Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-06
AN ORDINANCE

I'm ordinance lcvying and. providing for the
assessment and collection of Of taxes Z" drfray
the current expenses If the city ~ Browns
vile. Texas. for the Improvement If roads.
bridges ard streets IF said city. for the ercc-
ti"n AMI construction NJ public buildings. WA
tor works. electric lights. streets. sewers and
ether permanent improvements. within the linn
ITS ~ said city. for the year 1915. aud proyid-
ing for six 90 per cent interest per annum.
and = penalty IF ten tlol per cent on all de-
81 IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CoUN-
Gil. OF BROWNSVILLE. TENAS:
Section First
That on each and every one hundred 5000
daliars. assessed in lawful currency If the
' nitrd States thereof. estimated iii the man
nrr prescribed hy the laws Of this state and IN,
ordinances At this city. there j. hereby levied
aud there shall W. assessed and collected for
the year \. /. 1915. On MI property. real per
Snnal or mixed. situated on all property owned
in the city IL Brownsville. County WI Cameron.
State If Texas. on the first day al January
1919. and on all property sent ont uf the city
NJ brownsville. Texas. prior a. said first day
IT January. 1915. for the purpose Of evading
th" payment ~ taxes thereon. and afterward
returned ~ said ritr. except ~ much thereof
MS may BE- expressly xemptci from taxation.
by the constitution andS laws If this state. and
ordinances ~ this city. the following taxes. to-
Wit:
Section Second
FOR TIE IMPROVEMENT or ROADS.
STREETS AND BRIDGES ~ said city. within
the limits thereof. nm nj salurem taN Nh oftccr
I'D cents "a the one hundred dollars $4,000
valuation.
Section Third
FOE THE ERECTION. CONSTRUCTIONS
AND PURCHASE or PUBLIC BUILDINGS
WATI.I; WORKS y ELECTRIC LIGHTS
within the limits VI said city. IN ad vaiurrn
lax If twenty five t25i cents. on the one hun
dr.d dollars t$inuUnl valuation.
Section r ourth-
For The pnrpcsc Of defraying the CURRENT
EXPENSES If the said city fer the year 1915
IN mi valcrrm tax III one hundred 100 cents
on TIE one hundred dollars t$lO0.oVl valuation
Section Fifth
a roll. TAX IF onr an dollar. upon cacl
and every male person &c said city over tn
nge III tNrnfy-pn" ell wears. except such PEER
sons ~ IRE exempt under ire laws " this
state from the payment If said poll tax. VIII
was \ resident thereof IN the first day ~
January. 1915.
Section Sixth
All NJ said taxes. hereby levied. and whicl
shall ~ assessed and collected a~ aforesaid
Section SEVENTH
all Of said taxes hereby levied shall becom,
Lue on the first dry N December. 1919.
Section Eighth
All of said taxes hereby levied. and which
SHALL ny" assessed and imposed under and N.
virtue II the ordinance shall BE- paid ~ ,r Nv
fore the first duy of March. 1916. and u pen
atty III ten t1Ol per cent shall accrue IN thl
entire amount az al such taxes which are MOI
paid or or before tire first day ~ March. lali
and MI M said taxes not paid IN Nh before th,
first day w March. 1916. shall bear interest w
the rate Of SIX 60 per cent per annuin. which
said penalty AMI interest shall M paid wiei
the taxes upon which same shall have accrued
are paid.
Section Ninth
The Tux assessor and collector ~ this city
shall assess and collect all taxes levied and i'm
posed IN this ordinance. and Ili interests and
penalties. which shall accrue thereon at IN,
time Siich taxes are collected hy him.
All ordinances. nr parts NJ ordinances, VI
any manner ~ conflict with this ordinance, are
hereby repealed.
This ordinance shall take effect and hc IN
force from and after ten ,lUl DAYS after pub
iicaticn thereof. ~ required by law.
Passed ~ regular session uf the city council
~ the city of brownsville. Texas. On this
18th day of October \. -. 1915.
t>ralD IN. a.. EilpNNI. Mayor.
Attest CRlSA\TD NIIIAIiEEAL,
CITY SrrrriarN.