Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-23
AN O ROINANCE &.

Lowing and providing for the assessment
and collection ~ taxes 20 dtiraN thr current
expenses NJ the city II Brownsville. Texas. i"r
the Improvement ~ reads. streets and bridges
~ said city. aIrl for the erection construction
and p~nrrhas" ~ public buildings. water works
electric lights. streets. sewers and other per.
nancnt improvements. within the limits 81
said city Tor the fiscal year. 1915. and proNid-
ing for the six per cent interest per annuil.
aud 4 penalty IL ten yer cent On All d"linqnen'
taxes.
H. Il ordained ny the city Council a th.
CITY az brownsville. Texas:
Section first-That on each AMI every one
hundred dollars cash value IN lawful currency
~ thu United States thereof tcStimatrd al
the manner prescribed hy the laws If the state
aud thu ordinances If this city, there y hereby
levied and Their. shall Dc assessed anu collected
inr IN. fiscal year A. ~. 1919. ga All property
real. personal ur mixed. situated On all prop
erty owned IN the city ~ BROWNSVILLE. county
II Cameron. State ~ Texas. un the first day
~ January. A. II. 1919. and nj property sent
out ~ the city If Brownsville. Texas. prior a.
the said first day Il January. y. -. 1915. for
The purpose IL cvading the lal m"nt a th'
taxes thereon and afterwards returned - tn
city. except So much thereof ~ may be rN-
prcssly exempt from taxation ny the cunsiitu
sinn and laws ~ this State and the ordinances
~ this city. the following taxes. to-wit;
For the purpose IL dcfraying thu cur
rent expenses IL the said city ~ brownsville.
Texas. for the fiscal year az 1919. IN nj va
loren tax ~ go cents on the SloN.
For the Improvement nf rnads. streets
anashIidges of said city II brownsville. Texas.
within the limits thereof. an al NalOrcm tax
If fifteen ,l5l cents on the SlM.
.--Fur the erection. construction or pur
chase of public buildings. watcrworkS. electric
lights. within the limits 81 the city az browns
vile. an ad val"rrm tax 81 went five 60
THAT 4 poll tax of one dollar upon each
anil ever, male person IT said city over the
age Il II years idiots and l%nnatics exceptedl.
xha j. y resident thereof upon the first day
1t January. a. ID. 1915. IN hereby levied for
the year 1913 and the same shall be- assessed
aud collected In the manner herein provided.
Section Sccond-That all said taxes hereby
levied AMI which shall he assessed AMI collected
aforesaid shall De- paid in lawful money of the
United States If America.
Section Thiri-1hat all snid taxes hereby
levied shall become due and payable ON the
first day e July. A. u. 1914.
Section frurth-That al said taxes hrrch,
levied and which shall be assessed and imposed
under and ny virtue uf this ordinance shall H.
paid ~ or before the 10Th day II August. 4
~. 1914, AMI 4 penalty 81 ten per ccntum shall
accrue on the entire amount ~ ail such taxes
which are not paid by the 10th day of August.
1914. together with interest thereon at the rate
u sy per ccntum per anunm. which said pen
atty and interest shall b. pnid when
the taxes upon which same shah have acrrurd
Section Fifth-The tax assessor and III.
hector ~ this city shall assess and collect All
taxes levied and imposed by this ordinance AMI
all interest and penalties which may have ~.
crucd thereon and the said tax collector aud
Assessor ~ this city shall cl.lsct all the inter
eSt and ,'enalfies which may have accrued On
said taxes AZ the same time that such taA-s
are collected by him.
All ordinances or parts Of ordinances. in any
manner IN conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect and be- IN
force from and after zen days after publication
hereof w. required hy law.
It.-u.I ~ 81. - - "
council ~ the City II brownsville on this. thu
18th day ~ May. \. -. 1914.
A. a. BROWNE. Mayor.
ATTEST. triSanto Nillarrcal. City SECRETARY.