(a) This chapter shall not apply to any person, firm, corporation or to any property as to whom or which it is beyond the power of Council to impose the tax herein provided for.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as levying a tax upon the following:
(1) Funds received from local, state or Federal governments because of service in the Armed Forces of the United States by the person rendering such service, or as a result of another person rendering such service.
(2) Poor relief, pensions, social security, unemployment compensation, and disability benefits received from private industry or local, state or Federal governments, or from charitable, religious or educational organizations.
(3) Dues, contributions and similar payments received by charitable, religious, educational or literary organizations or labor unions, lodges and similar organizations.
(4) Receipts from casual entertainment, amusements, sports events and health and welfare activities conducted by bona fide charitable, religious and educational organizations and associations.
(5) Any association, organization, corporation, club or trust, which is exempt from federal taxes on income by reason of its charitable, religious, educational, literary, scientific, etc., purposes.
(6) Gains from involuntary conversions, cancellation of indebtedness, interest on federal obligations, and income of a decedent's estate during the period of administration, except such income from the operation of a business.
(7) Earnings and income of all persons under eighteen years of age, whether residents or nonresidents. (Ord. 1400. Passed 11-24-75.)