The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-30
AN ORDINANCE

Providing Tor the levy, assessment,
and collection Of taxes to defray
the current expenses OF the city
+ government, for street and bridge
purposes and for the erection,
construction, ETC., of permanent
Improvements, within the city
limits Of the city of Brownsville,
for the year A. D. 1906.
Be It ordained by the city council
of the city OF Brownsville: that for
the year A. D. 1906, there is now
hereby levied, and shall be assessed
and collected, the following taxes
upon all property, real, personal,
and mixed, situated within the city
of Brownsville, Texas, as follows,
towit:
First.-For the purpose of de-
fraying the current expenses of the
city government of the city of
Brownsville. for the year A. D.
1906, there is now hereby levied
ar ad valorem tax Of twenty-five
(25c) cents on the one hundred
(s100.00) dollars cash value there
of, estimated i'll lawful currency
of the United States, (Which said
cash value shall be estimated in the
manner prescribed by the laws of
this state and ordinances OF this
city,) OIL all property, real, person
al, or mixed, situated in the said
city of Brownsville, county of
Cameron, and State of Texas, not
specially exempted from taxation
by the laws of this state and ordi-
nances of this city, on the first Cd
day of January, A. D. 1906, and
on all property sent out of said city
of Brownsville, Texas, prior to said
first day of January, 1906, for the
purpose of evading tire payment of
taxes thereon, and afterwards re-
turned to said city.
Second. For the purpose of i'm
proving and keeping in repair the
roads, streets, and bridges within
the city limits of the city of Browns
vile, county of Cameron, State of
Texas, there is now hereby levied
and ad valorenl tax of fifteen G5c)
cents on the one hundred (S1OO.00)
cash value thereof. estimated in
awful currency of the United |
States, (Which said cash value shall |
De estimated in the manner pres
,ribed by the laws of this state and
ordinances Of this city,) or all
real, personal, or mixed, |
situated in the said city OF Browns
lille, county Of Cameron, State of
Texas, and not specially exempt
ID from taxation By the laws of
his state and ordinances of this |
,ity, on the first day of January.
\. D. 1906, aud on all property
,ent out of said city of Brownsville
prior to the said first day of Jam
iary, A. D. 1906, for the purpose
If evading the payment of taxes
hereon, and afterwards returned |
o said city.
Third. For the purpose of the
ion and construction of public
streets, sewers, and
,ther public Improvements within
he limits of the said city of Browns
lille, county of Cameron, State of
Texas, there is now hereby levied
nd ad valorefn tax of twenty-five
.25c) cents on the one hundred
100000 cash value thereof, esti-
mated in lawful currency of the
United States, (Which said cash
-alue shall be estimated in the
manner prescribed by the laws of
his state and ordinances of this
ity,) on all property, real, per-
onal, or mixed, situated in the
aid city of Brownsville, county of
cameron, and State of Texas, not
pecialIy exempted from taxation
" the laws of this state and ordi-
'ances of this city, on the first Cd
ay OF January, A. D. 1906, and
II all property sent out of said
ity of Brownsville. Texas, prior