HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 34 ORDINANCE NUMBER
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR OF
TAXES IN AND FOR THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, GALVESTON,COUNTY,
TEXAS,, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SUCH OFFICER, TERM
OF OFFICE AND QUALIFICATIONS, OUTLINING THE DUTIES OF SUCH
TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR, REQUIRING THE POSTING OF A BOND
FOR SUCH OFFICER, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH:
whereas, Article 977 of the Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, and other Articles of Title 28 of the Revised Civil
Statutes of Texas, authorize the governing body of any City
or town operating under the general laws of Texas, having i
less than five thousand inhabitants according to the last pre-
ceding Federal Census, may, by Ordinance, create the office
of Tax Assessor and Collector of such City or Town and at the
same time by such Ordinance designated that such officer be
appointed as the City Council may desire and that said Taxi
Assessor and Collector for said City shall be appointed rather
than elected. Ncw , therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,,
TEXAS:
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SECTION 1: The office of Assessor and Collector of taxes in
and for the City of Friendswood, Texas, after the effective
date of this Ordinance shall be filled by appointment by the
City Council of the City of Friendswood, Galveston County, !Te-
xas.
SECTION 2: The duties, powers, rights, authority and obliga-
tions vested by law upon an assessor and collector of taxes
shall be the same as are conferred upon such officer;,by Article
977, Article 1044 and other Articles pertaining to the assess-
ment and collectionof taxes and the officer holdirrj such office
as provided in Title 28 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,
and amendments thereto, and shall perform such other dutieI
as may be required of him by law, ordinance, resolution orl
order of the City Council.
SECTION 3: The Tax Assessor and Collector shall be appointed
for an indefinite period of time and shall be subject to dls-
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charge at the will of the City Council. Such officer so fill-
ing such position shall receive such compensation as the City
Council shall from time to time by ordinance or resolution
designate and shall furnish such indemnity bond as may be re-
quired by law, or by the City Council by ordinance or resolu-
tion.
SECTION 4: The effective date of this ordinance shall be the
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_day of April A. D. 1964 at 12-. 01
o' clock A. M.
SECTION 5: If any part of any section, portion or section of
this Ordinance shall be held by a Court of competent jurisdlic-
tion to be void or unconstitutional, the rest and remainder of
such Ordinance not held to be void or unconstitutional shall
continue to remain in full force, and effect, and any such
partial illegality shall not affect the same as a whole.
SECTION 6: The fact that there is not now in effect an ordi-
nance or resolution providing for the assessment and collection
of taxes by any designated officer and that an imperative public
necessity exists for the creation of such office and officer,
the parlimentary rule of procedure requiring that Ordinances
be read on three separate meetings, be, and the same is hereby
suspended and this Ordinance shall take effect from and after
its passage and approval.
PASSED and APPROVED this the 22 day of ApI'il ,
A. D. 1964.
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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ATTE$T'-i- iEi
RY D. W NE , MAYOR
City ecreta
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, )
COUNTY OF GALVESTON )
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD )
ON THIS the_22 _day of April , A. _D. 1964,
the City Council of the City of Friendswood, Galveston County,
Texas, convened in regular session at the regular meeting place
with the following members present:
Maynr- Narry n_ Wagner_ Harry Hatcher
Arden Hill
Alan McGinnis
H.K. Speck
with the following absent: Dale Brown , constituting
a quorum, at which time the following proceedings were had:
Councilman Harry Hatcher introduced for considera-
tion of .the City Council an Ordinance. The Ordinance was read
in full by the City Secretary.
Councilman H.K. Speck made a motion that the
Ordinance be passed. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Arden Hill ,
The Motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Harry Wagner , Councilmen Arden Hill
Alan McGinnis H.K. Speck
Harry Hatcher and
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NOES- none
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The Ordinance as passed is as follows.
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