[R.O. 1991 § 730.010; Ord. No. 830 § 1, 10-23-1980]
Every person, firm, company or corporation
now or hereafter engaged in the business of furnishing exchange telephone
service in the City of Smithville shall pay the said City as an annual
license tax five percent (5%) of the gross receipts derived and collected
for its or their customers located within the City and any services
there provided, except such receipts as represent charges for message
rate roll, or long distance telephone service, charges for exclusive
interstate service of any kind, charges for Morse, telegraph, television
or radio program transmission facilities, or for other services furnished
exclusively and permanently in connection with services extending
beyond the boundaries of the City, charges for the billing and collecting
for telegrams, charges for the sale of and advertising in telephone
directories, charges for the rental of plant facilities or other property
not currently used by any such company in furnishing its telephone
services, and charges which combine both receipts which are herein
taxed and which are herein excepted in all cases in which the demonstrable
cost to any such telephone company, in making a separation between
the revenues taxes and those excepted, shall exceed the evident revenue
to be derived therefrom by the City hereunder.
[R.O. 1991 § 730.020; Ord. No. 830 § 2, 10-23-1980]
The tax required by Section 730.010 shall be determined in the following manner: The company shall compute its gross receipts (as that term is defined in Section 730.010) for its billing cycle which will end the last day of each month, and by the last day of the following month, the company shall pay the tax due, being five percent (5%) of said actual gross receipts to the City.
[R.O. 1991 § 730.030; Ord. No. 830 § 3, 10-23-1980]
The payments required by the provisions
of this Chapter shall be in lieu of all other excises, charges, exactions,
rentals, fees, impositions, or other license or occupation taxes which
the City may be authorized to impose upon any such person, firm, company
or corporation licensed hereunder; but nothing herein contained shall
be construed to exempt any such person, firm, company or corporation
from any general or special ad valorem tax imposed upon the public
generally by said City.
[R.O. 1991 § 730.040; Ord. No. 830 § 4, 10-23-1980]
All such persons, firms, companies
or corporations licensed hereunder on the request of any person shall
remove or raise or lower its wires temporarily to permit the moving
of houses or other bulky structures. The expense of such temporary
removal, raising, or lowering of wires shall be paid by the party
or parties requesting such raising or lowering of wires and payment
in advance may be required. Not less than forty-eight (48) hours advance
notice shall be given to arrange for such temporary wire changes.
[R.O. 1991 § 730.050; Ord. No. 830 § 5, 10-23-1980]
The right is hereby granted to all
such persons, firms, companies or corporations licensed hereunder
to trim trees, brush, or hedges upon and overhanging the streets,
alleys, sidewalks, and public places of said City, so as to prevent
such foliage from coming in contact with telephone wires and cables
all of said trimming to be done under the supervision and direction
of the Governing Body of the said City or of any City Official to
whom said duties have been or may be delegated.
