Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-09
LEGAL

and annex thereto a warrant, directing the
city attorney to proceed to foreclose the
liens upon all the lots and parcels or lana ue-
scribed in said roll, and upon which assess
ments are levied, whether IN the name OF an
unknown owner. or in the name of deslg,
mated owner, to satisfy all del nquent ana
unpaid assessments upon SAID roll WIN M
terest and costs. The liens herein proylded
for shall take precedence of all other liens,
and shall be foreclosed in accordance Win
the provisions of the code of civil! procedure;
Said suit shall be in the name OF the Clty OF
Fairhaven as plaintiff. Upon the ming OF "a
complaint in the superior court 10 enforce
lien of any kind hereon. the plaintiff shall
be entitled. If IA recovery is had, TO lncluue
as costs the sum of twenty-five dollars as
attorneys fees. Before filing said complaint
the city attorney shall obtain an abstract OF
| title to the premises to be sold and shall make
all persons having any interest In said
| premises, parties to said suit.
SEC. l6. The city attorney shan withln
| ten days after the sale of the lots or lands
| described on said assessment roll, make re
turn thereof to the city clerk, and pay to the
city treasurer any money received thereon,
| less costs of suit and attorneys fees, and he
shall within ten days after the sale or the
! lots and lands ON any given assessment roll,
return said assessment roll to the city clerk
with "A statements of his doings thereon, and
pay To the city treasurer all moneys re-
celved thereon, less costs of suits ana al
| torney's fees.
SEC. H. The city attorney, or some one in
his behalf, must attend said foreclosure
| sale, and IL no one will bid for the lot OF
.
with interest, COS and attorneys fees, he
shall bid the same in for and in the name OF
the city of tairhaven, ana upon receipt OF
the sherif's certificate therefor, shall annex
his return thereto and report the same to u {
city clerk, taking his receipt therefor. The
! city clerk shall file the same In his otiice,ano
any time before the expiration of one yea
, from the date of such sale the city clerl
shall upon payment to him. by any person
of the amount of the Judgment, interest t,
date, costs and attorneys fee report suci
, sale to the council; if said council approN'
the same. they shall direct the mayor. o
mayor pro TEN, to properly execute, sigI
4 and acknowledge the conveyance of Suci
. certificate to such purchaser. or his order
and thereupon the money received thereto
shall be paid in TO the city treasury to tn
< credit of the fund to which il may belong
/ excepting that the attorney fees and cost
. shall be paid as provided by law. Nothin
b. herein contained shall be construed to pre-
{ vent redemption from said sale being mad
in the usual way as provided by law. i
Y event of redemption being so made, the cit
: attorney is authorized to receipt to tn
r sheriff for the moneys paid TO such sheri
g for redemption. Within ten days after II
d ceipt OF any such moneys from such sheriff
4 the city attorney shall pay the same to tn
N city treasurer for the benefit of the fund I
h which it may belong; provided that if I'll
5 city has advanced the costs in the first II
+ stance, the same shall be separated and pal
d into the general fund ;the city attorney sha
) retain the statutory attorneys fee in fu
l. compensation tor his services in such suit
d SEC. Is. Whenever before sale of any Il
or parcel of land the amount of any asses
It ment for Improvement thereon, with lnte
g ests. costs and attorneys fees accrue
k thereon shall be paid to city the attorney,l
n shall thereupon enter the same satisfied {
# the records of said cause, and the da
e thereof and shall also enter satisfactlt
N and the date thereof on the record of SUE
4 assessment roll in his office; and wheneN
IL after sale of any lot or parcel of land f
" any such assessment, the same shall be pu
chased of. and paid to the city, or shall
r redeemed, the city clerk shall enter up
t. such assessment roll, a statement that q
Mt certificate Of purchase held by TIE city n n
st name of the purchaser; or That the sat
to has been redeemed, AS the case may be. Al
nm whenever redemption Is made by paying I
40 sheriff, the CITY attorney shall notify {
Id clerk thereof, within ten days from the ia
ne of such redemption, whereupon said Gle
IL shall make the entry above provided FOR:
iy The entry above provided for shall
nd made on the margin OF the record, oppos
IS the description of such lot or parcel OF Ian
to SEC. 10, At the expiration of one ye
from the date of any such sale on execute
n If the council has not sold the certificate
MT sale, and no redemption has been made; |
on city clerk shall present such certificate
Dy the sheriff of Whatcom county. Washingtt
m, and obtain from him sheriffs deed the
k for, said deed to be executed TO the city
IS Fairhaven, and thereafter said proper
nj may be used for municipal purposes, or CO
ed trolled. disposed of or conveyed for the b.
nd eft of the city.
We SEC. 2O From the day of the sheriiT's $
,rs until "A sale of the certificate by the coun
nd or until a resale or redemption OF the pre-
NO ! iSeS sold. the CITY OF falfndNtn snail ne
a. titled to the possession of the property y
10 chased. unless the same be in the possess
Ike of a tenant holding under an uneNpl
So lease, and i'm such case shall be entitled
he receive from such tenant the rents or
le- value of the use and occupation ther
IA during the same period.
Ct SEC. 81. Whenever it shall become nee
mt sary for the city to take or damage priv
of property for the purpose of establish
nd laying out, extending and widening sire
ar and other public highways and places vi
in the city, or for the purpose of rights
the way for drains. sewers and aqueducts
S. for the purpose of widening, straighten
nat or diverting the channels of streams
IAN the Improvement of water fronts, and
ar city council cannot agree with the ow
id thereof as to the price to be paid, the
SIS council may direct proceedings to be Ia
lch according to law.
the All ordinances and parts of ordinances
i'd; conflict with this ordinance are hereby
re- pealed, Provided that such repeal shall
md affect existing contract or contracts her
an fore awarded, except that the provision
lall sections twelve Q2 to twenty-one CID in
of sive, of this ordinance. shall apply To all
hat isting contracts and Improvement contr
laIl heretofore awarded upon which there
remains any amounts due or delinqu
act otherwise existing contracts shall be car
the on under the provisions of ordinances
i'm ready in force.
ling Passed this sth day of July, A. D., 1891.
Iner Approved this sth day of July, A. ID ,
lied j. NJ. DARLING, Mayor. pro te
nav Attest: ID. DAUN EGAN, CITY Clerk.