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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1690 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INVY AND COLLNC- TION OF AN ANNUAL, DIRECT, SPECIAL AD VALOREM TAX ON ALL PROPERTY HEAL, PERSONAL AND MIXED SITUA= 1N TEDZ MRI R!� LWITB OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, AND ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY 0MM IN SAID CITY OF FORT WORTH, T1XAS, ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 3930, EXCEPT SUCH PROPERTY AS MAY ES EX WT FROM TAXATION BY THE CONSTITU- TION AND LAWS OF THE STA OF TEXAS. RE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH: SECTION I. There is hereby levied end shall be collected, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad valorem tax for the year 19309 for the support and maintenance of a free Public Library in the City of Port Worth of three cents (03¢) 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, Texas, on the lst day of January, A. D. 1930, liable under the laws to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas. SECTION II. There is also hereby levied and there shall be eolleeted, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad valorem tax for the year 1930, for the use and benefit of the Park Fund of the City of Fort Worth of nine cents (09¢) on every $100.00 valuation on all pro- perty real, personal and mixed situated in and all personal property owned in the City of Fort North, Texas, on the 1st day of January, A. D. 1930, liable under the laws to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas, which levy, in the aggregate sum of nine cents 09$) as aforesaid, shall be both for park maintenance and for the benefit of all notes issued by the Park Department, which are now outstanding and unpaid, ehich notes are described as follows: A aeries of notes issued to F. B. Daggett for the purchase of Certain land for park purposes, as recited in Ordinance No. 903. The original amount of said series of notes was 434,248.00, which principal sum has been reduced to $10,$74.40. A aeries of notes issued to the West Texas Construction Conpany for the improvement of Forest dark, as recited in Ordin- ances Noe. 1036 & 1055. The original amount of said series of nova was $52,0006009 which principal sum has been reduced to $29,000.00o SECTION III. Thai* is also hereby levied and there shall be collected, as provided by law, an a-11, direct, special ad valorem tax for the year 1930, for the use and benefit of the Recreation Fund of the City of Fort Worth of two cents (024) on every $100.00 valuation on all property real, personal and mired situated in and all personal property owned in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the let day of January, A. D. 1930, liable under the law to taxation and not ezennpt therefrom by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas, which levy, in the aggregate sum of two cents (029r) as aforesaid, shall be both for the maintenance of the Re- creation Department and for the benefit of unpaid and outstanding Recrea- tion Fund Warrants and notes, end which warrants and notes are described as follows: Park Improvanent notes dated December 17, 1921, issued to T. F. Wills, as stated in Ordinance No. 801, for the construc- tion and building of a coaerate swimming pool in F`oxest Park. The original amount of this series of notes Was 435,000.00, Which amount has been reduced to $7,000.00. The above described Recreation Fund Warrants Were dated May 15, 1923, as recited in Ordinance No. 923. The original amount of said series of Warrants Was $59,900,00, Which prin- cipal sum has been reduced to $32,000.00. A. seriaa of $7i000.00 Worth of Recreation Notes, as re- cited in Ordinance No. 976. The original amount.of said series of notes was $7,000.00, Which principal sum has been re- duced to $E,000.00. SECTION M There is also hereby levied and there stall be eo7leeted, as provided by law, an ennual, direct, special ad valorem tax for the year 1930, for the general and all such other purposes, (besides those here- inbefore enumerated), as are authorized by the Charter of the City of KiJ6- Fort Worth, Texas, of one hnndred and fifty-cents on every $100.00 valua- tion on all property real, personal and mixed situated in and all per- sonal property owned in said City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the let day of January, A. D. 1930, liable under law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitution end Laws of the State of Texas, which lsvy, in the aggregate of one hundred and fifty-five cents as aforesaid, shall include and be used for all purposes for which said funds may be used under the lairs and Constitution of the State of Texas, and for the in- terest end sinking funds upon all outstanding and unpaid notes and exist- ing bonded indebtedness of the said City of Fort Worth, Texas. SECTION ve That these special tax levies, Ykich are hereinbefore made, to provide for the payment of interest and to create a sinking fond or to discharge and pay principal end interest on any obligations due or owingo'b*:•the City df Fort Worth, are not to be tarn as in addition to levies for the same purpose made in the respective ordinances:afth:olta- ing and creating such obligations, but the levies herainbefore made are made pursuant to and for the purpose of carrying out and complying With the provisions of said prior ordinamcea, 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 Fort Worth, Texas, as assessed, valued and described in the assessment tax rolls and the tax books of the City of Fort Worth, for the year 1930, 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 the said City of Fort forth. SECTION VI, That the taxes herein levied and mnithorized and required to be collected shall be and become due and payable in two equal install- ments. The first instal msnt,vhich enaunt shall be fifty per cent of the total sum of the taxes clue and payable for the current year, shall be due and payable on the lot day of October, A. D. 1930, and the second installment, which Mount shall be the remaining fifty per cent of the total sum due end payable in taxes for the current year, shall became due and payable on the let day of April, A, D. 1931. SECTION VII. The first installment of taxes required to be paid by virtue of this ordinance for the current year shall become delinquent on the lot day of Decanber,. A. D. 1930, and the second installment of taxes re- quired to be paid by virtue of this ordinance fbr the current year shall become delinquent on the let day of Tune, A. D. 1931. SECTION VIII. Should any taxpayer permit his taxes to become delinquent, that is to say, should fail or refoss to pay the first installment, said installment being fifty per cent of the total amount of taxes due for the current year, before the let day of December, A. D, 1930; as above specified, than and in that erect, the second installment shall also im- mediately 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 pap the first installment of his taxes as hereinabove provided, but should permit the second installment of his taxes to become delinquent, that is to say, should fail or refuse to pay said second installment before the let day of Tune, A. D. 1931, as above specified, then the penalty 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 IX. That said penalty of one per cent per month shall be added to said taxes in the event the payment thereof sbatld become delinquent as above set forth and said penalty shell attach on the 1st day of each month thereafter until the taxes shall have been paid, which penalty shall be and become a part of said teases and be payable as such, and provided further that in the event of the publication of the delinquent tax lists, or if suit is brought to recover such taxes and penalties and the delinquent taxpayer shall be Sub- ject to the payment of said taxes, penalties and costs, and the Same shall be and become a lien upon the property 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 end costs shall be and become and they are hereby made a paramount lien to all other liens whatsoever on the property on whidh said taxes are levied. SECTIMIT Z• Should any part, portion., section or part of a section of this or- dinance 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, sections or parts of sections of this ordinance, which provisions shall be, remain and continue to be in fall force and effect. SECTION XI* That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its Zpassageas provide by law• yor AT'EST: City Secretary asurer AppRO AS City Attorney ORDINANCE No. Title T Al y TO --ram 0 Date— .. _ �- � - •-�----- --— --- day of 19..-. - .'i City Sce nary