Ord. 0393 01-08-79ORDINANCE NO. 393
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, CONTINUING
THE TAX IMPOSED BY THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX ACT (ARTICLE
1066c, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES) ON THE SALE AND
DISTRIBUTION OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE IN
SAID CITY, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1979.
WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature in 1967 authorized cities, by local option,
to levy a 1% sales tax on various items sold within their corporate limits, and
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of April, 1968, the residents of Pearland voted
to exercise their right of local option for the levy of such sales tax in Pearland,
Texas, and
WHEREAS, it was stipulated in such election order that the proceeds from
this tax be applied to the Street Department and Police Department, and
WHEREAS, the revenues from this source were allocated to these Departments
in the current budget, and
WHEREAS, sales tax relief on franchised utility bills would be detrimental
to the operations of the two specified Departments, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, THAT:
Section I
The City Council of the City of Pearland, by majority vote of its
governing body, hereby votes to continue the taxes authorized by the Local Sales
and Use Tax Act (Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) on the receipts
from the sale, production, distribution, lease, or rental of, and use, storage,
or other consumption of gas and electricity for residential use, effective October
1, 1979, as authorized by Section 6 of House Bill No. 1, Acts 1978, 65th Legislature,
Second Called Session.
Section II
This ordinance shall be effective on and after its second and final
reading.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING this /s day of
/ J�,i _e_r..,e r, 42.AJ , A. 111., 1978.
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
ATTEST:
City Secretary
PASSED AND APPROVED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING this,? day of
y_ A. D., 1979
Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas
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City Secretar