Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-27

Section First
That on each und every oue hundred lSlnu.
%culkirS. assessed IA lawful currency MI th'
United States thereof. estimated IN thu man
nrr prescribed IN the laws III this state AMI I'll,
ordinances III this city. there IL hereby lrvics
and there shall hr assessed ard collected frl
thr year n. II. 1915. on all property. real per
spnai III mixed. situated IN ail property nNnr,
III the city WI Brownsville. County ~ Cameron
State ~ Texas. rl the first day NJ Jantnr,
1919. and ~ All property sent ont ~ thc cit'
rf Brownsville. Texas, prior a. said first da,
N January. 1919. fur thg purpose MI ryddin.
thn naymrnt wi taxes thereon. and astrrWart
returned ln said ,itN- except ~ much thrrrsN
nm mav hv expressly rsamp;ri fram taxation
TIM the constitution andS laws ~ this state. ans
ordinances ~ this city. the following taxes. ~
Section Second
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT DF ROADS
STREETS AND BRIDGES III stid city. within
iL. limits thereof. Till MI vaIorrm tnN III fifteen
tl5i cents Ill the one hundred dollars t$luu.UU
valuation.
Section Third
FOR TIE ERECTION. cpNSTHI CTIuN
AND PURCHASE. OF PIlIIC BUILDINGS
WATER WORKS AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS
within th. limits ~ said cits. an AZ v%aiurcn
TAX IL twenty FIVE 90 cents. ~ the one hun
tired dollars t$inn.unl valuation.
Section r ourth-
Tor the purpose W drfrasin ivy thr CIHRI.Nl
EXPENSES nf th- said city far thr year iyl.
~ ad vilurrm I'm ~ nnr hundred 100 cents
VA thu onr hundred dollars t>ltUUnl valuation
Section Fifth
AFOIL TAN w ORE ,ll dollar. upon eacl
and every male person M ~aid citN over TIL
arr III twenty ina t.ll years. except such per
sons A. ARE exempt under tie laws ~ thi
state from tE, i4yfnrnt NJ said nuii TAX. VIII
was \ resident thereof un The first day "
January. 1918.
Section Sixth
An III sand tnNrs. hereby lowed. ana While
shall hr assrsScd and collected aS aforesaid
shall ~ paid II lawful monies NJ the mite
States.
Section Seventh
i'll NJ said taNt~ hrreilr iryirsl shall hrcum
lHe III thr first ,hN rf December. 1915.
Section Eighth
an af said taxes hereby Irried. ann whi.i
shall hr assessed and imposed binder ana IN
virtue ~ the ordinance shall lsr paid I'M M be
Tore rhr first ,laA NJ March. 1916. aud \ pen
entire amount Nj MI such taxes which arr M
paid un M before the first iny M March. lglt
anil all NJ said taxes mut paid ~ I'M before II
first day NJ March. 1916. small bear interest
thr rate of SiX i5l srr cont iFr lrnNr. While
slii penalty and interest shall he lliid whr
the taxes Upon which same shall hal accrue
are unid.
Section Ninth
The iax assessor anl collector nf thiS Viii,
shall assess and collect aii t-NrS ieFird aml inH
posed ly this ordinance. ani ai interests MI
penalties. which SAUL. accrue thereon ai III
time such taxes arr collected I'm him.
All ordinances. ur parts III ordinances, !
lny manner IN conflict With this ordinance, ~
hereby repeated.
This ordinance Shall take effect ana he
force from ana after trn TO- days after pnl
Icatiun thereof. a~ r#irirrd iy liw.
Passed III regular session M the city counc
M thr city MI Brownsville. Texas. rn TIL
18th day uf Datuhrr IN. II. 1915.
tSrull IN. III. BROWNE Mayor.
Attest -CRI~ANTD NILI-lI;RI.AI.
City Secretary.