As used in this chapter:
(a) "Gross receipts" means the consideration received for the transmission of messages, or for distributing, supplying, furnishing or selling gas or electricity for use or consumption and not for resale, as the case may be, and for all services rendered in connection therewith valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including cash, credit, services and property of every kind and material, and for all services rendered therewith. "Gross receipts" shall be determined without any deduction on account of the cost of transmitting said messages and without any deduction on account of the cost of the service, product or commodity supplied, the cost of materials used, the cost of labor and service or any other expenses whatsoever. The term "gross receipts" shall not include any charges added to customers' bills pursuant to the provisions of Section 9-221 or 9-222 of the Illinois Public Utilities Act or any other separately stated charge added to customers' bills with respect to any tax or other governmental imposition.
(Ord. 720. Passed 2-27-89.)
(b) "Person" means any natural individual, firm, trust, estate, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint venture, corporation, municipal corporation or political subdivision of the State or a receiver, trustee, conservator or other representative appointed by order of any court.
(c) "Transmitting messages", in addition to the usual and popular meaning of person-to-person communication, means the furnishing, for a consideration, of services or facilities (whether owned or leased) or both, to persons in connection with the transmission of messages where such persons do not, in turn, receive any consideration in connection therewith. "Transmitting messages" does not include such furnishing of services or facilities to persons for the transmission of messages to the extent that any such service or facility for the transmission of messages is furnished for a consideration, by such persons to other persons, for the transmission of messages.
(Ord. 433. Passed 6-10-74; 1976 Code §9-19.)