HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-1751 - Ordinance - 05/26/1988ORDINANCE NO. 1751
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 11, SUBSECTION B(3) OF
THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION CODE OF ORDINANCES WHEREBY SUBSECTION
B(3) IS DELETED FROM THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS, the City Council met on the 26th day of May,
1988, and found that the Attorney General had issued an opinion,
Opinion No. JM-865, whereby he found that municipalities did not
have statutory or constitutional authority to provide an excep-
tion to the collection of hotel/motel taxes for religious, chari-
table, or educational purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION that Subsection B(3) of Section 11 of
Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances which states "no tax shall be
imposed hereunder upon a corporation or association organized or
operated exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational
purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the ben-
efit of any private shareholder or individual", shall be deleted
and removed from the Code of Ordinances of the City of College
Station.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 26th day of May, 1988.
APPROVED:
LaFr_yJ R Ma o
City of Co ege Station
Attest:
City Secret y,
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