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THE VILLAGE OF NORTH ORLANDO ~ FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. 27
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING OF TAXES
AGAINST THE CONSUMER OF PUBLIC UTILITIES WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF NORTH ORLANDO~ PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF
BY THE SELLER~ PAYMENT THEREOF BY THE SELLER TO THE VILLAGE OF
NORTH ORLANDO ~ AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
BY THE SELLER OR ~URCHASER.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH ORLANDO ~
FLORIDA:
Section 1. (a) There is hereby levied against each
and every purchaser or person using electricity" metered or
bottled ~as" water" and local telephone and telegraph service
within the corporate limits of the Village" a tax based upon
and a charge made, by the seller thereof" as follows:
Ten percentum of the total amount billed". provided"
however" that the maximum tax on each of the aforementioned
public utilities shall not exceed thirty-five - one hundredths
(35/100) of a dollar per consumer for each such utility.
Section 1. (b) The tax shall" in every case" be
paid by the purchaser for the use of the Village of North
Orlando, to the seller of such electricity, metered or bottled
gas, water, and local telephone and telegraph service" at the
. time of paying the charge there~or to the seller thereof, but
not less often than monthly.
Section 2. (a) It shall be 'the duty of every seller
-of'electricity" metered or bottled gas, water" or local telephone
and telegraph service, to collect from the purchaser" for the
use of the Village of North orlando" the tax hereby levied at
the t;me of c9].lecting the selling price charged for each
or bottled gas~ water~ local telephone and tel~graph service~
without~ ,at the same, time~ collecting the tax ~ereby levied
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in;respect to such purchase or purchases~ unl~ss such seller
shall elect to assume and, pay such tax without collecting the
same from the purchaser.
Section 2. (c) Any seller f~iling to collect such
tax at the time of collecting the price of any purchase~ where
the seller has not elected to assume and pay such tax~ shall be
liable to said Village for the amount of such tax in like manner.
as i.f the same had actually been paid to the seller ~ and the
Village Mayor of said Village shall cause to be brought all
suits and aotions and to take all proceedings in the.name of
the V~llage as may be necessary for the recovery of such tax;
provided, however, the seller shall not be liable for the pay~
ment of such tax upon uncollected bills.
Section 2~ (d) If any purchaser shall fail, neglect
or refuse to pay to the seller~ the seller's said charge~ and
the tax hereby imposed and as hereby required~ on account of
the purchase for which such charge is made, or either, the
~ seller shall have and is hereby vested with the right, power
and authority to immediately discontinue further service to
such purchaser until the tax and the seller's bill shall have
been paij in full.
Section 3. Each and every seller of electricity~
~ . metered or bottled gas, water, local telephone and 'telegraph
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service" shall keep complete records showing all pur'chases in
said Village of such commodities or service" which records
shall show the price charged upon each purchase" the date
thereof" and the date of payment thereof" and said records
shall be kept open for inspection by the duly authorized ag~nts
of said Village during business hours on all business days"
and said duly authorized agents of said Village shall have the
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right" power and ~uthority to take such transcFipts thereof
during such times as they may desire.
Section 4. (a) The United States of America" State
of Florida" County of Seminole, the Village of North Orlando"
Florida, and their commissions and agencies and other tax
supported bodies" public corporations" authorities, boards
and commissions, shall be exempted from the payment of the
taxes imposed and levied hereby.
Section 4. (b) ,Said tax shall not apply to purchases
of bottled water, or to long distance telephone service" or to
coin box telephone.
Section 5. Any purchaser wilfully failing or refusing
to pay the tax hereby imposed, where the seller has not elected
to assume and pay said tax, and any seller violating the pro-
visions hereof" or any officer, agent or employee of any seller
violating the provisions hereof" shall be guilty of a misdemeanor"
and shall, upon conviction" be punished by a.fine not exceeding'
;- Five ~undredDollars ($500.00)" or by imprisonment not exceeding-
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sixty (60) days" or.in the discretion of the Municipal JUdge
of the v1llagemay be punished by both such fine and imprison-
ment" ar.j each violation shall 'be deemed a separat~ otfEms~"
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and shall be punished accordingly.
Passed first reading this 19th day of
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Passed second reading this ~ day of
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Passed. third reaCi1ng th1s "-,, day of
Aup>>.st ~A.:P. 1963.
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, ATTEST:
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