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ORDINANCE NO. 2236
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX RATE FOR
THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS,
TEXAS FOR THE 1997 TAX YEAR
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 1997 as follows:
$ .308163 for the purposes of maintenance and operation.
$ .261837 for the payment of principal and interest on debt of
this City.
$ .57000 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 8th day of September, 1997.
1.
That there is hereby levied and shall be collected as provided by law, an Ad
Valorem tax for the year 1997 on all property, real and personal, except such property as
may be exempt from taxation by Constitutions in 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, 1997, and that the amount
to be applied to the value of such property shall be 57.0¢ per $100 valuation.
2.
That the tax so levied and assessed shall be apportioned to the accounts and
funds in the amount as set forth above. The amounts collected for payment of principal
and interest on debt of the City shall be deposited into an interest and sinking fund for that
purpose until a total of $4,800,000 is deposited from the 1997 Ad Valorem tax levy.
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3.
That the taxes provided for herein are in accordance with the appropriate
State statues.
4.
Ad Valorem taxes levied by this Ordinance shall be due and payable on
October 1, 1997, and shall become delinquent on the first day of February, 1998. Payment
of such tax is due as provided by the Texas Property Tax Code.
5.
If the tax is unpaid after February 1, 1998, such tax will become delinquent
and penalty and interest will attach and accrue as provided by the Statutes of the Texas
Property Tax Code Sec. 33.01.
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, 1997.
9.
Should any section, provision or clause of the Ordinance be declared by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the
Ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid.
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10.
The 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 8th day of September,
1997.
Tommy Brown-
ATTEST:
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atricia Hutson - City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: