The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-08-06
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City Ordinances.

Al oiGIlldllCe TO enforce the payment
and collection Of all Taxes due the CITY
OF Brownsville, for the years 4. d.
1885 to A. d. 1899, both years inclusive,
and for SAID purpose employing James
| Il. Wells, as special council for the said
! City;
WHEREAS, There is large amount
OF Taxes due this, the said City OF
Brownsville, from divers persons, etc,
Tor the years A D. 1889, 1856, 1857, 1888,
1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1891, 1895,
| 1896, 1885,, 1898, 1899; and,
WHEREAS, By reason OF the non
| payment Of said faxes, this the City Of
| Brownsville, has become greatly IN
debted, and Is unable TO pay its current
and necessary accr2ing expenses, and
also, by reason Of which. its city war
rants, or scrip, have become greatly
| deprecated III value; and,
WHEREAS, Said delinquent Tax
| payers have, many Of them for many
years, thus far failed or refused To pay
the said Taxes, 50 due by them; and,
WHEREAS, No City Attorney of this
city has ever made any cndeavor To, by
| law, enforce the collection of said un-
| paid taxes and
WHEREAS, The present City Attor-
ney has left the city for other and dis
tant parts OF the state. in search of
other employment, and ii is not known
whether he VIII return, by reason of all
OF which, 1t has become necessary, and
the interests Of the city imperatively re-
quire, that, counsel be Immediately en-
plOyed TO enforce the collection Of such
unpaid Taxes;
THEREFORE, Because OF the prem
ises, BE IT ORDAINED by the City
Council OF the City Of Brownsville;
Section THAT this, the said City of
Brownsville, has now employed, and
does hereby, in all things, employ, Jas.
B. Wells, a practicing attorney Of said
city, aS the attorney of this said city, to
enforce the collection Of, and to collect,
all the Taxes now due this, the said
city, for the years AD 1850, 1886, 1857.
1888, 1889 1890, 1891, 1892, 1898, 1891,
1885, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, and all such
taxes OF year \. ID. 1900, Is may hereaf-
ter become due and be unpaid for the
period Of sixty 900, days after the time
when they are required by the ordin-
ances OF this city to be paid
Section THAT the said Wells. as
such attorney, Is to receive, as his com
penSatlOn for his services IN the IN the
premises, a commission Of ten 90. per
cent, on the amount Of any and ali such
taxes. now So due and UNPAID, for each
and all of the several fifteen wears.
hereinbefOre specially mentioned, to
wit, from \. d. 1885 To \ d 1899, both
years inclusive, and also, such taxes OF
the year \. d. 1900, aS may hereafter
become due and be unpaid for the period
Of sixty go days, after such time as
they are required by the Ordinances Of
this city TO be paid, that may be paid
or collected, Is hereinafter provided in
this section: said compensation or com
mission, OF ten 40 per cent, to be com
puted upon, become due to said Wells
from this, the said city, and De paid 10
him by II, out of, and upon all such
taxes and amounts thereof, now due and
unpaid for each, all. and any of such
said sixteen 90 years, aS hereafter may
be paid TO the collector of taxes of this
city. or To said Wells. as such attorney
for this city, or collected by him, by
suit, or other legal proceeding had, and
so paid TO him. at the time any Of such
taxes may be So paid or collected, and /
whether any such suit. or other legal /
proceeding, be brought or commenced /
y
not and the said Wells is to receive no 1
other or further COMPENSATION in the /.
premises, than the said ten (l0)per cent. /
upon the amount Of ali such taxes, Of I
and for the said sixteen years, as may
be actually 80 paid, collected, &c as }
hereinbefore provided;
Section 3.-That the collector Of taxes 4
and the secretary and the treasurer. of 1
f,T.- ~ I u, - . I
are now hereby, directed and required |
to, at any and all times, immediately
upon his request thereto, furnish said
Wells, IS such attorney, with al such
tax rolls, delinquent lists, reports, or
copies OF the same, or any part thereof. /,
or othei records or information IN their.
or either Of their possession or knowl-
edge, Is such officials, Is he NAV, from
time to time, require;
Section THAT said Wells shall. aS
soon rs reasonably practicable, by verbal
or written notices To each of them. or
by a general notice published IN the
81 BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD. " notify
all such Delinquent Tax PAYERS, a. owe
any of said unpaid taxes, 70. within
such reasonable time. aS he NAV fix In
such notice or notices, pay 10 himself.
Or the city tax collector, ali such taxes
a. are due 10y them. or IN the event of
their failure 10 do 80, legal steps will
be taken Ia enforce their payment, and
be. the sad Wells. a. such attorney for
this city, and the collector of taxes of
this city, are hereby specially authoriz-
ad To remit and forego, al interests am!
costs and now due the city. upon all
such delinquent XIX. S, ~. -isail he fully
paid - them. or either az them. before l
suit or other legal proceeding be msti-
-uted OF commenced, Ia enforce their
collection.
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