Taxes on real estate.
Section 39
SEC. 39. Taxes on real estate. — A tax, the rate of per centum of ad valorem taxation not to exceed two per centum, to be determined by the City Council, shall be levied annually on or before the second Monday of December on the assessed values of all real estate in the city subject to taxation. Taxes on the said rate shall be due and payable annually on and after the first day of January of the ensuing year.