[CC 1981 §630.010; Ord. No. 254 §1, 5-22-1968]
Pursuant to the Laws of Missouri, every person, firm or corporation
now or hereafter engaged in the business of supplying or furnishing
electricity or electrical service or power in the City of Winchester,
Missouri, shall pay to the said City as a license or occupational
tax six percent (6%) of the gross receipts derived from such business
within the said City.
[CC 1981 §630.020; Ord. No. 488 §2, 4-11-1979]
Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business hereinbefore
set forth in the City of Winchester is hereby required to file with
the City Clerk of said City, on or before the last day of each calendar
month, a sworn statement showing the gross receipts derived from such
business during the preceding calendar month; and at the same time
pay to the City Treasurer the tax hereinbefore set forth.
[CC 1981 §630.030; Ord. No. 49 §3, 6-5-1957]
The City Clerk and such other persons as may be designated by
the Board of Aldermen from time to time is and are hereby authorized
to investigate the correctness and accuracy of the statement so filed
and for that purpose shall have access at all reasonable times to
the books, documents, papers and records of any person making such
return in order to ascertain the accuracy thereof.
[CC 1981 §630.040; Ord. No. 49 §4, 6-5-1957]
Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be so construed as to
exempt any person, firm or corporation to which this Chapter is applicable
from the payment to the City of Winchester of the tax which the said
City levies upon the real or personal property belonging to such person,
firm or corporation.
[Ord. No. 1002 §1, 9-14-2011]
Pursuant to Section 393.275, RSMo., and any and all other applicable
authority, the City shall maintain the tax rate of its business license
taxes on the gross receipts of electric utilities without reduction
notwithstanding any periodic fluctuations in the tariffs of such utility
corporations or any notice thereof, including, but not limited to,
notice sent under Section 393.275, RSMo.