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ORDINANCE NO. 1821
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 1811 the City Council called a
referendum election in the City of North Richland Hills, Texas
for the purpose of submitting a proposition pertaining to the
levy and collection oÏ an additional one-half cent sales tax
pursuant to the provisions of Article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes, to be used and applied in the manner and to the
purposes authorized by Section 4B of said Act including, but not
limited to, parks and park facilities, ball parks and open space
program; and
WHEREAS, notices of said election were published and given
in the time and manner required by law and such election was duly
held in the City of North Richland Hills, Texas on the 8th day of
August, 1992; and
WHEREAS, such election was called and conducted according to
the laws of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the election official made his returns of the
elections to the City Council of the City of North Richland
Hills, Texas, for canvas and the canvaS showed the following
result:
Proposition:
THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF
OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX FOR THE PURPOSE
OF PROVIDING PARKS AND PARK FACILITIES, BALL
PARKS, OPEN SPACE IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER
FACILITIES PERMITTED BY SECTION 4B OF ARTICLE
5190.6, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, AS AMENDED.
FOR THE PROPOSITION:
627
564
Votes
AGAINST THE PROPOSITION:
Votes
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The above findings and canvass be and are hereby in all
things approved.
2.
The City Council finds and enters its order that a majority
of the qualified voters of the City of North Richland Hills,
Texas, voting at such election, has authorized the levy and
collection of one-half cent sales and use tax authorized by
Section 4B of the Development Corporation Act of 1979 (Art.
5190.6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended) to be used for
the purposes set out in said Section 4B.
3.
There is hereby levied a sales and use tax within the City
of an additional one-half cent pursuant to the provision of
Development Corporation Act of 1979, as amended, as well as any
excise tax at the same rate which is imposed by subsection (2)(e)
under said Section 4B.
4.
The effective date of this additional tax levied by this
Ordinance is January 1, 1993, and such tax shall be collected on
and after such date.
5.
The powers given by the Development Corporation Act of 1979
(Article 5190.6, V.R.C.S., as amended) are hereby adopted.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th day of August, 1992.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: