Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-23

To be entitled an act to authorize the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah,
whenever they shall pave the roadway OF
any street or lane or otherwise improve
any street or lane by the construction of
sewers or drains, or by grading or other
wise, to assess upon the owners of lots
AUDITING on so much of such street or lane
as may be so improved two thirds of the
cost of such Improvement pro rata to the
assessed value Of the said lots. and to pro-
vide for the manner OF making and coll
lecting such assessments.
SECTION l. Belt enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of
Georgia in General Assembly met, and It is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
That from and after the passage of this act
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannsh be and they are hereby authorized
and empowered, whenever they shall pave
or cause to be paved the roadway of any
street or lane, or otherwise improve any
street or lane within the present or any fu-
ture corporate limits of said city, by the
construction of sewers or drains, or by grad
ing or otherwise, to assess upon the owners
OF all lots sbutting on so much of such street
or lane as may be so improved two thirds of
the cost OF such improvement pro rata to the
assessed value OF said lot, including the i'm
provements thereon.
SEC. 9 And it is hereby further enacted by
the authority OF the same, That the value of
said abutting lots, including the improve
ments thereon, as assessed by the City As
SCISSORS of said city, and finally fixed by
Council for the purposes of taxation, shall
be held and considered the true value of
such lots, including the improvements
thereon, for the purposes of assessment I'M
der this act, and whenever the authorities of
said city shall determine to improve any
street or lane, or any part of any street or
10 In eof6 Qftu fhpu shall acff-
mate Of the work to be done and its costs to
be made, and shall assess upon each lot abut-
ting on that portion of the street or lane to
be improved sum that shall bear the same
proportion to two thirds of the entire cost
of such improvement that the value of
such lot, including the improvements
thereon, bears to the entire value
of all these lots, including the improve
ments thereon, to be assessed, and shall
advertise In the paper in which is pub
lshed the official advertisements of said
city, the nature OF the improvements con-
templated, the street or lane, or part there
OF to be improved, and the percentage of
the assessed value of each abutting lot, in
Guiding the announcements thereon assessed
for the paVmh1t1f two thirds Of the cost of
such improvements at least days
before work on such improvements Is com
mence0, and gleb eseesesn elt a Al W. due
and payable TO tie IroaE ufer 81 said city So
soon - the work on sueh imnroHeEaeka
shall he cor nIatea end aeeeps ee u In oilslp
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- Z ID hISls6F the city Tor At leass three
elsc Z, md Il any owner or owners OF any OF
ffifh AUDITING aud assessed lots shall fAH or
Or refuse to pay said assessment for such i'm.
prove ment for thirty days after the publica-
ton of notice that such work has been
finished and accepted by the city, the City
Treasurer of said city may at once issue an
execution against such owner or owners as
for unpaid taxes, and shall give the same to
the City Marshal of said city, who shall levy
the same upon the AUDITING lot or lots, In
Guiding the improvements thereon, of the
person Ur persons against whom such exc
cutions may have bee issued, and shall adj
veTtise and sell such property In the same
manner and upon the same terms and con-
ditions as are set forth in an act OF the
General Assembly of the State of Georgia,
entitled: IAN act to provide for the manner
OF tax sales by municipal corporations In
this State and for other purposes" approved
February q, 1877.
SEC g. And it is hereby further enacted
by the authority of the same, That all acts
and parts of acts conflicting with this act be
aud the same ara hereby repealed so far as
they so conflict.
BILL
To be entitled an act to authorize the Mayor
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lanes of said city such sewers or drains as
may be necessary, and to assess upon the
owners Of lots AUDITING on so much OF
such street or lane in which sewers or
drains nav be laid under this act the cost
OF such improvement pro rata to the as
sessed value or said lots, and to provide
for the manner of collecting such assess
ments.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
aud House of Representatives OF the State
OF Georgia, in General Assembly met, and 1t
is hereby enacted by the authority of the
same, That from and after the passage of
this act, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
OF Savannah be, and the same are hereby,
authorized and empowered whenever they
shall construct, within the present or any
future corporate limits of said city, any
sewers or drains, to assess upon the owners
of all lots sbutting on so much Of such
street or lane through which said sewer or
drain may be laid the cost of such sewer or
drain, to the assessed value of said lots, in
Guiding the improvements thereon.
SEC. 2. And it is hereby further enacted
by the authority of the same, That the
value of said abutting lots, including the
improvements thereon, as assessed by the
City Assessors and fipally fixed by Council
for the purposes Of taxation, shall be held
and considered the true value Of such lots,
Including the improvements thereon, for the
purposes of assessment under this actI and
whenever the authorities OF said c'@y shall
determine to lay down any sewer or drain In
apy street or lane, or any part OF any street
or laue 10 said city, they shall cause an esti-
mate of the work to be done aud It's cost to
he made. and shall s-sess upon each lot sbut-
TIM on that position OF the street or lane IN
which said sewer or drain is to be laid,
sum that shall bear the
same proportion to the entire
cost of such sewer or drain that the value Of
such lot, including the improvements there
on, b. ars to the entire value OF all the lots,
including the improvements thereon, to be
assessed, and shall advertise In the paper In
which is published the official advertise
ments of said city, the length and dimen-
sfons of the sewer or drain to be laid, and
the perce ltage Of the assessed value OF
each abutting lot, including the improve
ments thereon, assessed for the payment OF
the cost Of such Improvement at least "
DAYS before work on such improvement Is
commenced, and such assessment shall be
due and payable to the Treasurer OF said
CITY so soon as the work on such sewer or
drain shall be completed and accepted by
the cItv. which fact shall be advertised in
the official paper OF the city for at least
three days; and If any owner or owners OF
spy such AUDITING and assessed lots shall
fail or refuse to pay said assessment for such
location OF such notice that such work has
been finished and accepted by the city, the
Citv Tres surer of said city may at once issue
an execution against such owner or owners
as for unpaid taxes, and shall give the same
TO the City Marshal Of said city, who shall
levy the same upon the AUDITING lot or lots,
including the improvements thereon, OF the
persoa or persons against whom such exc
cution NAV have been issued, and shall sd-
vertise and sell such property in the same
manner and upon the same terms and con-
ditions as are set forth in an act OF the Gen
ersl Assembly of the State OF Georgia enti-
fled Can act to provide for the manner OF tax
sales by municipal corporations In this State
and for other purposes" approved February
%, 1877.
SEC. 8. And It is hereby further enacted by
the authority of the same, That the said the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city shall not lay
down anv sewers or drains In the streets or
lanes of said city under this act until the
nIans sneeificatiOns and cost OF the same
are presented to the Board of Sanitary Com
missiopers for the city of Savannah, and the
same shall be certified by said board to be
1ecessarv for the Improvement OF the health
ana sewerage or drainage Of said city.
SEC 4. And It is hereby further enacted
nv the authority of the same, That all acts |
and parts of acts conflicting with this act
be and the same are hereby repealed so lar
as they so conflict.
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