The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-05
AN ORDINANCE

assessment and collection of Taxes, tor
defraying expences of the CITY govern
rnent, for street and bridge purposes,
and TO pay the interest and TO create a
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 1. 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 is
now hereby levied an advalorem Tax OF
twenty-five rs cents OH the one hum
bred 1901 dollars cash value thereof, es-
tirnated in lawful currency of the United
States, which said cash value shall be
estimated in the manDer prescribed by
the laws of this state and the ordinances
of this city, on all property, real. person
al or mixed, situated in said City of
Brownsville, not especially exempted
from taxation by the laws OF this state
made and provided, OH the first DIST.
day of January of the year, A. d. 1904,
and on all property sent out of said city
prior to said first Cist.) day of January,
A D. 1904 for the purpose of evading
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 linn
its of said City of Brownsville, there
shall be, and now hereby is, levied an
al - EE+aa,, ~ 1,a
one hundred (Si00) dollars cash value
thereof, estimated in lawful currency of
the United States, which said cash value
shall be estimated i'll manner prescribed
by the laws of this state and the ordin-
ances 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.)
dav of January of the year 4. d. 1901,
and on all property sent ont of said, city
prior to said first Cst.) day OF January,
A. ID. 1904, for the purpose of evading
the payment of taxes thereon, and after
wards returned TO said city.
SECTION 3. For the purpose of paving
the interest on, and creating 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
purpose of erecting a school building,
ETC., there shall be, and now hereby, is
levied an advalorem Tax of twenty-five
(25) cents on the one hundred $500
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 ali property, real, personal, or mixed,
situated i'll 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
1st.) 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 S. That all such taxes, as
hereinbefore levied shall become dueaud
payable on the first Qst. day of October,
A. ID. 1904.
SECTION 6. That all such taxes, as are
kereinbefore levied and provided for by
this ordinance, if not paid os or before
the first Gst. )day of February, A. D.
1905, shall thereafter bear interest until
paid at the rate of six 90 per centum
per annum.
SECTION 2. If any person, oc associa-
ton of person, firm, or corporation shall
fail or refuse to pay the taxes imposed
upon him, or them, or on his, CT their,
property, by tins ordinance until the.
thirty-first (51st-p day of January, A D.
1905, penaltyof ten (10) per cent shall
accrue on the, entire amount nj such
taxes due by, hinrOr them.
SECTION s. It is, hereby made TIN duty
of the tax-collector of this city and. he.
is hereby directed, to collect alE such
taxes, interest, and. penalties that may
accrue, as hereinbeffEe provided. and all
such interest and penalties shall be- fnlly
collected by him at the same time as
such tax, upon whirh such interest or
penalties may have accrued, is collected
by him.
SECTION g. That all ordinances, or
parts of ordinances I'M auywise, in con-
fiict with this ordinance, are now here
BY repealed.
SECTION 10. That this Ordinance. .hall
take effect and be in fsfce from and at
ter ten (l0) DAYS publication hereof as
required by law in :uctr cases made and
provided.
Approved February 18th. 1904.
mo. BARTLETT. Mayer,
Attest: FRANK CHAMPION, Secretary.