HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 86.11 Amending Ordinance 79.03 relating to a transaction privilege tax on utilities ORDINANCE NO. 86.11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TOWN ORDINANCE 79.03 PROVIDING FOR
THE IMPOSITION OF A TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX UPON
CERTAIN UTILITIES
WHEREAS the Town of Marana did enact that certain
Ordinance 79.03 on the 20th day of November 1979; and
WHEREAS the Town of Marana does now wish to amend said
Ordinance by adding a new Section thereto with respect to the
levying of a transaction privilege tax upon utilities within the
Town limits of the Town of Marana;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN OF MARANA
THAT ORDINANCE NUMBER 79.03 IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING SECTION
79-3(C), TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Section 79-3(C) - Taxation of Utilities.
1. There is further levied at an amount equal to
2.Q% of the gross income from the business, a tax upon every
person engaging or continuing to engage within the Town in the
business of furnishing to consumers within the Town electricity,
electric lights, current, power, gas (natural or artificial) or
domestic water.
2. There is further levied at an amount equal to 2.0%
of the gross income from the business, a tax upon every person
engaged in or continuing
business of transmitting
conversations by telephone,
the Town to another point
to engage within the Town in the
local or long distance messages or
or messages by telegraph, from within
in the Town, within the State, or
outside of the State, including gross income derived from any
services rendered to subscribers within the corporate limits of
The Town and including gross income derived from subscribers
within the corporate limits of the Town in connection with the
publication of any directory.
3. In computing the amount of tax imposed under Sections
C1 and C2 above, there shall be allowed as an offset against
this tax full credit for any and all franchise fees paid to the
Town pursuant to the terms of a franchise by anyone engaged in
and holding a Town franchise for any of the businesses heretofore
described, such franchise fees to include all fees and payments
made which are based on gross income realized from sales or
services provided to specified classes of customers within the
Town.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of
Marana, this 18th day of November , 1986.
ATTEST:
Town Clerk ~z