Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-05-09
AN ORDINANCE

Levying and providing for the assess
ment and collection Of Taxes, to dcfray
the current expenses of the City of
Brownsville, Texas, for the improvement
of roads, bridges and streets of said city.
and for the erection, construction or pur-
chase of public buildings. water works.
electric lights, streets, sewers. and other
permanent improvements within the
limits of said city for the fiscal year
~19l2, and providing for six per cent in
terest per num-, and Il penalty of ten
per cent. of all delinquent taxes.
Be it ordained by the City Council Of the
City of Brownsville, Texas:
SECTION FIRST: That on each and
every One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars.
cash value, in lawful currency Of the
United States thereof estimated in the
manner prescribed by the laws of the
State and the Ordinances Of this City.
there is hereby levied and there shall
be assessed and collected for the wear
1917, on all property, real, personal or
mixed, situated on all property owned
in the City of Brownsville, County of
Cameron, State of Texas, on the first
1st) day of January. 4. d., 1912. and
on all property sent out of the City of
Brownsville, Texas, prior to said first
day of January of 1912. for the purpose
of evading the payment of the taxes
thereon, and afterward returned to the
City. except so much thereof as may be
expressly exempted from taxation by
the constitution and laws of the State
and Ordinances of the City. the follow
ing taxes, TO wit:
LIST. For the purpose of defraying the
current expenses of the said City Of
Brownsville, Texas, for the fiscal wear.
1872, an advalorcm tax of Sixty-two and
F~ive-tenths 1921 cents on the One Hun
dred ($1O0.OO) Dollars.
3nd: For the improvement Of roads.
streets and bridges of said City of
Brownsville, within the limits thereof.
an advalorem tax of Fifteen l5c( cents
on the One Hundred ($lOO.OO) Dollars.
3rd: For the erection, construction or
purchase of public buildings. water
works, electric lights, within the limits
thereof, an advalorcm tax of TWENTY-FIVE
(2oc) cents on the One Hundred ($100.00)
SECTION SECOND: That all of said
taxes hereby levied and which shall be
assessed and collected. aforesaid. shall
be paid in lawful money of the United
States.
SECTION THIRD: That all such
taxes hereby levied shall become due
and payable on the LIST day of May, AID.
1913.
SECTION FOURTH: That az
taxes hereby levied and which shall be
assessed and collected under and bv viz
tue Of this Ordinance, shall be paid on
or before the 31St day of May. 4. ID.
1913, and Il penalty of ten per centum
shall accrue on the entire amour of all
day of June, A. d.. 1913, which said pen
such taxes which are not paid by the LIST
atty shall be paid when the taxes upon
which same have accrued are paid.
SECTION FIFTH: The Tax Assessor
and Collector of this City shall assess
and collect all taxes levied and collected
by this ordinance and all interest and
penalties which may accrue thereon and
the said Tan Assessor and Collector of
this city shall collect all said interest
and penalties which NAV have accrued
on said Taxes at the same time that such
Taxes are collected by hi IN.
ALL ORDINANCES. or parts of Ord
inances. in any manner in conflict with
this ordinance. are hereby repealed.
Passed at a regular session of the CITY
Council on April Il, 1913.
A. b. COLE.
Mayor.
-CRISANTO NILLARREAL.