The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31
CITY ORDINANCE

An Ordinance to improve the streets of the
City of Van Buren,.
Sec. 1. Be II ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Van Buren,, That an grading. Mead
amizing or other Improvements to be made any OF
the streets or alleys in the City of Van Buren, shall
be made by contract contracts let out to the low
est bidder, by direction of the City Council, in
ner hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 2. Be further ordained That whenever il
shall be deemed expedient by the council of said
city to grade or pave and McAdamize any Of the
streets alleys in the Git = Van Buren. the
ell shall make an order lg1ng the streets, and
specifying the aul quality of the work to be
done on such street a. disc. e the street com
missioners to advertise bid rs in writing for
the same at a time and iigoa 10 w entioned in such
ordinance
SEC. Be ii further ordair bat at the next
regular meeting Of the Council a.tr the bids for
such contracts shall be received the commit
tee shall report to said Council the bids received
and said Council shall examine the same
and accept the low..t responsible bid, il
not deemed too high, and require sal committee to
take bond with good security fru,. c! bidder or
bidders in double the amount SO bic conditioned
for the faithful performance Of such work within the
time and manner prescribed by such ordinance.
SEC. A. Be Il further ordained That whenever
any contract contracts for the Improvement of any
street or alley in said city shall be mace in manner
aforesaid and such bond of the bidder as above re-
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 on all lots fronting on such street alley in
proportion to the number of feet any such lot shall
front on such street alley. Such when ascer-
tained, to he paid by the owner owners Of such
lots and to be collected by the constable ofthe CITY
of Van Buren, other taxes are now collected in
said city.
SEC. 5: Be 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 ascerained by the Council the
same shall be entered Of record. A tax book. de-
scribing the lots and the amount of 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 or
Of such lots fronting on such street alley, of the
amount Of their respective taxes assessed the lots
by the Council and the time when the same is or
dered to be paid.
SEC. 6. Be further ordained That whenever
any owner owners of any such lot lots shall be
a non resident of the City Of Van Buren, or cannot
be found or is unknown il 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 num-
Der Of the lot lots, and the blcck 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 is ordered to be
paid such notice to be given within twenty days
after the reception Of the tax book by the Constable
SEC. Z. Be 1t further ordained That if any owner
or of any lot or lots shall neglect or refuse
pay the amount of taxes assessed on the lots on
such street to be improved within ten days after
the time the same is ordered to be paid by said Coun
ell it shall be the duty of the Constable Of said CITY
after giving thirty days notiel IN a newspaper in
manner hereinafter prescri ta s.i ,ch lot or lots
or so much as may be trv 90 pay h taxes as.
sessed thereon in manner .-tiuafi.l. !ir.cf,d
SEC. 8. Be il further orr'u5 That vhenever
any owner or owners Of d., or lots 80 said city
SO taxed, Aforesaid, for tlu payin. ut 6f The i'm
fsovcslcnt Of the strcet atis which sut, I,,t
is situated shall neglect rfuse 70 pay ' tlxcs so
assessed thereon within ten dai4 aft5r the same is
ordered to be paid by the order ssing ,ne s.me,
the constable Of said city shall adveris 're same
for 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 adyer-
tise,nent shall be published for two weeks success
lively in some newspaper printed in the City an
Buren, And if said taxes together with the expense
OF advertising, and all other necessary expenses
not paid on or before the day of SALE the constable
shall sell the said lots mitch thereof as shall
DC TO pay the taxes assessed thereon and
the costs which may have accrued on accout of such
neglect or refusal to pay such taxes
SIC. 3. Be further ordained Thatif the own
er|r owners Of any lot or lots which may be sold
under this ordinance for the non payment Of taxes
shall fail to appear within ~ I've months from the
day Of sale, and redeem .cl , or lots so sold. by
paying the purchase 81 " / ten per cent in
terest thereon, it shall l. rly Of the constable
of said city after that t rs g, cute to the pur-
the name Of the Cily Of Va 81s~n, County Of
Crawford and State OF Arkansa sa.: acknowledge
the same before any officer OF I'd, State authorizes
TO take Acknowledgements OF Gceds, which deed
shall be sufficient to convey TO the purchaser an alb
soue title in fee simple TO the said lot or lots or sc
much thereof rs shall have been sold and convened
by said constable.
SIC. 10. Be Il further ordained That this ordi
nance be in force from and after its passage
A. j. WARD, Mayor
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