The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-17
AN ORDINANCE

penses of city government for street aHd
, bridge purposes, and to pay the interest
on, and to create a sinking fund of the
bonded Indebtedness of said city OF
Brownsville, for the year 1905.
Be it ordained 6y tie cffy c0unciz OF
tie aty of BroagnSgilze.
That there shall be, and now hereby is
levied, and shall be assessed and collect
ed the following taxes for the wear A. D.
1905, as follows, towit:
Section For the purpose of defray-
ing the current expenses of the city gov
eminent of the said city of Brownsville,
for the year A. D. 1905, there is now
hereby levied an advalorem tax of TWEEN
ty five ESQ cents on the one hundred
! (S100.00) dollar cash value thereof, es-
timated in lawful currency ofthese Unit
ed 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, per
sonal, or mixed, situated in said city of
Brownsville, lin the county of Cameron
and State of Texas, not especially ex-
e1npted from taxation by the laws of this
State made and provided, on the first
| % day of January of the year A. D. 1905.
and on all property sent out of said city
prior to said first o. day of January, A.
D. 1905, for the purpose of evading the
payment of taxes thereon, and after
wards returned to said city.
Section 2-For the purpose of i'm
proving and keeping in repair the roads,
streets and bridges, within the city limits |
of said city of Brownsville County of |
Cameron and State of Texas, there shall |
be, and now hereby is, levied an annual |
tax of fifteen Q5c) cents on the one hun
dred 100000 dollar cash value thereof,
estimated in lawful currency of the Unit
ed States, which said cash value shall
be estimated i'll the manner prescribed
by the laws of this state, and the or
dinances of this city, on all property,
real, personal, or mixed, situated in said
city of Brownsville, not especially ex-
empted from taxation by the laws of this
State made and provided, on the first
ID day of January, of the year A. D.
1905, and on all property sent out of said
city prior to said first % day of January,
a. D. 1905, for the purpose of evading
the payment of taxes thereon, and after
wards returned to said city
Section 3.-For the purpose of paying
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 1883, created for the
purpose of erecting school building,
ETC., there shall be, and now hereby is,
levied an advalorem tax of twenty-five
25cl cents on the one hundred (S100 00)
iollar cash value thereof, estimated i'll .
awful currency of the United States,
which said cash value shall be estimated
n the manner prescribed by the laws of
his State and the ordinances of this city,
IN all property, real, personal, or mixed,
situated in said city of Brownsville lin
he county of Cameron, and State of
reXas), not especially exempted from
axation by the laws of this State made
md provided, on the first ~ day of !.
January, a. D. 1905, and on all property
ent out of said city prior to said first !
y day of January, A. D. 1905, for the
of evading the payment of taxes
hereon, and afterwards returned to said
:ity.
Section All of the aforesaid taxes,
20 levied, shall be paid in lawful cur
ency of the United States only.
Section 5.-All such taxes, as herein
,efore levied, shall become due and pay
bile on the first u day of October, A.
}. 1905.
Section 6.-That all taxes, as herein l
,efore levied and provided for by this =
ordinance, if not paid on or before the
lrst u day of February, A. d. 1906,
hall thereafter bear interest until paid,
t the rate of six (6) per centum per an
lum.
Section IF any person, or associa-
ion of persons, firm or corporation shall
all or refuse to pay the taxes imposed
lpon him, or them, or on his, or their
by this ordinance, until the
hirty-hrst 80 day of January, A. D.
9O6, penalty of ten 10 per cent shall
ccrue on the entire amount of such {
faxes, due by him, or them.
Section SIT is hereby made the duty
# the tax collector of this city, and he
S hereby directed to collect all such
axes, interest, and penalties that may
ccrue, as hereinbefore provided, and all
UGH interest and penalties shall be full
Y collected by him, at the same time as
UGH tax, upon which such interest or =
,enalt;eS may have accrued, is collected ,