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<br />For the purposes of this ordinance, the term "delinquent
<br />indebtedness" shall mean any indebtedness due and owing to the
<br />City of La Porte, including, but not limited to, ad valorem
<br />taxes on real and person~l property, which property is in fact
<br />owned by and is legally subject to taxation, by any person, firm,
<br />or corporation, covered by the terms of this ordinance, whether
<br />or not the same may have been properly rendered to the Tax
<br />Assessor-Collector of the City of La Porte by any said person,
<br />firm, or corporationj said term shall also inclUde, but not be
<br />limited to, charges for penalties, interest, and costs on any
<br />such ad valorem taxesj charges for water, sewer, garbage, and
<br />. other services rendered or goods furnished by the City of La
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<br />Porte, to any person, firm, or corporationj and any other manner
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<br />of indebtedness to tne City of La Porte, now existing or which
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<br />may hereafter be created, by any person, firm, or corporation.
<br />No such indebtedness shall be considered "delinquent"
<br />under the terms of this ordinance, until the time for its current
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<br />payment under the various ordinances of the City of La Porte, or
<br />the Statutes of the State of Texas, shall have expired, without
<br />payment in full having been made.
<br />Section 2. The City Clerk of the City of La Porte is
<br />hereby directed to cause all bid proposal forms which may here-
<br />after be used by the City of 'La Porte, to be amended, so as to
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<br />include a written certification by any person, firm, or corpora-
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<br />tion, submitting a bid to the City of La Porte, for the furnishing
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<br />of any manner of goods or services, to the effect that said person,
<br />firm or corporation ,owes no indebtedness to the City of La Porte,
<br />at the time of submitting said proposal, which indebtedness is
<br />delinquent, or, if such person, firm, or corporation is unable
<br />to make such certification, then, and in that event, such person,
<br />firm, or corporation may, at his or its option, in order to
<br />qualify as a bidder, include in said proposal a tender to assign
<br />~ to the City of La Porte from the proceeds of any such contract,
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