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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 55-KAN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING, ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF AD VALOREH AND OTHER TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1935 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A SINKING FUND TO MEET THE PAYMENT OF ALL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AND THE PAYMENT OF ACCRU- ING INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE SUPPORT AND 3,riAINTENANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT PUBLIC FREE 'SCHOOLS; TO PAY THE EXPENSE OF THE DEPARTivIENTS 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 DEPARTMENTS AND PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN S :ID ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF OCCUPATION TAX; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COYd-IISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS Section 1 That there shall be and is hereby levied and shall be assessed and collected, for the ear 1935, an ad valorem tax of Two and 40/100 Dollars ($2.40 on each one hundred dollars worth of property in the City of Beaumont located 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 forth, as follows, to-wit- For o-wito For the General Fund .83. For the City of Beaumont Public Free Schools .48 For the support and maintenance of Public Library .05 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 1.01 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 "A7? .0050 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 Proiai ssory Notes - Series "Bsr .0030 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 - 8eries "C" .0040 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" .0075 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 "Ell .0025 For the purpose of paying the accruing interest and to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness whQn due, incurred in the issuance of Street Improvement Notes - Houston Construction Company .0060 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 .0020 Section 2 That there shall be and is hereby levied and shall be assessed and collected, for the ear 1935, an ad valorem tax of One and 68/100 Dollars (:1.68} on each 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 Bc.auncnt 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 $ .83 For the support and maintenance of Public Library .05 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 .77 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 "All .0050 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 "B11 .0030 For the purpose of paying the accruing interest end to provide a sinking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred in the issuance of Street Improvement Promissory Notes - Series "C" .0040 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'i .0075 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" .0025 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 .0060 For the purpose of providing a Linking fund to retire said indebtedness when due, incurred under contract with the Petroleum Iron Works dated March 31, 1931 .0020 Section 3 That there shall be and is hereby levied and shall be assessed and collected, for the year 1935, a. school maintenance tax of 48¢ 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 1935, a tax of 24¢ on each $100.00 worth of said property to take care of the interest and sinking fund on the school bonded indebtedness of the City of Beaumont. Said tax is hereby levied and shall be assessed and collected for said year on all property in the territory taken in by the City of Beaumont for school pur- poses only, by an ordinance passed by the City Commission of said City, on the 27th day of November, A.D. 1923, said territory being knotim as a portion of what is commonly called the French School District. Section 4 That there shall be and is hereby levied and there shall be collected on all occupations and callings on which an occupa- tion tax is levied by the State of Texas, a sum equal to one-half of the amount so levied by the State of Texas, on each respective occupation or calling in the City of Beaumont. Section 5 There being no Ordinance in effect levying the taxes for the year 1935, and the taxes for said year will soon become due and payable, an immediate public emergency exists, necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three separate days before passage, Wherefore, said rule is hereby suspended and it is enacted that this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication. Passed this the 24th day affirmative vote of all members of Septembor, A.D. 19352 by the of the City Commission. rMayor . v L) AN ORDINANCE APPORTIONING A TAX OF SEVENTY-SEVEN CENTS ($.77) ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND A TAX OF TWENTY-FOUR CENTS ($.24) ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE OLD CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY -OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AS SUCH LIMITS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ADOPTION ,OF THE PRESENT CITY CHARTER AND THAT PORTION TAKEN IN IN 1923 FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES ONLY, LEVIED AND ORDERED COLLECTED W AN ORDINANCEPASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON THE 24th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1935, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE INTEREST AND CREATING A SINKING FUND FOR THE BOND ACCOUNTS THEREIN MENTIONED, AND DECLARING .AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COME1I SSI ON OF THE CITY OF BEAUMiONT, TEXAS Section 1 That the tax of Seventy-seven Cents ($.77) on each one hundred dollars valuation of all taxable property within the limits. of the City of Beaumont heretofore levied for interest and sinking fund accounts, other than school bond accounts, and ordered coll.ected by an Ordinance passed by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont on the 24th day of September, 1935, be and the same is hereby appor- tioned among the various interest and sinking funds . as follows' To the interest and sinking fund of Airport Bonds #1, dated July 1, 1929 - Nine Mills ($.0090). To the interest and sinking fund of City Hall Bonds #1 dated December 1, 1902 - Three Mills ($.0030). To the interest and sinking fund of City Hall & Auditorium Bonds #l, dated December 1, 1926 - Three Cents ($.0300). To the interest and sinkin fund of Fair Park Bonds #1, dated May 1, 1931 - Nine Mills (.0090) . To the interest and sinking fund of Fire De artment Bonds 1922, dated October 1, 1922 - Eight Mills ($.0080. To the interest and sinking fund of FireDet$.0150). artment Bonds #2, dated December 1, 1926 - One Cent and Five Mills To the interest and sinking fund of Fire Department Bonds #3,. dated July.l, 1929 - Nine Mills ($.0090). To the interest and sinking fund. of Funding Bonds #2, dated December 1, 1902 --One Cent ($,0100). To, the interest and sinking fund of Funding Bonds #4, dated July 10, 1920 - Two Cents and Two Mills ($.0220), To the interest and sinking fund of'Funding Bonds #5, dated October 15, 1931 - Two Cents and Three Mills (0.0230). To the interest and sinking fund of Market House Bonds #2, dated December 1, 1926 - Four Dills ($.0040). To the interest and sinking fund of Park Bonds #2, dated January 1, 1918 - One Cent ($.0100) . To the interest and sinking fund of Park Bonds #3, dated February 1, 1926 - Six Mills ($.0060). To the interest and sinking fund of Park Bonds #4, dated D.eoember 1,, 1926 - One Cent ($.0100) . To the interest and sinking fund of Park Bonds #5, dated July 1, 1929 - Four Mills ($.0040). To the interest and sinking fund of Paving Bonds #2, dated December 1, 1902 - Six dills ($.0060). To the interest and sinking fund of Police Department Bonds #1, dated December 1, 1926 - One Cent ($.0100). To the interest and sinking fund of Public Building Bonds #1, dated July 1, 1930 - Five Dills (0.0050). . To the interest and sinking fund of Refunding Bonds #1, dated July 1, 1929 - Two Cents and One Mill ($.0210). To the interest and sinking fund of Safety Department Bonds #1, dated February 1, 1926 - One Cent ($.0100). To the interest and sinking fund of Sewerage Bonds #3, dated December 1, 1902 - Four Mills ($.0040). To the interest and sinking fund of Sewerage Bonds 1922, dated October 1, 1922 - Two Cents and One Mill ($.0210). To the interest and sinking fund of Sewerage Bonds #11, dated February 1, 1926 - One Cent and Six Mills ($.0160). To the interest and sinking fund of Sewerage Bonds #12, dated December 1, 1926 - Two Cents and Six Mills ($.0260). To the interest and sinking fund of Sewerage Refunding A Bonds, dated April 1, 1928 - One Cent and Five Mills ($.0150). To the interest and sinking fund of Sewerage Bonds #'13, dated July 1, 1929 - One Cent and Five 'Mills ($.0150). To the interest and sinking fund of Sewerage Bonds #14, dated February 1, 1931 - One Cent and Four mills (;x.0140) . To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Highway Bonds 1922, dated October 1, 1922 - Three Cents and Eight Dills (.0380) . To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Highway Bonds #2, dated kpril 1, 1925 - One Cent and Seven mills ($.0170). To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Highway Bonds #3, dated February 1, 1926 - Four Cents ($.0400). To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Highway Bonds #4, dated December 1, 1926 -Three Cents and Three Dills x.0330). To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Highway Bonds #5, dated July 1, 1929 - One Cent and Nine Mills 0.0190) . To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Highway Bonds #6, dated July 1, 1930 = Two Cents and Nine Mills ($.0290). To the interest and sinking fund of Street and Highway Bonds #7, dated February 1, 1931 - One Cent and Nine Mills ($.0190). To the interest and sinking fund of Street Opening & Widenin Bonds #1, dated July 1, 1930 - Three Cents and Three Mills (5.0330. To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Sewer Refunding Bonds Series A, dated June 1, 1935 - Seven Mills ($.0070). To the interest and sinking fund of Street & Sewer Refunding Bonds Series B. dated July 1, 1935 - One Cent ($.0100). 9 - To the interest and sinking fund of Wharf Bonds #2, dated November 1, 1916 - One Cent and Eight bills (s.0180). To the interest and sinking fund of V4barf & Dock Bonds 1922, dated October 1, 1922 - Four Cents and Five Tills ($.0450). To the interest and sinking fund of Wharf & Dock Bonds #4, dated April 1, 1925 - One Cent and Nine bills (s.0190). To the interest and sinking fund of 1,4'harf & Dock Bonds #5, dated July 1, 1929 - One Cent and Eight Mills ($.0180) . To the interest and sinking fund of Wharf Extension Bonds #1, dated Larch 1, 1931 - Seven Cents ($.0700) . To the interest and sinking fund of Viharf & Dock Refunding Bonds Series A, -dated June 1, 1935 - One Cent ($. 0100) . To the interest and sinking fund of Wharf & Dock Refunding Bonds ►series B, dated July 1, 1935 - One Cent ($.0100) . Section 2 That the tax of Twenty-four. Cents ($.24) on each one hundred dollars valuation of all taxable property within the old city limits of the City of Beaumont, as such limits existed at the time of the adoption of the present City -Charter, and that portion taken in in 1923 for school purposes only, heretofore levied for interest and sinking fund accounts collected by an -ordinance passed on the 24th day of September, A.D. 1935, be and the same is hereby apportioned among the various school bond interest and sinking funds as follows. To the interest and sinking fund of School House Building Bonds #2, dated December 1, 1902 - Four Mills ($.0040). To the interest and sinking fund of School House Buildin Bonds #6, dated November 1, 1916 - Two Cents and Eight Mills ($.0280. To the interest and sinking fund of School Bonds 1922, dated October 1, 1922 - Five Cents and One Mill ($.0510) . To the interest and sinking fund of School House Building& Repair Bonds #7, dated May 1, 1924 - One Cent and Eight Mills $.0180) . To the interest and sinking fund of School House Building Bonds ¢r8, dated September 1, 1924 - Four Mills ($.0040). To the interest and -sinking fund of School Bonds Series A, dated May 1, 1928 - Seven Cents k$ .0700) . To the interest and sinking fund of School Bonds Series B, dated May 1, 1928 - Five Cents ( .0500. To the interest and sinkinfund of French School Bonds 1912, dated April 10, 1912 - One Cent 4.0100). To the interest and sinking fund of School Refunding Bonds Series A. dated June 15 1935 - Five Dills ($.0050) . Section 3 That the City Tax Lssessor and Collector is hereby instructed to pro -rate 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 assessments levied to provide for the interest and sinking fund for the bonded indebtedness of the City of Beaumont, creates an imperative public emergency necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordi- nances 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 publication. Passed this the 24th day affirmative vote of all members of September, A. D. 1935, by the of the City Commission. ,rJ MAYOR, G kg 5151� l� k_t _f9 5 AN . ORDINANCE . ENTITLED AN- ORDINANCE AMEI��DIT3G THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE PROVIIXi NG. FOR THE'APPROPRIATION _AND EXPENDITURE OF. THE INCOME AND REVENUE OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF T13E CITY OF BEAU - MONT PASSED THE .24th OF. SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1935, BY THE CITY C Oi+711IISS - ; `ION OF THE- CITY OF BEAUMONT, -SAID ATg1END1AEN1' PROVIDING EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES TO MEET UNUSUAL AND-UNFORSEEN CONDITIONS, WHICH COULD NOT. BY REAS ONABLE DILIGENCE; -THOUGHT AiID ATTENT IONS HAVE BEEN! INCLUD- ED IN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR 1935-36, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCI. BE IT ORDAINED BY T BE'C .1TY C0IVINIISS10 N . OF THE CITY OF. BEAUMO'NT, TEXAS Section 1. .That there shall beand is hereby appropriated out -of the revenue derived by- taxation, operating incomes and, bonusderived from the sale of royalty from the airport .property) accruing to the general fund of -the City of Beaumont for emergency expenditures to meet un- usual and unforse.en conditions which could not by reasonable diligence, thought and attention have been included in the original budget 'appropriated to the general fund -9f the .0 ity of -Beaumont -.in the -amount of $5253,273.84; the following. 'sums. for which -'an appropriation is re-_ quired: GENERAL FUND Account No. and Purpose Amount Street & Bridge,Dept. . 3 -;.D -3p -Street maintenance & ropair W,r.A. project .$4,'700.00 3-Z-3 - - Equipment for street, maintenance and repair W.P.A. project. 2,300.00 - Park Department. 8-B.-17 - - Supplies for recreation project. and for National Youth Administration Work 131,000.00 Golf C ourse 10-Z-1 - - Ground.improvements W.P.A. project 2,.200.00 Air Port '11-Z-1 - = Gr.ound improvements; ,drainage .and runways W. P.. A.. project 19, 000.00 Administrative-- 20-F'S dministrative:20-F-S - - Election expense for- proposed charter 24 500.00 Transfer to Auditorium construction fund - - Auditorium Air Conditioning P.W.A. project 7,034.10 TOTAL ° 38,734. 6 Section 2. The f act that W*': P. A. • and P. W.- A. grants of the Federal -Government require .immediate expenditure of -.additional money in order. .to obtain said -grants, and that the printing and mailing 'of the proposed new -Charter for the City of Beaumont has to be done. at ...once, creates an imperative public necessity, necessitating the .'"suspension of the rule .requiring ordinances to be read on three . separate -days before their passage; said rule is therefore here- by suspended and.'this 'Ordinance shall take effect and be in.full force from and after its lawful passage. PASSED -by an affirmative vote of ,all members of the City C ommis sion, this the 14th day of April, A. -D. 1936. O MAYOR K R AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED THE "ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE" PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIiMON AND M)ENDITURE OF THE INECOME AND REVENUE OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET HERETOFORE ADOPTED J\D APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 1935-36, 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 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 r-equired For the General Fund $525 273 84 For the Abattoir 31 696 50 For the Department of V:harves & Docks 64 822 00 For the Department of Vater V:'orks 233 319 70 For the Tyrrell Public Library 33 255 50 For the City of Beaumont Public Free Schools 2.19 456 00 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 644 371 90 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 "A" 2 840 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 "B" 1 420 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 IICII 1 735 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 I'D" 4 260 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 "Ell 1 105 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 Notes - Houston Construction Company 2 840 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 6 900 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 - 8eries "BTI 1 825 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 31, 1931 1 100 00 Section 2 There being no ordinance in effect making appropriations for the fiscal year 1935-1936, 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 imme- diate public emergency necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three several days before pas sage, 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 24th day of September, Iia Do 1935, by the affirmative vote of all members of the City Commission.