Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-03

Block No. IS, Lot No. Z, 120 fit. on
18th ST., j. III. Fernandez .... 343.43
Total District No. 2 ........ $4,216.63
And in addition to the personal liza
bility of such abutting property Owners,
respectively, for and on such assess
ments, the several amounts and assess
ments so apportiOned to and assessed
against them, and their respective tracts
or lots, respectively, shall be sccured by
and shall constitute a valid first lien
upon such tract or lot of land superior
to all other liens, and claims except
state, county and municipal taxes.
SECTION 5. The full amounts Of all
such assessments shall be and become
due and payable and shall be paid by
said City of Brownsville, as follows, viz:
One-ifth thereof within 80 days after
the completion of thcpaving by said City
and balance due in four equal annual
payments thereafter until all such as
sessments and installments shall have
become due and payable, such deferred
payments or installments maturing after
January /, A. D. 1913, to be evidenced by
negotiable certificates against such prop
erty owners, respectively, drawn payable
to said City or its order, bearing interest
at 6 per cent per annum from January |,
1913, until paid, and providing for pay
ment of 10 per cent additional for attOr-
news fees, in the event such certificate be
not paid at maturity and be placed III the
hands Of an attorney for collection. All
such assessments and installments
thereof, not so paid when so due. and
payable, shall thereby and thereupOn be-
come delinquent.
SECTION 6. The cost of making said
assessments, including the cost Of no
tice to such owners, which costs in the
aggregate, amount to the sum of ........
............. dollars, or to the sum of
dol
lars to each such owner aforesaid, and,
in case Of the institution by any such
owner Of any suit against said City under
or in accordance with the provisions OF
said General Paving Ordinance, the rea-
sOnable attorneys fees of said City for
defending such suit, and the costs of
such suit, shall be and become and are
hereby made a part of said assessments
respectively, as in said General Paving
Ordinance, provided; but the amount OF
such attorneys fees and costs III each
instance shall be stated separately as 10
each owner liable therefor, by a supple
mental ordinance or ordinances.
And all Of the items Of cost embraced
bv this Section shall also be secured by
said First Liens, respectively.
SECTION z. All such assessments
and all such deferred payments and in
stallments thereof together with the cost
of making such assessments, including
the cost Of notice to such owner, II such
attorneys fees, if any, and the costs OF
such suit. shall be duly collected by sad
CITY of Brownsville, as they shall ma
ture and become payable, and any and
all such personal liabilities and any ana
all such liens shall be duly enforced by
said City, either by suit in any Court
having jurisdiction in the premises o
bv sale of the property assessed, III inc
same manner as is now, or may be pro
vided by law for the sale OF property Tor
ad valorem City taxes, as said City may.
in the particular instance, elect.
The City Tax Collector OF SAID Cl'y
shall enter said assessments IN a BOOK
TO be kept by him, in his Office for tha'
nurpose. and shall proceed to the col
lection of said assessments and install,
monts thereof. and interest as they tall
due ~
Passed at a regular session of the City
council of the City Of Brownsville TEX
as this the 23rd day Of December, A. ~
1912.
Mayor.
CRISANTO VILLARREAL,
City Secretary.
(SEAL)
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