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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 252 ORDIII BOE 1,10400. . . . . An ordinance -orovichag for the levy and collection of an annual, direct ad valorem tax on all property real, Personal and mixed, situated within the territorial limits of the City of lIort ;`Forth, and all personal property owned in said City of Fort ?'forth, except such property as may be exempt from taxation, and providing penalties for the non-payment of taxes prescribed by laws and grant- ing certain rebates for the payment of taxes prior to the maturity thereof. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COTMISSIOITERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH: Sec. 1 . That there Is hereby levied and shall be collected as ,provided by law an annual, direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1911 for the improvement of streets and thoroughfares of the City of Fort ,forth of 4XV 6+ cents on every 5)100 .00 valuation on all pro-perty real, personal and mixed, situated in and all personals property owned in the said City of Fort Worth on the lst day of January A. D. 1911, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt by the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas therefrom. Sec . 2. Upon the requis Ltion of the Board of School Trustees of the Independent School District of the City of Fort Worth and in conformity with the certificate to that effect there is also hereby levied and there shall be collected as provided by law an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1911 for school purposes of Forty- five 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 Forth on the lst day of January A. D. 1911, liable under the law io taxation and not exempt therefrom under the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas . .Sec . 3 . There is also hereby levied and there shall be collected as provided by law an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1911 for the support and maintenance of a free public library in the City of Fort ti orth of two cents on every ; 100 .00 valuation on all property real, personal and mixed, situated in and all personal property owned in the said City of Fort forth on the lst day of January A. D. 1911, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom under the Con- stitution or laws of the State of Texas . Sec. 4. There is also hereby levied and there shall be collected as provided by law an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1911 for the use and benefit of the -Lark fund of t1re said City (2) of Fort Glorth of ten cents on every X100 .00 valuation on all property, real, personal and mixed situated in and all personal property owned in the said City of Fort ;'forth on the 1st day of January A. D. 1911, liable under the laws to taxation and not exempt wherefrom by the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas . Sec. 5 . That there is also hereby levied and shall be col- lected as provided by law an annual direct special ad valorem tax :dor the year 1911 for interest and sink-ging fund upon the existing bonded indebted- ness of the said City of Fort Vlorth of fifty-five cents on every " 100.00 valuation of all property real, personal and. mixed situated in and all per- sonal property owned in the said City of Fort ,'forth on the 1st day of January A. D. 1911, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt there- from by the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas . Sec . 5 . There is also levied and there shall be collected as provided by law an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1911, for the purpose of discharging in part the claim judgment and debt now held by Daniel W. Yead against the City of Fort forth; of two and one-)xalf cents on every ';100 .00 valuation on all property real personal and mixed situated in and all personal property owned in the said City of Fort Forth on the 1st day of January A. D. 1911, 'liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom under the Constitmtton or laws of the State of Texas . Sec . 7 . That there is also hereby levied and shall be col- lected as provided by law an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1911 for all such other purposes (besides those hereinbefore enumerated) as are authorized by law and by Charter of the City of Fort Worth of sixty- six cents on every `?100.00 valuation on all property real, personal and mixed situated in and all personal property owned in- said' City of Fort `Lorth on the 1st day of January A. D. 1911, liable ±n under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas . There is hereby appropriated out of the levies made under this Section and is hereby set aside so much of the proceeds of the levy herein made qs may be necessary and requisite to pay the interest on and provide a sinking fund of two per cent . of those obligations of the City of Fort Worth other than bonds, upon and concerning which the said City of Fort Tlorth has agreed to levy a tax in payment of such interest and to make provision for a sinking fund thereof. (3) Sec. 8 . That those special tax levies which are hereinbefore in this ordinance made to provide for the payment of interest and to create a sinking fund or to discharge and pay the principal and interest of any obli- gation due or owing by the said City of Fort Worth are not to be taken as in addition to levies for the same purpose made in the respective ordinances authorizing and creating said obligations, but the levies hereinbefore made in this ordinance are made pursuant to and for the purpose of carrying out and complying with the provisions of said prior ordinances, and all advalorem taxes levied herein are levied upon all the tax4ble property, real personal and mixed situated in and all personal property owned in the City of Fort Worth as assessed, valued and described in the correct assessment, tax rolls and tax books of the said City of Fort 'North for the year 1911 as the same have been presented to the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth by the Assessor and Collector of Taxes of said City. Sec. 92 That the taxes herein levied and authorized and required to be collected shall be and become due and payable on September lst, 1911, but the same shall not be construed to be delinquent so as to in- cur the penalties hereinafter described until February 1st, 1912, on which said date, in the event of payers default hereinafter specified said penal- ties shall accrue and be attached to and become a part of the total amount to be paid by shch defaulting and delinquent tax payer . Sec. 10 . That the 31st day of January A. D. 1912 is hereby fixed as the final day upon which taxes shall be paid to the City of Fort north without imposition of penalty, but it is further provided that each and. every person, firm, association or corporation paying and discharging in full his, their or its city taxes as hereby fixed and levied on or before the 15th day of September A-. D. 1911 shall be allowed a rebate or discount of 3 per cent - of the full amount thereof, and by paying the same as aforesaid after September 15th, 1911, and before October 1st, A. D. 1911, shall be al- lowed a rebate of 2-1/2% thereof as aforesaid, and by baying the same on or after the lst dqy of October, 1911, and on or before the 15th day of October, 1911, a discount of 2% therefrom and by paying the same after the 15th day of October 1911 and before the lst day of November, 1911, a rebate of 1�1/2% ( one-and one-half per cent . ) therefrom and by paying the same on or after the lst day of November, and before the lst day of December, 1911, a rebate of 1% therefrom as aforesaid. g (4) Sec. 11. That on and after the first day of Fbbruary, 1912, all such taxes hereinbefore levied that remain unpaid as required herein to . be paid on or before January 31st, A. D. 1912, shall be deemed delinquent and there shall be added thereto a penalty of to per month or part of month upon the full amount of such unpaid taxes for the time the same shall have remained unpaid. Said penalty of 1 , per month to be added to said taxes upon the 1st day of February, 1912, and upon the first day of each and every month thereafter until said taxes shall have been paid, which penalty shall be and become a part of such taxes and payable as such; and provided further that in the event of publication of delinquent taxz lists or if suit be -brought to recover such taxes and penalty the delinquent tax payer shall be and become liable therefor and the property of such tax payer shall be subject to the payment of said taxes, penalties and costs and the same shall be and become a lien upon the property of such tax payer as prescribed by law. Sec. 12 . That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage as prescribed by law. I hereby certify that the above and fore going ordinance was duly presented and unanimously passed ar►d adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth at a session of said Board held Fri ayA lust , i911. City VecretaX7. r�.