HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 71-45ORDINANCE NO. 1/- � 5
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING,
ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF AD VALOREM AND OTHER
TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1971 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAY-
ING THE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE CITY
OF BEAUMONT, AND PROVIDING A SINKING FUND TO MEET
THE PAYMENT OF ALL BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT AND THE PAYMENT OF ACCRUING
INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF
OCCUPATION TAX; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
Section 1.
That there shall be and is hereby levied and shall be
assessed and collected for the year 1971, for municipal pur-
poses only, an ad valorem tax of One Dollar and Fifty-nine
Cents ($1.59) on each One Hundred Dollars' worth of property
located within the present city limits of The City of Beaumont
made taxable by law, which said taxes when collected shall be
for purposes hereinafter set forth as follows, to -wit:
For the General Fund $1.165
For the purpose of paying the
accruing interest and to pro=
vide a sinking fund for the
payment of the entire bonded
indebtedness of The City of
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Section 2.
That there shall be and is hereby levied and there shall
be collected on all occupations and callings on which an occupa-
tional tax is levied by the State of Texas, a sum equal to onr
half of the amount so levied by the State of Texas, on each
respective occupation or calling in The City of Beaumont.
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Section 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase,
or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision
and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions hereof.
PASSED by the City Council this the 3/ day of
August, 1971.
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