The Van Buren press., 1859-07-20
CITY ORDINANCE.

City of Van Buren,.
SEC. l. Be Il ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen
Of the City of Van Buren,. That oil grading, Mead
amizing brother improvements to be made any Of
the streets 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 man
ner hereinafter prescribed.
SEC 2 Be it further ordained That whenever it
shall be deemed expe'lient by the council Of said
city to grade pave and McAdamize any Of the
streets or alleys in the City Of Van Buren, the
specifying the manner and quality of the work to be
done such street. and directing the street com
missioners to advertise for bidders in writing for
the same at time and place to be mentioned in such
ordinance.
SEC. , Be ii 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 such ordinance.
SEC. 4. Be Il further ordained That whenever
any contract contracts for the improvement of any
street or alley in said city shall be made 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 all lots fronting such street or alley in
proportion to the number Of feet any such lot shall
front on such street or alley Such tax when
lots and to be collected by the constable ofhe City
of Van Buren,, as other taxes now collected in
said city.
SEC. s. Be it further ordained That whenever the
amount Of taxes assessed on the lands fronting on
such street Or alley. ordered to be improved NJ
Aforesaid shall be aseertained by the Council the
same shall be entered of record. tax book, de-
scribng the lots and the amount of taxes assessed
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city, and delivered to the constable thereof whose
duty it shall be to give notice the owner or owners
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 ia or
dered to be paid
SEC. g. Be Il further ordained That whenever
any owner owners of any such lot lots shall be
non resident of the City Of Van Buren. or cannot
he found or 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 writer
notice containing statement of the street the num-
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 tax book by the Constable
SEC Z. Be It further ordained That if any owner
or owners OF any lot lots shall neglect or refuse to
pay the amount Of taxes SO assessed on the lots on
such street SO 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
manner prescribed to sell such lot or lots
or much as may be necessary pay the taxes as
sessed thereon in manner hereinafter directed.
SEC 3. Be Il further ordained That whenever
any owner owners of any lot lots in said city
so taxed, as aforesaid. for the payment of the i'm
provement Of the street alley on which such lot
is situated shalAeglect refuse pay the taxes 30
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
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 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 on or before the day of SALE the constable
snail sell the said lots or SO much thereof shall
De necessary To pay the taxes assessed thereon and
the costs which may have accrued on ascout of such
neglect or refusal to pay such taxes.
SEC. y. BE further ordained That il the own
er or owners Of any lot or lots which may be sold
under this ordinance for the non payment of taxes
shall fail to appear within twelve months from the
DAY cf sale and redeem such lot or lots 90 sold bv
paying the purchase money, with ten per cent in
terest thereon it shall be the duty of the constable
o. said city after that time to execute to the pur
chaser Of any lot or lots og part Of lot deed in
the name Of the Clay of Van Buren, County of
Crawford and State Of Arkansas, and acknoviedoe
the same before any officer of the State authorized
TO take acknowledgments of deeds. which deed
shall be sufficient to convey TO the purchaser an ab
solute title in fee simple the said lot or lots or 40
much thereof as shall Have been sold and conyeved
by said constable
SEc ~: Be Il further ordained That this ordi
nance be in force from and after its passage
A. J.WARD, Mayor.
Goo W. NEwLAxD, Recorder.
Approved June q, 1859,