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Home My WebLink AboutORD 36-KAN ORDINANCE APPORTIONING A TAX OF NINETY=TWO: CENTS ($-.92) ON EACH ONE HUNDRED.DOLLARS VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND A TAX OF THIRTY: --TWO: CENTS ($.32) ON EACH ONE HUNDRED _DOLLARS VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE OLD CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AS SUCH LIMITS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PRESENT CITY CHARTER AND THAT PORTION TAKEN IN IN 1923 FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES ONLY, LEVIED AND ORDERED.COLLECTED.BY AN,ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON THE Z•7tk DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D.. 1934, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INTEREST AND CREATING A SINKING FUND FOR THE BOND -ACCOUNTS -THEREIN MENTIONED, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED. BY, THE- CITY .COMMISSION. OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, .TEXAS: Section 1 That the tax of Ninety=two Cents 0$:921 on _each one hundred dollars valuation of all taxable property within -the limits of the City of Beaumont heretofore levied -.fox' interest and rsinking fund accounts, other than school bond accounts, and ordered collected by an Ordinance' passed by the City Commission of the City of Beau- mont on the z 7 *h day of September, 1934, be and th-e same is hereby apportioned among the various interest and sinking funds as follows: To the interest and sinking fund of Airport Bonds #1, dated -July 1, 1929 - One Cent and Nine -tenths Mills ($.0109) . To the interest and sinking fund of City Hall Bonds #1-, dated December.l, 1902 - Six Mills 0.0060). To the interest and sinking fund of City Hall _& Auditorium Bonds 41., dated December 1, 1926.= Three Cents and -Three and five - tenths -Mills ($.0335). To the interest and sinking fund of Fair Park Bonds dated May 1, 1931,- One -Cent and One Mill ($.0110). To -the interest and 'sinking fund of Fire -Department Bonds 1922;. dated October- 1-1. ;1922 - Nine- and .three -tenths Vills. ($.0093) . To the -interest and sinking fund of Fire Department Bonds #2, - dated December 1, 1926 One Cent and Seven and five -tenths bills - To the interest and sinking fund of- Fire Department Bonds #3, dated July 11 1929 -.One Cent and eight -tenths Mills ($.0108) . To the interest and sinking fund of Funding Bonds #2, dated December 13 1902. - Two and. two-tenths Mills. 01-0022). To the interest - and. ' sinking fund of Funding Bonds #4, dated July 10, 1920 = Two Cents and Four and five -tenths Mills .0.0245) .. .To the interest and sinking fund of Funding Bonds #5, dated October 15, 1931 -- Two Cents and Four and five -tenths Mills ( x.0245) . To the interest and sinking fund of Jail Bonds #1, dated December 1, 1911 - Three -tenths Mills (0-0003). To the interest and. sinking _ fund_ of Market House Bonds #2, dated December 1, 1926 =` Three Mills 0'5.0030) .. 3 To the interest and. sinking fund of Park -Bonds 1, - dated April -1, 1912 - Three -and eight-tenths Mills 0.0038}#. To th:e interest- arid. sinking fund of Park .Bonds -#2, - dated -January.1, 1918. y 9 - One .,Cent .Ori®.Mill-.'($0.0110). - To the. -interest :and sinking - fund of -Park .Bonds '#3, -dated February--_l; `1926 = Six Milli ..0.0060).. . To theJ interest- and .sinking fund. of Park Bonds #4s dated December-1,. 1926 .One Cent and Orie.and three-tenth-s Mills 0.0113). To the interest and sinking fund.'of Park Bonds-#5., dated- July 1, 1929 -_ Three 'and tvro-tenths Mills ($.0032)-: " To l the- interest and sinking fund of. Pavi.rig Bonds #2' dated ,December`l, "1902 - One Cent 'and Two and five=tenths.Mills; 0.0125) To. the -interest and sinking, fund of Police Department "Bonds . . #1, dated De_ceinber i.,_.102.0 = .One' Cent and_0'ne and -T*o ;tenths Mills. . 0 0112) . " To the -interest and sinking fund of P.ubli'c Building Bonds #1, dated July -1, 1930 - Four and-. tvro-tenths Mills ($.0042). To the interest and sinking -..fund: of " Refunding Bonds #1, dated-July 10-1929 - Two Cents,-and Your and five-tenths Mills ($.0245),' -TO.' the interest "and sinking 'fund of Safbty ;Department Bonds #1,=' dated February 1; 1926 - One -Cent and..One and two'tenths Mills (0.0112). To- 'the- interest and sinking`-fund -of Sewerage -Bonds #3; 'dated December 1, .1902 - One Cent and Two .Mill-s' ($.0120). To the-interest and sinking . fund of -Sewerage Bonds 06, dated December 1., 1909, =. -One Cent and five-tenths Mills ($.0105) To. the .interest and sinkinc fund of- Sewerage.-Bonds #7,, dated December 11 1911 - Eight. Mills Z�,h.0.080) . To .the- interest and sinking- fund of Sewerag-e Bonds. #8, dated April 1, 1912 .- Four -and. -five-tenths Mills ($. 0045) To the. 'interest "and,:_sinking- fund of Sewerage Bonds #9, dated July!-1., 1916- --.Three and -five-tenths Mills 0:0035).- 035).To Tothe interest and-sinking: fund of- Sewerage Bonds :1922, dated October:l,-.19 22 - Two . Cents" and Four Mills ($.0240)_._,-, To the interest and .sinking fund of Sewerage Bonds- #11, dated . February 1, ,1926 - Two Cents. and Five and five=tenths Mills (1,.0255) . .. -To-.-the -interest and sinking fund of-.Sewerage-Bonds #12, -dated . December 1,' 1926.. -. Two _Cerit.s and- Eight -and five=-tenths Mills -0.0285). To the interest. and sinking fund of 'Sewer•age Refunding A Bonds, dated Aril 1, 1928 - One .Cent and Seven' and five.-tenths Mills ($.-0175Y . . To the interest and sinking- fund of. Sewerage Bonds ' #13, dated - July' 1,- 1929-- One Cent and Six Mills -, ($,..0160) . . s7 To the interest and sinking fund of Sewerage Bonds14,. dated February- 1, 1931. - One Cent and Five Mill -s ($.0150).. To the interestand sinking .fund of Street Improvement' & Repair Bonds #1, dated December "l, 1909 - Five -tenths Mills ($.0005). To th"e interest and sinking .fund of Street Improvement & Repair Bonds #2,., -,-dated. December- 1, 1911-7 Five Mills.- $.0050). -To the.interest and sinking fund of Street Improvement & . Repair Bonds #3., dated April 1, 1912 - Five and five -tenths -Mills - - To the -interest and sinking fund of. Street Improvement & Repair Bonds -#4, dated July 1, 1.915 - Nine and five -tenths Mills ($5.0095) To the interest and sinking fund of Street &'Highway Bonds--.. 1922, . dated October 1, 19.22. -. Three Cents. and Nine and -five-tenths Mills ($.0395) . To the interest and sinking fund of Street &-Hi.ghway Bonds #2, dated April 1, 1925 - One Cent and Nine Mills ($..0190).. To the interest and sinking fund of -Street & Highway Bonds #3, dated February 1, 1926.- Four Cents and Five -Mills ($.0450). To the interest and -sinking- fund of Street . & Highway Bonds #4, dated December 1:, 1926 _ Three Cents and Six and' five -tenths Mills 0.0365). To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Highway Bonds #5, dated July. l,' 1929- Two Cents and One and two-tenths Mills -To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Highway. Bonds #6, dated July 1, 1930. Three Cents and Two and five -tenths Mills ($.0325). To the interest and sinking.fund of Street & Highway Bonds #7, dated February 1; 1931 - Two Cents and .One and four -tenths Mills (0.0214) . To the -interest and sinking fund of Street Open-ing.& Widen- ing Bonds -#l,-date-d. -July.1, 1930--- Three Cents and Seven --Mill's ;~ ($.0370)0 To the interest and 'sinking fund of Wharf Bonds #1, dated December 1, . 1908 - Four bills ($-.0040)? To the interest and- sinking fund ,of Wharf Bonds #2, dated November 1, 1916 - Two -Cents and Eight Mills ($.0280). To "the interest "and sinking fund of Wharf - & Dock Bonds #l, dated July 1, 1914 - One Cent and Five and: --two-tenths Mills ($.0152.) To the interest and sinking fund of Wharf & Dock Bonds #2, dated July 1, 1915 - One Cent and five -tenths Mills ($.0105). To the interest and sinking fund of Wharf & Dock Bonds 19222 dated October 1, 1922 - Six Cents and Six Mills ($.0660). To the interest and - sinking fund of Wharf & Do-ck Bonds #4, dated A ril 1 ...1925 _ Three Cents. and Five and three -tenths, Mills (. 0353 _.. To the interest arid. sinking' -fund of Wharf & .Dock Bonds #5, dated July 1, 1929 - One Cent and Eight -Mills .(��.0180) . To the -interest and -sinking - fund. of Wharf Extension Bonds #1, dated March 1, 1931 Five Cents. and Three Mills($.0530) Section 2 That the tax 'of. Thirty=two Cents 0.32) -on each one hundred :dollars valuation of all taxable property within the old .city limits of the City of Beaumont,... as such limits existed at the time -of the. -adoption of the.present City Charter, .and that portion -taken in in 1923 for school purposes _only; heretofore levied. for -interest_ - and sinking -fund accounts -collected by.. an .ordi.n.ance passed on the day of September, A. D. 1934, be and the same- is hereby - apportioned among the various school bond interest and sinking funds as follows: : To the interest and -sinking fund of School House Repair Bonds #42 dated -December 1, 1909 - Seven and four -tenths Mills ($.0074). To the 'interest and sinking fund of School :House Repair Bonds #5, dated December 1, 11906 Five=tenths Mills ($..00.05). To'the interest and sinking fund of School House Building Bonds #2, dated December ,1, 1902 = . Three Mills ($.0030) . To -the interest and -sinking fund of. School -=House Building. Bonds #3, dated -December -1.,-1906 = Two- and' five -tenths Mills ($.0025). To the 'interest and sinking fund of 'S'chool -House Building ; Bonds. #5, dated December 1, 1911 - Tvo :and five=tenths- Mills ($:0025) • To: the interest .and sinking fuzid of School House Building Bonds #62dated November 1, - 1916 --Three- Cents and Six Mills .. 0.0360)-._ To the interest and sinking fund of School Bonds 1922 dated October.1, 1922 Six- Cents and Eight and four -tenths Mills ($.0684) To the interest , and = sinking- fund of School House Building '& - Repair Bonds #7; dated May 1', 1924 -'.One, Cent and Nine and five- tenths Mills ($.0195)-: To the in and sinking fund of School House .Building - Bonds #8, dated September 1, 1924 - Five and three=tenths'Mills (0.0053) . To the interest and sinking fund of School Bonds Series A, dated May 1, 1928-- Ten Cents and -Four Mills (0.1040). To the- interest and- sinking fund of School,f:Bonds Series .B, dated May 1-1928 Seven Cents and four -tenths Mills ($.0704) . -To the interest and sinking fund of.French-School Bonds 1912, dated April. 10, 1912 - Five -tenths Mills ($.0005) '7' /6-3� • ,, a Section 3 That the City Tax Assessor and Collector is hereby instructed to pro -nate the -:said sums so assessed according_ to the -provisions of this Ordinance, and to so present his. statement and report to- the Director of Finance that said -Officer may be able to place all collections made under said tax -to the credit- of the proper fund and .that the same may not'.be diverted or used for any other purpose. = Section 4 The fact that no apportionment .has -=been made of the assess- ments levied to provide for.the.in-terest and sinking fund for the bonded indebtedness of the City of Beaumont., -creates an imperative public emergency necessitating .the suspension of the rule requir- ing- ordinances to be read on three separate meetings before their passage, wherefore, said rule, is- suspended -.and .this_ordinance shall take effect and be .in force from and after its passage and publica- tion: Passed this the 7 -k day of September., A. D. 1934, by the affirmative vote -of all members of -the City Commission.- MAYOR: AN - ORDINANCE 'PROVIDING FOR THE --.LEVYING; ASSESSING AND -COLLECTING OF AD VALOREM AND OTHER TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1934 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING -A SINKING FUND TO -MEET= THE PAYMENT -OF ALL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY OF.BEAUMONT, AND THE PAYMEN.T,OF ACCRU- ING INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING- FOR - THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS; -TO PAY THE EXPENSE OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, ' AS NAMED IN SAID ORDINANCE, AND THE GENERAL EXPENSE OF THE .CITY GOVERNMENT; AND APPORTIONING THE TAXES TO'BE LEVIED TO SUCH DEPARTLIIENTS AND PURPOSES AS FORTH IN SAID ORDINANCE; -PROVIDING FOR THE, PAYMENT OF OCCUPATION TAX; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. - BE IT ORDAINED BY -'THE CITY 'COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:. Section 1 = That .there shall be and is hereby levied, and shall' be assessed and collected, for-theear 1934, an.ad valorem tax of Two and 50/100 Dollars ($2..50}y ori -each -=one hundred dollars worth of. property in the City -of -Beaumontlocated within the territory comprising the old city -limits existing -prior to the adoption of the present City Charter and comprising 'the Beaumont. Independent School -District in: the. City of Beaumont,made ,taxable '- by law, which said taxes when collected shall--be,,according to Section 16, of the Charter of. the City of Beaumont; apportioned among ' the funds and departments of the City Government, of the City -=of Beaumont, and for --the =purposes- as hereinafter set forth9-- as follows, to -wit: For the . General Fund .71 For the City Beaumon-t Public Free _of Schools .42 For the support ,and maint-enance of-- f--Public PublicLibrary .04 For the purpose of paying the accruing interest and to provide a_ sinking fund for the payment of the entire bonded indebtedness of the Ci-ty of -Beaumont for all purposes- .1.24 -For the purpose of paying the accruing,'--. interest and to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due; incurred in. the issuancejof Library Site purchase Notes - Series "All .0065 Forthe purpose.of paying the accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred -in -.the issuance of Street. -Improvement Promissory Notes - Series "B" .0028 For the purpose of paying -the accruing interest. and to..provide•a. sinking, fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in the issuance'of Street Improvement.Promissory,Notes - Series 11C" .0035 For th'e purpose o.fpaying the accruing interest,and to -provide a. sinking fund to -retirsaid .indebt,edn.ess when due, incurred in the issuance of Street Improvement Promissory Notes - Series "Dtt .0080-,- For 0080- For the purpose -Of paying. the accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in the issuance of Street Improvement Promissory Notes - Series 'tE" .0020 For the purpose of paying the accruing = interest and to provide a ••sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in the issuance of Street Improvement -Notes - Houston Construction Company .0050' For the purpose of providing a sinking fund to retire•• said" indebtedness when due, -incurred- under' contract with --the. Petroleum Iron Works dated March 31; 1931 .0022 Section' 2 That there shall be and is hereby levied and shall -be - assessed and collected, for theear 1934, an ad valorem tax of One -.and 76/100 Dollars ($1.76) on eaoh one hundred dollars worth of property located within and comprising that portion of the -City of Beaumont lying outside of the old city limits described in: Section 1, hereof; in the City of -Beaumont made taxable by law, which said taxes.when collected shall be according to Section 16,, of the -Charter of.the City of Beaumont apportioned among the funds and departments of the City Govern- ment of the City of Beaumont, and for the purposes hereinafter set forth, as follows, to -wit:. For the General Fund- .77 For the support and maintenance of. Public Library .04 For the purpose of .paying the -accruing - interest and to provide -a. sinking fund - for the payment "of "the entire bonded indebtedness of the City of.Beaumont for all purposes-., except the school bonded indebtedness of the Beaumont_, City Schools .92' -.- For the purpose of paying the.accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in the .issuance of Library Site purchase Notes - Series "A" .0065 For the purpose. -of paying the accruing interest .and to provide -a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when: due, incurred in the issuance of Street Improvement Promissory Notes - Series- 'tBft .0028 - . For the purpose of paying the accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in the issuance of Street Improvement Promissory Notes - Series TIC". .0035 For the ,purpose of paying .the accruing interest -and to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when -due., incurred in the issuance, of Street Improvement Promissory Notes-- Series ' "D'T .0080' For -the purpose of paying -the accruing _ interest and to provide a -sinking fund -to retire said indebtedness when due; incurred- in the .issuance of -Street Improvement Promissory.Notes -'Series "E" .0020 For the,purpose.of- paying the accruing interest and to -provide a sinking fund to' retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in- the issuance of Street Improvement Notes = Houston Construction Company .0050 For the purpose of providing a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred under- contract with the- he-Petroleum PetroleumIron Works dated March -31, 1931 -.0022. -Section 3' That there. shall be -and is hereby levied and shall be - -assessed and collected, for the year 1934, a school maintenance tax of 42¢ on each $100.00 worth of property in the..territory taken into the.City of Beaumont for school purposes only, by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont.- by ordinance passed on the 27th day of November, A: D. -1923, and there shall _be and is hereby levied and shall: be assessed and collected, for - the -year 1934, a tax of 32¢ on .each x$100.00 worth of said property to take care -of the interest and sinking fund on. -the school.bonde.d indebtedness of the City of Beaumont... Said tax is hereby levied .and shall. be assessed -and collected -for said year on all property in the territory taken --in by the City of Beaumont for school pur- poses only, by an ordinance passed by the City Commission of said City, on the 27th day.�of November, A. -D. 1923., -said territory being known as a portion of what is commonly called_ the French School District. Section 4 That there shall be and is hereby levied and there shall be collected on all.occupations and callings on which an occupa- tion tax is levied by the State of Texas, a sum equal to one-half of the amount so levied..by_.the State: of Texas, on each_ respective occupation or calling in the City of Beaumont. Section 5 There being no Ordinance -in -effect levying the taxes for the year 1934, and thetaxes:for.said year will soon become due and payable,' an immediate- public emergency exists, necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring oPdinances to be read on three separate days- before -passage,- wherefore, said rule is hereby suspended and it is enacted ' that this Ordinance shall be in - full force and effect from -and after its passage and publication. Passed .this the �%day of -September, A.D. -1934., by the -affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission. 'UAYOR R } - AN ORDINANCE_ ENTITLED THE IIANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE" PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURE OF THE INCOME AND REVENUE OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS -OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, IN ACCORDANCE WTTH-THE ANNUAL -BUDGET HERETOFORE ADOPTED'AND APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 1934-1935, AND DECLARING Af.EMERGENCY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF TSE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS: Section l That there shall be and is hereby appropriated out of the revenue derived by taxation and.from the income.,accruing to the various departments of -the government of. the City of. Beaumont, the following -sums for each. department, .or item for which an - appropriation is.required: For the General Fund -$506 20.0-00 For the Abattoir 29. 796. 50 For the Department of Wharves & Docks 69 967-00. For -the Department of Water Works 229 201.40 For the Tyrrell Public Library 27 426 84 .For the .City of Beaumont -Public Free., . Schools .185 640 '00 For the purpose 6f paying the accruing interest and to provide a'sinking fund - for the payment of the entire bonded .indebtedness of the -City' -of -Beaumont .'for. all: purposes .677 568 89 For the purpose of paying the accruing .interest.. and to .provide- a, sinking fund to retire said indebtedness. when due, incurred in -the issuance_ of .Library Site. Purchase - Series '11A11 2 945 00 For the purpose of paying the'accruing- =interest and to. provide -=a`' sinking fund . to retire.- said indebtedness when'due, incurred in the issuance of Street Improvement. -Promissory Notes --Series 11B1t -1 472 .50 For. the purpose. , of paying the accruing interest :and to provide a =sinking - fund to retire said indebtedness .vThen due, incurred in the. --issuance. of Street Improvement Promissory N61tes '= Series nCri 1' 787 50 For the purpose of paying the accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in .the. issuance of Street Improvement Promissory Notes - Series f,Drt ' 4 417 50 -.For the purpose of paying the accruing interest and to provide a sinking-fund- to inking fund_to retire . said indebtedness when due, incurred. in the "issuance, of, Street - Improvement Promissory.Notes Series 11Et1 1 157 50 For the' purpose of paying. -.the accruing interest and to provide a- sinking, fund to retire - .said indebtedness: when due, incurred in the issuance of Street'.'- improvement treet - improvement Notes -.Houston Construction Comp any 2 945 00 For the purpose of paying the ,accruing interest -and to. provide . a sinking fund to retire said- indebtedness when due; incurred in the- _issuance of Cotton- Compress.notes 7 050 00 For the purpose of paying_ the accruing interest. and to provide a -sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in the issuance of Cotton Compress. Notes - Series "Bt' 1 875 00 - For the purpose of providing a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred under contract with the Petroleum Iron Works dated March Zly 1931:;. -1'100 00 Section 2 There being no ordinance in effect making appropriations for -the fiscal. year, 1934-1935,: as required by the Charter of _ the City of Beaumont., and it.being necessary that expenditures be authorized -in accordance:with the annual budget, creates an. immediate public emergency n'eces`sitating .the suspension of- the rule requiring ordinances to be read on.three several days be- fore passage, wherefore, said rule is hereby . suspended and it is enacted that this Ordinance shall be. in full force and. effect_ from and -after its passage and publication., - -Passed this the Igday of September, A. D. '1934, by the affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission. MAYOR.