ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL

Sec. 21-3. Penalty and interest for failure to pay taxes by December fifth.

Any person failing to pay any county real estate tax or tangible personal property tax or business machinery and tools tax or levy on or before either of its two (2) installment due dates, or failing to pay any other county levy on or before the fifth day of December of the year in which it becomes due, or the first day thereafter which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday shall incur a penalty thereon in accordance with the following schedule:

Amount of Tax Due

Penalty Equals

$100.00 or more 10% of tax due
$10.00 to $99.00 $10.00
Less than $10.00 Amount of tax due

Such penalty shall be added to the amount of the taxes or levies due from such taxpayer, and, when collected by the treasurer, shall be accounted for in his settlements. In addition thereto, interest on the total amount due, at the rate of ten percent (10%) per year, is hereby imposed and shall commence on the first day following the day such taxes or levies are due.

Ord. No. O97-28, 10/1/97--effective January 1, 1998)

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