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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 74-287q-21 i �.cq/7<� ORDINANCE NO. 74-28 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE WHICH PROVIDES THAT THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF RESIDENCE..HOMESTEADS OF ALL PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BE EXEMPTED FROM AD VALOREM TAXES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WHEREAS, Article VIII, Section 1-b of the Texas Constitution has been amended to provide that from and after January 1, 1974, political subdivisions of the State may exempt not less than Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars of the value of residence homesteads of all persons sixty-five (65')' years of age or older from ad valorem taxes under certain conditions; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of The City of Beaumont wishes to grant the benefits of an exemption pursuant to said Constitutional Amendment; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. From and after January 1, 1974, Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars of the assessed taxable value of all residence homesteads of married or unmarried adults, male or female, including those living alone, shall be exempt from all taxation for all City purposes, pro- vided, however, that where the ad valorem tax has heretofore been pledged for the payment of any debt the taxing officers of the City shall have the authority to continue to levy and collect the tax against the homestead property at the same rate as the tax so pledged until the debt is discharged, if the cessation of the levy would im- pair the obligation of the contract by which the debt was created. Section 2. In order to secure the benefit of the exemption, the owner shall, between January 1st and April 30th of each year, render his homestead with the City Tax Assessor and Collector by filing under D-75/- a7 3 4--7Z/ 1614 A oath, on forms furnished by the Tax Assessor and Collector, an inventory of such property owned on January 1st of each year for which the exemption is claimed, and shall initially furnish proof of age by certified copy of his or her birth certificate or, if such person does not have a certificate of birth, then by the affidavit of two persons at least five (5) years older than the exemption claimant with actual knowledge of the date and place of birth and by the original or certified copy of any two of the following documents, to -wit: 1. Social Security record, 2. Federal Census record, 3. State Census record, 4. Own child's birth certificate; 5. Original birth notice in newspaper, 6. School record, 7. Insurance policy, 8. Lodge record, 9.. Military record, 10. Passport, 11. Marriage record, 12. Hospital record, 13. Voter's registration record, 14. Church baptismal record, 15. Employment record, 16. Physician's record, 17. Driver's License, and 18. Health Insurance Card (Medi -Care). Section 3. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be effective from and after January 1, 1974. Section 4. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to a particular person, or to a particular set of circumstances, should for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall in no way affect the re- maining portions of this ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this Z6 day of 1974. C_ - Mayor - -=2-