The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-06-27
AN ORDINANCE

To provide for the levy, assessment
and collection of taxes, for defraying ex-
penses Of city government for street and
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 1T ordained By the city e0uucfl o,
the city Of Brownsville.
That there shall be, and now hereby is
levied, and shall be assessed and collect
ed the following taxes for the year A. D.
1905, as follows, towit:
Section For the purpose of defray-
ing the current expenses of the city gov
ernment of the said city of Brownsville,
for the year A. D. 1905, there is now
hereby levied an advalorem tax of TWEEN
ty FIVE (25c) cents on the one hundred
$4,000 dollar cash value thereof, es-
tiniated in lawful currency fthese 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-
enpted 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 % day of January, A.
D. 1905, for the purpose of evading the
payment of taxes thereon, and after
wards returned to said city.
Section For the purpose of i'm
proving and keeping in repair the roads,
streets and bridges, within the city limits
of said cis 81 Brownsville County of
Ca.aes9a AID State of Texas, there shall
be, and now hereby IS, levied an annual
tax of fifteen 15cl cents or 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 III the manner prescribed
by the laws of this state, and the or
dinances OF this city. or all property,
real, personal, or mixed, situated in said
city of Brownsville. not especially ex-
enlpted 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 ID day of January,
A. D. 1905. for the purpose of exading
the payment of taxes thereon. and after
wards returned to said city.
Section 3.-For the purpose OF paying
The interest on; and creating a sinking
fund for the payment Of the bonded IN
debte5luess of the said city OF Browns-
vile, OF the issue Of 1889. created fer the
purpose Of erecting school bnilsing,
etc, there shall be, and now hereby IS,
levied al advaiorem tax Of twenty-five
l2Sc1 cents on the one hundred $500 go
dollar cash value thereof, estimated II
lawful currency OF the United States,
which said cash value shall lie estimated
IN the manner prescribed by the laws Of
this State and the ordinances Of this city,
on all property. real. personal, or mixed,
in said city OF Brownsville lin
the county OF Cameron, and State of
Texas), not especially exempted from
taxation by the laws of this State made
and provided, on the first % day of
January, A. D. 1905. and on all property
sent ont of said city prior to said first