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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04831 ORD - 08/07/1957AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING WHEN TAXES SHALL HE DUE AND WHEN TAM SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT; PROVIDIlYG THE METHOD FIXING PENALTY AND INTEREST OR DELINQUENT TAXESS PROVIDING TEAT THE LIEN FOR TAXE59 SHALL INCLUDE ATTORNEY'S FEW AND COSTS OF SUPT; PROVIDING DUTIES C ASSESSOR AND.CO7.LECT R CF TAXES IN REGARD TO mmnfWRNT TAXES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAIM BY THE .CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That ad valorem taxes due for the Year of 1957 shall become due and payable on or after August 1, 1957• 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 1958, the following penalty shall be payable on every assessment, to -wit: During the math of February, one percent (1 %); during the month of March, two percent (2%); during the month of April, three percent (3%); during the month of May, four percent (4); during the month of June, fi -.e percent (5 %)s on and after the first day of July, eight percent (8¢), as herein provided. SECTION 3. All delinquent taxes shall bear interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum from the date of their delinquency, the date of delinquency for 1957 ad valorem taxes being February 1, 1958• 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 delinquent, charging against the sane all unpaid taxes assessed against the owner thereof on the rolls for the said year. q'b3l SECTION 5. Penalties, interest, sad costs accrued against any lsad, lots aad/or property seed 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, attorney's 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 invalidate the entire ordinance, but the balance thereof shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 8. 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 Cheater 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 BQ1 ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect fro%mf and after its passage, IT 19 ACCORD- INGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, This /- day of August, 1957• ATTEST: City Secretary A➢HRO�1`ED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS �- DAY OF AUGUST, 1$57: City Attorney MYON THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 1937 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS GENTLEMEN: .. 1. FOR THE REASONS SET FORT" IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR'RESOLU- _ _ .. . TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED. AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SMALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COURCIL. 1, THEREFORE. HEREBY EBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO- DUCED, OR AT TIIE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MA YOR- THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTED: FARRELL D. SMI'(N W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO. X) CHARLIE J. RILLS ARTHUR R. JAMES ODELL INGLE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:' FARRELL D. SMITH W. J. ROBERTS B. E. BIGLER MANUEL P. MALDONADO I CHARLIE J. RILLS ARTHUR R. JAMES ODELL INGLE 4`33 I