Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-25
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Ievying and providing for the assessment
and collection ~ taxes ~ drfray the current
expenses ~ the city ~ Brownsville. Texas. Tor
the improvement ~ reads. streets and bridges
II said city. and for the erection construction
and purchase II public buildings. water works.
electric lights. streets. sewers and other PET
niansnt improvements. within the limits ~
said city far the fiscal year. 1919. and provid-
ing for the six per cent interest per annum.
and a penalty Of ten per cent on all delinquent
taxes.
r. il ordained ~ the City Council Of the
CITY NJ brownsville. Texas:
section firSt-That On each and every one
hundred dollars cash value In lawful currency
of the United States thereof ESTIMATED I'm
the manner prescribed by the laws Of the state
and the ordinances ~ this city, there - hereby
levied and there shall H. assessed and collected
inr the fiscal year a. ~ 1913 ~ all property.
real. personal ~ mixed. situated on all prop
erty owned IN the city ~ brownsville, County
81 Cameron. State 81 Texas. ON the first day
lnf January. 4. ID. 1918. and al property sent
nut II the city ~ brownsville. Texas. prior a.
the said first day ~ January. a. II. 1915. FIR
the purpose ~ cvading the pay ment ~ the
taxes thereon and afterwards returned 20 the
city. except so much thereof rs may be ex-
preSsly exempt from taxation ~ the %constitu-
tian and laws ~ this State and the ordinances
w this city. the fnlluwin. taxes. to-wit:
1-Fnr The purpose NJ drfrayinE the cur
rent expenses ~ the said city ~ brownsville.
TeNas. Tor The fiscal year 81 1913. an ad va
loren tax II ca cents on the $500
For the Improvement a roads. streets
and bridges ~ Snid city ~ Brownsville. Texas.
within the limits thereof. mn MI valorcm tax
a fifteen tl5t cents on the 500.
.-Eor the erection. construction or pur
chase II public buildings. waterworks. electric
lights. within the limits ~ the city II Browns
vile. m III yalnrcm taN ~ twenty-five 1-1l
cents on the Slnh.
4-That 4 pnil tax ~ one dollar upon each
ami evcry male person 81 said city over the
age 81 81 years idiots and lunatics excepted.
Sho u a resident thereof upon the first day
~ January. a y. 1919. y hereby levied fer
thr wear 1913 ana the same shall IT, assessed
and collected w the manner herein provided.
Section Second-That all said taxes hereby
levied and which shall be assessed and collected
aforesaid shall be paid In lawful money VI thu
United states ~ America.
Section Third-Thht nh said taxes hereby
levied shall become due and payable on the
first dry ~ July, A. -. 1914.
section Fcurth-That all said taxes hereby
levied and which shall be- assessed and imposed
under and hy virtue of this ordinance shall "
raid un NM before the 10Th dry NJ August. a.
II. 1914. AMI a penalty ~ ten Ter centum shall
accrue on the entire amount " All such taxes
which are not paid by the 10th day ~ August.
1914. together with interest thereon az the rate
~ six Ter crntum per annum. which said pen
atty and interest shall ~ paid when
the taxes upon which same shall have accrued
are paid.
section FTfth-The tax assessor and col
hector II this city shall assess and collect Mi
taxes levied and imposed by this ordinance ana
MI interest and penalties which may have nc-
crucd thereon and the said tnx collector and
assessor ny this city shall collect all the inter
est and penalties which may have accrued On
said taxes ~ the same time that such taxes
are collected ~ him.
All ordinances or parts ~ ordinances. In any
manner M conflict with this ordinance ARE
hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect and be IN
force from and after ten days after publication
hereof aS required hy law.
Passed M the regular session ~ the city
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18th day ~ May. A. ~. 1914.
A. A. RIsDWNE. Mayor.
Attest: Crisanto Nillarreal. City Secr"'"ry.
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