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AN ORDINANCE
PROVIDING WHEN TAXES SHALL BE DUE AND WHEN TAXES
SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT; PROVIDING THE METHOD
FIXING PENALTY AND INTEREST ON DELINQUENT TAXES;
PROVIDING THAT THE LIEN FOR TAXES SHALL INCLUDE
TAXES, DELINQUENT TAXES, INTEREST, PENALTIES,
ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS OF SUIT; PROVIDING DUTIES
OF ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES IN REGARD TO
DELINQUENT TAXES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT AD VALOREM TAXES DUE FOR THE YEAR OF
1956 SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1956.
SECTION 2. UNLESS ALL OF THE TAXES IMPOSED BY LAW ON A
TAX PAYER OR HIS PROPERTY SHALL BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE 31ST DAY OF
JANUARY 1957, THE FOLLOWING PENALTY SHALL BE PAYABLE ON EVERY ASSESS-
MENT, TO -WIT:
DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, ONE PER CENT (1 %); DURING
THE MONTH OF MARCH, TWO PER CENT (2 %); DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL,
THREE PER CENT (3 %); DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, FOUR PER CENT (4%);
DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, FIVE PER CENT (5%); ON AND AFTER THE FIRST
DAY OF JULY, EIGHT PER CENT (8%), AS HEREIN PROVIDED,
SECTION 3. ALL DELINQUENT TAXES SHALL BEAR INTEREST
AT THE RATE OF SIX PER CENT (6$) PER ANNUM FROM THE DATE OF THEIR
DELINQUENCY, THE DATE OF DELINQUENCY FOR 1956 AD VALOREM TAXES BEING
FEBRUARY 1, 1957.
SECTION 4. THE ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES SHALL, AS
OF THE FIRST DAY OF JULY OF EACH YEAR FOR WHICH ANY TAXES FOR THE
PRECEDING YEAR REMAIN UNPAID, MAKE UP A LIST OF THE LANDS AND LOTS
AND/OR PROPERTY ON WHICH ANY TAXES FOR SUCH PRECEDING YEAR ARE DE-
LINQUENT, CHARGING AGAINST
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THE SAME ALL UNPAID TAXES ASSESSED AGAINST THE OWNER THEREOF ON THE ROLLS
FOR THE SAID YEAR.
SECTION 5. PENALTIES. INTEREST, AND COSTS ACCRUED AGAINST ANY
LAND, LOTS AND/OR PROPERTY NEED NOT BE ENTERED BY THE ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR
OF TAXES ON SAID LIST, BUT IN EACH AND EVERY INSTANCE ALL SUCH PENALTIES,
INTEREST AND COSTS SHALL REMAIN A STATUTORY CHARGE WITH THE SAME FORCE AND
EFFECT AS IT ENTERED ON SAID LIST, AND THE ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
SHALL CALCULATE AND CHARGE ALL SUCH PENALTIES, INTEREST AND COSTS ON ALL
DELINQUENT TAX STATEMENTS OR DELINQUENT TAX RECEIPTS ISSUED BY HIM.
SECTION 6. THE LIEN FOR TAXES WITH WHICH ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY
STANDS CHARGED AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 2 OF THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SHALL EXTEND TO AND INCLUDE A LIEN FOR THE
COLLECTION OF ALL DELINQUENT TAXES, INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND IN EVENT OF
SUIT, ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS OF SUIT. IN ALL SUITS BY THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES THE SAID LIEN
ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN FAVOR OF THE SAID CITY FOR THE COLLECTION OF ALL
DELINQUENT TAXES, INTEREST, PENALTIES, ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS OF SUIT
MAY BE ENFORCED AND FORECLOSED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION.
SECTION 7. THAT IF ANY PART OF THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD BE HELD
INVALID FOR ANY REASON, THEN THAT FACT SHOULD NOT INVALIDAIFE THE ENTIRE
ORDINANCE, BUT THE BALANCE THEREOF SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
SECTION S. ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE EXPRESSLY
REPEALED.
SECTION 9. THAT THE NECESSITY FOR OBTAINING SUFFICIENT REVENUE FOR
THE OPERATION OF THE CITY AND TO AVOID IMPAIRMENT OF THE CREDIT OF THE CITY
AND TO ENCOURAGE ADVANCE PAYMENT OF TAXES BY THE IMMEDIATE PASSAGE OF THE
AFORESAID ORDINANCE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND
THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, DECLARING SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY
TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS
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ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT
AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORD-
INGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS _jDAY OF OCTOBER, 1956.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SSECRETAR `
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THI
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CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CH TIC ERAS
1956
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN 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
BE READ AT THREE 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 INTRODUCEDI OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULL]
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANU EL P. MALDONADO
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