section 5.50.090.
Section 3. This ordinance is one to provide for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and
welfare of the people of the City of Yakima and an emergency
is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full
force and effect immediately upon its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE , ITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this
day 0 e / JAZ 1 , 1974.
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