Ordinance No. 11,767ORDINANCE NO. 11,767
AN ORDINANCE OFTHEI CITY COUNCIL OF THE ary OF BAYTOWNTUIXAS,
PROVIDING FOR Tlll--. TAXATION OF TANGIBLE I'L.'RSONAL PROPF'RTY IN
TRANSIT WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BEEXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION
11.253 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATI"THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, tile 82 °`1 Texas Legislature in Special Session, enacted Senate Bill 1, to take effect
on September 1, 2011, which would require a taxing Unit to take action after October 1, 2011, to provide
for the taxation of goods -in- transit; and
WHEREAS, Section 11 .253(j-i) of the Texas Tax Code, as amended, a I lows the governing body
of a taxing unit after conducting a public hearing to provide roar tile continued taxation Of SLICh goods-In-
transit; and
WI-IFRE'AS, the City Council of the City of Baytmvn conducted (Ile public hearing as required by
Section I-n(d), Article Vill, Texas ConStitUtiOn and SCC6011 11.253(i-l) of the Texas Tax Code on the
1 1"' day of October, 2011, prior to the passage of this ordinance: and
WHEIZEAS, the City Council of the City ol'Baytown, is of the opinion that it is in the best
interests of the City to continue to tax SUCII goods-in-ti-ansit-, NOW THEREFO RE,
BE 1"T ORDAINED 13Y CITY COUNCIL OF' 'I'llE CITY Ol" BAYTOWN,TFI'XAS:
Section 1: That goods-in-transit, as defined in Section I 1,253(a)(I ) of tile Texas Tax Code,
as aniended by Senate Bill 1, enacted by the 82"" "I'exas Legislature in Special Session, shall remaill
subject to taxation by the City of Baytown.
Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City COLUICH of the City ofBaylown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSY"D by the affirmative vote e City' Council Of the City of
Baytown this the 11"' clay ot'October, 2011.
APPROVED ASTO FORM:
&'WACID RAMIRI","Z, SR., City Aft rh
ComIC&O[dinames"2( b or I 1,600ds-m-Tiansil '10C
DONCARLOS, Mayor