A. Tax Imposed: A tax is hereby imposed upon any and all the following acts or privileges:
1. The act or privilege of originating in the village or receiving in the village intrastate telecommunications by a person at the percentage rate, set out in section 1-12-3 of this title, under the category "taxes", of the gross charge for such telecommunications purchased at retail from a retailer.
2. The act or privilege of originating in the village or receiving in the village interstate telecommunications by a person at the percentage rate, set out in section 1-12-3 of this title, under the category "taxes", of the gross charge for such telecommunications purchased at retail from a retailer. To prevent actual multistate taxation of the act or privilege that is subject to taxation under this subsection A2, any taxpayer, upon proof that the taxpayer has paid a tax in another state on such event, shall be allowed a credit against any tax enacted pursuant to or authorized by this section to the extent of the amount of such tax properly due and paid in such other state which was not previously allowed as a credit against any other state or local tax in this state. (Ord. 2002-18, 11-25-2002; amd. 2009 Code)
B. Exemptions: The tax imposed by this article is not imposed on such act or privilege to the extent such act or privilege may not, under the constitution and statutes of the United States, be made the subject of taxation by the village. (Ord. 2002-18, 11-25-2002)