Ordinance No. 2,82400214 -23
ORDINANCE NO. 2824
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 282, "TAXATION ", OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO INCREASE
THE LIMITED RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR INDI-
VIDUALS 65 YEARS OR OLDER; 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 l: That Chapter 2$2j "Taxation ", of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Baytown is hereby amended by
the repeal of subsection 2$2 -1(b) as presently constituted
and by the adoption of a new subsection 282 -1(b) that shall
read as follows:
Sec. 282 -1(b). Exceptions to payment of ad valorem taxes.
(b) Adults 65 years or older. An individual adult who is
65 years or older 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 homestead 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repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only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:
ILEE P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
Y SC BOUND i y Attorney
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-FVMETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
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