HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2219 ORDINANCE NO. Z/
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, TEXAS, AND ALL PER-
SONAL PROPERTY 0ONED IN SAID CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS,
ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 19", EXCEPT SUCH
PROPERTY AS MAY BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION BY THE CONSTI—
TUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 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 19" for the support
and maintenance of a free Public Library in the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
of three cents (34) on every One Hundred Dollar ($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, A. D.
19". liable under the law 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 collected, as provided
by law, an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 19". for the
use and benefit of the Park Fund of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, of nine
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cents (9¢) on every One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) valuation on all property,
real, personal and mined, situated in and all personal property owned in the
City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the first day of January, A. D. 19", liable
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
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(90), as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby apportioned:
For Park operation, maintenance and upkeep, 9 cents.
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SECTION III.
There is also hereby levied and there shall be collected, as provided
by law, an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1944, for the
use and benefit of the Recreation Fund of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, of
two cents (2¢) on every One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) valuation on all prop-
erty, real, personal and mixed, situated in and all personal property owned
in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the first day of January, A. D. 1944,
liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Constitu-
tion and laws of the State of Texas, which levy, in the aggregate sum of two
cents (2#), as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby apportioned:
For Recreation operation, maintenance, upkeep and to pay
interest on Recreation notes and warrants, 2 cents.
The Commissioner of Accounts shall�ransfer from current
tax collections the sum of $5,000. to pay interest and
set up a Sinking Fund on notes and warrants. After this
amount has been transferred to Recreation Interest and Sink-
ing Fund, the remaining current tax collections will revert
to the Recreation General Fund, as well as all delinquent
taxes collected for prior years.
SECTION IV.
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 1944,
for General Fund operations and for servicing of General Fund obligations
outstanding of the said City of Fort Worth, of 1.56 dollars on every One
Hundred Dollar ($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, A. D.'1944, liable under the law to taxation
and not exempt therefrom by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas.
The Commissioner of Accounts shall pay each week to the Interest and Sink-. hwfibummmin
ing Fund forty—five per cent (45%) of the current taxes collected for Gen—
eral Fund operations and debt service until $942,205*25 has been paid to
the Interest and Sinking Fund, after which all of said collections will re—
main in the General Fund. In this way the General Fund will absorb any In—
terest and Sinking Fund delinquencies and in consideration of which will re—
ceive all delinquent tax collections the entire year. The servicing of Gen—
eral Fund obligations outstanding shall be and is hereby apportioned for the
use and benefit of the said several series of bonds of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, as follows, respectively:
SECTION V.
That these special tax levies, which are hereinbefore made, to pro-
vide for the payment of interest and to create a sinking fund or to dis-
charge and pay principal and interest on any obligations due or owing by
the City of Fort Worth, Texas, are not to be taken as in addition to levies
for the same purpose 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 and complying with the provisions of said
prior ordinances, 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, Texas,
for the year 19". and any supplemental assessments thereof, as the same have
been or shall be presented to the City Council of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, by the Assessor and Collector of Taxes of said City of Fort Worth,
Texas.
SECTION Vie
That the taxes herein levied and authorized and required to be col-
lected shall be and become due and payable in two equal installments. The
first installment, which amount shall be fifty per cent (50%) of the total
sum of the taxes due and payable for the current year, shall be due and pay-
able on the first day of October, A. 0. 19", and the second installment,
which amount shall be the remaining fifty per cent (50%) of the total sum
due and payable in taxes for the current year, shall become due and payable
on the first day of April, A. D. 1945.
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 first day of
December, A. D. 1944, and the second installment of taxes required to be
paid by virtue of this ordinance for the current year shall become delinquent
on the first day of June, A. D. 1945.
SECTION VIII.
Should any taxpayer permit his taxes to become delinquent, that is
to say, should fail or refuse to pay the first installment, said install-
ment being fifty per cent (50%) of the total amount of taxes due for the
current year, before the first day of December, A. D. 1944, as above speci-
fied, then and in that event, the second installment shall also immediately
become due and delinquent and a penalty shall attach to the payment of such
taxes at the rate of one per cent (1%) 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 installment
of his taxes to become delinquent, that is to say, should fail or refuse to
pay said second installment before the first day of June, A. D. 1945, as
above specified, then the penalty shall attach to the payment of the second
installment at the rate of one per cent (1%) per month, or fraction thereof,
on each month thereafter.
SECTION IX.
That said penalty of one per cent (1%) per month shall be added to
said taxes in the event the payment thereof should 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
become 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 suit
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 lien upon the property of such taxpayer, as pre-
scribed by the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the laws of
the State of Texas, the said taxes with penalties and costs shall be and
become and they are hereby made a paramount lien to all other liens whatso-
ever on the property on which said taxes are levied.
SECTION X.
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 provision shall be, remain and continue to be in
full force and effect.
SECTION %I.
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and ef-
fect from and after the date of its passage as provided by law.
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�fiaa ATTF—'4T,
M City Secretary
APPAMD AS TO FORK:
City Attorney
SERIES DESCRIPTION BOND NUMBERS GRAND TOTAL LEVY
36 Storm Sewers 1- 100 5,250.00 $.0029
37 General Funding It- 200 8,750.00 .0050
38 Street Improvement 1- 90 3,500.00 .0020
39 Light Extension 1 50 1,750.00 .0010
39A Municipals 1-1000 42,300.00 .0242
(41 Street Improvement 1- 381 25,502,50 .0145
(41 Street Improvement 382- 800 20,950,00 .0120
(42 Light Extension 1-. 119 8,070.00 .0046
(42 Light Extension 120- 250 6,550.00 .0037
(43 Fire Improvement 1- 96 6,687.50 .0038
(43 Fire Improvement 97- 200 5,200.00 .0030
44 Municipals 1-1250 39,250,00 .0223
46 Street Improvement 1- 500 27,545.00 .0157
47 Incinerators 1- 71 3,542.50 .0020
48 Parks 1- 100 5,902.50 .0034
49 Recreation 1- 100 5,902.50 .0034
50 City-County Hospital 1- 18 1,157.50 .0006
46 Street Improvement 501-1000 27,860,00 .0159
48 Parks 101- 200 5,970.00 .0034
49 Recreation 101- 170 3,980.00 .0022
46 Street Improvement 1001-1600 33,256.25 .0190
48 Parks 201- 500 17,606.25 .0100
(46 Street Improvement 1693-2013 26,180.00 .0149
(46 Street Improvement 2014-2200 7,480*00 .0043
52 Street Improvement 1- 700 36,610.00 .0208
55 Lake Worth Bridge 1- 150 8,760.00 .0050
52 Street Improvement 701-1500 45,260.00 .0259
55 Lake Worth Bridge 151.- 250 5,657.50 .0032
51 Arterial Thoroughfares 1- 250 14,381,25 .0082
56 Street Improvement 1- 150 8,628.75 .0049
57 Fire Protection 1- 250 14,381.25 .0082
58 Airport 1- 150 8,628.75 .0049
51 Arterial Thoroughfares 251-• 550 16,800.00 .0095
56 Street Improvement 151- 800 36,400,00 .0208
57 Fire Protection 251- 500 14,000.00 .0079
58 Airport 151- 400 14,000,00 .0079
56 Street Improvement 801-1400 33,870.00 .0193
58 Airport 401- 500 5,645.00 .0032
56 Street Improvement 1401-1455 2,638,75 .0015
51 Arterial Thoroughfares 551- 600 4,662.50 .0027
59 Refunding 1- 778 1070867.50 .063A
51 Arterial Thoroughfares 601- 800 31,950.00 .0068
56 Street Improvement 1456•-1575 6,461,25 .0037
62 Pleasure Grounds, Pks. & Plgds. 1- 688 36,892.50 .0210
(CONTINUED)
Sims DESCRIPTION BOND NUI6HEF2S GRAND TOTAL LEVY
(64 Pleasure Grounds, Pks. & Plgds. 1- 189 #11,110.00 $.0064
(64 Pleasure Grounds, Pks. & Plgds. 190- 250 1,982.50 .0011
56 Street Improvement 1576-1915 20,955.00 .0119
-- Refunding Bonds (Due in Feb.) 11- 53 11,660.00 .0067
65 City-County Hospital l- 138 7,631.25 .0043
66 City Hall & .Tail 1- 275 15,300.00 .0087
67 Library 1- 220 8,556.25 .0049
(56 Street Improvement 1916-1950 5,875.00 .0033
(56 Street Improvement 1951-1965 300.00 .0002
(56 Street Improvement 1966-2000 612.50 .0004
(68 Airport 1- 390 28,820,83 .0164
(68 Airport 391-1000 10,459.42 .0060
(69 Street Improvement 1,- 133 1-2,600.00 .0072
(69 Street Improvement 134►- 340 4,657.50 .0026
(70 Garage & Repair Shop 1- 63 6,225.00 .0035
(70 Garage & Repair Shop 64.- 16o 2,182,50 .0013
(69 Street Improvement 341+- 455 8,120.00 .0046
(69 Street Improvement 456- 565 1,925.00 .0011
(72 Marine Creek Drainage & Overflow 1- 102 7,880..00 .0045
(72 Marine Creek Drainage & Overflow 103- 200 1,715.00 .0010
TOTAL $942,205.25 $6 5367
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