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[Adopted as Art. 343 of the 1965 Codified Ordinances]
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Editor's Note: Under the provisions of Section 2531 of the Third Class City Code, Act of June 28, 1951 (P.L. 662), as amended, this article is reenacted annually by ordinance.
[Amended 12-18-1996 by Ord. No. 3466; 1-27-2016 by Ord. No. 5536]
A tax rate of 24.95 mills on each dollar of assessed valuation, provided such valuation is fixed at a rate of 50% of market value as established by the Northampton County Assessment office, be and the same is hereby levied on all persons and property within the City subject to taxation for City purposes for the year 2016 as follows:
Mills
Per $1 of Assessed Valuation
Per $100 of Assessed Valuation
City General Purposes
13.965
$0.013965
$1.3965
Debt Purposes Real Estate Tax
7.716
$0.007716
$0.7716
Recreation Fund Real Estate Tax
3.269
$0.003269
$0.3269
Total
24.950
$0.024950
$2.4950
[Amended 10-12-1977 by Ord. No. 2429]
A. 
City property taxes, in addition to the methods now or hereinafter prescribed by law, may be paid at the office of the City Treasurer in four equal installments on March 10, May 10, July 10 and September 10 of each and every year. The payment of such installments shall be subject to the conditions and penalties provided in an Act of Assembly entitled "An Act relating to the collection of taxes levied by counties, county institution districts, cities of the third class, boroughs, town, townships, certain school districts, and vocational school districts, conferring powers and imposing duties on tax collectors, courts, and various officers of said political subdivisions, and prescribing penalties," approved May 25, 1945, and known as Act 394 (P.L. 1050), as amended.
B. 
Discounts; penalties. Such tax shall be subject to a discount of 2% from the amount thereof if payment thereof is made within two months after the date of the notice of such tax. A penalty of 10% shall be added to the amount of such tax in the event payment of the same is not made within four months after date of notice of such tax. The date of the notice of such tax shall be January 10.
[Amended 12-18-1996 by Ord. No. 3466]
A residence tax for general revenue purposes of the City is hereby levied on all inhabitants above the age of 18 years in the sum of $5.
[Amended 1-9-1980 by Ord. No. 2536]
Such residence tax shall be subject to a discount of 2% from the amount thereof if payment thereof is made within two months after the date of the notice of such tax. A penalty of 10% shall be added to the amount of such tax in the event payment of the same is not made within four months after date of notice of such tax. The date of the notice of such tax shall be January 10.
[Amended 12-28-1984 by Ord. No. 2789]
Upon receipt by the City Treasurer of any request for tax information regarding real estate taxes on any parcel of real estate in the City from any person, the Treasurer shall issue a certification stating the amount of the City and school district taxes assessed against such real estate for the current tax year and whether those taxes have been paid. The fee for the issuance of such certification shall be $20 and shall be payable immediately upon receipt of such certification.