The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27
ORDINANCE No. lac.

4 y O'GltltlNF ~ p ~ 4uC i''I anu
n ImI,rnviug at cert .in streets a. The ,il!
ul I'iacervlir, aud to provide way > aud means
ter the paNmcut thc'c.t
The Comm n Council nf the Ciy # Placer
' He do uritiu as iulluw>:
SECTION /. The following named street, shall
under tie supervision and dIrrcl"n 81 The
Sjrcet CumuI>>i"ucr OF the CNv "t Placer
yi!i, be graded and improved arcardDu- to
such Grade as shalt be agreed upon by IN"
Committee on Streets aud public places, ana
such inll rnvemcntS shal, be made un tie SANG
a. said CumuIftcc shall direct aud order, amt
10 I've fully completed on ur before The It's, DAY
Of March, Nj2
Culn;na street from the north rud Of
tie bridge which CLOSES llanEtoWn Creek
uulthWMdiy - Ibe city limits
Secrui-Dte street from the inncti"n "f SAID
street with Colnua street, west"ArIly +" the
city limits.
/ SECTION = For the purpose of drttaylHg the
esp us.s of grading ana improving said streets.
the ,ilJw.u. assessment IL levied IN cacs, hin
cal r. nj fn If ~. h bot or parI> "i al"t trout
iny on each of said streets on each side thereof:
F!rst-on each and every ltneAl iont Of each
and every lot. nr pait Ut l"i. fronting on each
-lIe of Columd street, tor the culture diSt..n &c
: of the proposed grading aud lnpr"viug vi
said street, twelve and nnc-hnlf cent, per foot :
SecnHd-on each ard every linenl k"'t If each
and every lot, or part ut II bot, ir"ullHg on
/ each side Of Rec street Tor the eutiVe distance
ni the proposed grading and !nrr"vng 1T said
street, len cents per boot and sad a>SC; silent
is hereby made a charge against each aud
every such lot or part OF IL lot, ;" fr ntng ,:s,
either side Of either at said street ur Streets
aud the same is hereby declared 10 be and op
crate as "A lien IN each of sand lutS PARTS Of
! 4 lot fronting on either SIDE Ut sad stteet or
streets along the line Of the proposed grading
and repairing of said street.
- II, k.,t lttf fftI
Commissioner, within ten DAYS after The pas
sage ui this Ordinance 10 ascertain by actual
meas urument of each lot or part ct Il lot front
Iug On each vt said streets on both sides there
ut the amount ul assessment chargable aga INST
each such lot or part OF lot for the pro
posed grading and improving OF said streets,
and within three days thereafter lie shall mo-
uly tue owner or owners Of such lot or part
OF lot or some of them Of the amount charga
bic on the same, provided such owner or own
erS or either Of them reside with This CITY
/ otherwise he shall serve such notice GU the &C.
cupant or occupants Of such lot or part of
. lot and in case the same shall be nnuccupied
and the owner or the person having charge or
control Of the same he unknown, and his or
their whereabouts cannot be aScertained, then
and in that case lac shall post u notice on such
lot or part Of lot, which shall III all RESPECTS,
be and is hereby declared 10 be binding IN all
! respects, against such lot or part Of a lot as
! also against the person owning the same, the
same as though such person Or persons had
been duly notified by the Street Commissioner.
| SECTION 4. Each and every person, owning
or having under his control any such lot or
part of lot fronting On either side OF either of
SAID street or streets, shall have the privilege
of paw ing the amount of his aSSeSslueut IN
work and labOur ON said street or streets at the
rate of three dollars per day, provided such
person or persons, shall commence such work
within tive days after he shall have been mott
/ lied by the Street Commissioner 50 to do; and
provided further, that he shall continue such
work under the direction Of the Street. Com
! missioner, until the amount Of his assessment
shall be fully paid. But IN case any such per-
son shall neglect or refuse to commence work
as provided in this section, or having COM
menced work shall neglect or refuse tn crntin-
ue To- w0I uRtil his assessment shall have been
paid, then and in that case. he shall be deemed
Z TO have waved his right to work out bis assess.
nent and shall be required t. pay the same
in gold or silver coin of the United States TO
the City Collector ON or before the fifteenth dav
of March, lo53.
/ SECTION 5. In case the assessment upon any
lot or part Of lot fronting on either uf said
streets, shall not be paid, either in labor as
prov ided in section fourth OF this Ordinance,
or in money on or before the lst day Of April,
! 1868, then and in that case the same shall be-
come aud be Il debt existing i'll favor Of said
city, and against such person or persons own.
ing such lot or part OF lot, and such debt
shall operate as lien against such lot or part
Of u lot, and such sum or sums due tor the
assessment against the same as provided in
tins Ordinance, shall be recoverable by suit in
the name of the Mayor aud Common Council
OF tie City of P!acervle, against such person
or persons. or against such property as in cases
of tax suits, in any court ct competent juris-
dictinn. after demand Of payment having been
made by the CITY Collector, and payment hav-
ing been neglected or refused for two days
| thereafter
SsgFinN 6. All Ordinances and parts of Or
6baces inconsistent with, or in violation Of
this Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall take effect
aud be in force from and after its passage.
ID. i. MUNSON, for the Mayor. .
thereby certify that at a meeting of the
Common Council Of the City of Pacervile.
held on the 22d day. Of December, 1862, the
above Ordinance was passed.
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