Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-26

evyinT aud providing for the Assessment
and collection ~ taxes 90 drfray the current
expenses of the city IL brownsville. Texas. for
the Improvement IL roads. streets and bridges
~ said city. and for the erection construction
and purchase ~ public buildings. water works.
electric lights. streets. sewers and ether per
manent improvements. within the limits q
said city for the fiscal year. 10l3. and proyid-
ing for the six per cent interest per amman.
and a penalty "f ten per ~ al On all delinquent
taxes.
BE il ordained Nv the city Council ~ th-
CITY III brownsville. Texas:
Section first-That on each and every one
hundred dollars cash value IN lawful currency
~ the United States thereof ESTIMATED IN
the manner prescribed ~ tn laws ~ the stair
and tn. ordinances If this city, there ~ hercbv
levied and there shall he assersed aud collected
tor tn. fiscal year A. u. 1914. ON MI property.
real. personal Or mixed. situated on all prop
erty owned IN the city ~ Brownsville, County
~ Cameron. State uf Texas. un the first day
II January. \. H. 1913. and all property sent
out ~ the city IL Brownsville. Texas, prior 10
the said first day &c January. A. ID. 1919. fnr
the purpose of rvadinE the payment 81 the
taxes thereon and afterwards returned 20 the
city. except So much thereof as may be- ex-
pressly exempt from taxation by the ~constitn-
tinn and laws IL this State and the ordinances
~ this city. the following taxes. tu-wif: --A
For the purpose Il d-frayinE the cur
rent expenses "f the said city q brownsville.
Texas. Tor the fiscal year II 1913. an nd va
loren tax e Go rents I'm the <lu0.
For the Improvement 81 roads. streets
anu bl4ugeS ~ ~fIu CITY ~ brONnNvtfIr. Texnr.
within the limits thereof. an nd valorem tax
Il fifteen tl5l cents on the 800.
3-For the erection. construction or pur.
chase ~ public buildings. w~aterworkx. electric
lights. within the limits ~ the city ~ Iirowns-
vile. IN al valorem tax ~ twenty five i25D
cents on the 500.
4-1hat a poll tax 81 one dollar upon each
aud ever male person ~ said city over thu
aye ~ II years tiiiufs and lnuHfirr pxrpptedl.
~ho " q resident thereof upon the first day
uf January. A.. ~. 1919. In hereby levied for
the year 1917 and the same shall be assessed
ind ~cc.lcstcd IN the manner herein provided.
Section ~S-cnnd-TLnt III said taxes herrhy
levied aud which shanl ~ nsrrrsrd and collected
aforesaid shall hr paid in lawful money % the
United States Il America.
SECTION Tlbird-That all said taIes hereby
levied shall become due md payable 90 the
first dizzy ~ July. "A. ", 1914.
Section Fuurth-1ha al said tax-- h-rrhy
Ievi"d and shirh shall be assessed and lmRessd
under and by virtue 81 this ordinance shall be
paid On OF before the 10Th day a August. A.
ID. 1914. AMI a penalty 81 ten per centum nhnil
accrue un the entire amount ~ NIL such taxes
which are Mt paid ny the 10Th day % August.
1911. together with Interest thereon AZ the rate
II sly per eentum per annum. which said pen
atty and interest shall be- paid when
the taxes upon which same shall have srrrurd
ar. raid.
S,rtsnn FIfth-The tar assessor and e..
h-ct"r 81 this city shall assess aud collect IN
taxes levied and imposed BY this ordinance ana
al interest and penalties which may have ar-
rru-d thereon and the said tax collector and
assessor ~ this city shall collect aI th~ inter
est aud PENALTIES which may have accrued on
said taxes at the sam time that such fassn
are collected by him.
All ordinances ~ parts 10 ordinancrH. In anv
manner In conflict with this ordinances are
hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect and be An
force from and after ten days after publication
hereof ~ required ~ Law.
Passed nt the regular HeEEiun of the civ
council ~ the City 20 BrOwu~vill- ca fhi.. 49,
18th day Of May, A. ID. 1914.
A. A HROwNE. Mayor.
Attest: Criranio yllIarreul. CITY Ssrr-ssry.
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