The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-05
REGULAR APRIL SESSION
OF the Board Of Supervisors OF Lee
County, Iowa.
CONTRACT.

Contract.
This agreement, made and entered
into this 9Th day Of April, A. d, lsoS'
nv and between G. S. Guthrie OF Mus
catine, Iowa, party of the first part
and the Board Of Supervisors OF Lee
County. Iowa, party of the second
part, witnesseth:
The party of the second part here
by authorizes the party OF the mrs.
part to collect the unpaid personal
tax remaining delinquent on the Slst
day Of December, A. D. 1913. as
shown by the tax books OF Lee coun-
ty, Iowa, and to take such steps as
they now or may hereafter be author
lied by the laws of Iowa for the COZ
lection Of the same, and the said first
party hereby agrees to use the dill
gent efforts to collect all Of said tax
whether large or small.
Said first party agrees to cease all
efforts to collect, to dismiss all suits
commenced for the collection and to
stop any process of collection OF said
tax when requested by the board OF
supervisors either at q regular ar spec
cial session or by any two members
of said board at any time.
The second party, however SHAH
have the privilege of terminating this
contract at any time after six months
from said April 5, 1909.
The said first party agrees not 70
use any means or method of collection
that are not authorized By the laws o.
! Iowa. The said first party hereby
agrees to pay all costs and expenses
of collection, including court costs
fees Of officers Of this and other conn
4 ties and to pay any and all damage
that may be recovered against lie
4 county by reason of the collection Q
any of said tax, including court cost
and attorneys fees, in defending salt
4 actions.
/ In full consideration and as ful
compensation for the services render
ed Of the said first party collecting
said tax, he shall receive from tn
second party the legal fees and pei
centage allowed by the code a
amended by the Thirty-third Genera
Assembly upon all tax collected b
/ him or through his efforts during tn
i life of this contract The said frs
4 party shall report to the county trea.
urer on the last day of each mont
d the amount collected during sal
month and pay the same to the cour
ty treasurer on or before said da!
The payment of the above commits
sion to the first party shall only b
made upon presentation of bills dull
sworn to. which shall be allowed b
q the Board of Supervisors and count
warrants shall be issued thereto
and deducted by the county treasure
proportionately from the varior
county, city and state taxes SO &C
1ected
The said first party hereby agree
not to deduct any of said commissio
from the amounts collected by hir
Said first party agrees to refund an
pay to Lee county any commission /
may receive on tax collected by hi
which is subsequently refunded by II
Board of Supervisors of said IL
county, Iowa.
1t is further agreed that the fir
party shall not assign or transfer h
contract or any part thereof.
. The laws of the state of Iowa r
lating and applicable to said Il
County, Iowa, and said Board Of s
pervisors are hereby made part
this contract, and said first par
hereby binds himself to comply wi
all the conditions thereof applicab
thereto.
1t is further expressly agreed
and between said parties that no pl
vision of this contract shall be wal
ed by said second party except
resolution of said Board of Sup,
visors entered of record and CARR
out by writing to the same effe
signed by the chairman of the sa
Board and In the absence of said r,
olution of record and said writing {
ecuted by the chairman, there sh
be no claim of any waiver on t
part Of said second party made
the first party and no claim that sa
second party is estopped from re
ing on all the provisions of this &C
tract.
If this contract shall be held to
null and void and executed witho
authority on the part OF the seco
party by any court of competent j
isdiction said first party agrees
Immediately cease work thereund
and make no further claim for co
mission under the terms OF said CO
tract.
This contract shall not be in
feet until bond in the sum of T
Thousand Dollars shall be made a
executed by the first party with GO