St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-09-08
Attest:
ORDINANCE NO. 422
An Ordinance Providing the
Manner of Sale and Re-
demption of Property Sold
for Delinquent City Assess
mentS.

The city Of St. Johns does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. That from and after the
taking effect of this ordinance when any
property In the city OF ST. Johns has
been duly advertised for sale for delin.
quent assessment or assessments, as pro.
vided in sections f2I and f17 ot the city
charter of said city, and at such sale
when any lot, piece or parcel of land has
been duly auciioned by the city treas
urer and no bid has been received by
him, IL shall then be his duty at that
time To call mo bid, once; no bid
twice, no bid, three times" aud should
no bid he then made for such property,
10 announce "Sold to the City" The
list rs provided in Section I7I of the
city charter opposite the description of
the property No sold that same has been
sold to City, aud at the close Of such
sale he shall prepare duplicate of such
sale list In full detail, showing descrip-
ton Of property, last known owner, and
present purchaser, or when sold To City
To enter such fact, and any other item
necessary To be shown, aud Tile such du.
plicate list with the city recorder, who
shall extend the same on the city lien
dockets.
Section q. No certificate Of delin.
quency shall be required from the city
treasurer on any property sold To City,
as In this ordinance provided, but such
certificate shall In all cases be at once
aud at the close OF such sale made out
and delivered by said treasurer TO the
person or persons entitled thereto. which
certificate shall bear interest aud penal.
~ In accordance with the bid at the
time Of sale.
Section I. The city recorder shall, at
the time OF extending the sale list In the
lieu docket, rs decribed In section I OF
this ordinance, draw separate warrants
against the general funds OF the city not
otherwise appropriated aud In favor OF
the respective street or sewer accounts In
amount sufficient 10 redeem all warrants
issued against property sold TO City as In
this ordinance provided, including costs
OF advertising and sale, together with
interest on such warrant or warrants al
the rate OF six per cent per annum from
date OF warrants 10 date OF sale. Pro
yided that no property shall be sold for
a greater amount than required 10 pay
existing liens against the same, includ-
ing interest aud costs of sale, which
provision shall extend TO all delinquent
property sold, as In this ordinance pro
vided.
Section T. After such sale OF delin.
quent property TO the city as herein pro-
Vided, there shall accrue TO aud for the
use Of aud benefit OF the general funds of
the city ON the total cost OF the city OF
such property, including costs Of adver-
Using and sale. interest at the rate OF
ten Qol per cent per annum, In addition
10 penalty OF ten (Io) per cent caleu-
lated In like manner, provided that
should any such property sold as in this |
ordinance provided be redeemed by any |
owner OF agent therefor within three |
months after date of such sale, the penal |
y shall be S per cent.
Section S, That on the sale OF any de |
inquent property as herein provided the |
lwneT or agent therefor may redeem the |
anne at any time within three years from
late OF sale by paving 10 the recorder the |
amount OF the original lien plus all costs,
aud interest, in accordance with /
original bid, OF as provided in Section
II this ordinance. On Teceipt OF such
redemption fund the recorder shall issue
IN official receipt therefor aud credit the
otal sum OF principal, interest, penalty
md costs 10 the general funds Of the city,
Section o. All the provisions OF this
ordinance shall apply with equal force
md effect 10 collections OF installments
nd interest on bonded property when
he same is 20 days past due, except that
he amount taken from the general funds
Il the city 10 meet cost thereof shall be
redited in amounts required TO the street
'ond sinking fund, the street bond in
crest fund or general fund, respectively.
s the same may require,
Passed the council this the 5th day Of
'ept., 1871,
Approved by the mayor this sth day
I sept, 1911.
K.C. COUCH,
Mayor.
Attest: Frank A. Rice,
Recorder,