1871 ORD FIXING TAX RATE AND TAX LEVY AND LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR COP FOR 1968

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For paying interest and creating a sinking fund for City of Paris, Texas, STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS, Series 1939, on each and every One Hundred Dollars worth of property situated within the corporate limits of the City of Paris, and subject to taxation, a tax of $0.0078 For paying interest for CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, BONDS, Series 1939, on ea Dollars worth of property porate limits of th e City taxation, a tax of and creating a sinking fund WATERWORKS CONSTRUCTION ch and every One Hundred si tuated wi thi n the co r«• of Paris and subject to $0.0039 For paying interest and creating a sinking fund for CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, TIME YrVARRANTS, Series 1967, on each and every One Hundred Dollars worth of pro•• perty si tuated within the co rporate limits of the City of Paris and subject to taxation, a tax of 0.0946 2.20 Section lA. That on any delinquent taxes collected for years prior to th e year 1968, during the budget year 1968••69, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to apportion the debt service collections on the basis of the above and foregoing distri» bution for the respective debt service funds. Section 2. There is also levied and ordered to be collected against each and every person, firm or corpo ration pursuing an occupation within the corporate limits of the City of Faris, ex. cept where levy of same is expressly forbidden by general law, an occupation tax and license tax equal to one-half (1/2) of that levied by the State of Texas against such occupation. This provi.• sion applies to each and every occupation upon which the State of Texas levies a tax and fixes a license fee and only to such occu.• pations. Section 3. The City Tax Assessor and Collector of the City of I'aris is hereby directed to assess, extend and enter upon the rolls of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, for the current taxable year, the amounts and rates herein levied and to keep a current account of same, and the taxes herein levied shall be collected as provided by the ordinances and the Charter of the City of Paris, Texas., and the laws of the State of Texas; and when so collected, same shall be deposited in the depository of the City of Paris to be distributed in accordance with ordinance. Section 4. Current ad valorem taxes for the year 1968, paid on ox prior to December 31, 1968, shall be subject to discounts as follows: Three per cent if paid on or before October 31, 1968; Two per cent if paid after October 31, 1968, and on or before November 30, 1968; One per cent if paid after November 30, 1968, and on or before December 31, 1968. Section 5. Al1 ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. This ordinance shall be and remain in full fisce and effect from and after its passage and approval by the City Council of the City of Paris.