The herald., 1893-09-24
Ordinance No. 1899.
(NEw sERrEs.)

| A N ORDINANE TO AMEND SECTIONS "A,
- 40 ana 70 OF an ordinance entitled "An
oruihance OF the clty of Los Angeles providing
for the assessment and collection OF eitv taxesS
approved May 9th, 1890
ihe mayor and council OF the city OF Los An
geles do ordain as follows.
SECTION l. That sections IA, 4s and 20 of an
ordinance entitled "An ordinance providing
for the assessment and collection of city taxes,S
approved the 2!th day OF May, 1890, be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section A.: redemption of the property
%ay ItRin Ss made e the any party II
purchase, or at any time prior to the filing OF
the afiidavits and the application for deed as
provided for in section 4S hereof. Redemptions
must be made in gold or silver coin, and when,
made to the city treasurer, he must credit the
amount paid to the. person named in the city
taX'and license collectors certificate, and pay
1t on demand to the person or his assignee.
Section 4s: If the property is not redeemed
within the time allowed by this ordinance for
its redemption, the city tax and license col
lector, or his successor in office, must make to
the purchaser, or his assignee deed OF
sne PT9perty reeiting in the deed sub
certificate, and that no person has
redeemed the property during the time allowed
for its redemption.
The city tax and license collector shall be
entitled to receive from the purchaser $500
for making such deed. No charge must be
made by the city tax and license collector for
the making OF such deed when the city is the
purchaser. Provided, however, that the pur-
chaser OF property sold for delinquent taxes, or
ms assignee, must 80 days previous to the ex-
days before he applies for a deed, but not less
than l 1 months from the date OF the purchase
Of the property purchssed or unon the nersop
occupying the property, il said property is oc-
cupied, written notice stating that said prop
erty, or designated portion thereof has been
sold for delinquent taxes, giving the date of
the sale, the amount of property sold, the
amount for which II was sold, the amount then
due, and the time when the right OF redemption
will expire, or when the purchaser will apply
for deed, duplicate of which notice shall at
the same time be filed in the Office of the coun-
ty recorder, and the owner of the property
shall have the right of redemption indefinitely
until such notice shall have expired, and said
deed been applied for upon the payment of
the fees, percentages, penalties and COS IS re-
quired by law.
In the case of unoccupied property, II
the owner. cannot be found, similar
and kept continuously posted in a con-
spicuous place uoon the property during
expiration of the time for the redemption, or
thereafter next before the purchaser applies
for a deed: which notice must also be published
during the same period in newspaper OF gem
eral circulation published in the city, in every
regular issue of such newspaper, during said
period, and no deed of property sold at de-
llnquent tax sale shall be issued by the city tax
and license collector, or any officer, to the
purchaser of said property until the notice
herein provided for shalt have been given and
such purchaser shall have filed with said city
tax and license collector the affidavit showing
that the notice hereinbefore required TO be
given has been given, herein required and
after due diligence has been used to notify the
owner personally, which said affidavits shall be
filed and preserved by the city tax and license
collector as other files, papers and records kept
by him in his office.
Such purchaser shall be entitled to receive
the sum of $3 for the service of said notice and
the making of said affidavit, and also reason
able amount for the cost OF publication, when
necessary, which sum OF $3 and cost OF publica-
ton shall be paid by the redemptioner at the
same time and in the same manner as other
costs, penalties, percentages and fees are paid.
Provided, however, that II the redemption ia
made within i months OF the dete OF the sale
or before the completion OF the notice by post
ing and publication, and the filing OF the afi-
dayit OF same with the city tax and license col
lector, the purchaser shall not be entitled TO
the T3 fee.
SEC 20. All provisions OF title of the polit-
ical code of the state of California in regard to
revenue, which are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this ordinance shall apply to and
govern in all matters of revenue and taxation
which are not herein specially provided for.
SEC. p The city clerk shall certify to the
passage OF this ordinance and shall eau the
same to be published once in the Los Angeles
Daily HERALD, and thereupon and thereafter
the same shall take effect and be in force
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was adopted by the council Of the city Of Los
Angeles, at its meeting OF September IS, A. D.,
1898.
CA. LUCKENBAcH,
Approved by me this 22d day OF September,
t. L. ROWAN,
1t Mayor of the city OF Los Angeles.