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AN ORDINANCE
Entitled an ordinance amending Article 387, relative
to.the Collection of taxds, of the Revised Code of Ordinancea as
codified by Messrs-ldcDowell & Davidson of date Sd-e-r�7th,
1911, and declaring an emergency.
BE .IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCTI, OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
SECTION I.
That Article 387 of the Revised Code or Ordinances
of the City of' Beaumont as codified by Iuessrs-11cDowell &:
Davidson, be amended so that it shall hereafter read as follows:
"Article 387 -Collection of Taxes"
" Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Assessor and Collector and
Board of Appraisement to have said assessment rolls hereinbefore
described fully prepared and completed by -the first day of October
of each and every year; and all taxes shall be due and payable
on or after the first day of October of each and every year, and
if not paid by January 31st of the succeeding year, there shall
be addedd, penalty ten per cent upon the amount of such taxes,
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and should the same not be paid by '11arch 1st of the year succeeding
the levy, said taxes and penalty shall thereafter bear interest
at the rate of six per cent per annum until paid. And it sh&11 be
the duty of all persons froi,.t whom such taxes are due to call and
pay same to said Assessor and Collector at his office in the City
of Beaumont hetween the first day of October and the 31st day of
January of the year succeeding the levy.
"Section 2. Said assessor and Collector shall be provided by
the city with necessary printed blank receipt books ,.Said receipts
to be made in triplicate and numbered consecutively from I up,
corresponding with the renditionsas appears on the Tax Rolls.
'Said printed blank receipts to be as devised by Hart, Bienvenue
codified. by Idessrs -McDowell & Davidson of -date ' 4,- '7th,
19119 and declaring an emergency.
BE.IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCTL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.
SECTION I.
That Article 387 of the Revised Code or Ordinances
of the City of Beaumont as codified by Messrs -McDowell &;
Davidson, be amended so that it shall hereafter read as follows;
"Article 387 -Collection of Taxes"
" Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Assessor and Collector and
Board of Appr aisement to have said assessment rolls hereinbefore
described fully prepared and completed by .the first day of October
of each and every year; and all taxes shall be due and payable
on or after the first day of October of each and every year, and
if. not paid by January 31st of the succeeding year, there shall
be added %d p"enaltyten per cent upon the amount of such taxes,
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and should the same not be paid by Llarch 1st of the year succeeding
the levy, said taxes and penalty shall thereafter bear interest
at the rate of six per cent per annum until paid. And it shiall be
the duty of all persons froi:i whom such taxes are due to call and
pay same to said Assessor and Collector at his office in the City
of Beaumont hetween the first day of October.and the 31st day of
January of the y ear succeeding the levy."
"Section 2. Said assessor and Collector shall be provided by
the city with necessary printed blank receipt books ,.laid receipts
to be made in triplicate and numbered consecutively from I up,
corresponding with the renditions:a.s appears on the Tax Rolls.
Said printed blank receipts to be as devised by Hart, Bienvenue
and Daspit, Form # 29 and adopted by the City Council.
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Before Delivery of any receipt for taxes, the Assessor
and (Collector shall fill up blanks in triplicate as provided for
PILED TPHIS THE �� _D,0
J. SUTTON,
,gTX SECRETARY.
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above, showing the name of the tax—payer, total amount of tax,
and a complete description of each separate piece of property
if it be real estate2 The year for which said taxes are paid
and date of payment and total valution or property assessed.
The original receipt shall be delivered to the person paying
the tax, the duplicate to be detached and accompany the monthly
report of said ('ollecti6h.)to the City Council and the triplicate
receipt to remain in the book as a permanent record of �hiis
office . t'
"Section 3. All sums of money received in payment of taxes shall be
accredited when received on some particular taact of land or parcel
of pi,operty: and no money in payment of taxes shall be received
on account."
SECTIOY II.
All ordinances or paxts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION III.
Believing that the payment of taxes in the City should
correspond with the time of payment in the Counter, creates an
emergency and an imperative public necessity that this ordinance
be immediately passed and therefore the rule requiring ordinances
to be read at three separate meetings, be and the same is hereby
suspended and this ordinance shall go info force and effect,
from and after its bas.�Jage.!and'.la*ful publication. v
Tassed this the l `may of e,---.A•D.1913
Approved this the `1/ day of ��.A.—Ir2 "
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A"'TEST,:
`. / Cit Secretary.
ne aumoht , Texas, October llth ,1913.
Hon.Mayor & City Council,
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Gentlemen :
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We, your Ordinance Committee, to whom
the attached ordinance was referred, bag leave to report
that after careful consideration, we race., end its
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adoption. ,,,^
submitted,