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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />124, <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 1977 - 36 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BARCOS, TEXAS, <br />ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br />~EXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON OCTOBER <br />1, 1977, AND ENDING ON SEPTEBBER 30, 1978; REVISING <br />THE BUDGET FOR THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR ENDING <br />ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1977; LEVYING TAXES FOR THE USE <br />AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE <br />CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PROVIDING A SINKING <br />FUND FOR THE RETURE~ffiNT OF THE BONDED DEBT OF <br />SAID CITY: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing on the budget for the City <br />of San Marcos, Texas, for the fiscal year 1977-78 was heretofore <br />published at least seven (7) days in advance of said hearing; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a public hearing on said budget was duly held on the 12th <br />day of September, 1977 and all interested persons were given an <br />opportuni ty to be he ard for or agains t any item thereof; now, there- <br />fore, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the budget for the City of San Marcos, Texas for <br />the fis cal year beginning October 1, 1977, and ending on September <br />30, 1978, in words and figures as shown therein be, and is hereby, <br />finally approved and adopted. <br /> <br />Section 2. That the budget of the City of San Marcos, Texas, for <br />the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 1976, and ending on September <br />30,1977, as shown therein in words and ~igures be, and is hereby, <br />revised and amended to show the words and figures indicated as <br />revised 1976-1977 in the budget for the fiscal year beginning on <br />October 1, 1977, and ending on September 30, 1978. <br /> <br />Section 3. That there is hereby levied for the year 1977 upon all <br />property, real, personal, and mixed, not exempt from taxation by <br />the constitution and laws of this state, situated within the corporate <br />limits of said City of San Marcos, Texas, and there shall be collected <br />for the use and support of the municipal government of said City of <br />San Marcos, Texas, to provide a sinking fund for the retirement of <br />the bonded debt of said City, and to provide for permanent improvement~ <br />in said city a tax of one dollar and thirty cents ($1.30) on each one <br />hundred dollars of valuation of property as afmresaid; and said tax, <br />so levied and collected, shall be apportioned to the specified purpose <br />hereinafter set forth, to-wit: <br /> <br />A. For the payment of current expenses and to be deposited <br />in the general fund, one dollar and twelve cents ($1.12) <br />on each one hundred dollars of valuation of such property; <br />and, <br /> <br />B. To provide for a sinking fund for the payment of the <br />principal and interest and the retirement of the bonc:ed <br />debt, as the same shall become due eighteen cents ($.18) <br />on each one hundred dollars of valuation of such property, <br />or so much thereof, or so much more, if any, as shall be <br />necessary to pya the principal and interest of the current <br />year. <br /> <br />Section 4. That there is hereby levied and there shall be collected <br />from every person, firm, association, or corporation pursuing any <br />occupation taxed by the general laws of TflltaSt'ansannual occupation tax <br />equal in each instance to one-half (1/2) of the State occupation tax, <br />which tax shall be paid annually in advance except as otherwise pro- <br />vided by State law, in which event such tax shall be levied, collecte <br />and paid as is provided by state law, the amount thereof not in any <br />event to exceed one-half (1/2) of the State occupation tax as <br />aforesaid. <br />