§ 1. TAXES — ARREARS OF OFFSET TO DEBT AGAINST CITY.


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  • No money shall be paid by the city upon any claim, debt, demand or account whatsoever to any person, firm or corporation who is in arrears to the City of Austin for taxes; and the city shall be entitled to counter-claim and offset against any such debt, claim, demand or account in the amount of taxes so in arrears, and no assignment or transfer of such debt, claim, claim, demand or account after the said taxes are due, shall affect the right of the city to so offset the said taxes against the same.

    (Charter of 1909, § 8, Art. XIII; Sp. Laws of Texas, 1909, 31st Leg., p. 8, ch. 2.)

    Amendment note: Formerly § 9, this § 1 appears as amended at the election of May 7, 1994.