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.U4 TUESDAl: JuNE 27, 1967 (a) Tte word "person" shall include indiviciuals, firms, partnerships, associations, corporations, and combinations of individuals of whatever form and character. (b) UTILITY SERVICE: The phrase "utility service" shall include electric service and/or water and sewer service furnished or used within the corporate limits. (c) PURCHASERS: The word I'purchaser" shall include every purchaser or user of ele~tric service and/or 'water and sevier service unless otherwise specifically exempted by the Ci t,,! of Martinsville. (d) The word SELLER: The word "seller" shall mean any person, firm or corporation, municipal or otherwise, who sells and furnishes such utility services, 'tlhether metered or unmetered. ]. There is hereby imposed and levied by the City of Martinsville upon each purchaser or user of a utility service, as defined in Section 2 herein, a monthly tax in accordance with the follo'tling schedule: (a) on every purchaser of a utility service, the sum of one dollar ($1.00); (b) in addition to the foregoing, on every purchaser of electric service the additional sum of: (1) one dollar ($1.00) where the monthly electric service charge does not exceed $10.00; (2) one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) where the monthly electric service charge exceeds $10.00 but does net exceed $20.00; (3) two dollars ($2.00) where the monthly electric service charge exceeds $20.00; and, (4) where the monthly electric service is illlmetered, $2.00 on commercial and industrial users and $1.00 on residential users. 4. In all cases where the seller collects the price er submits bills for electric service for periods of two months then the tax for each two (2) months period shall be double or t'tlice that herein above imposed. Such tax or taxes in every case shall be collected by the seller from the purchaser and shall be paid by the purchaser unto the seller, for t':1e use ef the City of Martinsville, at the time that the purchase price or such charge or charges shall become due and payable. Where there is more than one meter in one building and/or residence and utility service is used exclusively by one and the same purchaser, then there shall be only one tax levied fer that purchaser. In apartment bJildings there shall be a tax levied for each apartment; however, if the building owner resides in the apartment building, then he or she shall pay only one tax for the servirg of his or her apartment and the hallway (incluiing outside and basement). The tax imposed or levied herein shall be in addition to the utility service charges and shall be placed on the bill of each purchaser and current user in additLon to tl1e charges for utili t:v serv~ce l:harges an] shall be payable at the same time as utiJity bills are payable.