The Arizona sentinel., 1896-03-07
ORDINANCE NO. 56.

An Ordinance for the purpose of assess ing, levying, and collecting certain taxes upon property fronting on Main Street in the Village of Yuma, in Yuma County, Arizona Territory.
 Whereas; it IS the desire of the Mayor and Common Council of said Village, rep resenting the citizens thereof, to improve said Main Street by leveling and grading said street, also by putting thereon "blue clay" also by planting shade trees on both sides of said street, and also by making sidewalks thereon, uniform in width and grade. And, whereas; in doing so the owners of property thereon will be greatly benefited, and their property enhanced in value, and the said Village beautifed.
 Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Mayor and Common Council of the Village of Yuma, Arizona Territory, as follows. SECTION 1. For the purpose of-assessing, | levying, and collecting a tax of fifty cents, or twenty-five cents, as hereinafter pro vided, upon each and every frontage foot of land, fronting upon both sides of said Main Street, the Village Assessor is hereby authorized and directed, on or before the | 30th day of March. 1896, to make out a cor rect assessment list, setting forth the names of the owners, (be they persons, l firms, corporations, associations, or com- paInes, ) of all lots and blocks of land, front ing upon said Main Street, commencing at point where Jones Street, in said Village, intersects and crosses said Main Street, thence along said Main Street to point 100 feet south from the freight depot of tine Southern Pacific Company in said Village. | Also to set forth in said assessment list the exact number of frontage feet contained in all of said lots and blocks.
 Also to notify the owners of said lots and blocks that he has been directed by the Mayor and Common Council, aforesaid, to assess a tax of $50 (ffty cents) upon each and every frontage foot of land contained m said lands, fronting upon Nam Street, between said intersecting point at Jones Street, aforesaid, thence along said Main | Street, up to point where Third Street l intersects said Main Street. Also to notify the owners of said lots as aforesaid, that he 1 has been directed as aforesaid, to assess g tax of $.25 (twenty-fve) cents upon each and every frontage foot of land, contained in said lots fronting upon said Main Street, l between said intersecting point at Third Street aforesaid, and thence along said
 Main Street and up to said point near said freight depot.
 The owners of said lots and blocks, after said notification, shall have five days time from the date of such noti fication, to make
 to said assessor any objections to such
 assessment; but if no objections be made
 he shall assess said property in manner stated as aforesaid, and fany owner objects to said asses sment, the assessor shall heal
 his objections, and if proper shall modify
 and correct said assessment, and if said owner still persists against said assessment
 said assessor shall assess the property, and refer sad objectlng owner to the saic | Mayor and Common Council, to hear hi:
 said objections. When said assessor ha: finished his assessment aforesaid. he Sh al
 at once make out a full, true, and cOrrec
 assessment list of said property as afore
 said, and present same to Village Recorder
 Said Recorder shall as soon as he receives
 said assessment list, proceed to ascertain
 therefrom, the exact amount of money
 assessed against each and every lot anc
 block aforesaid; and shall prepare in tabu
 lated form a correct statement of all names of owners of said lots and blocks, the exac number of frontage feet upon said Main l Street between the limits aforesaid, and the exact amount of money each owner owes to said Village under said assessment. Said Recorder shall then present the said statement accompanied with the assess ment list of said assessor, to the said Mayor and Common Council at their next regular meeting; and shall notify the owners who have objected to the assessment to appear before that body at said meeting, and pre- sent their objections; said notice may be given by posting in three public places in said Village, a statement signed by said Recorder, that all owners objecting to said assessment may appear before the said Mayor and Common Council at said regular meeting, and present their ol ac-l-.s ss