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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3924 -J fa pf ORDINANGE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT NOTICE BE GIVEN TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FORT ?,.ORTH, TEXAS, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ItTILL, AFTEtR. THE EXPIRATION OF TWENTY (20) DAYS FROM THE FIRST DATE THAT THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED IN SOME NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN SAID CITY, ADOPT AN ORDINANCE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 1166, 1170 AND 1171 OF VERNON'S CIVIL STA- TUTES OF THE STATE, AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, ORDER- ING A SPECIAL HOME-RULE ELECTION IN SAID CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBUT—WO CERTAIN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER Or SAID CITY, AMONG THEM BEING AMENDMENTS PROVIDING FOR LEVYING A TAX ON ALL SALARIES, WAGES, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER CaelENSATION EARNED BY RESIDENTS OF THE CITY; ON ALL SALARIES, WAGES, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER COMPENSATION EARNED BY NON-RESIDENTS FOR WHICH WORK. IS DONE OR SERVICES PERFORMED OR RENDERED IN THE CITY; ON NET PROFITS EARNED FROM BUSINESSES, PROFES- SIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS; ON NET PROFITS EARNED BY CORPORATIONS HAVING AN OFFICE OR PLACE'OF BUSINESS IN THE CITY AS A RESULT OF VIORK DOTE OR SERVICES PERFORMED OR RENDERED IN THE CITY BY RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS; AND AN AMEND- MENT PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE TAX LEVY LIMIT IMPOSED IN SECTION 23, CHAPTER XXVIII OF THE CITY CHAR- TER AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH OTHER AND ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS AS MAY BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION I. That in accordance with the provisions of Articles 1166, 1170 and 1171 of Vernon's Civil Statutes of Texas and other applicable laws, the following notice be given to the "qualified voters of the City of Fort Worth, Texas: TO THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND TO ALL OTHER PERSONS WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that after the expiration of twenty (20) days from the first date that this notice is pub- lished in some newspaper of said City, it is the intention of the City Council to pass an ordinance containing certain pro- posed amendments to the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, which amendments are to be submitted at a special home- rule election in accordance with the provisions of Articles 1166, 1170 and 1171 of Vernon's Civil Statutes of Texas and other applicable laws. SECTION II. That at such special home-rule election there shall be submitted the said proposed amendments to be contained in the ordinance for adoption or rejection by the qualified voters in said City. SECTION III. That .some of the proposed amendments which will be considered by the said City Council to be incorporated in said ordinance submitting the same are described as follows: Shall Chapter XXV of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth be amended by adding thereto. Section 37, reading as follows: The City Council is authorized each year, when adopting the appropriation ordinance, to levy a tax, to provide funds for the purposes of the retirement of certain debts, general municipal operations, deferred maintenance and capital improvements, on all salaries, wages, commissions and other compensation earned by residents of the City of Fort Worth; on all salaries, wages, commissions and other compensation earned by nonresidents of the City of Fort Worth for work done or services performed or rendered in the City of Fort Worth; on the net profits earned on all businesses, professions or other activities conducted by residents of the City of Fort Worth; on the net profits earned on all businesses, professions or other activities con- ducted in the City of Fort Worth by nonresidents; and on the net profits earned by all corporations having an office or place of business in the City of Fort Worth as the result of work done or services performed or rendered in the City of Fort Worth; to require the filing of returns.and the furnishing of informa- tion by employers and all those subject to said tax; to impose on employers the duty of collecting the tax at the source and paying the same to the City of Fort Worth; to provide for the administration, collection and enforcement of said tax; to authorize the imposition of penalties for the violation of the ordinance creating the tax; to provide that said tax shall not exceed the rate of one per cent (1%); and to provide that not less than fifty per cent (50%) of the above tax paid by the property owner shall be allowed as a credit on all ad valorem taxes paid by the taxpayer on property located in the City of Fort Worth? AMENDMENT II. Shall Section 23, Chapter XXVIII of the existing Charter of the City of Fort Worth, be amended and, after being amended, read as follows: Each year when the City Council adopts the appropriation ordinance and determines the amount of the tax levy for general municipal purposes, it shall never levy a tax for all municipal purposes in excess of Two and 20/100 Dollars ($2.20) on each One Hundred Dollar (8100.00) valuation of property subject to taxation situated within the City of Fort Worth? SECTION IV. That such other and additional proposed amendments will be considered and submitted as to the City Council may be deemed appropriate. SECTION V. That the City Secretary is directed to publish this notice for ten (10) days in a newspaper published in the City of Fort Worth, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1171 of Vernon's Civil Statutes of Texas, the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and all other applicable laws. The above and foregoing ordinance was duly passed and adopted by the City Council on Friday, the day of , 1958. Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVIM A(S�TOJ�FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney