Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-18
BILL AUTHORIZING
.... BONDS FOR NORWICH.
Has Now Passed in Both Branches of
The Legislature.

| The following IS the act authorizing
| the City of Norwich to issue bonds,
branches of the legislature:
Section l. The city of Norwich is
hereby authorized to issue bonds,
notes, or certificates of debt to an
| amount not exceeding thirty thousand
dollars, and bearing interest at a rate
not exceeding five per Genius per an
num- The principal Of such bonds,
notes, or certificates of debt shall be
payable, five thousand dollars one year
from the date thereof and five thous-
and dollars each year thereafter until
the full amount OF said principal has
been paid. Such bonds, notesff or
certificates of debt shall not be issued
at less than par, and the avails there
of shall be expended by the court of
common council of said city in build
ing and constructing sidewalks in said
city.
Section 2. The court of common
council of said city shall prescribe
subject to the limitations contained
in this act, the several and aggregate
amounts of such bonds, notes, or GER
ttfcates of debt, the form of the same,
the rate of interest to be paid thereon,
not exceeding the amount aforesaid,
and the times when and place where
such interest and principal shall be
raid, and said court of common coun-
Gil is authorized to provide for the
sale or negotiation of such bonds,
notes, or certificates. Such bonds,
notes, or certificates shall be signed by
the mayor, countersigned by the treas
urer, and sealed with the seal of the
said city.
Section 8. Such bonds, notes, or
certificates of debt, when authorized,
approved, and executed in the manner
hereinbefore prescribed, and issued and
delivered by the authorized officials,
shall be obligatory upon said city and
IA STlh thereof inc
to the tenor and purport of the same
Section 4. The court of common
council shall determine where any
sidewalk shall be built or constructed
under the provisions of this act and
shall cause the same to be constructed
and the materials required therefor to
be furnished and one half the total
cost of building or constructing any
sidewalk, including the cost of the ma
terial required therefor, shall be paid
from the avails Of said bonds, notes,
or certificates of debt, and one half
be paid by the owner or owners of the
land fronting on such sidewalk. Within
fifteen days after the completion of
such walk, the court of common coun
ell shall give notice to the owners of
the property abutting such walk of a
time when and place where said court
! of common council ,or a committee
thereof, will meet to assess one half
the cost Of such walk against the own
ers Of such land abutting such walk
Such owners may appear and show
| cause, if any they have, why such
| assessment should not be made. Said
notice shall be published in a daily
newspaper published in said citl of
| Norwich at least five days prior to the
date set for the hearing on such as
| sessment. In case any property abut-
ting such sidewalk is owned by non
| resident, notice to such nonresident
| may be given by registered mail or
| personally to the agent or attorney Of
such nonresident, or the person occu-
plying the property. Within thirty
| days after the date of said hearing,
| the court of common council shall as
| SesS one half the cost of such work
upon the abutting property and the
| same shall be a lien thereon from the
| date OF such assessment to take pre-
| cedence of all other liens or encurn-
| ORANGES, tax liens, and other municipal
| liens of prior date excepted, and shall
remain a, lien upon the property in
| favor Of said city until paid, and pay
ment thereof may be enforced by said
city in a civil action in the name of
| the city of Norwich by foreclosure or
| by any other property remedy; pro-
vided such lien shall not attack to such
property for a longer perAOr than two
| months after such assessment shall
be made unless a certificate in writ
| ing signed by the mayor or an alder
man of said city describing the prem
Uses, the amount claimed as a lien,
| the date of the completion of said
sidewalk constructed as aforesaid, and
| the date of the assessment thereof
| shall be lodged with the town clerk for
record. All such liens shall bear in
terest from the date Of such assess
ment at the rate Of one half Of one
per centum per month until paid; and
| whenever the claim secured by such
1 lien is paid with interest and cost of
| recording the same, it may be released
| by the mayor or treasurer of said city
and a certificate stating that the claim
has been paid be lodged with the town
clerk for record. Any person ag-
I grieved by such assessment or by any
| order of the court of common coun-
| Gil in relation thereto may appeal from
said assessment to the superior court
| for New London county in the manner
| and forms provided in section 1856 to
| 1859 inclusive of the general statutes,
| revision of 1902. One half Of the to-
tai cost of building or constructing
/ any sidewalk, as herein provided, shall
in addition to the foregoing provisions,
be deemed to be a debt existing in
favor of said city against the person,
persons or corporation owning the
land fronting on such sidewalk at the
date of the completion of such work.
Election 5. The question whether
\ this act shall or shall not take effect,