The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-07-25
AMENDMENT. TO CITY CHARTER

AMENDMENT. TO CITY oHARTEf
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF GREENyILLE, INA
section sixty-five of the Charter OF On n
city OF Greenville. approved Ocu. ~
1900, be- amended to read as tollo"S'
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; LIEN THEkEof
AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE SAME
Whenever the City Council shall
deem any Improvement, which requires
unusual outlay and cost In excess ~
the general improvement 1unu' U
which the council shall be the Judge
on any street, lane, alley, avenu e, SIDE
walk, or part thereof, necessary. they
shall so declare, bv resolution, descrio'
ing the improvement, which resolu-
tlon shall be published for two weeks
In newspaper published In Green
Vile, If there be one, and, II none, by
posting for said time In at least three
public places therein, and II majority
OF the resident owners OF the properly
on said street, lane. alley, avenue,
sidewalk, or part thereof, to be bene'
flied by said improvement, do not,
within ten days, after the passage and
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 MADE
and TO contract therefor, and to levy
the special assessment of taxes proyid-
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, Il
there be one, for two weeks, and, H.
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 par
thereof, shall be apportioned among
the several lots, or parcels of ground
abutting npon said street, lane, alley,
pvenue, sidewalk, or part thereof, in
aroportion that the frontage OF each
lot. or parcel of ground, AUDITING on
said street, lane, alley, avenue, side
walk, or part thereof bears to the en-
tire street, lane, alley, avenue, side
walk, or part thereof so improved; or
the city council may contribute to the
cost of said improvement out of the
general fund of said city, or the funds
derived from the sale of any bonds law
fully issued or to be issued for such
and may apportion the bal
ance of said cost against the abutting
property TO be benefited by said i'm
Us herein above prescribed
and each lot or parcel of ground abut-
ting on said street, lane, alley. avenue,
sidewalk or part thereof so improved,
shall be liable and bound by a lien par
amount to all other liens, state and |
taxes excepted, for the amount
20 levied and assessed against it, as
above prescribed.
On all streets occupied by street |
railway, the cost of said improvement,
ess such amount as the city council |
nay contribute, as above provided for,
nay be apportioned between the street
'ailway and the AUDITING property
;wners, the amount to be paid by such
street railway to be apportioned by the
lily council according to the benefits
% be derived by such street railway
rom such improvements and the bal
nee of said cost to be apportioned
.mong the a butting property owners
IS above prescribed.
The city council may apportion the
axes so levied over a term Of years,
lot exceeding FIVE, and prescribe a
ate OF interest when so apportioned,
lot exceeding ten per cent. per annum,
nd such taxes. whether apportioned
yer term Of years or not, may be
objected andsenforced, either by sale
i said abutting property or by bill
led in the chancery court, as the city
ouncil may elect, and If by the latter
leth0d, then reasonable attorneys
ee, to be fixed by the court, is to be
axed in the costs, and in case the city
ouncil shall elect to enforce the col
.ctiol of such taxes by sale of the
butting property, such election shall
OF debar the right to enforce the col
'ctlon by bill in chancery; but in case
ne city council shall elect to enforce !
lie collection of such taxes by sale of
he abutting property, the city council
lall prescribe by ordinance the time,
lace and terms of the sale, and the
erson by whom the same is to be
ade, and the person m; X ng the sale
hereby authorized to execute deed
the purchaser or purchasers, and
lie same shall vest all the right, title
I'd interest of the owner of said prop
'ty sold 10 the purchaser or pulch-
ers