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Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by providing that for tax year 2004, real estate taxes imposed by the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia on a property shall not increase by more than a specified percentage as the result of an increase in the assessed value of the property as returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes; by restating the rates of taxation in tabular form; and by further authorizing the Board of Education to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 19-1800. SCHOOL TAX AUTHORIZATION.
ยง19-1801. Authorization of Tax.
(1) The Board of Education of The School District of Philadelphia is authorized to impose an annual tax for school district purposes on real estate within the City of Philadelphia for the [year:] years 1964 through 2004 and thereafter.
[ (a) 1964
(b) 1965
(c) 1966
(d) 1967
(e) 1968
(f) 1969
(g) 1970
(h) 1971
(i) 1972
(j) 1973
(k) 1974
(l) 1975
(m) 1976
(n) 1977
(o) 1978
(p) 1979
(q) 1980
(r) 1981
(s) 1982
(t) 1983
(u) 1984
(v) 1985
(w) 1986
(x) 1987
(y) 1988
(z) 1989
(aa) 1990
(bb) 1991
(cc) 1992
(dd) 1993
(ee) 1994
(ff) 1995
(gg) 1996
(hh) 1997
(ii) 1998
(jj) 1999
(kk) 2000
(ll) 2001
(mm) 2002
(nn) 2003 and thereafter.]
(2) For each of the following years, the tax imposed by the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia shall be at the following respective rates on each one hundred dollars ($100) of the Taxable Assessed Value of the property as calculated under subsection 19-1801(3):
Year of Tax Tax Rate
1964 to 1965 $0.12
1966 to 1973 $0.425
1974 $0.825
1975 to 1976 $1.125
1977 to...
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