Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 34-FAN ORDINANCE Entitled an ordinance amending Section 5 of an ordinance passed by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont on the 19th day of October 1926, so as to change the rate of taxation therein levied for Sewerage Bonds to $.04�e instead of $.039'; for City Hall and Auditorium Bonds from $ .049� to X5.059' and Eire Department Bonds from $.02� to 6.0.39, said Or- dinance hereby amended being entitled: "'An Ordinance Authorizing.and di- recting'the issuance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont, bearing in- terest at the rate of five percent (5f.). per annum., interest on all bonds payable -annually on the first year and semi-annually on each year there- after, in the sum of $325,000.00 to be issued for the purpose of improv- ing,. extending and repairing streets and highways of the City of Beau- mont, providing for the levying and collecting of the necessary taxes to: pay the interest and create a sinking fund for the redemption- of- -said bonds, and further authorizing and directing the issuance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont, bearing interest at the rate of 5% per annu�,Ain- terest payable annually on the first year and semi-annually on each year thereafter, in the sum of. .$250,000.00 to. be issued for the purpose of im- proving., extending and repairing the sewerage system of the City of Beau- mont, providing for the levying and collecting of the necessary taxes to pay the interest and create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds, and further authorizing and directing the issuance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont, bearing interest at the rate -of 5% per annum, in- terest payable annually on the first year and semi-annually on each year, thereafter, in the sum of'$300,000.00 to be issued for the purpose of building and equiang a combined City Hall and City Auditorium of the, City of .Beaumont, providing for the levying and collecting of -the nec- essary taxes to pay the interest and create a sinking fund for the re- demption of said bonds, and further authorizing and directing the_is- suance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont, bearing interest at the rate of 5% per annum, interest payable annually on the first year and semi-annually on each year thereafter, in the sum of $100,000.00 to be issued for the purpose of building and equMerefor, ing a combined police station and jail and acquiring the necessary site providing for the -1_evyi-ng and collecting of the necessary taxes to pay the interest and create a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds, and further au- thorizing and directing the issuance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont, bearing interest at the rate of 5Z per annum, interest pay- able annually on the first year and semi-annually on each year there- afteri in the sum of $150,000.00 to be issued for the purpose of build- ing and equipIng fire stations and acquiring the necessary sites there- for, providing for the levying and collecting of the necessary taxes to pay the interest and create a sinking fund for the .redemption of said bonds, and further authorizing and directing the issuance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont, bearing interest at the rate of 5% per annum, interest payable annually on the first year and semi-annually on each year thereafter, in the sum of 0100,000.00 to be issued for the purpose of improving, extending, and equipping public parks and acquir= ing the necessary sites therefor, providing for the levying and collect- ing of the necessary taxes to pay the interest and create a. sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds, and further authorizing and directing the issuance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont, bearing interest at the rate of %, per annum, interest payable annually on the first year and semi-annually on each year thereafter, in the sum of $25,000.00 to: be issued for the purpose'of repairing, improving, and-equifping the City Market House, and providing that said ordinance shall take effect on the date of its passage and lawful publication, and declaring an emer- gency," and decliring an emergency. WHEREAS, 6n_the'19th day of October, 192.6, the City Commission of the City of Beaumont passed the above entitled ordinance authorizing the issuance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont for various perma- nent improvements therein mentioned; and G _7 A 3 9- F NOVV; THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE CITY COMIIJUSS1ON OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT SECTION I. That Section 5 of the above mentioned ordinance passed by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont on the 19th day of October, 1926, authorizing and directing the issuance of serial bonds of the City of Beaumont as therein described, be and the same is hereby amended so that the same shall read as follows: SECTION 5. It is further ordained that for the purpose of paying the interest on said Street and Highway Bonds, as well as the various in— sta.11ments of principal as the same shall respectively mature, there is hereby levied for the year 1927, and for --each year thereafter-, so long as the same may be necessary to provide the interest and annual in— stallments of principal of said bonds, on all of the property in the City of Beaumont subject to taxation, an additional tax of Five Cents ($.05) on each One Hundred Dollars valuation of all taxable property within the City of Beaumont, or so much thereof or such other rate of tax as shall be nec— essary and the same shall be so annually assessed, collected and applied, and said tai{, or so much thereof or such other tax as may be necessary is hereby levied for each year hereafter while said bonds or any number there— of are outstanding, and the same shall be annually assessed, collected and applied to the purpose named. It is further ordained that for the purpose of paying the in—_ _ terest on said Sewerage Bonds, as well as the various installments of principal as the same shall respectively mature, there is hereby levied for the year 1927, and for each year thereafter, so long as the same may be necessary to provide the interest and annual installments of principal of said bonds, on all of the property in the City of Beaumont subject to taxation, an additional tax of Four Cents ($.04) on each One Hundred Dol— lars valuation of all taxable property within the City of Beaumont, or so much thereof or such other rate of tax as shall be necessary and the same shall be so annually assessed, collected and applied, and said tax, or so much thereof or such other tax as may be necessary is hereby levied for each year hereafter while said bonds or any number thereof are outstand— ing and the same shall be annually assessed, collected and applied to the purpose named. It is further ordained that for the purpose of paying the in— terest on said City Hall and City Auditorium Bonds, as well as the various installments of principal as the same shall respectively mature, there is hereby levied for the year 1927, and for each year thereafter, so long as the same may be necessary to provide the interest and annual install— ments of principal of said bonds, on all of the_pr6perty in the City of Beaumont subject to taxation, an additional tax of Five Cents ($.05) on. each One Hundred Dollars valuation of all taxable property within the City of Beaumont, or so much thereof or such other rate of tax as shall be necessary and the same shall be so annually assessed, collected and applied, and said tax, or so much thereof or such other tax as may be necessary is hereby levied for each year hereafter while said bonds or any number thereof are outstanding, and the same shall be annually assess— ed, collected and applied to the purpose named., same may be necessary to provide the interest and annual installments of principal of said bonds, on all of the property in the City of Beaumont subject to taxation, an additional tax of One and one—half ($.012) on each One Hundred Dollars valuation of all taxable property within the City of Beaumont, or so much thereof or such other rate of tax as shall be necessary and the same shall be so annually assessed, collected and applied, and said tax, or so much thereof or such other tax.as may be necessary is hereby levied for each year hereafter while said bonds or any number thereof are outstanding, and the same shall be annually assess— ed, collected and applied to the purpose named,. It is further ordained that for the purpose of paying the in— terest on said Fire Department Bonds, as well as the various installments of principal as the same shall respectively mature, there is hereby levied for the year 1927, and for each year thereafter, so long as the seine may be necessary to provide the interest and annual installments of principle of said bonds, on all of theproperty in the City of Beaumont subject to taxation, an additional tax of Three Cents ($.03) on each One Hundred Dollars valuation of all taxable property within the City of Beaumont, or so much thereof or such other rate of tax as shall be necessary and the same shall be so annually assessed, collected and applied, and said tax, or so much thereof or such other tax as may be necessary is hereby levied for each year hereafter while said bonds or any number thereof are outstanding, and the same shall be annually assessed, collected and applied to the purpose named. It is further ordained that for the purpose of paying the in— terest on said Public Park Bonds, as well as the various installments of principal as the same shall respectively mature, there is hereby levied for the year 192.7 and for each year thereafter so long as the same may be necessary.to provide the interest and annual installments of princi— pal of said bonds, on all of the property in the City of Beaumont sub— ject to taxation, an additional tax of One and one—half Cents ($.012) on each One Hundred Dollars valuation of all taxable property within the City of Beaumont, or so much thereof or such other rate of tax as shall be necessary and the same shall be so annually assessed, collected and applied, and said tax, or so much thereof or such other tax a.s may be necessary is hereby levied for each year hereafter while said bonds or any number thereof are outstanding,and the same shall be annually assess— ed, collected and applied to the purpose namedi. It is further ordained that for the purpose of paying the in— terest on said Market House'Bonds, as well as the various installments of principal as the same shall respectively mature, there is hereby levied for the year 1929',i, and for each year thereafter, so long as the same may be necessary to provide the interest and annual installments of-prin— cipal of said bonds, on all of the property in the City of Beaumont sub— ject to taxation, an additional tax of One—half Cent ($.02) on each One Hundred Dollars valuation of all taxable property within the City of Beaumont, or so much thereof or such other rate of tax as shall be nec— essary and the same shall be so annually assessed, collected and applied, and said tax, or so much thereof or such other tax as may be necessary is hereby levied for each year hereafter while said bonds or any number thereof are outstanding, and the same shall be annually assessed, col— lected and applied to the, purpose named. All ordinances and parts of ordinances and all resolutionsv.nd parts of r.(§�solut_io_gs inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby rescinded and repealed. SECTION 2. The fact that the streets and highways of the City of Beaumont era hardy i" -nnnA of ;m„v+r,Tro, --4- .4---A and resultant stagnation which is injurious to the health and lives of the people of the City of Beaumont; and the City is without a City Hall and City Auditorium, which is badly needed for the convenience of the people of the City of Beaumont; and the City is without adequate police station and jail, and it is necessary to have an adequate police station and jail to protect the lives of the people of the City of Beaumont; and it is necessary to construct additional fire stations in order to pro— ted:t the people of the City of Beaumont from fire hazards; and the public parks and equipment therein arewholly inadequate to provide the proper- recreation, roper recreation, amusement and training of the children that frequent such parkas, resulting in. improper kind of recreation, amusement and training for such children each and all of which conditions create an imperative public emergency requiring the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three. separate days before their passage, and said rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of its passage. Passed this, the 9th day of November, A.D. 1926, by the affirma— tive vote of all members of the City Commission of the City of Beaumont. Approved this, the 9th.day of November, A..D. 1926. Mayor of the City of Beaumont, Texas. ATTEST` City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas. The State of , Texas, Countp of Jefferson Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared ------------------ ------- known ___________________-___known to me, who being by me duly sworn, on his oath de- pose s e -poses and says, that he is the_L�--------of the BE T P , BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoin% was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the following dates: /_�_ -------------- A. D. 192_x, and a newspaper copy of which is hereto at- 7 7 lached: . - -_______________ Sworn to- and subscribed before me, this_ - _ - I ----- _d ----day D. 192, _ ZI (� ��c t� �� Notary Publip,, Jeffersoni'� unty, Texas.