The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-04
AN ORDNANCE

An OrulndnCe 10 provide fOr the levy.
assessment and collection Of Taxes, for
defraying expences of the city govern
ment, for street and bridge purposes,
and to pay tie interest and to create q
sinking fund of the bonded indebtness
of said City of Brownsville, for the year
1904.
Be it ordained by the city council OF
the City of Brownsville that there shall
be levied, assessed, and collected the fol
lowing taxes for the year A. d. 1904, as
follows, towit:-
SECTION l. For the purpose of defray.
ing the current expenses of the city
government of the said city of Browns
vile, for the year A. d. 1904, there j:
now hereby levied an advalorem Tax Of
twenty-five E2S cents on the one hun
dred 1901 dollars cash value thereof, es
timated in lawful currency of the United
States, which said cash value shall bt
estimated in the manner prescribed by
the laws of this state and the ordinance:
of this city, on all property, real, person
al, or mixed, situated IN said City o.
Brownsville, not especially exempted
from taxation by the laws OF this state
made and provided, on the first DIST.
day of January of the year, A. ID. 1904,
and on all property sent out of said city
prior to said first (1st. day of January
4. d. 1901 for the purpose of evadine
the payment of taxes thereon, and after
wards returned to said city.
SECTION 2 For the purpose of inn
proving and keeping in repair, the roads,
streets, and bridges, within the city linz
its of said City of Brownsville, there
shall be, and now hereby is, levied an
annual tax of fifteen (15) cents on the
one hundred (sl00) dollars cash value
thereof, estimated in lawful currency OF
the United States, which said cash value
shall be estimated in manner prescribed
by the laws of this STATE and the ordin-
ances of this city, on all property, real,
personal, or mixed, situated III said City
of Brownsville, not especially exempted
from taxation by the laws of this state
made erd provided, on the first 1st
day of January of tie year A. d. 1904,
and or all property sent out of said city
prior to said first 1sc.) day of January,
A. D. 1904, for the purpose of evading
the payment of taxes thereon, and after
wards returned to said city.
SECTION 5. For the purpose of paving
the interest on, and creating a sinking
fund for the payment of the bonded in
debtedness of the said City of Browns
vile of the issue Of 1889, created for the
ETC., there shall be, and now hereby, is
levied an advalorem Tax of twenty-five
(25) cents on the one hundred (S100)
dollars cash value thereof, estimated in
lawful currency of the United States,
which said cash value shall be estimated
in the manner prescribed by the laws of
this state and the ordinances of this city
on all property, real personal, or mixed,
situated in said City OF Brownsville. not
especially exempted from taxation by
the laws of this state made and provided,
on the first (1st. day of January of the
year A. d. 1904, and on all property
sent out of said city prior of said first
Qst.) day of January A. D., 1904, the
the purpose of evadIng the payment of
taxas thereon, and afterwards returned
to said city.
SECTION 4. All of the aforesaid taxes,
SO, levied, shall be paid in lawful cur
rency of the United States, only.
SECTION 5. That all such taxes, as
levied shall become due aud
payable on the tirst Qst. day of October,
A. D. 1904.
SECTION s. That all such tlxes, as are
levied and provided for by
the first 1st. )day of February, A. d.
1905, shall thereafter bear interest until
paid at the rate of six co. per centum
per annum.
SECTION 7. If any person, or associa-
ton of person, firm, or corporation shall
fail or refuse to pay the taxes imposed
upon him, or them, or on his, or their,
property, by this ordinance until the
(31st day of January, A. D:
1905, penalty of ten (10) per cent shall
accrue ON the entire amount of such
taxes due by, him or them.
SECTION s. 1t is hereby made the duty
of the tax-collector of this city and he
is hereby directed to collect all such
taxes, interest, and penalties that may
accrue, as hereinbefore provided, and all
such interest and penalties shall be fully
collected BY him at the same time As
such tax, upon which such interest or
penalties may have accrued, is collected
by him.
SECTION 9. That all ordinances, @
parts of ordinances in auywise, in con-
fiict with this ordinance, are now here
by repealed.
SECTION 10. That this Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and aft
ter ten 1O) days publication hereof as
required by law in :uch cases made and
provided.
Approved February 18th 1904
JNo. BARTLETT. Mayor,
Attest: FRANK CHAMPION Secretary
Low C0IonIst Rates.