The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-06-04

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definite portion of, Il street shall de-
sire the paving Of the street, side
walk or both, of such street or por-
ton of street, they may file with the
Clerk of Council petition in writ,
ing signed by them requesting such
paving. Within the meaning of this
Ordinance the phrase "abutting prop
erty" shall as to sidewalks include
only the property on one side of the
street, but both sides as to the other
part Of the street.
Sec. 3. If such petition be grant
ed it shall be filed as a permaneent
record with the Town Clerk, and the
Town Council shall appropriate and
set apart it's portion of the cost of
such improvements, which, together
with payments made by owners or
holders of abutting property, shall be
kept separate from other funds and
Used only for the payment of such
improvement, and Council shall by
resolution assess the remaining por-
tion of such cost upon the several
abuttlng property on such street or
sidewalk in proportion to the front
age Of the several lots of land there
on.
Sec: 4. That the payment by or
tor the owners or holders of the
SAID several lots of such assessments
so laid upon the ahutting property
Shal! be paid in cash at the COM
mencement of the work, or at such
times ana in such instalments, not
extending over Il period of more than
~ l,n
agreed upon between them and the
Town Council: Provided, That all
deferred payments Shall bear inter
est not to exceed seven (7) per cent
per annum, payable annually from
the date when work was commenced,
and all assessments so laid upon
abutting property shall constitute
lien upon the lots Of Land so abutting
from the entry thereof of the assess
ments in the book hereinafter pro-y
vided for until fully paid, as provided
in Section 3 of an Act Of the General
Assembly Of this State entitled can
Act to authorize the Cities Of Colum-i
bia and Greenvi!e and the Town Of
Manning to lay and enforce an assess
nent upon abutting property owners
for the purpose Of paving for perman-
ent improvements OH its streets and
sidewalks" approved February IT.,
1911.
Sec. 5. There shall be kept in the
Office of the Clerk Of Council as a
permanent record book to be called
"Assessment Liens" in which shall
De entered by streets and blocks under
appropriate heads the following
items: No; owners; description Of
property; date of assessment; amount
OF assessment; how payable; date of
payment; entry Of satisfaction; box
and package. And whenever full
payment has been made, it shall be
the duty Of the Clerk to make an
entry Of full satisfaction in said
book
Sec. 6. The Mayor and the Finance
Committee of the Town are hereby
authorized and empowered from time
to time in the name of the Town to
make sale and assignment at not less
than par or pledge as collateral Sc
curity for loans, all outstanding liens
on the Assessment Liens Book, and
Ill moneys realized from such sales,
assignments or pledges shall be cred
tied to and used only for the purpose
of paying the cost Of the improve
mentS for which such assessments
we're laid, or for refunding to the
Town payments advanced by it for
such assessment from other funds in
its treasury not specifically set apartI
therefor.
Sec. 7. Upon surrender to the Town
Clerk of any assignment of lien here
nabove authorized in Section 6, mark
ed paid and satisfied by the assigned
thereof, it shall be the duty of theI
Clerk to file such assignment andI
satisfaction in the package With
other papers relating thereto, andl
also to enter satisfaction in the properI
column in the Assessment Liens Book.
Sec. g. That in case Of non-pay-I
ment at maturity Of the assessmentI
laid or OF any instaImcnt Of Deferred
payment hereinabove provided for,l
and for which the Town has lien,t
such proceedings shall be taken, suchI
processes issued, such sales made
! and payment thereof enforced as NJ, l.
law are authorized and provided HlE
cases Of n-paymcnt OF Town tan IL
or by suits in Court. SaE
Done and ratified under the corp&lE
rate seal Of the Town Of Mannin9E
this 9Th day Of May, A. D. 1919.
| T. f. Coffey,
MayorE
Attest:-
| e. B. Brown,
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