The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-25
TAX ORDINANCE.


An ordinance levying and providing
for the assessment and collection
of taxes to defray the current ex-
penses of the City of Brownsville,
Texas, for the improvement of
roads, bridges and street of said
City and for the erection, construc-
ton and purchase of public build
ings, water-works, streets, sewers
and other permanent improve
ments within the limits of said
city for the year 1908, and provid-
ing for six per cent. interest per
annum and a penalty of ten per
cent. on all delinquent taxes, etc
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the city of Brownsville, Texas:
Section l. That on each and ev-
cry one hundred $1,000 dollars, cash
value, in lawful currency of the
United States, thereof, ESTIMATED in
the manner prescribed by the laws of
this State and ordinances of this
city, there is hereby levied and there
shall be assessed and collected for
the year A. D. 1908, on all property,
real, personal or mixed, situated, and
On all property owned, in the city of
Brownsville, County of Cameron,
State of Texas, on the first day of
January, a. D., 1908, and on all prop
erty sent out of said city of Browns
vile, Texas, prior to said first day of
January, 1908, for the purpose of
evading the payment of Taxes there
on, and afterwards returned to the
city, except so much thereof as may
be expressly exempted from taxation
by the constitution and laws of this
state and ordinances of this city, the
following taxes, to-wit:
l. For the purpose of defraying
the current expenses of the said
city of Brownsville, Texas, for the
current year of 1908, an ad valorem
tax of twenty-five (25c) cents on the
one hundred (S10O) dollars.
2. For the improvement of roads
streets and bridges of said city of
Brownsville, within the limits there
of, an ad yalorem tax of fifteen (15c)
cents nthe one hundred dollars
8. For the erection, construction or
purchase of public buildings, water
works, sewers, street improve ments
or other permanent improvements
within the limits of said city of
townsville, Texas, an ad valorem tax
of twenty-five (25c) cents on the one
hundred dollars.
Section 2. That all of said taxes,
hereby levied, and which shall be as
sessed and collected, as aforesaid,
shall be paid in lawful money of the
United States only.
Section 3. That all of said taxes
.ereby levied shall become and be due
and payable on the first day of Octo-
Der, A D., 1908.
Section A. That all of said taxes.
hereby levied, and which SHAH be as
essed and collected under and by vir-
tue of this ordinance, if not paid on
before the first day of February, h.
D., 1909, shall thereafter bear in
terest until paid, at the rate of six
C per cent? per centum per an
mum, which shall be paid when the
taxes Upon which the same shall
have accrued are paid.
Section 5. All of said taxes, hereby
levied, and which shall be assessed
and imposed under and by virtue of
this ordinance, shall be paid on or
before the 31st day of January, A. D.,
1909, and a penalty of ten 90 per
cent? per centum shall accrue on the
entire amount of all such taxes which
are not paid by the first day of Feb
ruary; A. D., 1909, which said pen
atty shall be paid when the taxes
upon which same shall have accrued
are paid.
Section 6. The tax assessor and
collector of this city shall assess and
collect all such taxes levied and i'm
posed by this ordinance, and all inter
est and penalties which may accrue
thereon, and the said tax assessor
and collector of this city shall collect
all said interest and penalties which
may have accrued on said taxes at
the same time that such taxes are col
lected by him.
All ordinances, or parts of ordin-
ances, in any manner in conflict with
this ordinance is hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after ten days
publication hereof, as required by
law.
Duly passed at the regular session
of the city council of the city of
Brownsville, on the 18th day of Aug
ust, A. D., 1908.
Approved 18th dayof August, A D.,
1908.
F. J. COMBE, Mayor
Attest: F. Champion, Secretary.