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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03520 ORD - 07/29/1953AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE TAXES TO BE LEVIED, ASSESSED AND COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1953 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, TEXAS: 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 1953, AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THERE- AFTER, UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND ORDAINED, AN ANNUAL DIRECT AD VALOREM TAX OF ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) VALUE THEREOF, ON ALL PROPERTY, REAL, PERSONAL, AND MIXED, LOCATED WITHIN THE SAID CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, UPON WHICH _A TAX IS AUTHORIZED TO BE LEVIED BY LAW, AND UPON ALL FRANCHISES OF ALL INDIVIDUALS, PARTNERS, AND CORPORATIONS HOLDING FRANCHISES IN THE CITY FROM SAID CITY.OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SAID TAX TO BE APPROPRI- ATED TO THE PAYMENT AND DEFRAYMENT OF CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SAID CITY; AND $0.02 OF THE $1 MENTIONED ABOVE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) GENERAL FUNDING WARRANTS, SERIES 1929, DATED NOVEMBER 11 1929 (B) GENERAL FUND REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1936, DATED APRIL 1, 1936• 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 1953, AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER UN- TIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED AND ORDAINED, AN ANNUAL DIRECT AD VALOREM TAX OF $0.25 ON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) 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 IMPROVEMENTS AND BUILDING BRIDGES IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 3. THAT rOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUNDS FOR THE PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING BONDS AND BONDED INDEBT- EDNESS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND FOR PAYING INTEREST AND MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE SINKING FUND OF SUCH FUTURE ISSUES AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED, THERE IS HEREBY ��zo LEVIED FOR THE YEAR 1953, AND FOR EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR THEREAFTER, UNLESS OTHER- WISE 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 $0.55 ON EACH ONE HUNDRED ,DOLLARS ($100) 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 CHRISTI, TEXAS; (1) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.1170 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1936, DATED FEBRUARY 1, 1936; (2) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0041 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE .NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED .JANUARY 15, 1950; (3) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0238 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM BONDS, SERIES 1950 -A, DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1950; (4) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE 1S HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0 -.0075 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY POLICE BUILDING BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED JANUARY 15, 1950; (5) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0155 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STORM SEWER BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED JANUARY 15, 1950; (6) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0148 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STORM SEWER-BONDS, SERIES 1950 -A, DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1950; (7) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0047 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED JANUARY 15, 1950; (8) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED* $0.0116 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY PUBLIC LIBRARY BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1950; _ (9) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0340 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING. FUND TO PAY SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION BONDS, SERIES 1940, DATED JUNE 1, 1940; (10) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0227 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STREET IMPROVEMENTS BONDS, SERIES 1940, DATED JUNE 1, 1940; _2_ (11) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0249 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE .NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1941; _ (12) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0095 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY CITY HALL BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED JANUARY 15, 1950; (13) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS'HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0229 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1946, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1946; (14) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0077 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED JANUARY 15, 1950; (15) OUT OFF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0086 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND- TO PAY STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1950 -A, DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1950; (16) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0179 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY HOSPITAL BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED DECEMBER 12 1941; (17) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0034 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY PARK SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1941; (18) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0041 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY PUBLIC PARK BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED JANUARY 15, 1950; (19) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0042 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY PUBLIC PARK BONDS, SERIES 1950 -A, DATED NOVEMBER 1, 1950', (20) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0006 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT AND DRAIN- AGE BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1941; (21) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0047 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY FIRE STATION BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1941; (22) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0047 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE - NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY FIRE STATION BONDS, SERIES 1950, DATED JANUARY 15, 1950; (23) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0034 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY GARBAGE DISPOSAL PLANT BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED Dt.CEMBER 1, 1941; -3- (24) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE 1S HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0143 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY SANITARY AND STDRM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1941; (25) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0034 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY CITY HALL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1941; (26) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0032 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY CIVILIAN DEFENSE EMERGENCY BONDS, SERIES 1942, DATED APRIL 11 1942; (27) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE 15 HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0043 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY FIRE DEPARTMENT BONDS, SERIES 1944, DATED JUNE 1, 1944; (28) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY WATER DISTRICT BONDS, SERIES 1929, DATED APRIL 10, 1929; (29) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.007 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1948, DATED JUNE 1, 1948; (30) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0058.FOR THE PURPOSE OF�PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY PARK BONDS, SERIES 1948, DATED JUNE 1, 1948; (31) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0454 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE, NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STORM SEWER BONDS, SERIES 1948, DATED JUNE 1, 1948; (32) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $O.o286 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING. THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY SANITARY SEWER IMPROVE- MENT BONDS, SERIES 1948, DATED JUNE 1, 1948; (33) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0179 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1948, DATED JUNE 1, 1948; (34) OUT OF THE AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $O.oO84 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY S- INKING FUND TO PAY WATERWORKS IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1941, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1941; (35) OUT OF THE SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $o.o598 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1951, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1951; (36) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0051 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1951, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1951; ME (37) OUT OF THE SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0037 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, pp SERIES. 1951, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1951; - (38) OUT O18 FpSA -ID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED .$0.00`+ FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1951, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1951; (39) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0107 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY FIRE STATION BONDS, SERIES 1951, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 1951; AND (40) OUT OF SAID AMOUNT OF $0.55 THERE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED $0.0055 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST AND CREATING THE NECESSARY SINKING FUND TO PAY PUBLIC PARK BONDS, SERIES 1952, DATED .JULY 1, 1952. SECTION 4. ALL TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1953 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 FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1953, AND IF THE TAXES LEVIED FOR SAID YEAR ARE NOT PAID ON OR.BEFORE JANUARY 31ST NEXT AFTER BECOMING DUE, IN- TEREST SHALL BE CHARGED UPON THE GROSS AMOUNT OF THE TAXES DUE AND PENALTY DUE UNTIL PAID AT THE RATE OF ONE -HALF OF ONE PER CENT (1/2 OF 1 %) 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 5. THAT THE FACT THAT THE PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE FOR THE LEVY- ING OF TAXES FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE YEAR 1953, IS NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY AND THE FURTHER FACT THAT THE PREPARATION AND COMPLETION OF THE TAX ROLLS OF THE CITY FOR THE YEAR 1953 IS DEPENDENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF THIS O- RD- INANCE, AND IN ORDER THAT SAID TAX ROLL MAY BE COMPLETED AND READY FOR THE COLLECTION OF SAID TAXES WHEN THE SAME BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE AS AFORESAID, CREATES AN EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE PROVIDING THAT NO RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE SHALL BE PASSED- FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESO- LUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE C17Y COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUS- PENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND -5- AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, A. D. 1953• -- ATTEST: CITY ECRET RY CITY A Y MAYOR THE C > OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS -6- 11 CORPUS CHRISTI, VEXAS 1953 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH \N THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND 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 DE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHAR RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY MAYOR CITY OF�CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES A. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO ING VOTE: A. A. LICHTENSTEIN ELLROY KING d P. C. CALLAWAY -040 JAMES A. NAISMITH//l111 W. JAMES BRACE