The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-03-21
Amendment to City Charter

Section IL. The mayor poaru Oh
aldermen shall have power, IN tholr ois-
erection, to require special improve
ments to be made on the whole or any
part of any public street, avenue, lane
or alley in the municipality, and to tax
the cost thereof on the property own
ers whose property adjoins any street,
avenue, lane or alley, or any par
thereof, ordered to be improved. Inc
cost of such special Improvement may
be assessed against the adjoining own
ers in the manner hereinafter specineu.
(2) The word street in this amend
ment shall include all public streets,
lanes and alleys in the city;
the words special Improvement shall
include only the construction OF m
proyements on streets, but when ap-
piled to sidewalk Improvements snail
include both the construction and re-
pair thereof.
go When, in the Judgment OF the
mayor and board of aldermen, any
special Improvement is necessary on
any street in the city, they may use
their discretion as to whether the gen,
eral Improvement fund shall be used
TO make same. If they are OF the
opinion that said fund is not sufficient,
or should not be used, to make the I'M
provement, it may be ordered and re-
ouired to be paid for in the manner
hereinafter directed.
(4 The mayor and board of alder
men shall be the sole judges as to the
necessity for the special Improvement
and as to whether or not the cost shall
be assessed against the property own
ers; but the method adopted for the
payment of the improvement must be
the same on all streets of the city, and
in case the city has already commenced
any particular improvement it must
continue to assess the cost on all own
ers of property in the same way tina
the assessment was made before his
amendment, to the end that all persons
may be compelled to pay for the same
} character of improvements on an equa
I basis; provided that this amendment
) shall not apply to property owned pS
; the state.
: (5) When the mayor and board o
: aldermen shall deem necessary any
) special improvement or any street OF
2 the city and in their judgment the gen
( eral Improvement fund should not b'
. used for the purpose of making the lin
Q provement, a special tax to make SAM
< NAV be levied as herein indicated. II
3 such case the board shall, by resolu
2 ton, declard the improvement necessa
. nv. The resolution shall describe tn
: character of the special improvement
2 proposed: shall fix the street or part o
( street on which it is proposed to hav
3 it made; shall state whether the pro
o posed Improvement is to be made o.
& the street or sidewalk, and shall desig
3 nate between what points the street o
2 streets shall be improved, whether tn
z whole length or only a part of tn
Q street.
. (6) When the above resolution !
2 passed, it shall be published in som
3 newspaper published in the city once
0 week for three successive weeks. !
Q shall not be necessary that any partit
< ular number of days intervene betwee
8 the first and last publication, if the nc
z tice in fact appear in the paper thre
K different times in three different weeks
5 ca When any notice is required I
2 be published in a newspaper by an
< provisions of this amendment and ther
3 be no newspaper in the municipality
Q then the notice may be published d
y putting same in three or more publ
3 places IN the city for three full week!
2 one of the places to be at the mayor
z office. =.
81 81 The property owners actual
Q residing on property owned by thel
2 and included within that part Of an
street ordered to be specially improved
3 or otherwise actually occupying pro-
Q erty owned by them and included will
"a in that part of the street ordered to /
3 specially improved, may file a protei
2 with the mayor and aldermen again
& the proposed improvement. If a M
3 jority of such property owners shf
2 protest against the proposed improv
< ment, Their it shall not be made, Il
3 parties having the right to protest mu
2 file the protest with the clerk of Il
" mayor and board of aldermen with
8 ten days after the completion OF II
publication of the resolution aforesal
< 81 At the first regular meeting
3 the mayor and board of aldermen aft
9 the completion of the publication
( said resolution, they shall meet at the
3 usual place of meeting for the purpo
2 of considering objections of all int
< ested parties to the proposed improv
9 ment. At this meeting the objectio
Z of all property owners who appear sh'
Z be heard and considered, whether t
3 property owner actually occupy /
9 property adjoining the street or M
- anu TtBdIQltSS Vi WlitliltI Tic PloBei
8 owner is resident or nonresident; b
2 the board shall have the power to d
3 allow any and all objections and pl
3 coed with the work, If, in the judgme
2 of the mayor and board of aldermen,
Z is proper so to do, unless there b'
3 written protest from a majority
z those property owners given the rii
under this amendment to defeat
o improvement, in which event they mi
2 abandon the proposed Improvement
z at least six months.
3 Q0) When any. provision Of t
Q amendment requires the mayor {
z board of aldermen to take any actor
3 any regular meeting, if they fail
2 take action at the meeting requir
9such action may be taken at any S
40 sequent regular meeting. When
officer or agent of the city is requi
. to make any report or take any act
at any regular meeting of the ma
and board of aldermen, the report
quired or action to be taken may
= M oda at a cubsauuapt raUnlar meet