The tax levied hereunder shall be paid by the consumer or user to the vendor. It is the duty of each and every vendor in the town to collect from consumers or users the full amount of the tax levied by this subchapter or an amount equal as nearly as possible or practicable to the average equivalent thereof. Vendors shall add the tax imposed hereunder, or the average equivalent thereof, to the sales price or charge, and when added, such tax shall constitute a part of such price or charge, shall be a debt from the consumer or user to the vendor until paid and shall be recoverable at law in the same manner as other debts.
(Prior Code, § 3-2-10)