Michigan Laws 141.1162 – Definitions
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For the purposes of this ordinance:
(1) The words, terms and phrases set forth below and their derivations have the meanings given therein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and in the singular number include the plural. “Shall” is always mandatory and not merely directory. “May” is always directory.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.1162
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(2) “Administrator” means the official designated by the city to administer the provisions of this ordinance.
(3) “Billed or ordinarily billable to locations within the taxing city” means the location of the premises of the user for the usage of the public utility services.
(4) “Month” means a calendar month.
(5) “Person” means a natural person, partnership, fiduciary, association, corporation, or other entity. When used in any provision imposing a criminal penalty, “person” as applied to an association means the parties or members thereof, and as applied to a corporation, the officers thereof.
(6) “Public utility services” means the providing, performing or rendering of public service of a telephone, electric, steam, or gas nature, the rates or other charges for which are subjected to regulation by state public utility regulatory bodies, federal public utility or regulatory bodies or both, or the rendering of public service of an electric or gas nature by a government owned facility.
(7) “Public utility” means a person who provides public utility services.
(8) “Resale customer” means a person that purchases utility services or property from a public utility for resale to a utility user.
(9) “Utility user” or “user” means a person required to pay a tax imposed under the provisions of this ordinance.