§ 18-6. Discounts for early payment of ad valorem taxes.  


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  • The City of Athens adopts the scheme for discounts for early payment of ad valorem taxes authorized in Texas Property Tax Code #31.05(b) such that hereafter persons and entities making early payments of ad valorem taxes owed to the City of Athens shall be entitled to a discount on the base amount of that tax totaling:

    (1)

    Three (3) per cent if the tax is paid in October or earlier of the tax year;

    (2)

    Two (2) per cent if the tax is paid in November of the tax year; or

    (3)

    One (1) per cent if the tax is paid in December of the tax year.

(Ord. No. 26-91, 9-23-91)