539_00001ORDINANCE No.539
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE
No.153 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCES No.388 AND 420
WHICH ORDINANCE IS ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE RELATINGTOANDPROVIDINGFORALICENSEOROCCUPATIONTAXUPONCERTAINBUSINESSES,OCCUPATIONS,PURSUITS ANDPRIVILEGES,FIXING THE AMOUNT OF LICENSE OR OCCUPATIONiTAXTHEREFOR,PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF,AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ACT."
BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,THAT SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE No.153 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE
No.388 IS HEREBYAMENDED TO READAS FOLLOWS:
Section 5.Occupations subject to Tax-Amount.There are hereby
levied upon and shall be collected from the persons or firms on account of
the business activities annual license fees or occupation taxes in the amounts
to be determined by the application of the rates against gross income as follows:
a .Upon every person or firm engaged in or carrying on a telephone
business,a fee of tax equal to five (5%)per cent of the total gross
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however,that the minimum fee or tax shall not be less than One Hundred
Twenty and no/100 Dollars ($120.00)per tax year.
b.Upon every person or firm engaged in or carrying on the business
of selling or furnishing electric light and power or electrical energy,
a fee or tax equal to five (5%)per cent of the total gross income from
such business in the City during its fiscal year next proceeding the tax
year for which the license is required provided,however,that the
minimum fee or tax shall not be less than One Hundred Twenty and
no/100 Dollars ($120,00)per tax year.
I c.Upon every person or firm engaged in or carrying on the business
of selling or furnishing water for domestic or industrial consumption a
fee or tax equal to five per cent (5%)of the total gross income from such
business in the City during its fiscal year next proceeding the tax year
for which the license is required,provided,however,that the minimum
fee or tax shall not be less than One Hundred Twenty and no/100 Dollars
($120,00)per tax year.
Ordinance No.539 (Continued)
d.Upon every person or firm engaged in or carrying on the business
of selling or furnishing sewer facilities and or service for domestic
of industrial use,a f t xe ial to9f e rur
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next proceeding the tax year for which the license is required,provided,
,however,that the minimum fee or tax shall not be less than One
Hundred Twenty and no/100 Dollars ($120.00)per tax year.
e.Upon every person or firm engaged in or carrying on the business
of selling or furnishing natural gas for domestic or industrial consumption,
a fee or tax equal to five per cent (5%)of the total gross income from
such business in the City during its fiscal year next proceeding the
tax year for which the license is required,provided,however,that
the minimum fee or tax shall not be less than One Hundred Twenty and
no/100 Dollars ($120.00)per tax year.
f.Upon every person or firm engaged in or carrying on the business
of selling or furnishing sanitation or garbage facilities and/or service
for domestic or industrial use,a fee or tax equal to five per cent (55%)
of the total gross income from such business in the City during its fiscal
year for which the license is required,provided,however,that the minimum
fee or tax shall not be less than One Hundred Twenty and no/100 Dollars
($120.00)per tax year.
g.Upon every person or firm engaged in or carrying on the business of
furnishing a cable subscription system for television signal distribution,
a fee or tax equal to five (5%)per cent of all basic monthly service
i charges derived from such business in the City during its fiscal year
next proceeding the tax year for which the license is required,provided,
however,that the minimum fee or tax shall not be less than One Hundred
Twenty and no/100 Dollars ($120.00)per tax year.It is not the intent to
Ordinance No.539 (Continued)
classify said business as a public utility.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective January 1,1966.
PASSED by the Council of the City of Moses Lake and APPROVED by its
Mayor this 14th day of December,1965 .
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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