The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-05-28
AN ORDINANCE

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
an ad va1orem tax of twenty-five
ESQ cents on the one hundred
(S1OO.OO) 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, OH 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 the 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 valorem tax of fifteen O5c)
cents OH the one hundred (S100.OO)
cash value thereof, estimated in
lawful currency of the United
States, (Which said cash value shall
be estimated in the manner pres
cribed by the laws of this state and
of this city, on all
property, real, personal, or mixed,
situated in the said city of Browns
vile, county of Cameron, State of
Texas, and not specially exempt
ed from taxation by the laws of
this state and ordinances of this
city, on the first day of January,
A. D. 1906, and on all property
sent out of said city of Brownsville
prior to the said first day of jan
uary, A. D. 1906, for the purpose
of evading the payment of taxes
thereon, and afterwards returned
to said city.
Third. For the purpose of the
ton and construction of public
buildings, streets, sewers, and
other public improvements within
the limits of the said city of Browns
vile, county of Cameron, State of
Texas, there is now hereby levied
and ad valorem tax of twenty-five
(25c) cents on the one hundred
(S10O.OO) cash value thereof, esti-
mated 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 ordinances of this
city,) on all property, real, per-
sonal, 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 %
day of January, A. d. 1906, and
OIL all property sent out of said
city of Brownsville, Texas, prior
to said first day of January, 1906,
for the purpose of evading the pay
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