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Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia; and to restate the rates of taxation in tabular form; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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 assessed value of taxable real property as returned by the Board of Revisions of Taxes as the assessment made in the year immediately preceding the stated year:
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 1980 $1.225
1981 to 1983 $1.60
1984 $1.90
1985 to 1988 $2.295
1989 to 1990 $2.445
1991 to 2002 $2.844
2003 and each year thereafter $3.115
(3) If the Commonwea...
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