1981-092AN ORDINANCE LEVYING THE AD VALOREM TAX OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, FOR THE YEAR 1981, AT THE RATE OF $ 774 PER $100 00
ASSESSED EVALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF ?NE CITY ON JANUARY 1, 1981, NOT EXEMPT BY LAW,
PROVIDING REVENUES FOR PAYMENT OF CURRFNT MUNICIPAL EXPENSES,
AND FOR INTEREST AND SINKING FUND ON OUTSTANDING CITY OF DENTON
BONDS, PROVIDING FOR LIMITED EXEMPTIONS OF CERTAIN HOMESTEADS,
PROVIDZNG FOR ENFORCEMENT OF COLLECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERA~ILITY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVF DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That by authority of the Charter of the City of Denton,
Texas, and the Laws of the State of Texas, there is hereby
levied for the year 1981, on all taxable property, situated
wlthln~the corporate limits of the City of Denton on the first
day of January, 1981, and not exempt by the Constitution and
Laws of the State of Texas or by Section 2 of th~s Ordinance, a
tax of $ 774 on each $100 00 assessed value of all taxable
property which shall be apportioned and distributed as follows
(a) For the General Fund of the City of Denton, $ 4650
on each $100 00 of assessed value,
(b) For the purpose of creating a s~nklng fund to pay
the interest and principal on outstandlnq bonded
indebtedness on all outstandIng City of Denton
bonds, not otherwise provided for, $ 3090 on each
$100 00 of assessed value
SECTION II
That pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1-b of the Texas
Constitution, $13,333 of the assessed value of resident
homesteads of persons slxty-f~ve (65) years of age or older,
shall be exempt from City ad valorem taxes
SECTION III
That for enforcement of the collection of taxes hereby
levied, the City of Denton shall have available all rights and
remedies provided by law
SECTION IV
That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, phrase or word ~n th~s ordinance, or application thereof
to any person or c~rcumstances is held ~nvalld by any court of
competent Jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the
C~ty Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such
invalidity
SECTION VI
That this ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and
approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /~%a¥ o~ September, 1981
FRI~HARD 07 ST~W~, MAYO
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTEST
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS