The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-15
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
Text Of the Bill Which Passed the House
Saturday.
THE CHANGES MADE ARE MATERIAL
Measure win Now Have to GO Hack
In the senate for Concurrence
In House Amendments.

senate for concurrence in the amendments
attached thereto in the house.
a bill TO be entitled an act TO amend
section 40 OF an act entitled "An, oct
TO provide charter for the city of Hous-
ton Harris county Texas tho same
being chapter of the special acts of the
regular session OF the Twenty fifth
legislature, and 10 add thereto dection
i0a authorizing the creation of the
office of boiler inspector, and section
40h, empowering the city council to pro-
vide for refunding money heretofore
paid for paving assessments under The
front foot rule heretofore existing, and
10 repeal all laws and parts OF laws in
conflict herewith and to declare an
emergency.
Be It enacted by the legislature Of the
State OF Texas
Section l. That section 40. of an act
entitled can act to provide a charter for
the city OF Hot ston. Harris county Toxins.
tho same being chapter OF the special
acts OF the regular session OF The TWEEN
ty-ilfth legislature be so amended rs TO
hereafter read as follows and that sec
tions i0a and i0b be added thereto.
Section 40. The city council may CON
tinue annually to levy and provide for the
assessment and collection of the Special
tax provided by ordinance, passed by the
city council of said city on tho 9nd day
Of June, a. d. 1883, aud tor the purpose
the various outstanding bonds. issued ny
the city of Houston, and may, by ordi
nance. levy and provide for the assess
ment and collection annually upon all
property, real aud personal, In the cliy
Of Houston, not exempt from taxation
such additional tax, not exceeding one and
one half per cent ad valorem. as the IN
tAest of the city may require for other
purposes; provided, that If the council
should fail or neglect TO pass taS ordi-
nance for any one year. levylng the taxes
for that year that the tax ordinances last
passed VIII be considered in force, aud tho
failure to pass such ordinance shall IN no
wise invaidate the collection OF The tax
II may. also determine when taxes shall
be paid by corporations or by Individual
corporations, ana levy, assess and collect
urson each male citizen of the clty Cv,r
the age of 81, an annual poll tax of ono
dollar.
All taxes upon real estate shall be
lion and charge upon the property upon
which the taxes are due. which lien may
be foreclosed, and the tax collected by
suit In any court having Jurisdiction. All
taxes not paid within the time prescribed
by the ordinances. shall bear interest at
the rate OF per cent per annum All
real and personal property held. owned
or situated in the city of Houston shall
be liable for all taxes due by the owners
thereof including taxes on real estate,
personal property and poll tax. All per-
soual property may be LOWED upon. seized
and sold by the Assessor and collector
for any taxes that may be due, without
further warrant Of authority Than the
production of his tax roll which sale.
when made, shall convey perfect title to
the purchaser thereof. or the amount OF
the tax may be sued Tor In any court hay
Ing jurisdiction. and personal iu1Sm mt
may be recovered against the deiinuuent
a IN "a
the personal property on which the city
tax is due has been sold or who owns.
holds or claims possession of said person1l
property, provided that no sale shall be
made for taxes which have been due For
our years OF more before said oei2ure
Is made
II shall be tht duty OF every person own
ing or holding property tn the city of
Houston 10 render. under oEth, to the
assessor and collector ~ 'aXes, NJ his
office In said city annually, within the time
prescribed by the ordinances Of eaid city.
full and complete inventory Of all
property so owned or held by him, whether
real or personal, and TO take aud subscribe
an oath as 10 the correctness of such
inventory. which oath may be alminis-
tered by the assessor and collector IA
person or by deputy. All property real.
personal or mixed, except such as may
be hereinafter expressly exempted Ia sub
ject TO taxation aud the same shall be
rendered and listed ip the manner pre-
scribed by the general laws in regard
TO general state taxation, when appli
cable The definition of property and
terms. as defined by tho general laws an
der the head OF taxation" and what Is
subject to taxation as prescribed by the
general laws of this State. shall apply
TO taxation Of this city.
All taxes shall be payable at the Office
OF the Assessor and collector, aud no de-
mand by him be requisite or necessary
to enfnrce the collection thereof by any
proceedings herein prescribed. nor for any
taxes due before the passage OF this act
The assessor and collector shall inventory
ard assess all property which The owner
thereof may fail or refuse. or gay have
failed or refused to Inventory and assess
for previous years, which inventory and
assessment when SO made by him shall
be as valid and effective as II made by the
owners thereof When the description Of
any property on tho asscssm at sheets
or tax rolls IS vague and indefinite the
city may show by evidence other than the
assessment and tax rolls where The prop
erty is located. aid on what property TIC
tax Is due what parties own the prom
erty. and that the taxes On the same nre
due and unpaid, and enforce and sbre-
close the tax lien on such property, pro-
vided said taxes for which said Hon II
sought to be forcclosed stall not have
Dceu uut TOUT years OF upIt ntIptN HlGu
proceedings TO foreclose are begun.
The city council may and shalt have full
power to provide by ordinance FER tho
prompt collection OF all taxes LOWED, as
sessed and due or becoming due 20 sAid
city and TO that end may and ,hall
deem necessary TO the levying laslHg
imposing. assessing and collecting o. any
OF said taxes. and 70 regulate The mode
and manner OF making out tax lists ead In
ventorles and the appraisoment OF prop
erty thereon. and TO prescribe tho OATH
that shall be administered to each per
son on such rendition OF property. fri
10 prescribe how and when proper y shall
thus be rendered. and TO TX tho CITIES
and define the powers OF the assessor and
collector OF taxes
All taxes due by property owners on any
and all property for the year 1871, up 20
aud including the year 1896 and Tor ~
years TO come until otherwise provided
by charter as appears upon the tax rolls
OF said city may he c@llected hv suit froN
dellnauents and foreclosure ~ the item
thereon IN any court having iurlsdt'tion
OF the same and any person VIII, shah
purchase property encountered with q len
for taxes shall be deemed as to such taxes
delinduent tax payer and such purchaser
takes the property charged with ~ a
and he can not lnterpose any defense which
his vendor might not have lnternosed
had he continued 10 be the owner reo'
yfdcd tha4 the niea NJ Limitation OF four