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Home My WebLink AboutO-1988-1606 -- ., . ORDINANCE NO. 1606 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN AND S~BJE~T TO TAXATION 'IN THE'CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; MAKING AP~ROPRIAr~ON~ FOR,SUPPORT,' MAINTENANCE, AND,IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITYGOVERNM~NT' QF SAID'~ITY'OF LA'PORTE; FINDING THAT ALL REQUIRED NOTlCES',HAVE '~EEN',PUBLISHED AND ALL' REQUIRED HEARINGS ~ELD;'CONT4INJ;NG A, .REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY GLAVSE; FIND~NG'COMPLIANCE'WITHTHE OPEN'MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING A"'"EFFECTIVE'DATE'HEREOF. . ..... BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE "_ ,~ec~~~n. J~ ~hat the~~ ,is hereby levied for the, current . , fiscal year begi~n~ng, October 1, 1988, and en~ing September 30, ~~~~~ on_a~~ real ~~op~rt~ situated"~nd all personal property ow~ed ~~~hi~ ,t~e ta~~ble limits o~ t~e said_City of , La Po~~e, on ~~~..~i,:,st d~}' ,~f Janu~ry" 1988, except so much as may be exempt ~~de~,the ~on~tit~tion ~nd l~~s ,of the Uni~ed States, this State, and the City of La Porte, the following taxes: (1) An ,Ad Valorem Tax of and at the rate of, four nine point zero nine cents. ($.4909) on the one hundred dollars ($1nO~00) cash ,valu~ thereof, estimated in lawful cur~ency of, the United States fo~ the cu~rent expenses fo r. the suppo rt, "maintenance, and' imp rovement of the Ci~y Government of> said City of La Porte; and (2) An Ad Valorem Tax of and at the rate of one eight point nine one cents' ($.1891) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) cash -value thereof, estimated in lawful currency of the United States, to pay current interest on and provide one year" s sinking fund and to pay all of the principal and interest accruing on all outstanding general obligation bonds and certificates of obligation laWfully issued by the City of La Porte. ~ha~ ~his p~ovi~es the sum of total Ad Valorem tax at the rate of six~y-eight cents ($.68) on the one hundred dollars (~19q~00) cash value thereof, ~stimated in lawful currency of the United States. ... . ,Secti~n ~~ Al~,~roperty ~pon which a rate of taxation is hereinabove levied, shall be assessed on a ratio of one hundred . - . . percen~,(109%) of the es~imated market value thereof. Secti~n ~~ T~~t,~~~ ,sums ~er~inafter accruing and co~lected from the hereinabove taxes so levied be and the same are hereby ... . -. ..... . . . .. . ap~ropriated for the support, maintenance, and improvement of the City G~ve~nment of the City of La Porte. Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, r~cites and declares that all notices required by law have been ~~b~ished, and, tha~ a public hearing as required by law was duly c~l~e~ ~nd ,~~ld, a~d that all mat~ers prerequisite to the e~~a~~i~h~~nt a~d l~vy ~f ,a~, Ad Valorem tax,have been ~~complished, all as required by the laws of the State of Texas, and the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte. . . ORDINANCE NO. 1606 , Page 2 Sect~0n.,5. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any par~ ,~~,any ,~~ction" se~tence, phrase, or clause, of this q~d~~a~~e, ,shall, f~r ~~y rea~o~, be held invalid, such invalidity ~~a~~~~~ ~~f~ct,,~he remaining portions of this Ordinance, and it i~ her~~}' declared ,t~ the the intent~on of this tity Council to ~~~e, _passed, ~a,~h, section, . s~ntE7n~e, p~rase, o~, cla,~se, ~r part ~~~~~~f! ir~espect~veof the fac~that any other section, ~~n~ence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared invalid. .. u _ . . .. ., _S~cti~n_6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in ~~~f~~~~ ~~~~with are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflic,~ _ o~~y. S~ction 7~ ,T~e City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the . . -" '" ... .... ".. d~~e, ,hour" pl_~ce, ~r:td ,s~bj~ct ~f t~is meeting of the City Co~~ci~ ,~a~.p~~~ed a~ a ,plac~ conveni~~t ~~ the ,p~b~ic',at the C~~~ ~~ll ~f ,~~e ~~ty, for,~he,~ime ,requ~~ed by law, pr~ceding this in~~~i,ng-,.. ,~~_..,requi'~~d ~~, ~~~, ,Op~~ _~~e~~~g~, ~aw, . Article ~g52-17, f~~~s ,R~~i~e.d,~~v~~, St~t~~e~'~nno~ated; and that this meeting has , , been o~~~, ~~ the p~~~ic ,~~..r~9~i~e~., S~c,t~~n. ~. ,J~~,~ ,C?r:-dinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 26th day of September, 1988. CITY OF LA PORTE By !~t4~ 'No an L. Malone, Mayor ATTEST: ~~ Cherie Black, City Secretary APPROVED: ~~~ Knox W. Askins, City Attorney