HomeMy WebLinkAbout17894 ORD - 10/19/1983AN ORDINANCE
IMPOSING A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX ON THE CONDUCT OF BINGO
GAMES WITHIN THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, AN
EFFECTIVE DATE, AND NOTIFICATION TO THE COMPTROLLER OF
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, hereby imposes
and levies a gross receipts tax on the conduct of bingo games within the city
limits of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, to be imposed, levied, assessed
and collected in the manner provided by the Texas Bingo Enabling Act, Article
179d of Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes. The amount of such tax imposed
shall be equal to two percent (2%) of the gross receipts from the conduct of
bingo games; provided that, in accordance with Section 3(d) of said Act, for
so long as the commissioners court of Nueces County, Texas, imposes such a
gross receipts tax, the tax imposed by the City hereunder shall be at the
rate of one percent (1%) of the taxable gross receipts.
SECTION 2. That notice of the passage of this ordinance be given
by publication of the caption hereof stating in substance the purpose of the
ordinance one time in the official publication of the City. The ordinance
shall be and become effective on and after January 1, 1984, and the City
Secretary shall forward to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of
Texas by certified or registered mail a certified copy of this ordinance
accompanied by a map of the City clearly showing its boundaries.
SECTION 3. If for any reason any section , paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this
City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose.
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OEILMED
SEP 2d1984
That the foregoing ordinance
second reading on this the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
read fora firs time and FAed to its
day ofd , 19 a5 , by the
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
That the foregoing ordinance wkaread for s cold time and Rued to its
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third reading on this the 1ay of , 1935, by the
following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
That the fore pp}}ng ordina �� as read for thethird time and passed finally
on this the Wilk day of () , 19 S 3 , by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga,
Leo Guerrero
Sr.
1
Herbert L. Hawkins, Jr.
Dr. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 14 day of
ATTEST:
Ci Secretary
APPROVED:
gni-DAY OF Q , 19:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Ait
Assi ant i -y Attorney
tLle212ed - , 19 ,9 .
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Nueces.
}SS:
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came.
GRACIE DE LUNA •
AD#28056
City of C.C.
In/q4
, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
ADM. ASST. SECRETARY of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times,
Baily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
_ NOTICE OF PASSACz ,.,OF Q.#3DIRANLE.�]Q,_.J.7.t£5.4..«..._
of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in CALLER—TIMES PUBLISHING CO.
an the 24th day of
October 19_83_. and once each
day
consecutive
One ____.......Times.
• 26.73 GRACIE DE LUNA
ADM. ASST. SEC. 2nd November 19 83
Subscribed and sworn to before me this da of J
day thereafter
Notary Public, Nue County, Texas
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N(r 11894 . - .'
IMPOSING A GROSS'RE-
CEIPTS TAX ON THE
CONDUCTING OF BINGO
GAMES R
PITY; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICAT, AN EF-
N
FECT IVEIODATE OF
JANUARY 1, , AND
NOTIFICATION 1984 TOTHE
COMPTROLLER OF PUB.
LICAND
PROVAIDINGUFORSSEVER-
ABILITY.
Was passed and approved
by the City Council of the
City of Corpus Christi, Tex -
Os
of
ctober,1he 1983. The ulllytext
of said ordinance is avall-
i able to the public in the
( Office of the City Secretary.
City Secretar
Corpus Christi, Teua
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