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CIT Y 0 F MAR Y S V ILL E
Marysville,Washington
ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance of the City of Marysville providing
for and imposing a tax upon telephone,gas and
electricity utilities.
WHEREAS,the City Council has established the construc-
tion or renovation of the City Library as a priority of the City;and
WHEREAS,the City Council desires to impose a utility
tax for the express purpose of creating revenues which may be de-
posited in the Cumulative Reserve Building Fund of the City and
ultimately used as a first priority for the construction or renova-
tion of the library;Now,Therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Generally.Business or utility taxes in an
amount herelnafter speclfled are hereby levied and shall be collected
against purveyors of utilities in the City of Marysville.
Section 2.Telephone Business.Upon any telephone
business there shall be levied a tax equal to 5%of the gross sub-
scribers exchange monthly service charges billed to business and
residence subscribers within the corporate limits of the City of
Marysville.The tax shall be paid monthly on or before the 20th
day of the following month.In computing said tax,there shall be
deducted from said revenues the following items:
(a)The amount of uncollectible service charges
actually sustained by the taxpayer.
(b)Amounts derived from transactions in inter-
state or foreign commerce or from any business
which the City is prohibited from taxing under
the Constitutions of the State of Washington
or the United States.
The effective date of this tax shall be January 22,
1976.
Section 3.Sale of Gases.Upon any business engaged in
the sale of artlflcial,natural or mixed gases,there shall be
levied a tax equal to 5%of the total gross monthly service charge
billed to business and residence customers within the corporate limits
of the City of Marysville.The tax shall be paid monthly on or
before the 20th day of the following month.In computing said tax,
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there shall be deducted from said revenues the amount of any
uncollectible service charges actually sustained by the taxpayer.
The effective date of this tax shall be January 20,1976.
Section 4.Sale of Electricity.Upon every business
engaged in the sale of electricity,including a public utility dis-
trict,there shall be levied a tax equal to 5%of the total gross
monthly service charges billed to business and residence customers
within the corporate limits of the City of Marysville.The tax
shall be payable monthly on or before the 20th day of the following
month.In computing said tax,there shall be deducted from said
revenues the amount of any uncollectible service charges actually
sustained by the taxpayer.The effective date of this tax shall be
January 1,1976.
Section S.Tax Revenues.All revenues derived from the
tax imposed hereln shall De deposited in the Cumulative Reserve
Building Fund of the City of Marysville.
this
PASSED by t~~ncil and APPROVED by the Mayor
d~~day of ~,197.('.
THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE
ATTEST:
BYxl~J6~City Cler
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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