Charlevoix county herald., 1911-07-01

any uniform system required by law.
Sec. 39. When by the provisions OF
this charter the cost and expenses Of
any local or public improvement may
be betrayed In whole or in part by
special assessment upon the lands
abutting upon or adjacent to or other
wise benefited by the Improvement,
such assessment may be made as in
this charter provided.
Sec. 40. When the owners of a major
ity of the frontage of lands liable to
be assessed in any special assessment
district, or part Of the city which may
be constituted a special assessment
district, shall petition the commission
for any public improvement, the COM
mission shall order such Improvement
to be made. In other cases public i'm
provements shall be made in the dis
cretion of the commission. When the
commission shall determine to make
any public improvements or repairs
and defray the whole or any part OF
the cost and expenses thereof, by spe-
cial assessment, they shall so declare
by resolution, stating the nature of the
improvement and what part or proper
tion of the expenses thereof shall be
paid by special assessment, and what
part, IL any, shall be appropriated
from the general funds of the city, and
shall designate the district or lands
and premises upon which the special
assessment shall be levied.
Sec. Al. Before ordering any public
improvement or repairs, any part OF
the expenses of which is to be de-
frayed by special assessment, the COM
mission shall cause estimates of the
expense thereof to be made. and also
plats and diagrams, when practicable,
Of the work and of the locality to be
improved, and deposit the same with
the city clerk for public examination;
and they shall give notice thereof and
of the proposed improvements and Of
the district to be assessed, by publica-
tion once a week for two successive
weeks in one of the city newspapers,
and of the time and place when the
commission will meet and consider
any objections thereto.
Sec. AZ. The cost and expenses of any
improvement which may be betrayed
by special assessment shall include
the cost of advertising and costs of
construction. In no case shall the
whole amount levied by special assess
ment upon any lot or premises for
any one improvement, exceed twenty
five per cent of the value of such lot
or land, as valued and assessed for
state and county taxation in the last
preceding tax roll Any cost exceed
ing that per cent which would other
wise be chargeable on such lot or
premises. shall be paid from the gen.
eral fund Of the city The cost and
expense of any improvement which
may be betrayed by special assessment
shall include the cost of surveys,
plans, assessments, and cost of con-
struction.
Sec. 43. Every special assessment to
defray the estimated cost of any i'm
provement, shall be levied before max
ing the improvement.
Sec. A. When any special assessment
is to be made pro rata upon the lots
and premises in any special district,
according to frontage or benefits, the
commission shall, by resolution, d.
rect the same to be made by the as
SCISSOR and shall state therein the
amount to be assessed, and whether
according to frontage or benefit; and
describe or designate an assessment
district comprising the lands to be as
sessed.
sec. as. Upon receiving such orders
and direction, the assessor shall make
out an assessment roll, entering and
describing therein all the lots, prem
ises and parcels of land to be assess
ed, with the names of the persons, If
known, chargeable with the assess
ment thereon; and shall levy thereon
and against such property the amount
to be assessed, in the manner directed
by the commission and the provisions
of this charter, applicable to the as
sessment In all cases where the
ownership of any description is un-
known to the assessor he shall in lieu
of the name Of the owner, insert the
name unknown" and If by mistake
or otherwise, any person shall be i'm
properly designated as the owner Of
any lot, or parcel of land or premises,
or if the same shall be assessed with.
out the name of the owner, or the
name of person other than the own
err such assessment shall not for any
such cause be vitiated, but shall, in all
raopanto ha ae valid uDop oo5