A tax is imposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 8-11-6 of the Illinois Municipal Code upon the privilege of using in the municipality any item of tangible personal property which is purchased outside Illinois at retail from a retailer, and which is titled or registered with an agency of Illinois government. The tax shall be at a rate of one percent of the selling price of such tangible property with selling price to have the meaning as defined in the Use Tax Act, approved July 14, 1955.
(Ord. 481 § 1, 1974).