HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1729 ORDINANCE N0, 1729
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION
OF AN ANNUAL DIRECT AD VALOREM TAX ON ALL PROPERTY
REAL, PERSONAL .AND MIXED SITUATED WITHIN THE TERRI-
TORIAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTS, AND ALL
PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED IN SAID CITY OF FORT WORTH,
MU&S, ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 19319 XX-
CWT SUCH PROPERTY AS MAY HS EXR&:'P FROM TAUTION
BY TER CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TEL? CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION I•
There is hereby levied and shall be collected, as provided by
law, an annual,direct,special ad valorem tax for the year 1931 for the
support and maintenance of a free Public Library in the City of Fort Horth
of three cents (3#) on every $100900 valuation on all property real, per-
sonal and mixed situated in and all personal property owned in the City
of Fort Worth on the first day of Xanuary, A• D. 1931, liable under the
law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitution and Laws of
the State of Texas.
SECTION II9
There is also hereby levied and there shall be collected,
as provided by law, an anmml,direot,special ad valorem tax for the year
1931, for the use and benefit of the Park Fund of the City of Fort Worth
of nine cents (9¢) on every $100.00 valuation on all property real, per-
sonal and mixed situated in and all personal: property owned in the City
of Fort Worth, Tem, on the first day of Xanuery, A. D. 1931, liabift
under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitution
and laws of the State of Texas, which levy, in the aggregate sum of nine
cents (9g) as aforesaid, shall be and in hereby apportioned:
For park operation, maintenance and upkeep .083905 cents;
For the benefit of notes issued to F. 8. Daggett for the
purchase of certain lands for park purposes as recited in Or-
dinance Nog 903 ,001955 cents. The original amount of this
series of notes was $34,248.00 and of which there is now out-
standing and unpaid $6,849960;
For the benefit of notes issued to the West Texas Construc-
tion Company for the improvement of forest Park as recited in
Ordinance Nos. 1036 and 105€9 .002920 cents. The original
amount of these notes was $52,000.00 and of which there is now
outstanding and unpaid $25,000.00; and
For the benefit of notes issued to Freehold Property Cam-
pany for purchase of certain bonds for Pert Purposes .001220
cents. The original amount of these notes was $10,830.00 anb
of which there is now outstanding $29166.00.
MOTION III.
There is alae hereby levied and there shell be collected, as
provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad valorem tax for the year
1931, for the use and benefit of the Recreation Fund of the City of Fort
Worth, of two cents (8f) on evert $100.00 valuation: on all property real,
personal and mixed situated in and all personal property owned in the City
of Fort Worth, Texas, on the first day of January, i. D. 1931, liable under
the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitution and laws
of the State of Texas, whish levy, in the aggregate sum of two cents (8¢)
as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby apportioned:
For Recreation operation, maintenance and upkeep •014522 cents;
For the use and benefit of certain improvement notes, dated Dec-
ember 179 1921, issued to Jay F. Wills, as set out in Ordinance No.
801, for the construction and building of a concrete swimming pool in
Forest Park, .401915 cents. The original amount of this series of
notes was $35,000.00 and of which there is now outstanding and unpaid
$3,500.00;
For the use and benefit of Recreation Funding Warrants, dated
May 159 1923, as recited in Ordinance No. 923, •003017 cents. The
original amount of which was $59,900.00, of which amount $28,000.00
of this series of notes are outstanding and unpaid; and also $7,000.-
00 worth of Recreation notes, as recited in Ordinance No. 976, of
which $1,000,00 are now outstanding and unpaid, .000546 cents.
SMION IP.
That there is also hereby Levied and there shall be collected,
as provided by law, an amental, direct, special ad valorem tax for the year
1931, for the interest and sinking fund upon the existing bonded indebted-
ness of the said City of Fort Worth, of .593652 cents on every $100.00
valuation on all property real, personal and mixed situated in and all
personal property owned in the City of Fort Worth on the first day of
Janmwy, 1. D. 19319 liable under the law to taxation and not ereapt
therefrom by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, which levy,
in the aggregate sum of •593652 cents as aforesaid, shall be and is here-
by apportioned for the use and benefit of the said several series of bonds
of the City of Fort Worth as follows, respectively:
SERIZS DA72 MATURITY INMMST ORIGINAL AMOUNT TAX
No (x ISSUM DATIES SAS! .AMOK OOTSTANDIXG IM
6 Sewers 5- 1-1890 5- 1-1940 5 % S/1 # 125#000. # "000, #.001655
1 Refunding 7- 1-1901 7- 1-1941 4 " 600,000. 4481000. .014275
2 Refunding 7- 1-1961 7- 1-1941 4 ' 1491000. 1311'000. .004205
11 N. It Jorth Inv*. S- 1-1909 5- 1-1949 " 1002000. 1009000. .003452
13 Fire Balls 9- 1-1909 9- 1-1949 " 659000. 652000. .002244
14 Street m1gWt. 9- 1-1909 9- 1-1949 " 1351000. 1352000. .004660
15 Blestrie Lights 9- 1-1909 9- 1-1949 " 250000. 251000. .000863
16 seven 9- 1-1909 9- 1*-1949 " 150#000. 144„000. .004970
19 Iwtproremsnts 4-13-1910 4-13-1950 " 1002000. 991000. .003418
20 Fire Balls 4- 1-1911 4- 1-1951 5 ' 952000. 95#000. 0003531
22 Stern Sewer's 4- 1-1911 4- 1-1951 5 " 1901000. 1181000. .004386
23 Elestris Lights 4- 1-1911 4- 1-1951 5 • 502000. 502000. .001889
24 Street 11wrt. 4- 1-191.1 4. 1--1951 5 ' 1614000. 1620000. .006022
26 Hospital 4- 1-1911 4- 1-1951 5 " 201000. 801000. .00074+
33 Save" Disposal 6- 1-1919 6- 1-1929-59 5 " 7252000. 5042000. 0022941
35 "Aitary sewers " 1-1919 6- 1-1929-59 5 " 325#000. 2242000. .010196
36 Stern Sewers 6- 1-1919 G. 1-1929-59 5 " 1001000. 841000. .003823
37 (gyral Yweing 6- 1-1919 6- 1-1929-59 5 " 8000000. 1409000. .006373
38 Street Is;prrt. h
Funding 6- 1-1919 6- 1-1929-59 5 " 904000. 5610000 .002549
39 I3ght Utz.& Ingest. 6- 1-1919 6- 1-1929-59 5 " � %501000. 282000. .001274
391 Municipals 7- 1-1922 7- 1-1923-62 5 " 190008000. 9080000. .031013
40 Sanitary Sewers 1- 1-1925 1- 1-1928-42 " 3301000. 25F#000. .416529
41 Street IW"* 1- 1-1923 1- 1-1928-51 ' 3818000. 5421000. .013883
41 Street 1340vt. 1- 1-1923 1- 1-1952-63 5 " 4192000. 4192000. .011125
42 Light 3ztn.& Imyrt. 1- 1-1923 1- 1-1988-51 4* " 1199000. 1072000. .004114
42 Light Exta*& 7spvt. 1- 1-1923 1- 1-1952-63 5 " 1311000. 131#000. .003479
43 Fire 1Wro'eaments 1- 1-1923 1- 1-1928-51 4* " 962000. 86#000. .003612
43 Fire Improvements 1- 1-1923 1- 1-1952-63 5 " 1048000. 1042000. .002761
Poly Sewers 2- 1-1913 2- 1-1953 5 " 159000. 15,000. .000556
44 municipals 2- 1-1924 2- 1-1929-64 5 " 102502000. 190942000. .036815
45 Sanitary Sewers 1- 1-1926 1- 1-1949-66 " 7508000. 7508000. .026884
45 Sanitary Sewers 7- 1-1926 7- 1-1931-48 " 2482000. 2552000. .012519
45 Sanitary Sewers 2- 1-1927 8- 1-1956-67 " 2041000. 2042000. .006771
45 Sanitary Sewers 9- 1-1927 9- 1-1932-37 " 1041000. 1048000. .011375
45 Sanitary Sews" 9- 1-1927 9- 1-1938-42 " 962000. 9620000 .002294
46 Street Iar"o 1- 1-1926 1- 1-1931-66 " 5008000. 487#000. .0185M
46 Street IxVTt. 7-16-1985 7- 1-19:1-66 " 5001000. 4872000. .018541
46 street Inv t. 2- 1-1927 7- 1-1932-67 " 6001000. 6008000. .021338
46 Street L*Vt. 9- 1-1927 9- 1-1932.37 " 921000. 988000. .010042
46 Street Iatrrt o 9- 1-1927 9- 1-1968-56 " =11000. 321'000. .007671
46 Street Inv"* 9- 1-1927 9- 1-1957-67 4 " 1878000. 1871000. .003972
47 lucllnerators 1- 1-1926 1- 1-1951-66 " 718000. 708000. .0042192
48 Parke 1- 1-1926 1- 1-1931-66 " 1008000. 988000. .003380
48 Parks 7- 1-1981 7- 1-19JS-66 " 1008000. 988000. .003404
48 Panics 2- 1-1927 2- 1-1932-67 " 3008000. 3001000. .009890
49 Recreation 1- 1-1926 1- 1-1931-66 " 1001000. 988000. .008380
49 8esreatica 7- 1-1926 16 1-19M-66 " 701000. 69#000. .002180
50 city-00mty IIuptl. 1- 1-1926 1- 1-1931-48 " 18 000. 17#000* .000925
52 Street mwwt. 5- 1-1928 5- 1-1953-68 " 700#0000 7008000. .023233
53 Sewage Disposal 5- 1-1928 5- 1-1933-68 " 60010000 6001000. .019914
55 Lake North Bridge 5- 1-1928 5- 1-1933-68 " 1501000. 1501000. .004979
52 Street 1"Vto 3- 1-1929 3- 1-1931-69 " 801100000 8000000. .028676
53 Son" Disposal 3- 1-1929 3- 1-1954-69 " 500#000. 5009000. .017923
55 Lake Worth 'Bridge 3- 1-1929 '.f- 1-1934-69 " 1000000. 1001000. .003584
51 Arterial Th-Fares 11- 1-1929 11- 1-1934-69 " 25090000 2500000. .008962
56 Street law"* 11- 1-1929 11- 1-1954-69 " 1S0#000. 1.500000. .005377
57 Fire Proteetion 11- 1-1929 11- 1-1934-69 " 230,000. 2500000. .008961
58 Airport 11-1-1929 11- 1-1954-69 ' 1509'000. 1501000. .005377
51 Arterial Th-!ares 6- 1-1930 6- 1-1935.70 " 300#000. 3009000. .010355
56 Street Inp►to 6- 1-1960 6- 1-1935-70 " 6502000. 650#000. .022437
57 Fire Proteetien 6- 1-1930 6- 1-1935-70 " 2501000. 2502000. .008629
58 Airport 6- 1-1930 6- 1-1935-70 " 2508000. 2501000. .008630
56 Suest imwto 2- 1-1991 2- 1-1936-71 " 6001000. 6001000. .020710
58 Airport 2- 1-1931 2- 1-1936-71 " 10090000 100.000. .003452
#16,2499000. #.593652
83MON 9.
Tont there is also hereby levied and there shall be e01-
looted, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad valorem tax
for the year 19319 for general and all such other purposes (besides those
hereinbefore enumerated), as are authorized by law and by the Charter of
said City of Fort Worth, of 9956348 cents on every $100.00 valuation on
all property reel, personal and mixed situated in sad all personal prop-
erty owned in said City of Fort Worth on the first day of January, A. D.
1931s liable under the law to taxation sad not exempt therefrom by the
Constitution or laws of the State of Texas.
SEM ON vI•
That these special tax leries, which are hereinbefore rade,
to provide for the payment of interest and to create a sinking fund or
to discharge and pay principal and interest on any obligations due or
owing by the City of Fort Forth, are not to be taken as in addition to
levies for the same purpose made in the respective ordinances authoriz-
ing and creating such obligations, bat the levies hereinbefore made are
made pursuant to and for the purpose of carrying out and complying with
the prorisions of said prior ordimuces, and ad valorem taxes herein are
levied upon all taxable property real, personal and mixed situated in
and all personal property owned in the City of Fart Worth, Texas, as
assessed, valued and described is the assessment tax rolls and the tax
books of the City of Fort Worth, for the year 19319 and any supplemental
assessments thereof, as the same have been or shall be presented to the
City Council of the City of Fort Worth by the Assessor and Collector of
Taxes of said City of Fort worth.
SZOTION YII+
That the taxes herein levied and authorized and required to
be collected shall be and become due and payable in two equal installments.
The first installment, which amount shall be fifty per cent of the total
sum of the taxes due and payable for the current year, shall be due and
payable on the first day of October, A. D. 1931, and the second install-
went, which amount shall be the reeamining fifty per cent of the total
am due and payable in taxes for the current year, shall become due and
payable on the first day of April$ A. D. 1932.
SECTION VIII.
The first installment of taxes required to be paid by vir-
tue of this ordinance for the current Tear shall become delinquent on the
first day of December, A. D. 19319 and the second installment of taxes
required to be paid by virtue of this ordinance for the current year shall
beaomee delinquent on the first day of Tune, A. D. 1932.
SECTION IX*
Should any taxpayer permit his tames to become delinquent,
that is to may, should fail or refuse to pay the first installment, said
installment being fifty per cent of the total amount of taxes due for the
current year, before the first day of December, A. D. 1531, as above spec-
ified, thea and in that event, the second installment shall also immediate-
ly become due and delinquent and a penalty shall attach to the payment of
such taxes at the rate of one per cent per month, or fraction thereof, for
each month thereafter; and should any taxpayer pay the first installment
of his taxes as hereinabove provided, but should permit the second install-
ment of his taxes to becomes delinquent, that is to say, should fail or re-
fuse to pay said second installment before the first day of Tune, A. D.
1932, as above specified, then the penwlty shall attach to the payment of
the second installment at the rate of one per cent per month, or fraction
thereof, on each month thereafter.
SECTION Z.
That said penalty of one per cent per month shall be added
to said taxes in the event the payment thereof abould become delinquent
as above set forth and said penalty shall attach on the first day of each
month thereafter until the taxes shall have been paid, which penalty shall
be and beoome a part of said taxes and be payable as such, and provided
further that in the event of the publication of the delinquent tax lists,
or if snit is brought to recover such taxes and penalties and the delinquent
taxpayer shall be subject to the payment of said taxes, penalties
and costs„ and the same shall be and become a lion upon the prop-
erty of such taxpayers, as prescribed by the Charter of the City
of Fort 'forth and the laws of the State of Texas, the said taxes
with penalties and costs skull be and become and they are hereby
made a paramount lien to all other liens whatsoever on the property
on which said taxes are levied.
S=ION II.
Should any part, portion, section or part of a section
of this ordinance be declared invalid or inoperative or void for any
reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion
or judgment shall in no way affect the remaining portions, parts, sec-
tions or parts of sections of this ordinance, which provisions shall
be, remain and oontinae to be in full force and effect.
SECTION III•
That this ordinance shall tale effect and be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its passage as provided
by law.
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ATTL9T:
City Secretary-Treasurer
APP =
City Attorney