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226 ORDINANCE NO. NS-203U PAGE TWO SECTION 2: That section 35-156 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 35-156. Electricity users tax. (a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person in the City of Santa Ana using electrical energy in the city. The tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of four (4) per cent of the charges made for such energy and shall be paid by the person paying for such energy. "Charges," as used in this section shall include charges made for: (1) Metered energy, and (2) Minimum charges for service, including customer charges, service charges, demand charges, stand- by charges, and annual and monthly charges. (b) As used in this section, the term "using electri- cal energy" shall not be construed to mean the storage of such energy by a person in a battery owned or possessed by him for use in an automobile or other machinery or de- vice apart from the premises upon which the energy was re- ceived, provided however, that the term shall include the receiving of such energy for the purpose of using it in the charging of batteries; nor shall the term include the mere receiving of such energy by an electric public utility or governmental agency at a point within the City of Santa Ana for resale; or the use of such energy in the production or distribution of water by a public utility or a govern- mental agency. (c) The tax imposed in this section shall be col- lected from the service user by the person supplying such energy. The amount of tax collected in one month shall be remitted to the tax administrator on or before the 20th day of the following month. Remittance of tax may be predicated on a formula based upon the payment pattern of the supplier's customers. SECTION 3: That section 35-157 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 35-157. Gas user tax. (a) There is hereby imposed a tax upon every person in the City of Santa Ana, other than a gas corporation or