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ORDINANCE NO. 1384
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN
AND SUBJECT TO TAXATION IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS1 AND
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT
OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF SAID CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS1 CON-
TAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE 1 CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE 1
FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 1 AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE.
Section 1. That there is hereby levied for the current
fiscal year beginning October l, 1983, and ending September 30,
1984, on all real property situated and all personal property
owned within the taxable limits of the said City of La Porte,
on the first day of January, 1983, except so much as may be
exempt under the Constitution and laws of the United States,
this State, and the City of La Porte, the following taxes:
(I) An Ad Valorem Tax of and at the rate of five four
eight five two cents ($054852) on the one hundred
dollars ($100.00) cash value thereof, estimated in
lawful currency of the United States for the current
expenses for the support, maintenance, and improvement
of the City Government of said City of La Porte, Texas.
( 2 ) An Ad Va lorem Ta x of and a t the rate of one seven
one four eight cents ($.17148) on the one hundred
dollars ($100.00) cash value thereof, estimated in
lawful currency of the Uni ted 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 bonds lawfully issued by the Ci ty of
La Porte.
Section 2. All property upon which a rate of taxation is
hereinabove levied shall be assessed on a ratio of one hundred
percent (100%) of the estimated market value thereof.
Section 3. That the sums hereinafter accruing and collected
from the hereinabove taxes so levied by and the same are hereby
appropriated for the support, maintenance, and improvement of
the Ci ty Gov'ernment of the Ci ty of La Porte.
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Ordinance No. 1384 , Page 2.
Section 4. 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 Ci ty 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 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict only.
Section 6. The City Council officially finds, deter-
mines, recit,es 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
a t the Ci ty Ha 11 of the Ci ty for the time required by law
preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings law,
Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated1 and
that this meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject
matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally
acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and
confirms such written notice and the contents and posting
thereof.
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Ordinance No. 1384
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 21st day of September, 1983.
CITY OF LA PORTE
By
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Assistant City Secretary
APPROVED:
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Ci ty Attorney