HomeMy WebLinkAbout445 04-24-1973ORDINANCE NO. 445
AN ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($3,000.00) OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF RESIDENCE
HOMESTEADS OF RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF EULESS
SIXTY -FIVE (65) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER FROM ALL
AD VALOREM TAXES LEVIED BY THE CITY OF EULESS,
TEXAS; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION
FOR SUCH EXEMPTION; AND PROVIDING A SEVERANCE
CLAUSE
WHEREAS, the citizens of the State of Texas, have, by
appropriate election, amended Article VIII, Section 1 -b of the
Constitution of the State of Texas so as to authorize cities
within the State of Texas to exempt, by their own action,
certain sums from the assessed value of residence homesteads
of persons sixty -five (65) years of age or older from the pay-
ment of ad valorem taxes, and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Euless City Council to
afford such residents of the City of Euless such an exemption
in the amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS:
ARTICLE I
From and after the effective date of this Ordinance and
upon compliance with the requirements hereafter set forth,
there shall be exempted the sum of Three Thousand Dollars
($3,000.00) of the assessed value of residence homesteads of
residents of the City of Euless, Texas, who are sixty -five
(65) years of age or older from all ad valorem taxes there-
after levied by such City.
ARTICLE II
All residents of the City of Euless who, on January 1
of each tax year, shall be eligible for the exemption herein
provided for shall make application therefor between January
1 and April 30 of each such tax year to the Tax Assessor -
Collector of the City of Euless, Texas. Such application shall
be supported by affidavit of the applicant and shall be in such
form as the Tax Assessor - Collector of the City of Euless, Texas
may prescribe. The initial application of any such applicant
shall be accompanied by such proof of age as the Euless Tax
Assessor - Collector may prescribe. The Tax Assessor - Collector
may accept subsequent renewals thereof by affidavit only.
ARTICLE III
For the tax year 1973, the Euless Tax Assessor - Collector
shall extend such exemption to the owners of all residence
homesteads who shall have made satisfactory application for
like exemption to such Tax Assessor - Collector with respect to
taxes levied by the Hurst - Euless- Bedford Independent School
District.
ARTICLE IV
The exemption herein created shall not apply to any ad
valorem tax heretofore pledged for the payment of any debt of
the City of Euless, Texas, if the cessation of such levy would
impair the obligation of the contract by which such debt was
created and the Tax Assessor - Collector of the City of Euless
shall have the authority to continue any such levy and collect
the tax against such homestead property at the same rate as
the tax so pledged until any such debt be finally discharged.
ARTICLE V
Should any section, provision, word, phrase or clause of
this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance be held invalid, unconstitutional or ineffective,
the remainder of the Ordinance in the application of such
provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby.
ARTICLE VI
This Ordinance shall become effective and be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its final passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on final reading on the 24th day of
Apri 1 , 1973.
APPROVED:
A. C. Krause, Mayor
ATTEST:
Vada Ferris, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. Robert McFarland, City Attorney
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