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ORDINANCE NO. 781
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AN AD
VALOREM TAX ON PROPERTY SITUATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, ON THE 1ST DAY OF
JANUARY, 1980, EXCEPT SUCH PROPERTY AS MAY BE EXEMPT FROM
TAXATION BY THE CONSTITUTION AND THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A DELINQUENT DATE; AND SETTING THE RATE OF
PENALTY AND INTEREST AND PRESCRIBING ATTORNEYS' FEES TO BE
COLLECTED ON DELINQUENT TAXES; DECLARING A FIRST, PRIOR AND
SUPERIOR LIEN ON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AS OF JANUARY
1ST, 1980, TO SECURE PAYMENT; ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING
TO THE SUBJECT AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
1. That there is hereby levied and shall be collected as provided
by law an ad valorem tax for the year 1980 on all property, real
and personal, except such property as may be exempt from taxation
by the Constitution and the Statutes of the State of Texas, situated
within the corporate limits of the City of North Richland Hills, on
January 1, 1980, and that the amount to be appl ied to the val ue of
such property shall be $1.02 per $100.00 evaluation.
2. That the tax so levied and assessed shall be apportioned to the
following accounts and funds in the amount set forth:
Genera 1 Fun d
3,444,274.21
General Obligation Bond
Interest and Sinking Fund
350,457.52
Collections of the 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 3% uncollectible 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, 1979, and shall become delinquent on the first day of
February, 1980. Payment of such tax is due in one full installment.
5. If the tax is unpaid after February 1, 1980, sach tax will become
delinquent and penalty and interest will attach and accrue as provided
by the Statutes of the State of Taxas including Articles 1060a and 7336,
V.A.T.C.S.
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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 ten per cent (10%) of the total amount of tax,
penalty and interest then due shall be added as collection costs and
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 and prior to all other liens, charges and encumbrances, and
such lien shall attach to personal property with the same priority as
to real property.
8. The 1 ien provided herein shall be attached as of January 1, 1979.
9. Should any section, provision or clause of this Ordinance be
declared by a court or competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same
sha 11 not affect the val i dity of thi s Ordinance as a whol e 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 upon first and final reading at a regular meeting on the 24th day of
September , 1979.
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Ma~f~~ - James F. Cato
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