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. •ORDINANCE• NO. ,49-0 - -2 7 AN ORDINANCE providing for the levy and collection of excise taxes pursuant to Chapter 35.95 of the Revised Code of Washington upon persons within the City of Everett; limiting the use of the proceeds therefrom to the operation, maintenance, and capital needs of the Everett Transit 1 System; amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 45-69 of the City of Everett, and declaring an emergency to exist. 2 3 4 Section 1 : Section 2 of Ordinance No. 45-69 reads as follows: 5 "Beginning with the month of January 1 , 1975, there is hereby levied 6 upon all persons within the City of Everett who are served and billed by the City for any one or more public utility services owned and operated by the City excise taxes in the amounts and in the manner as 7 follows: 8 A. On each person for each housing unit involved the 9 sum of $0.75 per month. Where any structure, building, or portion thereof contains one or more housing units 10 involved and the occupants or tenants thereof are not billed for any public utility services furnished by the 11 City to such unit or units, the person who is billed for such service or services shall be deemed to be served and 12 billed therefor, and shall be billed and pay the monthly excise tax as herein levied and provided for on each and 13 every housing unit or units; provided, however, such amount so billed and collected shall not exceed 90% of the total excise tax as above provided for and levied for 14 such housing unit or units, which is the average percentage of occupancy in housing units within the City of Everett. 15 16 B. On each person for each commercial unit involved the sum of $0.75 per month. Where any structure, building, or portion thereof contains one or more commercial units 17 involved and the occupants or tenants thereof are not billed for any public utility services furnished by the 18 City to such unit or units, the person who is billed for such service or services shall be deemed to be served and 19 billed therefor, and shall be billed and pay the monthly excise tax as herein levied and provided for on each and 20 every such commercial unit or units; provided, however, such amount so billed and collected shall not exceed 90% 21 of the total excise tax as above provided for and levied for such housing unit or units, which is the average per- 22 centage of occupancy in commercial units within the City of Everett. 23 C. On each person having employees the sum of $0.25 per 24 employee per month; provided, however, that the total sum payable by each person having employees shall not exceed 25 $2,500.00 per month. 26 In the event that any person shall be subjected to more than one levy of the excise tax under the definitions and provisions hereinabove 27 set forth in this section, such person shall be liable for only one excise tax levy, which shall be the highest tax levy for which he could be held 28 liable. 29 30 31 32