Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-07

| An Act to Amend Article Is, of Chapter 70, Laws
Of 1887, Entitled "A Ar: Act to Provide for the
Be it Enacted by the Legislative assembly 81 the
| State of North Ddkotu:
That Article Is, of Chapter IS, OF the
| laws of the Seventeenth Session of the
| Legislative Assembly of the Territory
of Dakota, be amended by adding there
| to at the end thereof the following sec
| lions:
Sec. A. The city council of any city
owning and operating a system of public
! water works and hydrants for the purpose
of supplying its inhabitants with water
| and with fire protection, for the purpose
of equalizing the burden of expense of
| operating such system. shall have the
power to make an annual assessment for
each fiscal year, for not to exceed One-half
of the expense of operating such sys-
tenn, on the property abbutting or bound
| ing upon the streets and avenues of the
| city in which the mains of said system are
| laid and operated. and to collect such as
seSsment in the manner provided in this
article for the collection Of assessments for
| other local improvements; and to fix, de-
| termine and collect penalties for the non
payment of any such special assessments;
Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed as making it obligatory
| upon the city council to raise any portion
| of the funds necessary for operating such
vided further, That any portion less than
| one-half of the sum needed for operating
said system may at the discretion of the
city council be raised by such assessment;
| and such assessment in all cases shall be
exclusive and independent Of water rates
or rents collected from water consumers.
Sec. 4S. Whenever a city council shall
authorized by this act, it shall pass reso-
luton to that effect, and shall estimate the
cost of operating the water system for the
next fiscal year, and shall specify in said
| resolution the portion of the sum so esti-
mated for which special assessment is to
county auditor. It shall be the duty of
| the county treasurer, when payment is
made to any school treasurer of any funds
herein provided for, to Immediately notify
the clerk of the school board of the pay
ment of the same.
Sec. A. The city auditor, the city treas
| urer and the city assessor shall constitute
board to calculate the amount of the sum
so determined upon by the city council, to
be assessed on eachlot or parcel OF ground
AUDITING or bounding upon the streets or
avenues of the city in which the mains of
the water system are laid and operated,
which assessment shall be made in pro-
portion to the benefits of such water sys-
TEN and fire protection to the respective
lots or parcels of ground situate as afor-
said, and said estimate shall be fled with
the city auditor. and shall be presented to
the city council for their approval at the
first meeting held thereafter, and the city
auditor shall cause notice of the time and
place when and where the city council
will meet to approve the same, to be pub
lished in the official newspaper of the city
for at least ten days prior to the meeting
of the city council to approve of the same,
at which meeting any person complaining
of such assessment shall be heard and any
errors in the same corrected. After said
assessment shall be approved by the city
council, it shall be proceeded with by the
proper officers in the same manner as is
provided in this article for assessments for
other local Improvements.
Approved March II, 1891.