Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-20

IrvyinE anI providing for the assessment
and collection 10 taN-s o. drfrHy the cirrrnt
eaI-nses 4 The city Il brownsville. Texas. tor
the improvement II reads. streets and bridges
II sHid eifv. and for the erection construction
and pnrrhax. - Tnblir buildings water works.
electric lights. streets sewers and other per-
mnn.nt improvements. within the limits ~
said city iur thu fiscal year, Inl.k. and pruvid-
inr fur the ~ I-r cent interest pr annuH.
and q penalty ~ ten per cent IN al drinlu-ni
taxes.
Be Il ordained ny the City Council ~ thu
CITY ~ brownsville. Texas:
section I.rst-Tlat On zach and every on"
hundred dollars ersh value I'm lawful currency
a tho United Stat-s thereof ESTIMATED an
the manner prescribed ~ the laws "a the state
and tn ordinances ~ this city, there ~ hrrrhv
levied and there shall w. assessed and collected
tor tn fiscal year a. w. 1915. nn all property.
real. personal ur mixed. situated IN Rl prop
erty owned an the city ~ Brownsville. County
~ cameron. State - Texas. On the iirst day
of January. 4. u. 1915. and all property sent
cut II the city Il brownsville. Texas. prior Z"
he said first day Il January. A. ~ 1915. for
the purpose ~ evading the payment 81 thu
taxes thereon and afterwards returned So the
ity. except 80 much thereof a. lay ~ rx
IrrSslv exempt from taxation hs the cunStitu-
ion aud laws ~ this State aud t!tr ordinances
II this city. the following taxes. t"-wit:
For the purpose ~ drfraying the eur
rent expenses II the said city 81 brownsville.
Texas. for the fiscal year of 1915. an ad va
loren tax of 62.5 cents On the slWl
2-For the Improvement cf reads. streets
and bridges ~ said city ~ Brownsville. Trxnr.
within the limits thereof. nm al valuTrm tar
( fifteen tlJi cents un the $iNl
3-Fpr the erection. construction 80 pur
base 20 public buildings. w~ntrrworks. electric
ghts, within the limits of the city "a BROWN
ents on the Sl1.
THAT y poll tax If one dollar upon each
mi every male person 1T said city over the
e = II years tidiots and %lunatics rxcrptcdi.
sho u a resident thereof upon the first day
4 January. A. ~. 1915. N hereby levied Tor
H. year 1915 and the same shall IT, assessed
mel cr!l"rtcd In the manner herein provided.
Section Second That al said taxes hrrrIr
WED and which shall lie assessed and collected
for"s"id shall be- paid in lawful money ~ the
'nited States 81 America.
Section Third-That all said taxes hereby
cvied shall become due and payable ON Oh.
irst dry ~ July. A. ~. 1914.
section Frurth-Thnt all Sn.d taxes hereby
WED and which shall h. assessed and imposed
nder md by virtue ~ this ordinance shall h.
aid IN or before the 10Th day ~ August. x.
y 1911. and 4 penalty ~ ten per centum shall
tccruc on the entire amount ~ al such taxes
Inch are not paid by the 10th day al August.
Oh. together with interest thereon at the rate
{ SS PER csntum per annum. which said pen
ly and interest shall he paid when
he taxes upon which same shall have accrued
re plid.
Section FTfth-Thr Tux assessor and col
'ctnr ~ this city shall assess anil collect nll
axes levied and imposed ~ this ordinance ana
u interest and penalties which mny have ar-
-ued thereon and the said tax collector aud
ssessor - this city shall collect I'LL the inter.
q and "enal'ies which may have accrued ON
nd taxes ut the sans time that such taxes
re collected by him.
All ordinances or parts IL ordinances. In amy
'ann-r ~ conflict with this ordinance are
rrrby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect and H. In
lrcr from and after ten days after publication
'reuf ~ required ly law.
80. - a.. - -
nncl pf the City II brownsville on. this, the
I'll day Of May. \. u. 1914
a. \. RHDWNE. Mayor.
ttes;: 'r'santo Nillnrrral. City Secretary.