ORD CC 06/03/1947 - tax levy & poll tax for 1947AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN AND SUBJECT
TO TAXATION IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS INCLUDING A POLL TAX ON ABLE
BODIED CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF TWENTY -ONE, YEARS, AND NOT OVER SIXTY YEARS
OF AGE ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 19yj, AND ALSO INCLUDING OCCUPATION
TAXES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENGY.
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, 19 , exeept
so much as may be excepted under the constitution and Laws of this State of
the United States, the following taxes.
(1) An ad volorem tax of and at the rate of b Ogr) �O.& o) cents on
the One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars cash value thereof, estimated in lawful
currency of the United States for the current expenses for the support and
maintenance of the City Goverment of said City of Huntsville, Texas.
(2) An ad valorem tax of and at the rate of i..,J) $D.YJ f on the One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) cash value thereof, estimated in lawful currency of
the United States, to pay current interest on and provide one Year's sinking
fund and to pay all of the principal and interest aocuring 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 heretofrom lawfully issued by the
City of Huntsville, Texas, and which are new lavid outstanding obligations of
the said City of Huntsville, Texas.
(3) An annual ad valorem tax of and at the rate ofA, cents
on the One Hundred Dollars cash value thereof, estimated in lawful currency
of the United States, for the purpose of the support and maintenance of the
Fire Department authorized by law at an election held thereunder and the
ordinance 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, wqual to one -half of that
provided by law for occupation tax due and payable to the States of Texas, and
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 over the age of Twenty -One (21) years and not over sixty
(60) years of age on the first day of January.
Section Two: The above and foregoing ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force from and after its passage and approval.
The foregoing ordinance was referred to the Finance Committee on open
Council at the regular recessed meeting of the City of Huntsville Council held
on the day of r "_ 19.
Mayor
We, the Finance Committee, to whom the above and foregoing Ordinance
was referred, have duly considered the same, recommend that the said foregoing
ordinance, levying taxes for the year 19 1— adapte ..x
Adapted and approved on open Council this the Z L.L day of
Attest:
ulty ut e ary Mayor