The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-04
LEGAL.

Interest At the rate Of seven per cCntuw
per snnum, and both principa! and inter.
est are hereby declsrd TO be a debt ag1ins,
the owners Of the land. and lien upon
such lots and parcels Of land prior 10
all other liens, except the lien Tor state.
county and city taxes from ;hIs date and
the same shall be enforced and collected
as other taxes In the CITY of Tulsa. okla
homa. are enforced and collected and may
be recovered and the lien enforced By Ap-
pr0prlate proceedings
SECTION That the Bssessmonts here
by levied against the above described l1ta
tracts ot land and other property liable
to assessment shall be payable IN ten tlOb
annual installments. the fltst iustaument,
with interest to that date on the whole
assessment shah be payable upon the
lat day ot September 1921. and one In.
stallment thereof With interest on the
whole amount remaining unpaid ~ that
date shall be payable on the ist day
Cf september Of each Of the years 1891
the Mayor aud city Auditor arc hereby
authorized, directed and ordered to issue
and deliver to the contractor sssiguablc
and negotiable tax buls Tor said assess.
monts and interest as herein provided,
with installtnent coupons thereto attached.
Tor the amounts maturing each year said
amounts to become due and payable at
the office Of the Commissioner of Finance
aud Revenue OF tho Cty Of Tulsa, okla
homa On the ist day OF September. each
and said tax bills shall be dated the date
OF Thea passage Of this ordinance, anI
there y levied and assessed against said
necessary 10 pay reasonable attorneys
ices as the same are hereinafter de-
sctibed and specified. where there shall
have been default In the payment uf said
TAX bills. or any OF them, and attorney
iccs have been Incurred In the uUking uf
the collection or any part thereof to
gcther with the costs aud reasonable cN.
pnscs " collection. Default In tho pay
ment OF any instaliment, or any part
on,teoh WIN interest thereon may at tho
option az the holder OF tho tax bills,
mature all instsllmcnts thereof. Tor all
PURPOSES provided tnat written notice
OF the election OF the holder Of the tax
bills to declare the entire Amount uf ali
nstallmcnts due shall be mailed TO the
record owner of the property against
which the assessments are levied as here
inbrtore set out. addressed to said record
owner at Tulsa, Oklahoma and such cleo
Lon 70 declare the entire amount Of such
lnst~llmrnts due shall not become cttrc-
tlce until five 90 days after said notice
shsl nave oeeN 80 mailed AS herein
before kprovided; and provided further,
delinquent lnstallment or installmunts
man be due. shall have the option and
,,th' az any time within said period VI
i've days from the time OF mailing of
.uch notice. to pay the installmcnt or
installments which may have tneretofore
become delinquent. to the holder Of the
TAX bll'; provided. further that no suit
70 toteclose the lion securing said tax
ollls shan b. commenced until after the
expiration OF said i've days from and
aiet the mailing Of the notice herein
addressed to such record owner or owners
above required to be mailed to the record
owner or owners OF the property affected
at Tulsa. Oklahoma. And UPON failure
the person from whom such dellnqucnt
insiallment or instalments, Is due ~ pay
the same within five days timc from and
after the date aud time Of the mailing ot
notco to him or to them us hercinabuys
specltied and required. and 10 pay the
attorneys fees ana reasonable costs Of
collection. which may have been incurred
by the holder Of such tax bill or tax bills
as hereinafter regulated specified and
an hal Of 1tU NH.w
his own name or the the name Of the
city OF Tulsa shall have the right TO
commence suit in any court otssompetent
Jurisdiction to foreclose the lien securing
said tax bill or tax bills. against the prop
erty affected. and to recover Judgment for
the entire principal amount Of all the in
stallinents, accrued Interest, reasonable
attorneys fees, to be fixed by the court
In which said suit is commenced and costs
OF the action. and for the sale Of the prop
erty to satisfy the same. or upon default
In the payment OF any installment or in
stallments. the same may be certified 10
the County Treasurer OF Tulsa Oklahoma
and be enforced and collected as are other
delinquent taxes In the city OF Tulsa,
Oklahoma: provided. however, that the
owner Of said property his heirs success
sors or assigns. shall have the privilege of
discharging tho whole amount assessed
against said property or any installment
thereof, upon payment TO the proper Of
fIcer OF the city OF Tulsa. at any time
before maturity of the unpaid principal.
with accrued interest and before suit is
commenced for the collection Of the
amount due upon any tax bill or tax bin.
the owner OF such tax bill or tax bilis
shall have the right to demand and re-
ceive from the person from whom the
delinquent installment or installmcnts are
due. reasonable attorneys fee and costs
Of collection where the same are Incurred
as herein before provided. which said rea-
sonsble attorneys fee and costs OF col.
lection shall. in no event exceed the fol-
Sowing amounts and schedule of pAcent-
ages:
For reasonable costs OF collection. no,
TO exceed the sum Of $50 in any case.
For reasonable attorneys fee. where In
Cured. an amount not to exceed twenty
five per cent t2b%) Of the amount OF the
delinquent nstallment or installmenta
which In no case shall exceed the sum
OF $1,000 and In no case be less than the
Provided. that nothing herein con.
tained shall be construed or operated as a
limitation upon the power OF any court of
competent Jurisdiction wherein suit Is
brought to foreclose the lien securing said
tax bill or tax bills. to fix and determine
a reasonable attorneys fee to be taxed in
the action In favor OF the holder OF the
SECTION 1; That passage BY the BOARD
Of Commissioners OF this ordinance. finally
assessing the property herein described lts
pavement according U the benefit derived
thcrefrom, and In making and fixing a
lien upon the property as herein set out.
shall operate as notice OF such assessment
and lion against the creditors Of the own
era OF such property and the purchaser
thcreot' ana the lien hereby fixed shall be
effective against all such owners. creditors
or purchasers.
SECTION 8; That all ordinances or
parts OF ordinances In conflict with the
provisions OF this ordinance. insofar as
such conflict exists. be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 6: That an emergency exists
for the preservation Of the public health,
peace and safety, and for the furthcrance
Of streets improvements by reason whereof
this ordinance shall take effect from and
after It's passage, approval, and pubilea-
tion.
PASSED, and the emergency clause ruled
upon separately and approved this 2sth
day Of September 1920.
APPROVED. this 2sth day OF septem-
ber. 1920.
r. ID. EVANS,
Attest: MAYER.
MRS. FRANK SEAMAN,
city Auditor.
Approved;
FRANK T. DUNCAN.