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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 794 ORDINANCE NMER 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 territorial limits of the City of Fort Worth, and all personal property owned In said City of Fort Worth, on the let day of January, A. D. 1921, except such property as may be exempt from taxation bylaw, and and granting certain rebates for the payment of taxes, prior to the maturity thereof. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS Section 1: That there is hereby levied and shall be collected, as provided by law, and, annual, direct, special ad-valorem tax for the year 1921, for the improvement of t e streets and thoroughfares of the City of Fort Worth, of 10-t cents on every $100. valuation on all property, real, personal and mixed, situated in, and all personal property owned in the said City of Fort Worth, on the 1st day of January, A. D. 1921 liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constiitution or laws of the State of Texas, which levy in the aggregate in the sum of 10j cents as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby apportioned for the improvement of the streets and thoroughfares of the City of Fort Worth 7.50 cents and for the benefit of notes given for the construction of the Commerce Street Storm Sewer 3.00 cents, as set out in Ordinance No. 717. Section 2: That there is hereby levied and shall be be collected, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad-valorem tax for the year 1921, for the benefit of notes given for the oonstructim of Incineratore as shown b_v-Ordinance No. 747, of 2.20 cents on every $100. valuation on all proper y, real, personal and mixed, situated in, and all personal property owned in the said City of Fort Worth, on the 1st day of January, A. D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt there- from by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas. Section 3: Upon the requisition of the Board of School trustees of the independent School district of the City of Fort Worth, and in conformity with the said board certificate to that effect, that there is also hereby levied and there shall be collected as provided by law, annual, direct, special ad-valorem tax for the year 1921, for public school purposes, of 71 cents on every $100. valuation on all property, real, personal and mixed, situated in, and all personal property owned in the City of Fort Worth on the let day of January A. D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom 'by the constitution and the laws of the State of Texas, which levy in the aggregate sum of 71 cents as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby apportioned for school maintenance 63.20 cents and for the use and benefit of the-"everal series of City of Fort Worth school bonds, 7.50 cents distributed as follows, respectively: Description Date of Issue Original Amt. Amt. Levy Outstanding loth schools 5-1-1908 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 .30 12th a 5-1-1909 300,000.00 300,000.00 1.75 l8th 4 -13-1910 100;000.00 100,000.00 .66 N. Ft. Worth Schools 7-1-1905 23,000.00 23,000.00 .15 3Cth schools 7-1-1913 175,000.00 175,000.00 1.10 31st " 8-1-1916 225,000.00 225,000.00 1.40 32nd " 1-18=1911g 400,000.00 400,000.00 2.50 7.80cents Sheet No. 2. Section 4: Upon the requisition of the School trustees of the Independent school district of the City of Fort Worth and in conformity with the said board 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 1921 for the purpose of establish- ing and maintaining of an official system of medical inspection and health inspection, in the public schools of 2 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 let day of January, A. D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation, and not exempt therefrom by the constitution of laws of the State of Texas. Sectiom 5: That there is also hereby levied and there shall be collected, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad-valorem tax for the year 1921, for the support and maintenance of a free public library in the Oity of Fort Worth of 2 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 let day of Januaty, A. D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation and not-exempt therefrom by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas. Section 6: That there is also hereby levied and there shall be collected, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad-valorem tax for the year 1921, for the use and benefit of the park fund of the City of Fort Worth, of 10 cents on every $100.00 valuation on all property, real, personal, and mixed, situated in, and all property owned in the City of Fort Worth, on the let day of January, A. D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation, and not exempt therefrom by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas, which levy in the aggregare in the sum of 10 cents as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby apportioned for park maintenance 9.70 cents, and for the benefit of the several notes given by the park board .30 cents distributed as follows, respectively: Payee Total Amt. Amt. Due Levy. Burk Burnett $19,000.00 3,60o.00 .30 Section 7: That there is also hereby levied and shall be collected, as provided by law an annual, direct, special ad- valorem tax for the year 1921, for the interest and sinking fund upon the existing bonded indebtedness of the said City of Fort Borth of 50.60 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 let day of January, A. D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas, which levy in the aggregate sum of 50.60 cents as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby apportioned for the use and benefit of the several series of the City of Fort Worth as follows, respectively: Description Date of Issue Org. Amt. Amt. Levy Outstanding Sewers 5-1-1890 $100,000.00 $ 44,000.00 .40 Funding & Ect. 1-1-1892 175,000.00 155,000.00 4.50 W. Wks. Mtg. 2-1-1892 65o,000.00 609,000.00 12.00 Refunding 7-1-1901 60o,000.00 148,000.00 2.40 Refunding 7-1-1901 149,000.00 132,000.00 .65 Street Imp. 7-1-1908 100,000.00 93,000.00 .ro N.7t.Worth Imp 5-1-1902 100,000.00 100,000.00 .52 Fire Halls 9-1-1909 65,000.00 65,000.00 .35 St. Imp 9-1-1909 135,000.00 135,000.00 .70 Elea. Lights 9-1-1909 25,000.00 25,000.00 .15 Sewers 9-1-1909 150,000.00 144,000.00 .75 Water Works 9-1-1909 275,000.00 255,000.00 1.35 N. Ft.WorthW.Wks2-1-1905 100,000.00 93.000.00 .45 Sheet No. 3. Description Date of Issue Org. Amt. Amt. Levy Outstanding Improvement 4-13-1910 $1000000.00 $ 99,000.00 .52 Fire Halle 4-1-1911 95,000.00 95,000.00 .53 Police Station 4-1-1911 35,000.00 35,000.00 .20 Storm Sewer 4-3,1911 120,000.00 11ffi,000.00 .65 Electric Lights 4-1-1911 50,000.00 50,000.00 .30 Street Imp. 4-1-1911 165,000.00 162,000.00 Ware, House 4-1-1911 15,000.00 15,000.00 0 Hospital 4-1-1911 20,000100 20,000.00 .15 W. '.;. Funding 4-1-1911 150,000.00 142,000.00 .80 W. W. Ext.& Imp.4-1-1911 1,300,000.00 1,24.9,000.00 7.00 Reservoir 5-1-1913 300,000.00 290,000.00 1.65 Sewerage Disposal 6-1-1919 725,000.00 725,000.00 1�.40 W.W. Funding 6_1-1919 400,000.00 400,000.00 4.00 Sanitary Sewer 6-1-1919 325,000.00 325,000.00 1.98 St-Storm Sewer 6-1-1919 100,000.00 100,000.00 .50 Gen. Funding 6-1-1919 200,000.00 200,000.00 1.20 St. Imp.Funding 6--1-1919 90,000.00 90,000.00 60 Electric Lights 6-1-1919 50,000.00 50,000.00 .11jo 50.b0 cents Section S: That there is also hereby. levied, and there shall be collected as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad-valorem tax for the year 1921, for the institution and maintenance of what is known as the"double platoon system" in the fire depart- ment of the City of Fort Worth of 5 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 let day of January, . D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt thereffrom by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas. Section 9: Thatthere is also hereby levied and there shall be collected, as provided by law, an annual, direct, special ad- valorem tax for the year 1,921, for the purpose of paying two certain promissory notes aggregating �50,000.00 together with accrued inter- est in favor of Eyer & Company of New York City, as provided in Ord- inance No. 750,- of the City of Fort Worth, of 4.20 cents on every $100.00 valuation on property, real, personal and mixed, situated in, and all personal property owned in the City of Fort Worth on the lot day of January, A. D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas. Section 10: That there is also hereby levied, and there shall be collected as provided by law, an. annukl, direct, special advalorem tax for the year 1921, for the purpose of paying annual installment of notes given the American La France Fire Engine Company, for motor apparatus for the fire department, as provided by Ordinance No. 640, for the City of Fort Worth, of li 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 Worth on the 1st day of January A. D. 1921, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas. Section 11: That there is also hereby levied, and there shall be collected, as provided bq law, an annual, direct, special ad- valorem tax for the year 1921t for all such other purposes, (besides those hereinbefore enumerated! as are authorized by law and by the charter of said City of Fort Worth, of 55 cents on every $100.00 valu- ation on all property, real, personal and mixed, situated in, and all personal propperty owned in said City of Fort Worth on the lst day of January, A. D1 1921, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas. t Sheet No. !- Section 12: That these special tax levies which are herein- before made to provide for the payment of interest and to create a sinking fund or to discharge and pay principal and interest on any obligation due or ow;i.ng by the said city of Fort North, are not to be taken as in addition to levies for the same purposes made in the respective ordinances authorizing and creating such obligations, but the levies hereinbefore made are made pursuant to and for the purpose of carrying out anc complying with the provisions of said prior ordinances, and all 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, as assessed, valued and described in the assessment tax roll and tax books of said pity bf Fort Worth for the year 1921 as the same have been pre- sented to the Board of Commissioners of the said City of Fort Worth by the Assessor and Collector of taxes ofsaid 81ty. Section 13: That the taxes herein levied and authorized and required to be collected shall be and become due and payable on September let, 1921, but the same shall not be construed to be delinquent so as to incur penalty thereon until February let, 1922, on which date and thereafter in default in payment, said penalty, as hereinafter set out, shall accrue and be attached thereto, and become a part of the total amount to be paid by defaulting and de- linquent tax payers. Section 14: That the 31st day of January, A. D. 1922 is hereby fixed as the final day upon which day taxes shall be paid City of Fort Worth without the imposition of penalties, but it is further provided that each and every person, firm, association or corporation paying or discharging in full his, their, or its City taxes as hereby fixed and levied, on or before the 15th day of September, A. D. 1921 shall be allowed a rebate or discount of 3 per Oent of the full amount thereof, and that each and every person, firm;, association or corporation paying or discharging in full, his, their, or its city taxes as hereby fixed and levied, from the 16th day of September, A. D. 1921 and on or before the 30th day of September, A. D. 1921, shall be allowed a rebate or discount of 2 per cent of the full amount thereof. Section 15: That on or after February let, 1922, all such taxes as hereinbefore levied, as remain unpaid, as required herein to be paid on or before January 31st, 1922, shall be deemed delinquent and there shall be added thereto a penalty of one per cent per month or part of month, upon the full amount of such un- paid taxes for the time the same shall remain unpaid. Said penalty of one per cent per month shall be added to said taxes upon the let day of February 1922, and upon the let day of each and every month there- after until taxes shall have been paid, which penalty shall be and become a part of said taxes and be payable as such, and provided further that in the event of publication of delinquent tax lists, or if suit is brought to recover such taxes and penalty, the delinquent 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. Section 16: That this ordinance shall take effect and be en- forced from and after its passage as provided by law. I hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth at a regualr session of said Board held A. D. 1921. ZlItIr Secretary. Approved as to form: ' corporation Counsel.