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ORDINANCE NO. 2823
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 282, "TAXATION ", OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO PROVIDE A
LIMITED RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN
DISABLED INDIVIDUALS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That Chapter 2812, "Taxation ", of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Baytown is hereby amended by
the repeal of subsection 282 -1(a) as presently constituted
and by the adoption of a new subsection 282 -1(a) that shall
read as follows:
Sec. 282 -1(a). Exceptions to payment of ad valorem taxes.
(a) Adults disabled. An individual adult who is under a
disability for purposes of payment of disability insurance
benefits under Federal Old -Age, Survivors and Disability
Insurance is entitled to an exemption from taxation of
Twenty -five Thousand and No /100 ($25,000.00) Dollars of the
assessed value of his residence homestead. Joint or community
owners may not each receive the same exemption provided by
or pursuant to this subsection for the same residence home-
stead in the same year.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby
repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only
to the extent of such inconsistency and in all other respects
this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances
regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this
ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, sub-
section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance or the application of same to any person or set of
circumstances, shall for any reason be held unconstitutional,
void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the valid-
ity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their
application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to
this end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
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Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council on this 14th day of February , 1980.
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
SCOTT BOUNDS, City Attorney
EMMETT 0. HUTTO, mayor
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