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ORDINANCE NO. 6747
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6722 OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK BY SETTING THE DATES FOR FILING FOR SUCH TAX EXEMPTION
AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS., the City Council in Ordinance No. 6722 provided for a homestead
exemption for persons over 65 years of age; and
WHEREAS, the period for claiming such exemption was not in agreement with
other taxing units; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 3 of Ordinance No. 6722 of the City of Lubbock,
BE and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 3. THE exemption provided for by this Ordinance shall not be
allowed unless the person claiming such exemption shall file with the City
Tax Assessor-Collector., between January 1 and April 30., of the year for
which such exemption is claimed, documentary proof of age satisfactory t
the Tax Assessor-Collector and a sworn claim for such exemption., des-
cribing the property for which the exemption is sought, on forms prescrib
ed1by the Tax Assessor-Colle~tor., giving complete information as pro ...
vided for by such forms. In the event of good cause shown to the satis-
faction _of the Tax Assessor ... Collector, late applications may be accepted.
Such application for exemption shall be made annually for each year that
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I SECTION 2. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publica-1 ion of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method provided
y law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the Council on first reading this 8th day of November
assed by the Council on second reading this 2(bt day of November
ATTEST:
I 1973 •
., 1973.
MORRIS W._ TURNER1 MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: