Ordinance No. 888ORDINANCE NO. 888
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE RATE AND TAX LEVY FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1968, UPON ALL
TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE OHARTER PROVISIONS AND
ORDINANCE OF SAID CITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: There shall be and is hereby levied and shall be assessed and
collected for the year ending September 30, 1968, an ad valorem tax of One and
49/100 ($1.49) Dollars on each One Hundred and No /100 ($100.00) Dollars worth of
property located within the present City limits of the City of Baytown, made
taxable by law, which said taxes, when collected, shall be apportioned among funds
and departments of City Government of the City of Baytown and for the purposes
hereinafter set forth as follows:
For the General Fund $1.18
For the purpose of pays the accruing
interest and to prov' e a sinking fund
for the payment of "the bonded indebtedness
of the City-of Baytown $0.31
Section 2: The ad valorem tax rate of One and 19/100 ($1.49) Dollars as
set forth in Section 1, is hereby levied and shall be assessed and collected on
only Fifty (50 %) percent of each One Hundred and No /100 ($1100.00) Dollars worth
of property located within Baytown as valued by the Equalization Board for the
City of Baytown and made taxable by law.
Section 3: The Tax Assessor and Collector of the City of Baytown is hereby
directed to assess, extend and enter upon the Tax Rolls of the City of Baytown,
Texas, for the current year the amounts and rates herein levied, and to keep a
current account of same and when so collected, the same to be deposited in the
depository-of the City of Baytown to be distributed in accordance with this
ordinance.
Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
expressly repealed.
READ, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the City
Council of the City of Baytown at a special meeting held at City Hall on
September 21, 1967.
Seaborn Cravey, Mayor 4-
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George Cha filer, City Attorney