Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-21

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OF land and other property liable to assess
ments shall bear interest from the date of the
passage Of this ordinance at the rate of
per cent per annum and both principal and
interest are hereby declared to be a debt
against the owners thereof, and are lien
upon such property to the same extent as
other taxes
SECTION g. That the assessments hereby
levied against the above described lots, tracts
Of land and other property liable to assess.
ment shall be payable In ten equal annual
installments, the first Of such installments
with interest to that date on the whole assess.
ment shall be payable on the first day OF
February 1918, and one installment thereof
with interest on the whole amount remain
ing unpaid to that date shall be payable on
the first day of February each Of the years
1919 to 1927, inclusive and the Mayor and
City Auditor are hereby authorized and or
dered TO issue and deliver to the contractor as
signabe tax bills for said assessments and in
terest as herein provided, with installInent
coupons thereto attached for the amounts ma
turing each year said amounts to become due
and payable at the office Of the Commissioner
OF Finance and Revenue OF the City of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, on the first day OF February each
of tho years 1918 to l93I inclusive, and said
this Ordinance, and there Is also levied and
assessed against said property such an amount
as shall be necessary to pay reasonable at
torneys fees, where there shall have been
default in the payment Of said tax bills. or
any OF them, and attorneys fees have been
incurred In the making OF the collection, or
any part thereof, together with costs and
rea asonabe expenses of collection. Default
In the payment of any installment, or any
part thereof. or interest thereon, may at the
option OF the holder OF the tax bills mature
nil installments thereof for all purposes with
out notice and upon such default suit may be
commenced at once by the holder OF the tax
BILL either In his own name or in the name
Of the City, to recover Judgment for the
entire principal, accrued interest, attorneys
fees and costs, and for the sale Of the prop
erty to satisfy the same. or upon such de-
fault said amounts may be certified to the
County Treasurer of Tulsa County and
forced and collected as are other delinquent
taxes in the City OF Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pro-
yided, however, that the owner OF said prop,
erty, his heirs successors or assigns, shaii
have the privilege of discharging the whole
amount assessed against said property, or any
instalntent thereof, upon the payment TO the
proper officer of the City at any time before
maturity of the unpaid principal with ac-
SECTION /. That the Commissioner of
Finance aud Revenue Of the City of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, be, and he hereby is directed to
mail to each person owing said assessments,
not more than forty and not less than thirty
days before the maturity OF each instalment
of such assessments, notice in writing stat.
ing the amount owing by such person OF
mch annual installment and interest then due.
and that unless the same shal be promptly
paid when due, the statutory penalty VIII be
added and proceedings taken according 10
law for the collection OF the same. -.
SECTION s. That the passage by the
Board OF Commissioners OF this Ordinance,
finally assessing agains! the property herein
described its proportionate share OF the cost
Of the improvements, according to the bene-
fits derived therefrom, and making and fixing
lien upon the property as herein set out
shall operate as notice OF such assessments
and lien against the creditors OF the owners
Of sach property and the purchaser thereof,
and the lien hereby fixed shah be effective
against all such owners, creditors or pur-
chasers .
SECTION g. That all ordinances and parts
OF ordinances in conflict with the provi-
sions OF this ordinance, in so far as such
conflict exists, be, and the same hereby are
repealed.
SECTION 7. That an emergency exists for
the preservation OF the public peace health
and safety, and for the frrtherance OF street
improvements, by reason whereof this ordi'
nance shah take effect from and after its
pas sage. approval and publication.
PASSED and the emergency clause ruled
upon separately and approved this 18th day
OF September, 1917.
APPROVED this 18th day Of September,
1917. J. IL. SIMMONS,
Attest: Mayor.
FRANK NEWkIRK,
City Auditor.
Approved:
JOHN r. MESERvE.