The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-09
AN ORDINANCE

incorporated Cities and Towns 10
Assess Abutting Property Owners
for Street and Sidewalk Improve
ment:
Whereas, The General Assembly of
the State of South Carolina, at its
session in 1919, passed an Act which
was approved on March 18th, 1919, as
follows, to-wit: >.
Section I. "Cities and towns may as
sess abutting property for permanent
street improvements, Be it enacted by
the General Assembly Of the State OF
South Carolina, That any or all IN
eorporated cities and towns of this
State are hereby authorized and en-
powered to provide by ordinance Tor
the payment of the cost, of the per
manent improvements of their streets
and sidewalks by levying upon! the
owners of property Immediately abut-
ting on the streets and sidewalks, or
parts of either, so improved an
assessment in proportion to the front
age only of such property on such
streets or sidewalks, or parts OF
either, so improved of not exceeding
in the aggregate ope-haf OF the cost
of such improvements: Provided,
That no assessment shall be so laid
upon the abutting property owners
until such improvements have been
ordered pursuant to such ordinance
upon the written consent, signed and
filed with the City or Town Clerk, of
not less than two-thirds in number of
the owners of the property abutting
upon street, sidewalk, or part of
either, proposed to be improved, and
provision made for the payment by
the corporate authorities fsaid city
or town of rot less than one-half Of
the costs of such Improvement; times
and terms of payment and rates Of
Snterest on deferred payments OF
assessments by such property owners
shall be such as may be prescribed by
ordinance.
'Sec. II. Use of Funds-That the
amounts of money raised by such
assessments, together with the
amounts added thereto by the city or
town authorities from the city or
town treasury, shall constitute and
be kept as separate fund, to be used
only for the purpose for which it was
raised and appropriated.
'tSec. 3. Assessments Lien, En-
forcement and Collection-That the
assessments so laid shall constitute
and be a lien upon the property so
assessed, and payment thereof may be
enforced as the payment Of city or
town taxes is enforced: Provided,
Such assessments be entered in book
kept by the City or Town Clerk, to
be entitled Assessment Liens stating
the name of the owners, the location
of the property and the amount OF the
assessment and the time or times of
payment: And Provided Further,
That such lien shall continue from the
date of entry on such book until the
expiration of five years from the date
when final payment is due and pay
able, unless sooner paid. Upon de-
fault in the payment of any install
nent or deferred portion of any
assessments, at the time and IN ac-
cordance with the terms and condi-
tions fixed by ordinance, the total
amount of any such assessment then
unpaid (including deferred install
ments or payments and interest,
shall Immediately become due and
collectible as city or town taxes are
collected, and with such penalties and
as are now provided for the pay
ement of such taxes.
"Sec. w. Entry of Satisfaction
Upon a Payment-That it shall by or
dinance be made the duty of the City
or Town Clerk to make entry Of sat.
isfaction on such Assessment Liens
book as soon as full payment is made,
and the lien shall be thereby extin-
guished.
Sec. V. Sale and Pledge of Ger
tifcates of Indebtedness.-That the
City or Town Councils of said cities
and towns are authorized and empow-
cred to issue certificates of indebted
ness, showing the amounts Of money
due to such cities or towns by. prop
erty owners as deferred payments OF
installments upon such assessments,
and to sell any OF such certificates OF
Indebtedness or to borrow money by
pledging any Of them as collateral
Security for the payment of such debt
or debts, and in either event of sale
or collateral pledge of such certif-
Gates, or any of them, to pledge the
faith and credit Of such cities OF
towns for the payment thereof, and
to guarantee the payment of same for
and in the name OF such cities OF
towns.
"Sec. 6. Cities and Towns May
Require Notice of Transfer of Prop
erty Under Lien.-That such cities
or towns, by ordinance, require the
grantor and grantee, or grantors and
grantees, of any property, or part OF
same, sold OF transferred after such
assessment has been laid thereon, and
before such assessment lien has beer
extinguished, as provided herein tc
file in writing with the City or Towr
Clerk, within ten (10) days afte,
every such sale or transfer, the name
of such grantor and grantee, OF
grantors and grantees, a.. accurate
description Of the property sod G.
tls.lIsIc. cd, and tne Gaoc OF such sa.(