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~ .... ORDINA!ICE NO. 31CSA ......
AB ORDINANCE levying a tax upon all property subJect to taxation within
the ~ity of' Lubbock, Texas •. for the support of the City fb~ tbe yea~
1925 apportioning said le~ 'among the various f'url4a and 1 tems for
which revenue must be raised, levy a poll tax upon &-e~in class ot
persons levying an occupation tax on all occupations taxable. and fixing
the time within which said taxes and poll taxes be paid• assessing
penalties and interest for nonpayment of' such taxes within the time set
and declaring an emergency account of nearness of the end of the year.
BE 11' ORDAINED BY THE CITY COtmtriL {C OMl!ISSIO!l) OF THE CITY 07 LUBBOCK,
TEXAS.
-SECTI ON 1. There shall be levied and assessed upon all property
subject to t axation within the ~ity of Lubbock, Texas, for the year
1925• the sum of Fifteen Dollars on each one Thousand Dollar valuation
thereof. and same shall be applied to the various tunds in the follow-
ing manners
Intere st ~ Sinki ng Fund
General ¥und
SECTION 2. All perssons residing within the C 1ty ~ Lubbock, Texas,
on the first day of' J'anuary 1925• and not exempt by the general la wa
of this State, between the ages of' 21 years and 60 years, shall paya
poll tax of One Dollar •
SBCTION 3. All advalorem taxes shall be paid before the first day
ot February 1926• and texas not paid by that date shall have to said
tax added the sum ot 10% penalty and bear interest from said date at
six per cen,. And thereafter such tees and costs shall be added as
provided for state and county taxes.
SECTION 4. There is levied upon all oocup•tiona taxable one-half
the sum cha;rged b7' the state of Texa-s tor pursuing sueb occupation •.
SECTION 5. The f'act the yea r ia nearing its end, requires the rule
of the Charter to have an ordinance rea d a t two meetings prior to
passage be suspended and this Ordinance passed at the meeting of its
introduction and effective fra.m the ttme of its approval and
provided by law and the provisions ot the Charter.
Passed and approved this t~e 24th day of September~ 1925.
ATTEST:
J.R.Germa.D¥
Secretary-.
F.R,FRI&liD
JlAYOR.