The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-07-11
AMENDMENT TO CITY CHARTER

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BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF GREEN VILE, That
section sixty-five OF the Charter OF the
city OF Greenville, approved Oct 10,
1900, be amended to read as follows:
SPECIAL 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 of
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, describ-
ing the improvement, which resolu-
tlon shall be published for two weeks
In d newspaper published in Green
vile, II there be one, and, If none, by
posting tor said time in at least three
pubic places therein, and If a majority
OF the resident owners OF the properly
on said street, lane, alley, avenue,
sidewalk, or part thereof, TO he bene-
nted by said improvement, do not,
within ten days, after the passage and .
publication as aforesaid, of SAID reso- ,
luton, file their protest, with the j
clerk, in writing, against said improve ,
nent, the council shall have power to
cause such improvement to be made !
ind 10 contract therefor, and to lew |
The special assessment of taxes provid- i
ID for herein. and the work NAV be y
lone before. during or after the col !
eciion of the special assessment. as +
nay be determined by the council. bnt
'efore the levy of said special assess. r
aent the city council shall give notice II
the same, by publication, in some S
ewspaper published in said city, if t,
mere De one, for two weeks, and, if ST
mere be no newspaper published in
'iu Guy, then by posting for such time r
at least three public places in said .,
lty, In which notice shall be stated r,
ne time at which said levy shall be =
laoe so that the property owners af-
cted thereby may appear and object
dnykiilegal or erroneous assessment.
In levylng the special assessment
erein provided for, The entire cost of
40 improvement along each street, A
ley, lane. avenue, sidewalk or part We
ereof, shall be apportioned among mi
e several lots, or parcels of ground :
'uttlng npon said street, lane, alley. or
enue,. sidewalk, or part thereof. In CHI
oportion that the frontage of each
!, or parcel of ground, AUDITING on
"a street, lane. alley, avenue, side
Ilk, or part thereof bears to the en- q.
e street, lane, alley, avenue, side Qua I,J
TX, or part thereof SO improved: or WI
city council may contribute to the
" OF said improvement out of the cor
neral fund OF said city, or the funds
rlved from The sale of any bonds law VIZ
ly issued or to be issued for such Gle
poses, and may apportion the bal. Au
&c OF SAID cost against the AUDITING fire
perty TO be benefited by said i'm.
vement, as herein above prescribed con
each lot or parcel of ground abut- Lal
9 on said street, lane, alley. avenue. Sal
eWalk or part thereof SO improved tho
IL be liable and bound by lien par. O''o
Junt to all other liens, state and Oh
nty taxes excepted, for the amount Clel
levied and assessed against it. AS TO r
We prescribed. ~
n all streets occupied by street
way, the cost of said Improvement, ONO
sucn amount as the city council
contribute, as above provided for. -
De appOrtioned between the street
way and the AUDITING property r
ers, the amount to be paid by such com
ct railway to be apportioned by the Stat
council according to the benefits the
e derived by such street railway date
SUCH improvements, and the bal as AZ
OF said cost to be apportioned Satu
ng the abutting property owners the
~? plesorlDeu. said
ne city council may apportion the sale.
s 80 levied over a term Of wears. bidd
exceeding FIVE, and prescribe q R.
OF interest when so apportioned, land
ten per cent per annum' STATE
such taxes. whether apportioned entir
term Of years or not. NAV he sontl
cted andsenforced, either by sale Ave,
10 abutting property or by bill west.
IN the chancery court, as the CITY inter
Gil may elect, and if by the latter west
Iod, then a reasonable attorneys NORTH
% be fixed by the court, is to be north
IN the costs, and in case the CITY quart
I'll snail elect to enforce the col. the n
ID OF such taxes by sale of the quart
ing property, such election shall the 5
epar the right to enforce the col five A
~ by bill in chancery; but in case sectic
~ snail elect 10 enforce range
putting property, the city council Cha