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RESOLUTION NO. 59-83 BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF ~ CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />DECLARING ITS POSITION IN SUPPORT OF H. R. ~953 FOR THE R~2~OVAL <br />OF THE T~N PER C~2~T EXCISE TAX ON TELEPHONE USE CHARGES <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, during World War II Congress imposed a special tax which may be labeled a "luxury tax" upon the use of <br />telephone systems of communication; and <br /> <br /> ~ ~EREAS, conditions prevailing at the time of the adoption of the legislation imposing this tax no longer p~evail; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That this City Council hereby urges upon the Congress of the United States that <br /> <br />favorable consideration be given to the adoption of H. R. 4~53 and/or any other bill that now or hereafter may be <br />peD~ing before the Congress to repeal the Federal E~cise Tax on the usage of public utilities services in the sale <br />of communications, in the firm belief that today rapid comunication service is a necessity of our way of life, not a <br />luxury, and that such public utilities do presently bear a sufficient tax burden without the maintenance of a special <br /> <br />tax on the consumer use of such facilities. The Clerk of the Council is hereby directed to send a certified copy of <br /> this Resolution to the Honorable Thomas H. Kuchel, and to the Homorable James B. Utt, to make clear to them and to <br /> any committee considering H. R. 4953, or any similar bill, the position of this City Council. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its adjourned regular meeting held on the <br /> 14th day ol' April, 1959. <br /> <br /> ATTEST: Dale H. Heinl~ <br /> MAYOR <br /> Marion Suttner (SEAL) <br /> Clerk of the Council <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS <br />CITT OF SANTA ANA ) <br /> <br /> I, MARIO~ SUT~NER, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the fore- <br /> going Reso. lutic~ was regularly introduced to samd Council at its adoourned regular meeting held on the 14th day of <br /> April, 1959, and was at said meeting regularly passed and adopted by the following vote. to-wit: <br /> AYES, COUNCILMEN: Bob Brewer, Stanley C. Gould, Jr., A. A. Hall, Royal E. Hubbard, Dale H. Heinly <br /> NOES, COUNCILMEN ~ None . . <br /> ABSENT, COUNCILMEN. None · <br /> <br /> Marion Suttner <br /> (SEAL) Clerk of the Council <br /> <br /> <br />