The Van Buren press., 1859-08-24
CITY ORDINANCE


City of Van Buren,.
SEC. l. Be nordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Van Buren, That all grading, Mead
amzing or other improvements to be made on any of
the streets alleys in the City of Van Buren, shall
be made by contract contracts let out to the low
ess bidder, by direction of the City Council, in man
nsr hereinafter prescribed
SEC. g Be it further ordained. That whenever it
shall be deemed expedent by the council of said
city to grade or pave and McAdamze any of the
streets alleys in the City Of Van Buren, the
ell shall make an order mentioning the streets and
specifying the manner and quality of the work to be
done on such street, and directing the street com
missioners to advertise for bidders in writing for
the at time and place to be mentioned in such
ordinance.
SEC 3 Be 1t further ordained That at the next
regular meeting of the Council, after the bids for
such contracts shall be received the street commit
tee shall report to said Council the bids received
and said Council shall examine the same
and accept the lowest responsible bid, if
not deemed too high, and require said committee to
take bond with good security from snch bidder or
bidders in double the amount SO bid. conditioned
for the faithful performance of such work within the
time and manner prescribed by easi, ordinance.
SEC A. Be 1t further ordained That whenever
contract contracts for the improvement of any
street or alley in said city shall be made in manner
aforesaid, and s.Ich bond of the bidder above
quired, executed, the Council shall ascertain the
amount Of money required to pay for such contract
or contracts, and make an order assessing equal
tax all lots fronting on such street or aley in
front on such street alley. Such tax when ascer
tanned, to be paid by the owner or owners of such
lots and to be collected by the constable ofhe CITY
of Van Buren,, as other taxes now collected in
said city,
SEC. 5: Be it further ordained That whenever the
amount of taxes assessed on the lands fronting on
such street or alley, ordered to be improved as
aforesaid, shall be asccrtaned by the Council the
same shall be entered of record. A tax book, de
scribng the lots and the amount of taxes assessed
on each shall be made out by the recorder of said
city, and delivered to the constable thereof whose
duty it shall be to give notice to the owners
OF such lots fronting such street alley of the
amount of their respective taxes assessed on the lots
by the Council and the time when the same is or
dered to be paid.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained That whenever
non resident of the City Of Van Buren, or cannot
be found is unknown, it shall be sufficient notice
to such owner or owners to post up at the Court
House door Of the County of Crawford, a written
notice containing statement of the street, the
Der of the lot or lots and the block in which the
same is situated and also publish the same in some
newspaper published in Van Buren, for two weeks :;
giving the amount of taxes assessed on such lot or
lots, and the time when the same is ordered to be
paid, such notice to be given within twenty DAYS
after the reception Of the book by the Constable
SEC. Z. BE it further ordained That if any owner
or owners of any lot or lots shall neglect refuse
such street to be improved within ten days after
the time the same is ordered to be paid by said Coun-
ci it shall be the duty of the Constable of said city,
after giving thirty days notice in newspaper in
manner hereinafter prescribed to sell such lot lots
or so much as may be necessary to pay the taxes
sessed thereon in manner hereinafter directed.
Sec. 3. Be further ordained That whenever
any owner or owners Of any lot lots in said city,
so taxed, as aforesaid, for the payment of the i'm
provement of the street or alley which such lot
Is situated shall neglect refuse to pay the taxes so
assessed thereon within ten days after the same is
ordered to be paid by the order assessing the same
the constable of said city shall advertise the same
Tor SALE giving thirty days notice, stating in such
advertisement description and number Of such lot
or lots and the name of the owner or owners, if
known, and the day and place of SALE which adver-
tisement shall be published for two weeks success
lively in some newspaper printed in the City of Van
Buren. And if said taxes together with the expense
of advertising, and all other necessary expenses
not paid before the day of sale the constable
shall sell The sold lots much thereof as shall
be necessary to the taxes assessed thereon and
the costs which may have accrued on cout Of such
neglect or refusal to pay such taxes.
| SEC. g. Be further ordained That if the own
er or owners Of any lot or lots which may be sold
under this ordinance for the payment of taxes
shall fail to appear within twelve months from the
day Of sale, and redeem such lot or lots SO sold by
paying the purchase money, with ten per cent in
teest thereon, it shall be the duty Of the constable
OF SAID city after that time To to the pur-
chaser OF any lot or lots part of n lot deed in
the name Of the Cily of Van Buren, County Of
| Crawford and State of Arkansas and acknowledge
the same before any. officer of the State authorized
to take Acknowledgements of deeds which deed
shall be sufficient to convey the purchaser an alb.
solute title in fee simple to the said lot or lots or &C
much thereof shall have been sold and conveyed
| by said constable. r. :
Il SEC. TO- Be further ordained That this ordi
nance be in force from and after its passage
| :, A. j. WARD, Mayor.
\ Geo. W. NEwLAxD, Recorder.
Il Approved June 81 1859