729.23 TAX A DEBT; LIEN OF UNPAID TAX; PRIORITY OF LIEN; PENALTY FOR NONPAYMENT.
   (a)   A tax due and unpaid under this article shall be a debt due the City. It shall be a personal obligation of the taxpayer and shall be a lien upon the property used in the business or occupation upon which such tax is imposed, and lien shall have priority over all other liens and obligations, except those due the United States of America and the State.
 
   (b)    A penalty of five percent (5%) of the tax shall be added for any default for thirty days or less and for each succeeding thirty days elapsing before payment, there shall be an additional penalty of one percent (1%) all of which penalty shall be secured by the lien herein provided.
(Ord. 728. Passed 7-22-15.)