Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-05

menJS 10 be levied upon aDuJpEB
property. or the estimated cost to be
specially assessed against the proper
ty drained, filed in. cleaned up or
put into proper condition. as the case
may be, and shall be published once
each week for four weeks in a news
paper printed in the said city, and
the City Council shall meet as soon
as practicable after the expiration
of said publication, at time named
in the ordinance, and permit any
owner of, or other person interested
in, any property against which 1t Is
proposed to levy such special assess
ment, to present to the City Council
any objections which he may have
to the enforcement of the require
mont OF such ordinance; and shall
have power, II they deem justice or
right to require the same, to repeal
or amend said ordinance; but no
such amendment shall increase the
amount to be specially assessed
against other property. Any person
owning or interested in any property
to be specially assessed or generally
taxed for said work, who shall not
at such meeting present In writing
to the City Council his objection TO
said ordinance, shall be deemed to
have consented to It's provisions, and
any person so presenting his objec-
tons to such ordinance and not salts
fed with the action thereon, shall
have the right within thirty days
thereafter to present to any court of
competent jurisdiction by bill I'm
chancery praying for an injunction
against the enforcement of said ordi-
nance, and the court shall have the
power upon proper cause shown, TO
grant such injunction; and any per-
son not so presenting his bill for
injunction within thirty days,
or falling to push TO a success.
full conclusion with due diligence his
application for an injunction, shall be
deemed 70 have consented 20 the
enforcement OF the ordinance and the
levy and collection OF the special
assessment and taxes necessary there
to, and shall not thereafter be heard
to defend against or question the
validity of such tax or special assess
ment
"The Mayor and City Council are
hereby authorized TO provide by ordi-
nance, for the issuance OF special as
sessment city certificates for such
amounts and drawing rates Of inter.
est mot to exceed six per cent per
annum) and upon such terms and con.
ditions as may be deemed necessary |
to enable the city TO pay the cost OF
such work pending the collection OF
the special assessment and taxes, |
and to provide for the payment there |
of with interest and the City Council |
shall as soon as practicable after the
completion of any such work, by reso-
luton, fix the special assessment per
front foot upon the abutting property |
or the special assessment against the
property drained filled IN, cleaned |
up OF put into proper condition, as
the case may be, at an amount not
exceeding either the actual cost OF the
work or the estimated special assess
ment stated in the ordinance provld.
ing for the work. Any person desir-
ing to contest in any way the validity
Of any such special assessment or
lien shall within thirty days after the
publication Of the resolution fixing the
special assessment, institute suit to
have the enforcement thereof en-
Joined or lts Invalidity legally declared,
and no person 30 instltuting such suit
shall thereafter be heard 20 question
the validity thereof or 20 defend
against the enforcement OF the lien
upon the grounds OF its lnvalidity.
Any such special assessment paid
within thirty days after the pnbhca.
tion Of such resolution shall be ae'
cepted without interest and such a..
sessmens not 80 paid within said time
shall bear interest from the date Of
publication OF such resolution a. the
rate Of SIX per cent per annum. The
Mayor and City Council may. BY ordi-
nance. provide Tor the payment Of
such special assessment In Install
ments, and for the collection BY en-.
forcement OF the liens BY attorney or