The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

lsuch appeal was frivolous Of xexatiou., i ny
Iadjudges double costs against such appellant.
An appeal may be taken from sthe courts
final order e thes.supreme Court by the city
In ease Of proceedings conducted By the,
be- ned in the ONCE 81 the city cleas s and
4 notices OF appeal and other notices to the
ely %shaii De served upon the. city clerk. In
Ease OF proceedings conducted by the board,
s q park commissioners. all papers shaH -
{ nled IN the Office of the. secretary or other
4 uces Of appeal and other notices to the city
saa pe served upon the secretary or othsr
Sec. g. Section of said Chapter 1856 shall
\ Pc ana Is hereby amended SO as to read -
Section s. The city. council and park conn
mssioners may by such concurrent resolution
specify the method Of improving any such
J caro. gutter and sidewalk, as well a. sewer
i ana water mains where necessary. The city
Of such improvements separately and sub
mt IT. the estimate with the plat Such esti
eighteen inch sewers Tbe ctv counci .ha
examine such estimates and after modifying
II necessary. find and adopt an estimate q
such cost. The city council in appointing
commissioners, shall recite said estimate, and
the commissioners shall assess the amount
thereof upon such lots and parcels Of land in
the city as they shall deem specially benefited
IN proportion to such benefits, and not exceed
, ing the actual benefit to any parcel and add
l
ton ., Of this act and report the net result
OF damages or benefits as required by said
Il Section = and with like proceedings there
r Any existing street or parkway may BE- i'm;
raised IN the manner provided by this chap
ter, including any or all of the following i'm
provements. to-wit. widening, grading, pave
ment sidewalks, curb and gutter, sewers and
water MAINS In case of Streets Or park
resolution may. for the purpose Of facilitating
with 4t,x,
atins the necessity Of cutting or breaking
into the improvements. order a double water
of The street or parkway. or adopt such other
arrangement or device as may seem most
Sec. 4. Section of said Chapter 1876 shall
De and is hereby amended so as to read an
Sec 5. The city clerk shah transmit a
certlfcd copy of such assessment TOLL to, the
l county auditor of the county in which the
land lies, and the county auditor shall in
OF such assessment with and part Of the
taxes upon each parcel for each year for
twenty years, together with annual interest at
the rate >ascertatned as hereinafter provided.
With the first installnent the auditor shall
2 include interest upon the entire assessment
from the date of the assessment to the time
when the tax books including the first in
stallment are delivered by the county auditor
to a, the county t1easurs and thereafter the
year one of such insta ments, together with
one years interest upon such instalnent.
rate. each of which. together with such in
terest, shall be collected with the annual
taxes 1;e upon such land, together with like pen.
which shall be collected with and enforced
z as the annual taxes and credited to the prop
er city, fund ANY parcel assessed may be
discharged from the assessment at any time
after the receipt of the assessment by the
have sune ny e all Of p
:, treasurer as aforesaid, with accrued interest,
penalties and COSTS as above provided, and
INV oil ko1I,,
, parcel assessed may be discharged from tho
assessment by presenting certificates or bonds
sold against such assessments herein pro-
vided sufficient in amount to all install
ments due on such parcel and accrued inter-
est, penalties and costs, and all installments
yet to accrue, by surrendering such certii-
4 Gates bonds to the county treasurer for
cancellation or having endorsed thereon such
installments. Interest, penalties and costs, said
assessment shall be lien the land from
, the time Of the making thereof as against the
owner and every person In any way interest,
any person interested therein may defend
: against such assessment at the time Of ap-
penon for for n dgment In the regular pro.
taxes but such assessment shall not be deemed
invalid because of any irregularity. provided
as required. and defense shall be allowed
q except upon the ground that the cost of the
Improvement is substantially less than the
amount Of the assessment, and then only to
the extent Of the difference between the as
sessment and the actual cost. Assessment
street and parkway assessments to the city
. of --- and numbered consecutively
said by the city clerk to the county auditor,
a duplicate thereof shall be sent to the city
, comptroller, and all such assessments shall be
sufficiently Identified by the name and num-
Der aforesaid -. t>
Sec. s. Section 10 of said Chapter 1855
shall be and is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec 10. The city council. for the purpose
) OF realizing the funds for making such I'M
sd se spesa 81
edness, Or, special street or parkway improve
ment bonds. as they may decide which shall
entitle the holder thereof to all sums realized
upon any such assessment, If deemed adj
visa BILE, series of two or more certificates
or bonds against any assessment, tho
dates out of the fund collected from such
assessments. including interest and penalties;
for the pro rata payment of such certificates
or bonds and the interest thereon, as they
bonds may be made payable to the bearer y.
with interest coupons attached. and the city
council may bind the city to make good de-
rate fxed as hereinafter provided and for the the
time specified in Section $. II the city, be-
subrogated to the holders rights. For the
purpose of such guaranty. penalties collected
shall be credited upon deficiencies Of principal
and interest before the city shall be liable:
public sale or by sealed proposals at a
meeting of which at least two weeks pub
lished notice shall be given, to the purchaser
who will pay the par value thereof at the
lowest interest rate and the certificates or
bonds shall be drawn accordingly, but the
rate Of interest shall in no case exceed nve
per cent per annum. payable annually or semi
annually. The city clerk shall certify to the
county auditor the rate Of interest 20 deter
mined. and interest shall be computed upon
the assessments at such annual rate. In az
cordance with the terms Of Section o.
! Sec. 6. Section IL Of said Chapter 1875
shall be ana is hereby amended 80 as to read
sec II. Nothing in this act contained
shall apply to any city operating under q
charter by 1t adopted in pursuance OF Seo-
ton 49, Article 4. OF the Constitution Of
Minnesota.
The term city council in this act ~ amend
ed shall be held to refer to the governing
body Of such Cities whether called or
called common council or otherwise The
which may be made payable out of the dty's
general fund by resolution under Section 2.
and for which certificates or bonds are issued,
Of the city, but the citys liability upon any
guaranty to make good deficiencies under
Section 10, shall not be taken into account
aforesaid. is determined. and then only for
the amount of such deficiency"
Sec. Z. The title to said Chapter 1sa, Cen
read as follows:
IAN act relating to the acquisition Of lands
for streets, parks and parkways in cities Of
! eminent thereof and the Improvement and
government Of existing streets and parkwayA"
Sec. g. Said Chapter 1855 is further amend
sec es ad Il. The city may also. II it have
funds available from other sources, pay any
such portion Of the total cost Of any i'm
proverent as 1t deems best and raise tho
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