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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1279 ORDINANCE NO. 1279 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS FOR THE YEAR 1985 BE IT ORDAINED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS THAT: We, the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills do hereby levy or adopt the tax rate on $100 valuation for this City for tax year 1985 as follows: $ .197 for the purposes of maintenance and operation. $ .138 for the payment of principal and interest on debt of this City. $ .335 Total tax rate. The tax assessor-collector is hereby authorized to assess and collect the taxes of the City of North Richland Hills on this 9th day of September, 1985. 1. That there is hereby levied and shall be collected as provided by law an ad valorem tax for the year 1985 on all property, real and personal, except such property a~ may be exempt from taxation by Constitution and the statutes of the State of Texas, and ordinances and resolutions of the City of North Richland Hills situated within the corporate limits of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, on January 1, 1985, and that the amount to be applied to the value of such property shall be 33.5ç per $100.00 valuation. 2. That the tax so levied and assessed shall be apportioned to the accounts and funds in the amount as set forth above. Collections of taxes levied shall be deposited to the credit of each of the above accounts and funds in their proportionate share of the total levy and after taking into consideration a three percent (3%) uncollectable factor which is to be accounted for in the General Fund. 3. That the taxes provided for herein are in accordance with the appropriate State statutes. 4. Ad valorem taxes levied by this Ordinance shall be due and payable on October 1, 1985, and shall become delinquent on the first day of February, 1986. Payment of such tax is due in one full installment. 5. If the tax is unpaid after February 1, 1986, such tax will become delinquent and penalty and interest will attach and accrue as provided by the Statures of the State of Texas including Articles 1060a and 7336, V.A.T.C.S. 6. In the event the taxes become delinquent and in the event such delinquent taxes are referred to an attorney for collection, an additional amount of fifteen percent (15%) of the total amount of tax, penalty and interest then due shall be added as collection costs to be paid by the taxpayer. 7. Taxes herein levied and uncollected shall be a first prior and superior lien against the property, and the said lien shall be superior liens, charges, and encumbrances, and such lien shall attach to personal property with the same priority as to real property. 8. . The lien provided herein shall be attached as of January 1, 1985. 9. Should any section provision or clause of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid. 10. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after the date of its approval and adoption as provided by law. Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, upon first and final reading, at a regular meeting on the 9th day of September, 1985. MaY~og~ ATTEST: O;t7/1~r'LC~ ¡;ä~~ ~áñette Rewis-City Secretary .A-1.. Rex McEntire-Attorney