Evening journal., 1905-03-09

owners, or other person having charge
Of the property so assessed a bill FOR said
II said bili shall be paid 70
the said Board within sixty (60) days af-
ter presentation. discount of FIVE per /
centum % per cent? Shall be allowed |
thereon; il tho bin Is not paid within |
ninety (s0j days after presentation. inter- |
est at the rate of six per centum C per
cent? per annum shall be charged there
on from date three months subsequent
to the dato OF the entry Of the assess-
ment as aforesaid. II any person or pcr-
sons from whom amy special ussessment
as aforesaid. is required to be collected.
or their executors. administrators. guar.
dians. trustees or attorneys. cannot be
found or shall refuse or neglect to pay
the said Assessment. or II the owner or
owners or other proper person or per-
sons having the care or charge over any
real estate assessed and described as be-
longing TO owner unknown cannot be
found. the said Board OF Directors Of the
street and sewer Department shall make
ana deliver 20 the city solicitor OF the
city OF Wilmington u certificate OF the
facts concerning said assessment, under
the hand of the President OF said Board.
and attested by its secretary, together
with a brief description sufficient to iden-
tify the real estate on which said special
Assessment shall have been assessed or
imposed, and the name or names Of the
person or persons, II known. against
whom as owner or owners Of said real
estate said special assessment has been
assessed or imposed. And the city sollc-
itor shall file this certificate In the onice
OF the prothonotary Of the Superior
Court OF the State of Delaware. Ia and
for New Castle county. and Judgment
shall thereupou be entered In favor OF
the Mayor and Council OF Wilmington
against the owner or owners Of the said
described real estate. n known Said
judgment shall have the same force and
effect and be IN every respect as binding
as II it had been recovered by verdict or
confessed under the authority OF a. war
rant Of attorney And upon instruction by
the snid Board OF Directors OF the street
and Sewer Department the said city so-
licitor shall order writ Of levari facias
to be ISSUED ON said Judgment by author
ity OF which Il shall be the duty Of the
sheriff OF the said county to advertise
and sell the said real estate upon which
said special assessment has been assessed
er imposed, or such parts thereof as may
be necessary. under like proceedings as
by law are required In selling lands and
tenements under execution process. and
make return thereof to the next regular
term Of said Superior Court after tho IS
suing Of said writ. The court may IN
quire into tho circumstances and rcgu-
larity Of the proceedings and either np-
prove the sale or set It aside. II the
court approves the said sale. the sheriff
shall make a deed TO the purchaser
which shall convey the interest and
property in and to the real estate so sold
and the said Superior Court shall have
power to make all necessary orders and
rules, and TO issue all process which may
he necessary TO place the said purchaser
IN possession OF the said real estate. II
the said sale be set aside. the court may
order another sale. and so on until IN,
special assessment be collected. The pro.
ceeds derived from the sale of said prop.
erty shall be applied and expended bS
the sheriff in the same manner as the
proceeds under execution sales Of rea
estate are now by law applied and ex
pended. No sale shall be approved II the
owner makes legal tender Of the said as
sessment, additions thereto and costs a
any time before the approval OF the salt
by the court Nothing contained IN thi
section shall operate or be construed q
inyalidste any existing and uncollectel
assessments heretofore imposed I'm SAT-
? city OF Wilmington, but all such assess
ments shall be collected by sale or other
E wise in the manner heretofore provide
; by tho charter laws and ordinances O
> the city OF Wilmington.