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ORDINANCE NO. 93-2974
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM
TAXES FOR THE CITY OF PLAINVII~, TEXAS, FOR
THE YEAR 1993, AND DIRECTING THE ASSES~
AND COTJ.ECTION. TH]~REOF; SEVERABrrJTY CLAUSE;
CUMULATIVI~ESS CLAU~; CONFLICTS CLAUSE;
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL finds that the tax for the year 1993, hereinafter
levied for current expenses and general improvements of the City and its
property, must be levied to provide for the ensuring year.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Counc~ of the City of Pts~,~view, Texas:
SECTION I: There is hereby levied and there shall be collected for the use and
support of the Municipal government, a tax of forty seven and fourteen
hundredths cents ($.4714) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of all
property, real, personal and mixed within the corporate l~mits of said City,
subject to taxation, for the specific purPoses herein set forth:
(a) For the current expenditures of the City of P]alnview and for the
general improvement, use and support of the City, and its property, there
is hereby levied and ordered to be assessed~and collectad for the Year 1993
on mil property situated within the limits of the City, and not exempt from
taxation by valid law, an ad valorem tax at the rate of forty seven and
fourteen hundredths cents ($. 4714) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00)
valuation of such property.
SECTION II: The ad valorem taxes levied shall become due on October 1, 1993,
and may be paid up to and including the following Jan~mry 31st, without penalty,
but if not so paid, such taxes sha~l become delinquent on the following day,
February 1st, and the penalty and interest designated by State Law shall be
collected for each month or portion of the month that the delinquent taxes ren0ain
unpaid. Interest and penalty collected from such delinquent taxes sbaIl be
appropriated to the General Fund of the City of Plainview. The rate of interest to
be collected on delinquent taxes shall be in accordance with State Law.
SECTION HI: The taxes herein levied sba1! be a first and prior lien against the
property upon which they are assessed and the said first lien shall be superior
and prior to all other liens, charges and encumbrances, and this lien shall attach
to personal property to the same extent and priorities as real estate. The liens
provided herein attached as of January 1, 1994.
SECTION IV. Sevex~hility.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, of portion of this ordinance
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is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions thereof.
SECTION V. CuI~lativeness.
Provisions of this ordinance are cumulative and nothing herein shall prevent,
alter, or diminish the applicability or enforcement of other ordinances
restricting, regulating, or governing the subject matter herein.
SECTION VI. Conflicts
All ordinances or portion of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, in
conflict herewith, are hereby amended to conform-with the provisions hereof.
SECTION VH. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 1993.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 28TH D .
E ~ V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kamen McBeth, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Norman Huggins, ~ctor of Finance
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Wally I--I~i~_fll, City AVttorney
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