Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-04


three years after the rendition OF
said final decree of the chancery
court hereinbefore provided for, the
owner Of the property may file his
petition in said court alleging the
Il payment of taxes on same for the
year for which it was sold, and upon
the establishment of that fact, the
court shall vacate and set aside that
decree; and provided, further, that
/ any property owner shall have the
4 right to redeem any and all property
sold at such sale within one year
thereafter.
I'll SECTION IA. 1t shall be the duty
bsnf the County Judge of Jefferson
County, at the expiration of the re-
e gular term of office of any OF the
said directors named herein, to APP
point a director for said district 10
succeed the directors whose olilce
8eypired. and said appolntee snall
. #nossess all the qualifications herein
hafore mentioned for a bridge dlrec-
TOR and shall hold office for a term
q If seven wears and until his successor
is appointed and qualified. troEio a.
+bat q failure of the county Juage "
I ,annoin& directors at time llAeu ,oi
B tho regular appointments as IN thls
#-nnt hereinbefore provided, shad Hoe
1,ove the effect to dissolve the eol-
IS ovation herein created, ana II nv
Il po., a;,+o,,n+s he made a. the time oe-
III sienated they may be i1Naoe a.
subsequent time. ,,oro;n
SECTION IS The treasurer he s.
nrovided for shall be CUSTODIAN VI
l ~ funds of the district and silali
1 uaoo;ve from she collector al tie
n,a,ovs collected by him under this
At am, said collector shall pay ovSi
Ill moneys received by MIN ei 'ne
f;rs+ ~ each month. The treasurer
shal1 tive such bond for the falthlul
] rorfornaance of his duties as may We
5 roouirea of him by the board Oh III
4 ractors. He shall pay out no MONEY
s.vo. 71,aon the order of the board anu
nnon a warrant signed by the presl-
dent thereof, Every warrant sildil
state upon its face TO "holh' .i0
amount, and the purpose for Whlch
it is issued All warrants shal oe
dated-and shall be numb red consecu-
tivelv and a record shall be kept by
the treasurer Of the number ana
amount. of each, and no warrant snail
he naid until there is in the treasury
funds enough to pay all outstanding
warrants bearing a lower number.
SECTION 16 The collector herein
provided for shall give such bond fof
the faithful performance of his duties
as may be required OF him by the
board of dire ctors. He shall make
annual settlement on the first Mon
day in May of each year to the board
of directors. and shall turn, over to
said board. when required. the TAX
books showing such taxes as have
been paid and such as are delinquent,
and he shall receive such compensa-
ton which shall be payable at such
times as the board of directors may
have previously agreed upon.
q, SECTION II. The board Of direc-
tors shall have control of the con-
structicn Of all work herein contem-
plated. They may advertise for pro
posals for doing any work by con-
tract and may reject or accept any
proposals. All contractors shall be
required to give bond for the faithful
may be awarded. with good and suf-
7 ficient sureties, in sum to be fixed
by the board and the board shall
not remit or excuse any penalty or
forfeiture of said bond or the breaches
thereof. Said beard mny appoint all
the necessary agents for carrying on
the work and may fix their pay and
may buy all reasonable material and
implements, and may in general make
all contracts in the prosecution of
the work as may best subserve -
interests of the district. They may
also sell any materials or implements
as NAV be on hand and which will
not be necessary for the completion
OF the improvement under way, or
(which may have been completed.
SECTION IS. The said board Of
directors shall hold an annual meet
ing on the second Tuesday of June
of each vea- in tie city of Pine Bluff
Jefferson County, Arkansas, for the
transaction of such business as may
come before the board. At such
meeting the president may lay before
the board the last asse ssment show.
i!lS IAIS d5SIC5duC SUN upOIl W ulCU
1.-THE taxes for the Improvements con-
templated by this Act may be LEVIED.
and the report Of the Treasurer show
ing the financial condition of the dis
trict. At said meeting the board may
fix the rate per centum of the ag.
gregate decreased value of the land
real pror by, railro nds and tramroads
in the district that may be necessary
to carry on the work and for the
purpose concentrated by this Act, and
said assessme mt when made, shall be
charge and lien upon said lands
and other property, as aforesaid in
the nature of . mortgsg as here'.,
provided. prodided. that the first as.
sAssmsn+ under this acts may be al
e~v - eet.Sg of the board OF directors
called foA,that purpose.
SECTION 49, Every officer wht
al --r;'fr1'v ea.I orSrefrse to make
any settlement that may be required
of him by this Act. shall be guilty
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