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ORDINANCE NO. 97-3136
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM
TAXES FOR THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, FOR
THE YEAR 1997, AND DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT
AND COLLECTION THEREOF; SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICTS CLAUSE; AND
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Whereas, the City Council finds that the tax for the year 1997, hereinafter levied for current
expenses and general improvements of the City and its property, must be levied to provide
for the ensuing year.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Plainview, 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 six and fifty six one-hundredths cents ($.4656) on
the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of all property, real, personal and mixed within
the corporate limits of said City, subject to taxation, for the specific purposes herein set
forth:
(a) For the current expenditures of the City of Plainview and for the general
improvement, use and support of the City, and its property, there is hereby levied and
ordered to be assessed and collected for the Year 1997 on all property situated
within the limits of the City, and not exempt from taxation by valid law, an ad
valorem tax at the rate of forty one and eighty six one-hundredths cents ($.4186) on
the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of such property.
(b) For the current expenditure of the City of Plainview and to be dedicated for
street construction and repair which is in addition to and outside the normal street
maintenance funds budgeted in the General Fund Street Department, there is hereby
levied and ordered to be assessed and collected for the year 1997 on all property
situated within the limits of the City, and not exempt from taxation by valid law, an
ad valorem tax rate of four and seventy hundredths cents ($.047) on the one hundred
dollars ($100) valuation of such property. The revenue received from this .047 cents
for the 1998 fiscal year and subsequent years revenue shall be transferred to the
Street Improvement Fund as received and used for the specific purpose as herein set
forth.
SECTION II: The ad valorem taxes levied shall become due on October 1, 1997, and may
be paid up to and including the following January 31, without penalty, but if not so paid,
such taxes shall become delinquent on the following day, February 1, and the penalty and
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interest designated by State Law shall be collected for each month or portion of the month
that the delinquent taxes remain unpaid. Interest and penalty collected from such
delinquent taxes shall 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 III: The taxes herein levied shall 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,
1998.
SECTION IV. SeverabiliW. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
of this ordinance 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 shah not affect the validity of the remaining provisions thereof.
SECTION V. Cumulativeness. 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 VII. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 1997.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 23rd day of September, 1997.
ATTEST:
Lloyd C. Woods, Mayor
Khren McBeth, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
rman Huggins,~tctor of Finance
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wally Hfi~efi, City Attorney
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