RE 03-13-73.1
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RESOLUTION O~ THE CITY OF COPPELL
WHEREAS, on November 7, 1972, the Constitution of the
State of Texas was amended to allow cities to exempt $3,000.00
of the assessed value of the homestead of any person who is 65
years of age or older, from ad valorem taxes; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to exempt from ad
valorem taxes, $3,000.00 of the assessed value of resident hOffie-
steads of persons 65 years of age or older, as provided by the
Constitutional Amendment adopted by the voters of the State of
Texas; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Article VIII, Section
l-b, of the Texas Constitution, Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00)
of the assessed value of resident homesteads of persons sixty-five
(65) years of age or older, shall be exempt from City of Coppell
ad valorem taxes when taxes are levied for the year 1973, and all
subsequent levies, upon the owner's compliance with the following
requirements:
(a) The owner of the resident homestead, or one
of the spouses if the resident homestead is owned by a married
couple , shall be sixty-five (65) years of age or older as of
January 1, of each tax year, beginning with 1973.
(b) The owner of a resident homestead shall submit
to the Assessor and Collector of Taxes for the City, before April
1st of each year, an affidavit that the owner or on~of the
spouses if the resident homestead is owned by a married couple,
is sixty-five (65) years of age or older. The initial exemption
claim shall be accompanied by adequate proof of such age, but
subsequent renewals of the exemption may be by affidavit only.
SECTION 2. That any person who makes a false affidavit
in claiming the homestead exemption shall be subject to all
penalties which exist for the lack of payments of taxes, and all
other appropriate criminal penalties.
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SECTION 3. That this resolution shall take effect
immediately from and after its passage in accordance with the
provisions of the laws of the State of Texas, and it is accord-
ingly so resolved.
APPROVED:
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MAYOR
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CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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