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SECTION 1. Tax rate; levy; procedure as to payment. Beginning September 1, 1976, and continuing thereafter unless otherwise changed, there is hereby imposed and levied by the County upon each and every purchase of a utility service a tax for general purposes in the following amounts: (a) On purchasers of electric service for residential purposes, the tax shall be in the amount of fifteen percent (15%) of the charge (exclusive of any federal or state tax thereon) made by the seller against the purchaser with respect to such residential electric service; (provided, however, that in any case a monthly bill ' submitted by the seller for electric utility service for residential purposes shall exceed Ten Dollars, ($10.00), there shall be not tax computed on so much of such bills as shall exceed $10.00, except there shall be no tax computed on bills submitted for electric service for water beating where a separate meter is used solely for water heating service).
(b) On purchasers of electric service for commercial or indistrial purposes, the tax shall be in the amount of fifteen percent (15%) of the charge (exclusive of any federal or state tax thereon) made by the seller against the purchaser with respect to such commercial or industrial electric service (provided, however, that in any case any monthly bill submitted by the seller for electric service for commercial or industrial purposes shall exceed Ten Dollars, there shall be no tax computed on so much of such bill as ahall exceed Ten Dollars).
(c) On purchaser of gas utility service for residential or commercial or industrial purposes, the tax shall be in the amount of fifteen percent (15%) of the charge (exclusive of any federal or state tax thereon) made by the seller against the purchaser with respect to such gas utility service (provided, however, that in any case any monthly bill submitted by the seller for residential or commercial or industrial purposes shall exceed Ten Dollars, there shall be no tax computed on so much of such bill as shall exceed Ten Dollars).
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