ORD CC 06/01/1943 - tax levy & poll tac for 1943VW v4w
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY LOCA "iED WITHIN AND SUBJECT
TO TAXATION IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVIILE, TEX S INCLUDING A POLL TAX ON ABLE
BODIED CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF TWENTY -ONE, YEARS, AND NOT OVER SIXTY YF,ARS
OF AGE ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1943, AND ALSO INCLUDING OCCUPATION TAXES,
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE IN COUNCIL
ASSEMBLED:
Section One: That there is hereby levied, for the current year on all real
property situated and all personal property owned within the limits of said
City of Huntsville, Texas, on the first day of January, 1943, except so much
as may be excepted under the constitution and Laws of this State of the
United States, the following taxes.
(1) An ad valorem tax of and at the rate of 5Wi)$,5-Vjcents on
the One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars cash value thereof, estemated in lawful
currency of the Unit d States for the current expenses for the su,port and
maintenance of the City Government of said City of Huntsville, Texas.
(2) An ad valorem tax of and at the rate ofl � )$ L )on the One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) cash value thereof', estimated in lawful currency
of the United States, to pay currant interest on and provide on a Year's
sinking fund and to pa-, all of the pri.cipal and interest accuring on all
outstanding warrants, sewerage, bonds, paving bonds, Funding Warrants, Sewer
Ectensions, Improvement Bonds and Warrants, City Hall and Fire Station Warrants
and any and all other bonds and Warrants outstanding heretoffom lawfully
issued by the City of Huntsville, Texas, and which are new lavid outstanding
obligations of the said City of hugtsvi le, Texas.
(3) An annual ad valorem tax of and at the rate of.05 )$.05 ) cents
on the One Hundred Dollars cash value thereof, estimated in lawful currency
of the United States, for the purp,,se of the support and maintenance of the
Fire Department authrrized by law at an election held thereunder and the
ordiaa.nce of the City of Huntsville, Texas pursuant thereto.
(4) An occupation tax on all persons, firms, and corporations doing
business within the City of Huntsville, Texas, equal to one -half of that
pro -tided by law for occupation tax due and payable to the State of Texas, acid
including all amendments of Article 7047 of the Revised Statutes of 1925,
and other amendments thereto.
(5) A poll tax of one ($1.00) Dollar on every inhabitant of said
City of Huntsville, Texas ever the age of Twenty -One (21) years andnot over
sixty (60) years of age on the first day of January.
-Section Two: The above and forego�n; ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force from and after its passae and approval.
The foregoing ordinance was referred to the Finance Committee on
open council at the regular recessed mebting of the City Couci1 held on the
L —day of 1943.
Mayor
We, the Finance Committee, to whom the above and foregoirg Ordinance
was referred, have duly considred the same, recommend thatthe dagd foregoing
ordinance, levying taxes for the year 1943, be adapted.
Adapted and approved on open Council this the L day of 1943.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary.
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