Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-30
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Levying and providing for the assessment
and collection ~ taxes 10 defray the current
expenses If the city If Brownsville. Texas, Tor
the Improvement ~ roads. sweets and bridges
of sid city. and for the erection construction
and purchase &c public buildings. water works.
~clectri, lights. streets. sewers and other per.
maucnt improvements. within the limits of
said CITY for the fiscal year, 1918, and proyid-
ing for the six per cent interest per annum.
and a penalty of ten per cent ON All delinquent
taxes.
Te il ordained by the City Council Of the
CITY az brownsville. Texas:
S-ctinn firSt-That ON each and every one
hundred dollars cash value in lawful currency
&C the United States thereof ESTIMATED IN
the manner prescribed by the laws II the state
and the ordinances 10 this city, there ~ hereby
levied ami there shall bee assessed and collected
for tL- fiscal year a. II. 1919. on all property,
real. personal or mixed. situated on all prop
crty owned IN the city uf Brownsville: County
Of Cameron. State of Texas. on the first day
uf January. 4. II. 1913. and all property sent
nut OF the city If Brownsville. Texas. prior g.
the said first day ~ January. n. ID. 1915, Tor
the purpose If evading the payment of the
taxes thereon and afterwards returned 10 the
city. except SO much thereof as may be ex-
presslv exempt from taxation by the c%onstita-
ton and laws Of this State and the ordinances
Of this city. the following taxes, to-wit:
For the purpose ~ dcfraying the cur
rent expenses Of the said city If brownsville
Texas. for the fiscal year az 1918. nm ad VA
loren tax If 62.5 cents on the SION.
For the Improvement 1T roads. streets
and bridges of said city # brownsville, Texas
within the limits thereof. an al valorcm tax
If fifteen t15l cents on the $lpu.
:.-For the erection. construction or pnr-
chase Of public buildings. w~aterworks. electric
lights. within the limits ~ the city az browns
vile, I'M ad valorem tax of went five co
cents on the S1OO.
THAT n poll tax of one dollar upon each
and every male person 81 said city over the
ngr Il II years tidiots and iunatiss exceptedl
.xl. a.. "A resident fhPrapf unau the first duy
of January. A.. ~. 1919. IN hereby levied for
the year 1915 and the same shall be assessed
and collected In the manner herein provided.
Section Second-That all said taxes hereby
levied and which shall he assessed and collected
aforesaid shall he paid in lawful money II the
United States ~ America.
section Third-1hat all sand taxes hereby
levied shall become due and payable I'll the
first day Of July. A. -. 1914.
section Fcurth-That all said taxes hereby
levied and which shall be assessed and imposed
under and by virtue Of this ordinance shall be
paid IN or before the 10th day ~ August. A,
-. 1914. aud a penalty Of ten per centum shall
accrue on the entire amount IT all such taxes
which are not paid by the 10th day Of August,
1914. together with interest thereon M the rate
# six per centum per annum. which said pen
atty and interest shall To- paid when
the taxes upon which same shall have accrued
are paid.
section Fifth-The tax assessor and CO..
lcctor ~ this city shall assess and collect all
taxes levied and imposed by this ordinance and
AL interest and penalties which may have ac.
crucd thereon and the said tax collector and
assessor ~ this city shall collect all the inter
est aud penalties which may have accrued on
said taxes a. the same time that such taxes
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
fore from and after ten days after publication
hereof n required 10y law.
Passed NJ the regular session 81 the city
council uf the City ~ Brownsville on this, the
18th day If May. A. H.. 1914.
a. A. BROWNE. Mayor.
Attest: crisanto Nillarreal, City Secretary.
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