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ORDINANCE NO. 98-2220
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 66-123 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF LA PORTE, A SECTION ENTITLED "HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX"; CONTAINING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN
MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. Section 66-123 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended, to hereafter read as
follows, to-wit:
There is hereby levied a tax upon the cost of occupancy of any room or space furnished by
any hotel where such costs of occupancy is at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) or more per
day, such tax to be equal to seven percent (7%) of consideration paid by the occupant of
such rooms to such hotel.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the
extent of such conflict only.
Section 3. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence, phrase,
or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
remaining portions of this Ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council
to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact
that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written
notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place
convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this
meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that
this meeting has been open to the public as required.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in effect and in force on April 1, 1998.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 9th day of February, 1998.
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Regional Hotel/Motel Tax Rates
La Porte I I I I
Texas City
Galveston
League City
Bay town
Houston
Pasadena
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1
2
345
Percent
6
7
8
. Hotel/Motel Tax Rate
Regional Hotel/Motel Ta.x Rates
City of La Porte
City of Texas City
City of Galveston
City of League City
City of Baytown
City of Houston
City of Pasadena
4.00%
7.00%
7.00%
6.00%
7.00%
7.00%
7.25%