The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-01-21

Section s. In order to hasten the
work of securing plans fer the i'm
provements, and estimates of the
cost thereof, the Board of Com
nissioners may borrow money at a
rate of interest not to exceed six
per cent per annum, ard issue ne
gotiabIe notes therefor, signed by
the members Of the Board Of Com
missioners and said board may
pledge all assessments hereinaf-
ter provided for for the repayment
thereof, and out OF the amount so
borrowed all necessary engineering,
legal and incidental expenses may
be paid.
Section g. AS soon as the commits
sioners have formulated the plans
for the district, and shall have as
certained the cost thereof, they
shall report same to the County
Court and file the official plans for
said district in the office Of the
County Clerk. The County Court
shall at its first regular, special or
adjourned term, he'd thereafter, ap-
point three owners of real property
within said county who shall con-
stitute the Board of Assessors for
said district.
Section 10. The Board of ASSESS
ors shall meet at a time within
thirty days, to be designated by
the president of the Board of Com
missioners, and shall take the oath
prescribed in Section 20, Article XIX,
of the Constitution of Arkansas, and
shall also swear that they Will well
and truly assess the benefits TO be
received by each land -owner by rea-
son of the improvement as affecting
the lands or other property in said
district, which oath shall be filed
with the county clerk of the county
and duly recorded in the proceedings
for the district. majority of the
assessors shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business. II
any person appointed by the court
as assessor shall fail or refuse to
take the oath within thirty days he
shall be deemed TO have declined TO
serve, and his place shall be filled
by the County Court appointing an
other perscn to fill the vacancy.
The said appointment may be made
by the County Judge in vacation, or
at a regular. special or adjourned
term of said court. The assessors
Shall hold their office until the work
is completed. or until they are re-
moved by the County Court for any
good reason, and shall receive as
compensation for their services a
sum TO be fixed by the commission
ers and approved by the County
Court, not to exceed $500 per day
Section II The assessment of
benefits shall be made by the assess
ors in IA book bound in a permanent
form and furnished by the district
and at such time as directed by
the Board of Commissioners.
The assessors shall assess the
benefits to be received by the seV.
eral and particular tracts of land.
railroads, tramroads and other real
property within the district by rea-
son of the improvement. All lands
embraced in said district shall be en-
tered upon said book in convenient
subdivisions, as surveyed by the
United States, and appearing upon
the assessment books in force at the
time in said county in appropriate
columns, showing: IL Name of the
owner; CD subdivision OF land; CD
number of acres; (4) present assess
ed value; C5) assessed benefits per
acre; 60 assessed benefits to each
tract and, if il be a railroad, or
tramroad, the name Of the owner
thereof, the supposed mileage in
said district, the present assessed
value of said railroad and other prop
erty belonging to said company, and