HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-1AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, ~LD IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF SAID CITY ON THE 16TH
DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 1973.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS a proposed Constitutional Amendment to Article
VIII, Seotlon 1-b of the Texas Constitution was submitted to
the quallf~ed electors of the State provIding that from and after
January 1, 1973, polltlcal subdivisIons of the State may exempt
from ad valorem taxes, Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars of the
assessed taxable value of resident homesteads of persons slxty-f~ve
65) years of age or older; and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 1972, the re~u~red Constltutlonal
Amendment was submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the
State and was duly adopted; and
WHEREAS, the C~ty Council of the C~ty of Denton w~shes to
grant the benefits of said exemption pursuant to sa~d Constitutional
Amendment to lts applicable residents, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON.
Seation I.
That pursuant to Article VIII, Section l-b, of the Texas
Constitution, Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars of the assessed
taxable value of resident homesteads of persons of s~xty-f~ve (65)
years of age or older, shall be exempt from City Ad Valorem Taxes
when taxes are lev~ed for the year 1973, and all subsequent lev~es,
subject to the owner's compllance w~th the followIng requirements
a) All beneflcial owners of the resident homestead shall
be s~xty-f~ve (65) years of age or older as of January 1st of each
tax year, beginnlng w~th 1973.
b) The owners of the resident homestead shall submit to
the Tax Assessor/Collector for the C~ty, before April 1st of each
year, an affidavit that all beneflc~al owners of the property ~n
question a~e s~xty-f~ve (65) years of age or older. The ~n~t~al
exemption claim shall be accompanied by adequate proof of age, but
subsequent renewals of the mxempt~on may be by affidavit only.
SECTION II
That any person who makes a false affidavit in claiming
the homestead exemption, shall be subject to all penalties which
exist for lack of payment of taxes, and all other approprlate
criminal penalties.
SECTION III.
That th~s Resolution shall be effective retroactively to
January 1, 1973, and it ls accordingly so resolved
PASSED AND APPROVED thls the 16th day of January, A. D 1973
BILL NEU, MAYOR
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST 17
B'R~O'KS HOLT, CItY 'SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED/I~TO L~GAL FORM
W~. RALPH ~I~N, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS