Sec. 11.1-14.1 Definitions.
The following words and phrases, when used in this article,
shall, for the purposes of this article, have the following
respective meanings:
Commissioner. The commissioner of the revenue of the city
and any of the commissioner's duly authorized deputies or agents.
Hotel. Any public or private hotel, inn, hostelry, tourist home
or house, motel or rooming, boarding or lodging house within the
city offering lodging as defined in this section, for compensation,
to any transient as defined in this section.
Lodging. The rental of room or space to any transient for
compensation, by a hotel as defined in this section, or the
occupancy of such room or space by such transient. If the charge
made by any hotel to such transient includes any charge for
meals, parking or other services or accommodations in addition to
lodging or the use of such room or space, then such portion of
such total charge as represents only room or space rental shall be
distinctly set out and billed to such transient by such hotel as a
separate item.
Person. Any individual, corporation, company, association,
firm, copartnership, or any group of individuals acting as a unit.
Transient. Any person who, for a period of not more than
thirty consecutive days, either at his own expense or at the
expense of another, obtains lodging for which a charge is made at
a hotel, as defined in this section.
Treasurer. The treasurer of the city and his duly authorized
deputies or agents. (6-3-74, § 1.)