The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
PUBLIC ACTS.
(PUBLIsHED BY AUTHoRITY.)
Chapter 76-House Bill No. 500.

city or town coming within the provis-
ions Of this Act shall have created an
improvement district as hereinbefore
described for the purposes hereinbe-
fore provided, and the cost and expense
of the contemplated improvement has
been ascertained, fixed and determin
ed, it shall be the duty OF said legisla-
tive body to elect or appoint not less
three nor more than five Improvement
District Commissioners, to be elected
from the owners of the lots or parcels
of land abutting on the street, high
way, avenue or alley or part thereof
constituting the improvement district,
which said Improvement District Com
missioners shall serve without compen-
sation. 1t shall be the duty of said
commissioners to make lists or levy or
assessment rolls of the lots or parcels
of land abutting on said street, high
way, avenue or alley or part thereof
constituting said improvement district,
together with description of each of
said lots or parcels of land, with the
name or names of the person or, per-
sons, corporation or corporations own
ing the same, and the value of each of
said lots or parcels of land without TAX
ing into consideration the improve
ments thereon; Provided, that any
person or persons, corporation or cor
porations interested in qaid lots or par
GELS of land may appear before the leg
islative body OF said city or town under
the notice and at the meeting provided
for in Section IA of this Act and show
cause, if any, he or they can why the
list and value made and fixed by said
Commissioners shall not be confirmed
and made final by said Legislative body.
The said legislative body may reject
said list and values made and fixed by
said Commissioners and recommit the
same to said Commissioners for fur
ther or different report, or said legisla-
tive body may adopt said report as sub
mitted, or amend, modify, and chan ge
the same as shall seem Just and right,
and then adopt said report as amended,
modified, or changed by resolution
duly passed and entered on the min
utes of the proceedings of said body
Upon the adoption of said report, either
as originally submitted or as amended,
modified, and changed, the said legis-
lative body shall, by like resolution,
| fix and determine the levy or assess
ment to be charged upon each of said
lots or parcels of land in the manner
and on the basis in this Act hereinbe-
fore set forth; Provided, however, that
any error, mistake of name of owner,
number or description of lot or parcel
of land, amount, or other irregularity
may at any time be corrected, aud NO
such levy or assessment shall ever be
declared void or invalid by reason
thereof; but the person aggrieved there
by may have the same corrected by ap-
plication to the Legislative body of said
city or town.
Sec. %. Be it further enacted, That
Immediately upon the making of such
special levy or assessment as herein
provided the same shall be transferred
from said lists or levy or assessment
rolls to book to be kept for that pur,
: pose by the official authorized and en-
powered, and whose duty it is to col
lect the ordinary taxes due to said city
or town, to be known as the "Specia
Assessment Book, which shall bt
properly indexed, and shall show thu
names of the owners of the lots or par
cells of land abntting on the street
highway, avenue, or alley or par
thereof to be improved constituting thu
improvement district, the amounts 0
the value of and of the levies upon O.
assessments against each of said lot
or parcels OF land as shown by the list
or assessment rolls aforesaid, togethe
with the issue of warrants, certificates
or bonds, and when paid, etc, whicl
= said book or copy therefrom of the en-
y tries affecting any one or more of tn
lots or parcels of land upon or agains
which said levies or assessments ar
Y made, certified by the Recorder, Clerk
or Register of the legislative body O
said city or town, under its corporal
= seal, shall be competent evidence i
IN all cases and all the courts of thi
State; and the said copy so certified
as we'll as the original list or assess
ment roll, either or both, shall be pr
ma facie evidence in all actions or suit
II brought in the courts of this State I
enforce the liens herein provided fo
against said lots or parcels of land, an
! the payment of said levies or assess
u ments thereon or against of the fact
stated therein, and of the regularity
n legality. and validity of said liens, /,
vies, and assessments of the value
placed upon said lots or parcels {
land, as we'll as of the owners of I'll
= same, and of ell proceedings and sc
done under the provisions of this A,
taken aud performed by said Improv
ment Commissioners and the legisl