The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-07-18
AMENDMENT Tq CITY CHARTER
pr rT ORDAINED BY THE CITY

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BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF GREENyILLE, That
section slxty-five of the Charter OF tne
CITY of Greenville. approved Oct. ~,
1900, be amended to read as follows
spEcIAr ASSESSMENTS; LIEN THEREOF
AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE SAME
Whenever the City Council shall
deem any Improvement, which requires
unusual outlay and cost In excess o,
the general improvement fund, OF
which the council shall be the judge
on any street, lane, alley, avenue, SIDE
walk, or part thereof, necessary. they
shall SO declare, by resolution, descrio-
inp the improvement, which resolu-
ton shall be published for two weeks
In newspaper published In Green
Vile, If there be one, and, II none, py
hosting for said time in at least three
public places therein, and If majority
of the resident owners of the properly
on said street, lane, alley, avenue
sidewalk, or part thereof, to be pene'
flied by said improvement, do not;
within ten days, after the passage ana
publication as aforesaid, OF said reso-
luton. file their protest, with the
clerk, in writing, against said improve
ment, the council shall have power to
cause such improvement to be maze
and To contract therefor, and TO levy
the special assessment of taxes provld'
ed for herein. and the work may be
done before. during or after the col
lection of the special assessment. as
may be determined by the council: but
before the levy of said special assess
ment the city council shall give notice
of the same, by publication, in some
newspaper published in said city, II
there be one, for two weeks and, II
there be no newspaper published In
said city, then by posting for such time
in at least three public places in said
city, in which notice shall be stated |
the time at which said levy shall be
made so that the property owners at
fected thereby may appear and object
to any illegal or erroneous assessment.
In levying the special assessment
herein provided for, The entire cost
said improvement along each stree
alley, lane. avenue, sidewalk or part
thereof, shall be apportioned among
The several lots, or parcels of ground
lbutting npon said street, lane, alley,
VENUE, sidewalk, or part thereof, in
proportion that the frontage Of each
OF, or parcel of ground, abutting on
aid street, lane, alley, avenue, side
walk, or part thereof bears to the en-
ire street, lane, alley, avenue, side
walk, or part thereof so improved; or
he city council may contribute to the
ost of said improvement out of the
eneral fund of said city, or the funds
erived from the sale of any bonds law
lilly issued or to be issued for such
imposes, and may apportion the bal
nee of said cost against the abutting
roperty to be benefited by said i'm
rovement, as herein above prescribed
nd each lot or parcel of ground abut-
ng on said street, lane, alley. avenue,
dewalk or part thereof so improved,
lall be liable and bound by d lien par
to all other liens, state and
)unty taxes excepted, for the amount
} levied and assessed against it, as
)Ove prescribed.
On all streets occupied by street
.ilway, the cost of said improvement,
IS such amount as the city council
ay contribute, as above provided for,
ay be apportioned between the street
ilway and the abutting property
vners, the amount to be paid by such
rect railway to be apportioned by the
ty council according to the benefits
be derived by such street railway n
)m such improvements and the bal U
ce of said cost to be apportioned
1ong the butting property owners ,
above prescribed
The city council may apportion the
Ses so levied over term Of years, .
t exceeding FIVE, and prescribe =
te of interest when so apportioned, e
exceeding ten per cent. per annum, 2
d such taxes. whether apportioned Q
or term Uf years or not, may be
lected and enforced, either by sale D
said abutting property or by bill }
ID in the chancery court, as the City 4
INCL may elect, and if by the latter (
thod, then a reasonable attorneys
}, to be fixed by the court, is to be (
led in the costs, and in case the city =
lncil shall elect to enforce the col
tiOL of such taxes by sale of the }
lifting property, such election shall !
debar the right to enforce the col )
tou by bill in chancery; but in case
city council shall elect to enforce
collection of such taxes by sale of q
abutting property, the city council
ii prescribe by ordinance the time, -
ce and terms of the sale, and the
son by whom the same is to be
lie, and the person m; K lg the sale
ereby authorized to execute adeed
the purchaser or purchasers, and
same Shall vest all the right, title
interest Of the owner of said prop
sold in the DurchaSar mr. much