HomeMy WebLinkAbout01849 ORD - 09/25/1945A N OR D I N AN C E
PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED
AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1945, AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING
YEAR THEREAFTER, UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND
ORDAINED= AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TESAS.
Section 1. That there is hereby levied, to be assessed and
collected, in current money of the United States of America, for the use of
the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, for the year 1945, and for each succeeding
year thereafter until it is otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct
ad:valoram tax of One Dollar ($1,00) on each One Hundred Dollar ($10040)
value thereof, an all property, real, personal and mixed, located within the
said City of Corpus Christi, Texas, upon which a tax is authorised to be levied
by law, and upon all franchises of all individuals, partners, and corporations
holding franchises from said City of Corpus Christi, Texas, said tax
to be appropriated to the payment and defrayment of current expenses of the
government of said City; and $0.034 of the $1.00 mentioned above is hereby
appropriated to the interest and sinking fund of the followings
a) General Fund Puading Warrants, Series 1929,
dated November 1, 1929.
b) General Fund Refunding Bonds, Series 1936,
dated April 1, 1936,
and $0.030 of the $1.00 mentioned above is hereby appropriated to the interest
and sinking fund of the followings
General Fund Funding Warrants, Series 1940,
dated August 1, 1940.
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SECTION 2. That there ,is hereby levied to be assessed and
collected in current money of the United States of America, for the use of the
City of Corpus Christi, for the year 1944, and for each succeeding year
thereafter until otherwise provided and ordained, an annual direct ad valorem
tax of $0.25 on each One Hundred Dollars ($300.00) of value thereof, upon all
property and franchises described in Section 1 of this Ordinance, said
tax to be appropriated and used in making payments for general street
iimprovements and for building bridges in the City of Corpus Christi, Texan,
and out of said amount there is hereby appropriated $0.01 of said $0.25
for the purpose of paying interest and to create the necessary sinking fund
to pay the followings
Storm Sewer Funding Warrants, Series. 1929,
dated January 1, 1929.
SECTION 3o That for the purpose of paying interest and providing
the necessary sinking funds for payment of the outstanding bonds and bonded
Indebtedness- of the City of Corpus Christi and for paying interest and making
provisions for the sinking fund of such future issues me may be authorized,
there is hereby levied for the year 1945, and for each succeeding year thereafter,
unless otherwise provided and ordained, to be assessed and collected in current
money of the United States of America, upon all property and franchises described
in Section 1 of this Ordinance, an annual direct ad valorem tax of ;0.75 on
each One Hundred Dollars (¢100.00) of value thereof, which said taxes, as and
when the same shall be collected, shall be appropriated and credited to the
following bond interest and sinking funds of the City of Corpus Christis
a) Out of said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated :0.376 for the purpose of paying interest
and creating the necessary sinking fund to pay Refunding
Bonds, Series 1936, dated February 1, 19361
b) Out of said amount of 80.75 there is hereby appropriated
80.020 for the purpose of paying interest and creating
the necessary sinking fund to pay Airport Extension
Bonds, Series 19410 dated January 20, 19111.;
o) Out of said amount of 80.75 there is hereby appropriated
80.080 for the purpose of paying interest and creating
the necessary sinking fund to pay Sanitary Sower
Improvement and Extension Bonds, Series 19110, dated June 10
19:10 z
d) Out of said amount of 80.75 there is hereby appropriated
- 80.060 for the purpose of paying interest and creating
the necessary sinking fund to pay Street Improvement Bonds,
Series 1940, dated June 1, 1940;
e) Out of said amount of 80.75 there Is hereby appropriated
80 044 for the purpose of paying interest and creating
the necessary sinking fund 'to pay Street Improvement
Bonds, Series 191;1, dated December 1, 19411
f) Out of amid amount of 80.75 there is hereby appropriated
800006 for the purpose of paying interest and creating
the necessary sinking fund to pay City Hall Improvement
Bonds, Series 1937, dated February 1, 19371
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g) Out of said amount of $0,75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.030 for the purpose of paying
interest and creating the neceaeary oinking find
to pay Hospital Bonds, Soria e 19171, dated
Deomber let, 1941:
h) Out of the said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.012 for the purpose of paying
interest and creating the necessary sinking fund
to pay Park System Improvement Bonds, Series. 1941.
dated December lat, 1941.
L) Out of the said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.004 for the purpose of paying
interest and creating the necessary sinking fund
to pay Airport Improvement and Drainage Bonds,
Series 1941, dated December let, 1941.
J) Out Qf said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.004 for the purpose of paying
interest and creating the necessary sinking fund
to pay Fire Station Bonds, Series 1937 dated
February 1, 1937;
k) Out of said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0,026 for the purpose of paying
interest and creating the necessary sinking _
fund to Pay Fire Station Bonds, Series 1941.
dated December 1, 1941
1) Out of said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.012 for the purpose of paying
interest and creating the necessary sinking fund
to ray Garbage Disposal Plant Bonds, Series 1941,
dated December lat, 1941,
m) Out of said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.030 for the purpose of paying
interest and creating the necessary sinking
fund to pay Sanitary and Storm Water Sewer
Improvement and Extension Bonds, Series 1941,
dated December lat, 1941;
n) Out of said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.014 for the purpose of
paying interest and creating the necessary
sirinking fund to pay City Ball Improvement Bonds
of Series 1941, dated December lat, 1941
o) Out of said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.014 for the purpose of paying interest
and creating the necessary sinking fund to pay Civilian
Defense Hnergency Bonds, Series 1942, dated April. 1942;
pl Out of said amount of $0.75 there is hereby
appropriated $0.012 for the purpose of paying interest and
creating the necessary oinking fund to pay Fire
Department Bonds, Series 19416 dated Juna 1, 1944.
q) Out of said amount of $0.75 there is hereby appropriated
$0.014 for the purpose of paying interest and creating
the necessary sinking fund to pay Nueces County Water
Improvement District Number One Bonds, seemed by
.the City of Corpus Christi.
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SECTION 4. All taxes for the year 1946 hereby levied shall become
due and payable at the office of the Tax Assessor - Collector of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, on or after the let day of October A.D. 1915, and if the taxes
levidd for said years are not paid on or before January 31 next after becoming due,
interest shall be charged upon the gross amount of the taxes due and penalty due
until paid at the rate of one -half of one percent for each month or fraction
thereof thereafter, Said interest shall be in addition to such penalties as may
be hereafter provided for delinquent taxes.
SECTION 5a The fact that the passage of a Tax Ordinance for the City
of Corpus Christi, for the year 1945, is important end necessary to the people of
Corpus Christiland the fwther fact that the collection of taxes thereunder
for the year 1945 is near at hand; and the further fact that the preparation and
completion of the tax roll for the current year 1915 is dependent upon the passage
of this Ordinance, and in order that said tax roll my be completed and ready for
the collection of said tax ea, when the same become due and payable as
aforesaid, create a public emergency and a public imperative necessity requiring
the suspension of the Charter rule providing that no Ordinance or Resolution shall
be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such Ordinance or
Resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor
having deolared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and
having requested that said Charter rule be suspended and that this Ordinance be
finally passed on the date it is introduced, and take effect and be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, IT IS, ACCORDINGLY, CRDAINEDs
PASSED AND APPROVED this. 25th day f apt er. A 191+5•
Mayor o As City of orpus r ,
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ATTEST:
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Ci Snore
APPROPED AS TO LEGAL FO s
ty may
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Corpus Christi, Texas
1945
TO TEE MEMBERS OF TBE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the e
foregoing Ordinance, a public emergenoy and ca imperative necessity
exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no
Ordinance or Resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is
introduced, and that such Ordinance or Resolution shall be read at
three several meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, hereby
request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass
this Ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the pre-
sent meeting of the City Council. '
Respeotfnlly,
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OR, Gity^f Uorpuz Ghristl
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Roy L. Self
B. G. Moffett
R. R. Rambo
N. C. Beck
N. B. Marriott
The above Ordinez as was - passed by the following vote:
Roy L. Self
B. G. Moffett
R. R. Rambo
N. C_ Beck
N. B. Marriott