Ordinance No. 1,458ORDINANCE NO.1458
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE RATE AND TAX LEVY FOR THE CITYOF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDINGSEPTEMBER 30,1974,UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY
IN SAID CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OFTHE STATE
OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY;AND RE-
REALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH.
BEIT 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 30,1974,an ad valorem tax of ONEand
35/100 ($1.35)DOLLARS for each ONE HUNDRED and NO/100 ($100.00)DOLLARS of as
sessed value of property located within the City limitsof the City of Baytown
on January 1,1973,made taxable by law,which said taxes,when collected,shall
be apportioned among funds and departments of City Government of the Cityof
Baytown andfor the purposes hereinafter set forth as follows:
General Fund Operations $1,016
Debt Service for payment
of bonded indebtedness 0.334
TOTAL $1,350
Section 2:The ad valorem taxrate of Oneand 35/100 ($1.35)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 ($100.00)DOLLARS worth
of property located within the City limits of the City of Baytown on January 1,
1973,as valued by the Equalization Board of 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,forthe current year the amounts and rates herein levied,and to keep a
current account of the same.All collection of such taxes,as well as collection
of taxes owned for prior years,to include penalty and interest thereon,shall be
deposited in the official depository of the City of Baytown tobe distributed be
tween the General Fund and the Debt Service on a basis determined by the percentage
thateach of the dollar figures in Section 1 above bear to the above stated tax rate.
Section 4:All ordinances are 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expressly repealed.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 its regular meeting held at the City Hall in
the City of Baytown on the 13th day of September,1973.
TOM GENTRY,Mayor
ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,CityClerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICH/RDSON,City Attorney
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