HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2715 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AN
ANNUAL DIRECT AD VALOREM TAX ON ALL PROPERTY, REAL, PEF,
SONAL AND MIXED, SITUATED WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, AND ALL PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY OWNED IN SAID CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON THE FIRST
DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 1949, EXCEPT SUCH PROPERTY AS MAY
BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION BY THE CONSTITUTION 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 lar,
an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1949 for the support
and maintenance of a free Public Library in the City of Fort worth, Texas,
of five cents (50) 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.
1949, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt therefrom by the Con-
stitution and laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION II.
There is also hereby levied and there shall be collected, as pro-
vided by law, an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1949,
for the use and benefit of the Park Fund of the City of Fort Worth, Texas,
of nine cents (9#) on every One Hundred Dollar ($100.00) valuation on all
property, real, personal and id xed, situated in and all personal property
owned in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, on the first day of January, A. D.
1949, 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 (9#), as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby apportioned:
For Park operation, maintenance and upkeep, 9 cents.
SECTION III.
There is also hereby levied and there shall be collected, as pro-
vided by law, an annual direct special ad valorem tax for the year 1949,
for the use and benefit of the Recreation Fund of the City of Fort Worth,
Texas, of four cents (4#) 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 Jan-
uary, A. D. 1949, liable under the law to taxation and not exempt there-
from by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, which levy, in
the aggregate sum of four cents (40), as aforesaid, shall be and is hereby
apportioned:
For Recreation operation, maintenance, upkeep and to pay
interest on Recreation notes and warrants, 4 cents.
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 1949,
for General Fund operations and for servicing of General Fund obligations
outstanding of the said City of Fort Worth, of 1.49 dollars on every One
Hundred Dollar (6100.00) 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. 1949, 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 Sinking Fund forty-five per cent (45%) of the current
taxes collectgd for General Fund operations and debt service until
$1,523,316.21 has been paid to the Interest and Sinking Fund, after which
all of said collections will remain in the General Fund. In this way the
General Amd will absorb any Interest and Sinking Fund delinquencies and
in consideration of which will receive all delinquent tax collections the
entire year. The servicing of General 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 authorising 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 1949, 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 VI.
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. D. 1949, 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. 1950•
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. 1949, 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. 1950.
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. 1949s 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 install-
ment of his taxes as hereinabove provided, but should permit the second in-
stallment 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.
1950, 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 fraoe
tion 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 prescribed 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 Z.
Should any part, portion, section or part of a section of this ordi-
nance 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 II.
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 lar.
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORMt
r City Attorney
SERIF; DESCRIPTION BOND NUMBERS GRM TOTAL LEVY
36 Storm Sever 1- 100 4,500.00 $.00122
37 General Funding 1- 200 7,500.00 .00205
38 Street Improvement 1- 90 3,000.00 „00082
39 Light Extensions 1- 50 1,500.00 .00041
39A Municipals 1-1000 58,400.00 .01593
(41 Street Improvement 1- 391 25,665.00 .00700
(41 Street Improvement 382- 800 20,950.00 .00511
(42 Light Extensions 1- 119 8,540.00 .00233
(42 Light Extensions 120- 250 6,550.00 .00179
(43 Fire Improvement 1- 96 6,450.00 .00176
(43 Fire Improvement 97- 200 5,200.00 .00142
44 Xmicipala 1-1250 56,250.00 .01534
46 Street Improvement 1- 500 24,395.00 .00666
47 Incinerators 1- 71 4,115.00 .001.12
48 Parka 1- 100 5,227.50 .00143
49 Recreation 1- 100 5,227.50 .00143
50 City-County Hospital 1- 18
46 Street Improvement 501-1000 24,710.00 .00674
48 Parka 101- 200 5,295.00 .00144
49 Recreation 101- 170 3,530.00 .00096
46 Street Improvement 1001-1600 29,643.75 .00809
48 Parks 201- 500 15,693.75 .00428
(46 Street Improvement 1693-2013 22,355.00 .00610
(46 Street Improvement 2014-2200 7,480.00 .00204
52 Street Improvement 1- 700 40,040.00 .01092
55 Lake Worth Bridge 1- 150 7,910.00 .00216
52 Street Improvement 701-1500 49,861.21 .01360
55 Lake Worth Bridge 151- 200 6,111.25 .00167
51 Arterial Thoroughfares 1- 250 15,146.25 .00413
56 Street Improvement 1- 150 8,892.50 .00243
57 Fire Protection 1- 250 16,122.50 .00440
58 Airport 1- 150 9,868.75 .00269
51 Arterial Thoroughfares 251- 550 16,450.00 .00503
56 Street Improvement 151- 800 40,475.00 .01104
57 Fire Protection 251- 500 14,875.00 .00406
58 Airport 151- 400 14,875.00 .00406
56 Street Improvement 801-1400 31,170.00 .00850
58 Airport 401- 500 5,195.00 ,00142
56 Street Improvement 1401-1455 3,330.00 .00091
51" Arterial Thoroughfares 551- 600 °4,950.00 .00135
59 Refunding 1- 778 42,670.00 .01164
51 Arterial Thoroughfares 601- 800 14,620.00 .00399
56 Street Improvement 1456-1575 6,827.50 .00186
62 Pleas. Grds., Parke & Playgrounds 1- 688 57,955.00 .01581
(64 Pleas. Grds., Parks & Playgrounds 1- 189 11,815.00 .00322
(64 Pleas. Grds., Parks & Playgrounds 190- 250 1,982.50 .00054
56 Street Improvement 1576-1915 20,135,00 :00549
65 City-County Hospital 1- 138 8,806.25 .00240
66 City Hall & Jail 1- 275 17,650.00 .00481
67 Library 1- 220 13,13425 .00358
(56 Street Improvement 1916-1950
(56 Street Improvement 1951-1965 15,300.00 .00417
(56 Street Improvement 1966-2000 612.50 .00016
(68 Airport 1- 390 28,987.50 .00790
(68 Airport 391-1000 10,293.75 .00280
69 Street Improvement 1- 133 13,250.00 .00362
(69 Street Improvement 134` 340 4,657.50 .00127
(CONTINUED)
SERIFS DESCRIPTION BOND NUMBERS GRAND TOTAL LEVY
(70 Garage and Repair Shop 1- 63 $ 6,600.00 $.00180
(70 Garage and Repair Shop 64- 160 2,182.50 .00059
69 Street Improvement 341- 455 8,430.00 .00230
69 Street Improvement 456- 565 1,925.00 .00053
72 Marine Creek Drainage & Overflow 1- 102 8,270.00 .00226
(72 Marine Creek Drainage & Overflow 103- 200 1,715.00 .00046
68 0E
Airport 10 -1042 9,540.00 .00261
�68 Airport 1043-1157 1,150.00 .00031
(68 Airport 17.58-1250 1,162.50 .00032
(69 Street improvement 566- 658 20,140.00 :00549
(69 Street Improvement 659- 911 2,530.00 .00069
(69 Street Improvement 912-1112 2,512.50 .00069
Airport 1- 124 26,500.00 .00723
M Airport 125- 473 3,490.00 .00095
(73 Airport 474- 750 3,)+62.50 .00094
Street Improvement 1- 75 15,940.00 .00435
R Street Improvement 76- 287 2,120.00 .00058
(74 Street Improvement 288- 453 2,075.00 .00057
(73 Airport 751- 915 12,820.00 .00349
Airport 916-1050 3,037.50 .00083
R Street Improvement 454- 970 39,790.00 .01086
Street Improvement 971-1403 9,742.50 .00265
Park 1- 110 8,870.00 .00242
M Park 711- 200 2,025.00 .00055
Playgrounds & Recreation Park 1- 30 2,500.00 .00068
M Playgrounds & Recreation Park 31- 50 450.00 .00013
177 Agricultural & Livestock Fac. Bldg. 1- 273 21,650.00 .00590
77 Agricultural & Livestock Ex. Bldg. 274- 500 5,107.50 .00139
74 Street Improvement 1404-1971 34,420.00 .00939
74 Street Improvement 1972-2153 41045.00 .00112
77 Agricultural & Livestock Ex. Bldg. 501-1070 3$9440.00 .00967
Agricultural & Livestock Ex. Bldg, 1071-1250 4,050.00 .00110
M ACricultural & Livestock Ex. Bldg. 1251-1454 13,787.50 .00377
(77 Agricultural & Livestock Ex. Bldg. 1455-1500 1,265.00 .00034
(73 Airport 1051-1158 11,475.00 .00313
(73 Airport 1159-1275 3,217.50 .00088
(74 Street Improvement 2154-2357 21,675.00 .00591
(74 Street Improvement 2358-2578 6,077.50 .00166
Airport 1276-1863 63,087.50 .01722
M Airport 1864-2500 19,110.00 .00521
474 Street Improvement 2579-3274 74,675.00 .02040
(74 Street Improvement 3275-4028 22,620.00 .00617
(76 Playgrounds & Recreation Park 51- 122 7,725.00 .00210
(76 Playgrounds & Recreation Park 123- 200 2,340.00 .00064
(74 Street Improvement 4029-4678 17,875.00 .00488
(74 Street Improvement 4679-6328 41,250000 .01126
(75 Park 201- 250 1,375.00 .00038
(75 Park 251- 300 1,250.00 .90034
(76 Playgrounds & Recreation Park 201- 250 1,375.00 .00038
(76 Playgrounds & Recreation Patk 251- 300 1,250.00 .00034
Total $1,523,316.21 $.41556