Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-24
AN ORDINANCE.

Twelve, Fourteen and Eighteen O
Chapter xxx. of the Revised Ordi
nances 1893 of Marshalltown, Iowa.
| Be 1t ordained by the city council o
Marshalltown, Iowa, that section:
twelve, fourteen and eighteen of chap.
ter xxx. of the revised ordinances O
1898 Marshalltown. Iowa, be repealed
and the following enacted in lieu there.
of:
Section /. The city council shall
cause a plat of any imrovement provid.
ed the ordinance of which this Is
amendatory, to be made by the city
engineer, and filed with the city CLERK
| for public inspection of the place OF
places upon which said improvements
shall have been made, showing the sep
arate lots and parcels of grounds sub
| ject to assessment for said improve
ment and the names, as far as practi
cable, of the several owners, also the
amount to be assessed against each loi
or piece of ground. and after making
and filing such plat the city council
shall cause TO be given by two publica-
lions in two newspapers published in
this city, and by handbills posted In
conspicuous places along the line OF
said street improvement at least ter
days public notice, that such plat is
on file in the office of the city clerk, fol
the inspection of any person or party
having objection to the same or the tax
proposed to be assessed hereby. and di-
recting that any person or party hay
| ing objections on account of errors
omissions, Irregularities or inequalities
or to prior proceedings shall file said
objections with the city clerk in writ
ing within twenty days after the first
publication of said notice, and that al
the next regular or called meeting OF
the city council, after the completion OF
the publication of such notice, and that
after the time for the filing of objec-
tons has expired, the Directing parties
their objections. All the objections not
made in the time ana manner herein
provided shall be deemed waived, ex-
cept for fraud. After deciding the OBJ
jections in writing so filed and all OBJ
jections and making all necessary cor :
rections the city council shall assess
and levy as special tax upon the
property of each owner liable to such
assessment, its just and true proportion
according to law and shall cause such
assessment and tax to be duly certified
and entered upon the proper tax books
and records of said city and of the
county of Marshall, and thereafter such
assessment and taxes shall be collected,
controlled, draw interest and constitute
liens as provided by law, particularly
by the provisions of Chapter VII, Title
v. of the Code of Iowa ('397) and acts
amandatory thereof and shall be COL
lected by the same officers and in the
same manner as the other city taxes,
except otherwise directed by ordinance
of the city, or in case the hol6-
err of any certificates ISSUED for said
taxes as provided in this ordinance,
shall not otherwise direct But whether
such tax shall be payable in sever
equal installments annually shall be
conditional and dependent upon COM
pliance by the owner of said property
with provisions of said Chatter VII. of
Title V. of the Code of Iowa (1S9T). ir
respect to certificates and endorse
ments thereon in regard to waving OBJ
jections to illegality and irregularity in
assessment and the provisions of this
ordinance. The fist installment of said
assessment with interest thereon at
five per cent per annum, shall be pay
able on and after the date of said as
sessment with interest on the whole
amount unpaid, unless the whole as
sessment shall come due as hereinaf-
ter provided. A certificate of levy at
such special assessment, fixing the
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payable, shall be certified as correct
by the city clerk and filed with the
auditor of Marshall county, Iowa.
SECTION 2. When any assessment
herein provided for shall have been
made and certificates therefor prepared
ready for delivery to the contractor or
contractors, the city clerk shall cause
to be published by two publications, in
some newspaper published in this city,
a notice notifying all parties interested
that said city street Improvement GER
tlficates have been prepared, and are
ready for delivery to the contractor or
contractors, (provided that in lieu
thereof personal notice may be served
on resident owners of abutting proper
ty) and that il they desire to avail
themselves of the extension of time for
the payment of such assessment. in sew
en- equal annual installments with5 pei
cent interest, they must within thirty
600 days after the completed publica-
ton or service of such notice agree in
writing, by endorsement on said GER
tificate or certificates or in separate
agreement, that in consideration of
having the right to pay such assess.
ment or assessments In installments as
aforesaid they waive all objections as
to illegalities or irregularities in their
assessment and prior proceedings, and
will pay the same with interest thereon
at per cent per annun, as provided
by law The agreement endorsed on
said certificate shall be in the follow
ing form:
.............., in consideration Of
having the right to pay the assessment
in within certificate in -.
as by law provided, do
hereby promise to all concerned that 1
will not make any objections as to IL
legality or irregularity. in said assess
ment or levy of said tax upon or
against my property or prior proceed
ings with interest thereon at the rate
os five (5) per cent per annum from