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A. There are levied and shall be collected annual license fees and occupation taxes against the persons designated on account of the business activities, and in the amounts to be determined by the application of the respective rates against gross income as follows:

1. Telephone Business. Upon every person engaged in or carrying on any telephone business within the City, a fee or tax equal to six percent of the total gross income, including revenues from intrastate long distance toll service, from such business in the City during the current calendar year for which a license is required.

2. Electric Light and Power. Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of furnishing electric light and power within the City, a fee or tax equal to six percent of the total gross income from such business in the City during the current calendar year for which a license is required.

3. Natural or Manufactured Gas. Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of transmitting, distributing, selling and furnishing natural and/or manufactured gas, a tax equal to six percent of the total gross income from such business derived from the sale of gas within the City during the calendar year for which a license is required.

4. Cable Service. Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the business of constructing, operating and maintaining a cable subscriber system or cable modem service for television, radio and other audio-visual electrical signal distribution, a tax equal to six percent of the total gross income from such business derived from the sale of cable services within the City during the calendar year of which a license is required. (Ord. 2942 § 3, 2018: Ord. 2769 § 3, 2014: Ord. 2716 § 1 (part), 2013: Ord. 2673 § 1, 2012: Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 2545 § 1 (part), 2010: Ord. 2281 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2239 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1923 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1867 § 1, 1995; Ord. 1221 § 1, 1984: Ord. 1048 § 1, 1982: Ord. 1009 § 2, 1981: Ord. 505 § 5, 1969).