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


bridge purposes, and to pay the interest
on. and TO create sinking fund of the
bonded Indebtedness of said city OF
Brownsville, for the year 1905
Be ii ordained BY tie city council Of
tie cifv Of By0q0nS0iHe.
That there shall be, and now hereby is
levied, and shall be assessed and collect
ed the following taxes for the year 4. 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
100000 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-
empted from taxation blythe 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 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 III 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
! % 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 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
purpose of erecting a school building,
ETC., there shall be, and now hereby is,
levied an advalorem tax of twenty-five
| ESQ cents on the one hundred (S100.00)
dollar 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
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on all property, real, personal, or mixed,
situated 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 ID day of
i! January, a. D. 1905, and on ali 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 afterwards returned to said
city.
Section All of the aforesaid taxes,
so levied, shall be paid in lawful cur
rency of the United States only.
Section 5.-A1l such taxes, as herein
before levied, shall become due and pay
able on the first % day of October, A.
D. 1905
Section 6-That all taxes, as herein
before levied and provided for by this
ordinance, if not paid on or before the
first % day of February, A. D. 1906,
shall thereafter bear interest until paid,
at the rate of six o. per centum per an
mum.
Section IF any person, or associa-
ton of persons, 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
thirty-frst (3D day of January, A. D.
1906, penalty of ten 90 per cent shall
accrue on the entire amount of such
Taxes, due by him, or them.
Section 1t is hereby made the duty
of the tax collector of this city, and he
is hereby directed to collect ali such
taxes, interest, and penalties that may
accrue, as hereinbefore provided, and all
such interest and penalties shall be full
~ collected by him, at the same time as
such tax, upon which such interest OF
penalties ray have accrued, is collected
by him.