Ord 1847 10/12/1959ORDINANCE N0. 1847
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING, ASSESSING AND FIXING THE TAX RATE FOR THE USE AND
SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND PRO-
VIDING FOR THE VYY OR THE SSPEECIFFICTPURPOSE AND PROVIDINFISCAL OR MAR THE lASSESSMENT OF AIL
AND APPOR-
TIONING EACH LE
ANNUAL OCCUPATIONAL TAXES PROVIDED BY LAW.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That there be assessed., levied and collected on all taxable property in the City of Wichita Falls for the year 1959 the following, t
$ .60 on each $100.00 assessed valuation of all taxable property in the City
for the maintenance and support of the General Government, including current ex-
penses and general improvements of said City and its property known as the General
Fund.
$ .30 on each $100.00 assessed valuation of all taxable property in the City
for -the purpose of laying out, opening, and constructing, and
repairing imp ro vkng
the roads, bridges, and streets within the limits of said City, known as the Street
Fund.
$ .20 on each $100.00 assessed valuation of all taxable property in the City
for current expenses in maintaining, improving and beautifying public parks and
maintaining and improving public playgrounds., known as the Park Fund.
$ .05 on each $100.00 assessed valuation of all taxable property for current
expenses for the purpose of establishing, providing., maintaining and operating
within said City, a public library or libraries, known as the Library Fund.
$ .71 on each $100.00 assessed valuation of all taxable property for the
purpose of paying interest and principal for the redemption of bonds heretofore
legally issued by said City, known as the Interest and Redemption Fund.
RECAPITULATION OF RATE
$1.15 for General Operating Fund
s
for Interest and Redemption Rund
$1.
Total levy for 1959 - $1.86 for $100.00 assessed valuation of all
taxable property in the City.
SECTION 2. There is also levied an Occupation Tax on every person, firm
or corporation pursuing any of the occupations named in tjxe Charter, Ordinances, and
the General Laws of Texas, which shall be paid in advance, said occupation license
to be one -half of the State license for similar occupations.
SECTION 3. The im aediate need to continue the normal operations of the
business of the City creates an emergency and in order to protect the public health,
welfare and to preserve the peace, this Ordinance shall take effect immediately,
and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 12 day of October, A.D. 1959.
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Mayor Protem
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