The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-09
THE BELDING BANNER-NEws

Wnen collected snaii De palu INTO the
city treasury.
When Collected Directly.
Section "a. When any special as
sessment shall be confirmed, and be
payable as hereinbefore provided, the
City Commission, instead Of requir-
ing the assessments TO be reported 10
the City Assessor, as provided in the
preceding section, may direct the as
sessment so made in the special as
sessment roll to be collected di-
reilly therefrom; and thereupon the
City Clerk shall attach his warrant
to special assessment roll and collect
from each Of the persons assessed in
said roll, the amount of money assess
ed to and set opposite his name there
in; and in case any person named in
said roll shall neglect or refuse to pay
his assessment within fcrty days
from the date of the warrant, then
to levy and collect the same by dis
tress and sale of the goods and chat
tells of such person and return said
roll and warrant together with his
doings thereon, within sixty days
from the date of such warrant.
Collection, How Made.
Section 20. Upon completion
Of said assessment roll and war
rant, the City Clerk shall pro-
coed to collect the amounts there
in, and for that purpose it shall be his
duty, Immediately, to give public no
tice thereof by publication of at
least two times, in one or more of the
newspapers of the city. If any per-
son shall neglect or refuse to pay his
assessment within forty days from
the date of the warrant attached to
such roll, the Clerk shall seize and
levy upon any personal property
fond within the city, or elsewhere
within the county, belonging to such
person, and sell the same at public
auction, first giving six days notice
Of the time and place Of such sale, for
that purpose, and the proceeds of
such sale shall be applied to the pay
ment of the assessment and per-
centage Of five per centum upon the
amount of the assessment for the
costs and expenses OF said seizure and
sale, and the surplus, if any. shall be
paid to the person entitled thereto.
Return by Clerk.
Section 26. The City Clerk shall
make return of said assessment roll
and warrant to the City Commission
according to the requirement of the
warrant, and if any of the assess
ments in said rcll shall be returned
unpaid, the City Clerk shall attach to
his return a statement, verified by
affidavit containing list of the per-
sons delinquent, and a description of
the lots and premises upon which
the assessments remain unpaid, and
the amount unpaid on each.
Renewal of Warrant Re-Assessment.
Section 27. Said warrant may be
renewed from time to time by the
City Commission, and for such time
as they may determine, and during
the time of such renewal the warrant
shall have the same force, and the
City Clerk shall perform the same
duties and make the like returns, as
above provided. In case any assess
ment shall be finally returned to the
City Clerk unpaid, as aforesaid, the
same may be certified to the City
Assessor in the manner provided in
Section %, Special Assessments of
this charter, and shall then be re-as-
sessed with interest included at the
rate of seven per cent per annum
from the date of the confirmation of
the assessment until the last day for
the payment of taxes in the next or
other general tax roll, and be collect
ed and paid in all respects as provided
in Section %, Special Assessments Of
this Charter.
Collection by Suit.
Section %. At any time after a
special assessment has been payable
the same may be collected by suit, in
the name of the city, against the per-
son assessed, in an action of assump-
sit, in any court having jurisdiction
of the amount.
Irregularities No Bar.
Section 20. If in any such action
it shall appear that by reason of any
irregularities or informalities, the
assessment has not been properly
made against the defendants, or upon
the lot or premises sought to be
charged, the court may, nevertheless,
on satisfactory proof that expense
has been incurred by the city, which
is a proper charge against the de-
PENDANT, or the lot or premises in
question. render judgment for the
amount properly chargeable against
such defendant or upon such lot or
premises.
Previous Assessment Included.
Section 80. The provisions of this
charter shall apply as well to assess
ments made prior to its adoption and
remaining unpaid, as to those made
after it's adoption.
Condemnation
Section 81. The City Commission
shall by ordinance provide for acquir-
ing by condemnation or otherwise,
such property and rights as may be
required for any public use or prop
erty within the scope of its powers
in the manner prescribed by the stat
t,ta- of The fafa sc M,ok.noV
Cost of Condemned Property Added.
Section 80. Whenever any prop
erty is acquired by condemnation or
otherwise for the purpose of any
special impr vement, the cost there
of may be added to the cost of such
special Improvement, the cost there
property benefited thereby and col
,lected accordingly.
Liability of q mmon Carries for
Public Improvement.
Section 33. All freight houses,