The Arizona sentinel., 1896-03-14
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 leveing and grading said street, also by putting thereon "bue 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 1895, to make out a cor rect assessment list, setting forth the names of the owners, (be they persons, firms, corporations, associations. or com panies, 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 a point loo feet south from the freight depot of the 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 lani contained In said lands, fronting upon Nam Street, between said intersecting point at Jones Street, aforesaid, thence along said Main Street, up to a point where Third Street intersects said Main Street. Also to notify the owners of said lots as aforesaid, that he has been directed as aforesaid, to assess a tax of $.25 (twenty-ive) cents upon each and every frontage foot of land, contained in said lots fronting upon said Main Street, 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 ifanX owner objects to said asses sment. the assessor shall hear 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 objechng owner to the said Mayor and Common Council, to hear his said objections. When said assessor has finished his assessment aforesaid he sh all at once make out full, true, and correct ass sessmcnt 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 and block aforesaid; and shall prepare in tabu- lated form a correct statement of all names of owners of said lots and blocks, the exact number of frontage feet upon said Main 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, statement signed by said Recorder, that all owners objecting to said assessment may appear before the said Mavorand Common Council at said regular meeting. and present their objections as