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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 71-BAN ORDINANCE. . $mending Section One of .en Ordinance, entitled: " An Ordiw nance, providing.for the levying,- assessing and collecting of taxes- for.- the, year- .1915;' for the purpose of providing a sinking fund to meet _the payment of._ the bonded- indebtedness of the City of Beaumont,. and for the accruing interest there on;)(providing for the support of the public, schools of the city; to repair and improve the -streets, alleys and public squares; to -met the current. ea- pans es of the :City of Beaumont; to provide for ..the purchasing,. constructing, maint-wining, -operating and owning the _public parks;-. to -provide, -a sinking fund to -meet -the payment -of the` bonded in- debtedness` of-ihe-, waters works system, 'and -of the accruing in- terest thereon; .to tax oc-cupations, "and- ca.11Ings made taxable by' -the .State of Texas , and t -o collect on -all able bodied male citizens over twenty one and,uiader sixty -years of age a poll tax", which was adopted byC.Wt Cou�of Be atunont, Texas, on the 4th day of May,191- spewg. all'J�/ vi in conflict herewith; and declaring an eme r gen cy . BE. IT -ORDAINED_ BY -TiE CITY. C;6UNC-IL OF THE -CITY OF_-BEAUMONT-,_TEXAS .-Secti on,- l: That Section One of an Ordinance, entitled: "An O'rdinance, providing far the levy;ing,, assessing and' c-olle_cting "of taxes for ' the year -1915; for, the purpose of providing• a" sinking fund to -meet the .payment of the bonded indebtedness' of the city of Beaumont, and for the accruing interest thereon; providing for the support of the public schools of the city; -to repair and. improve the streets, alleys and. public- squares; to ;meet the current expenses of the City of Beaumont;; to provide for.'the. puaehasing, constructing, maintain- ing aaat operating'and owning the public parks; to. provide a sinking fund -.to: -meet the payment of the, bonded indebtedness of -.the water works. system, and- of the accruing int-erest thereon; to tax-occu.. pat ions and callings. made -taxable by the State;.of Texas, and to col- lect .on all abler bodied male citizens over twenty . one and under sixty years` 'of -age a poll tax",, which was adopted by the Ci Co `"" c i 1 of Beaumont, .'Texas , on the - 4th day of Mayan e same is- hereby_ amended. so as to hereafter read as follows:" "Section 1. That .there As hereby levied and, shall,be assessed .and collected dor -the year 1915 the following taxes on all property .situated within the corp.or-.ate :limits of the city of 'Beaumont, Texas, made .taxable, by law, -to=.wit : _ -- - For-- the -purpose: of -paying general- current -expenses of the city government,and for.T:geribral purposes, ,twenty five -cents -on each one hundred ($100.'00) bollars;valuation. For the support 'arid *i-ntananc ' of public free schools, twenty -five cents on eaeh :one hu, dred (100.00) Dollars valuation. _ -For the purpose of r epair ing and =maintaining -th-e=strettq, alleys, public squares .and bridges of -the city, twenty three cents - on each one .,hundre,d ($100.00) Dollars valuati'ori: For the- -purpos.e of-- pay.ing the-.a-ccruing, interest,-andto-pro- vide= a sinking fund for the., payment .of the 'bonded iridebte-dness :of the 'city, thirtyy four cents and nine. mills ' (.-349) on -each one -- hundred t$100,:00) Dollars valuaitinn. For the pur chasing, cons truetIng , maintenance- and operating of public parks, either. inside -or outside 'of t2 e.•.city of Beaumont, one cent on each one hundxe d (100.00) Dollars 'valuation,. For the pexpose, of paying the accruing interest and. to pro- vide a sinking -fund- for. the payment of,- the bond edness of the water -works , system, twelve cents and one mill on each one hundred ($100.00) Dollars .valuation. " Sect ion. 2. That all, laws- :arid parts -.of, laws in -conflict herewith be and the same are hereby. repealed in,so far as they eonf.l&,6t with this . ordinance. Section 3. Whereas,: the valuations for the .City of Beaumont have be -en changed -so, as -"to. levy a - tax on one hundred -pet cent: of all property; rand there is now: no :ordinance making the. property levy, -creates an. imperative public- necessity and- emergency, neCessitating the suspen- sion of the ru16-ze•quiring ordinances. -t -o be .read.a.t. three regular meetings. Said rule is- therefore hereby'suspendea,an' d this ordi- nance shall -go into for ce: and effect 'fr o . and after -its lawful passage -and pub-lication.` .Passed -by -the Cit -Council this the 19th clay of Oct .,1�15._ y APpr owed this the 19th d_ ay- of October ATTEST;: ~ C TY -S .0 ETARY. FILED ON THIS THS J, G. SUTTON e-jTy SECRET4tTi! ` e �►ssl8fxa'C �t6Y �d�t6���3y - � ' ail October 19th,1915. H norable Mayor & City Council, City. Gentlemen: We, your Ordinance Committee, to whom was referred the at- tached or d.i. nance , making the levy for taxes for the year 1915 on the new valuations, by amending the former tax levy ordinance, adopted May 4th,1915, beg to report that we have duly considered. said ordinance, and recommend that same be adopted under,a sus- pension of the rale, requiring ordinances to be read at three regular meetings Respectfully submi Ordinance Committee.