The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-22


streets so improved, an assessment in
proportion to the frontage of such
property, declaring lien upon such
property for the payment Of the as.
sessment, providing the manner in
which said lien shall be enforced and
authorizing the issuance of assessment
certificates, etc.
Whereas, by an act of the General
Assembly of the State of South Car
olina, approved by the Governor on
March 18th, A. D., 1919, entitled,
can Act to Authorize any or all In
corporated Cities and Towns Within
the State to Levy and Enforce an AS
sessmeEt upon Abutting Property
Owners for the Purpose of Paying
for Permanent Improvements on
Their Streets and Sidewalks it is
provided that said Act shall be ef-
| fective from and Immediately after
its date of approval but shall not ap-
ply or become operative in any City
or Town until submitted to the quail
flied electors thereof by the City or
Town Council for approval and ma
jority Of the qualified electors, vot-
! ing on the question of it's approval.
vote in favor thereof at any general
municipal election or at any special
election, etc.; and
Whereas, at a special election held
in the said Town of Newberry on the
7th day of May, A. D., 1920, pursuant
/ to an ordinance of the Town Council
of said Town of Newberry, adopted
April 9Th, A. D., 1920, the question
of the approval of said Act was sep
arately submitted to the qualified
electors of said Town and the ballots
thereon deposited in separate box
properly labeled and provided for
that purpose under authority of said
Act and the result of said election, as
declared by said Town CO. uncil on the
7th day of May, A. D., 1920, was that
more than a majority Of the persons
voting ON said question. in said elec..
ton voted in favor Of the approval OF
said act; and
Whereas, as a result Of said cleo
ton said Act is now operative in said
Town of Newberry and authorizes the
Town to provide by ordinance for the
payment of the cost of the permanent
Improvement Of it's streets by laying
an assessment upon abutting property
owners in proportion to frontage, OF
not exceeding in the aggregate one
half of the cost Of such improve
ments, etc.;
Now. Therefore, Be It Ordained,
BY the Mayor and Aldermen of the
Town of Newberry, South Carolina,
in council assembled and by author
tity Of the same, s,-
Section /. That hereafter, when
permanent improvements-of any pub
Tic streets or parts Of public streets
in the Town Of Newberry, South Car
olina, are to be made there shall first
be filed with the Town Clerk, the
written petition and consent of two
thirds or more in number Of the own
ers of the abutting property upon any
such street, or. definite part of same
proposed to be improveB agreeing to
Jay, in the aggregate, dne-half OF the
total cost of such improvements; ;
| Provided, That where a portion OF
such improvements shall be doEe or
paid for my any railroad or street
railway by reason Of LIABILITY therefor
by franchise, ordinance or otherwise
Except as abutting property oWnerl
| the cost thereof shall not be included
in the 'stotal cost Of such improve
ments" to be dividea between the
town and abutting property owners
bis herein provided. If said petition
be granted the said Town Council
shall, by ordinance, direct the I'M
pr6vement of same, substantially as
! follows: Said Town Cohncil shall de-
termine the character H material to
be used in the improvements to be
made, the manner in Waich said i'm,
provements shall be done and shall
cause to be prepared accurate plans;
and specifications therefor. SAID
| Council shall determine the cost of
said improvements and shall have pre-
pared a plat of said street, or part
thereof, showing the name of each
owner Of property abutting thereon,
with the location Of the property OF
each, and shall prepare an assessment
roll, showing the amount to be assess
ed against each particular piece or
parcel of property abutting on the
proposed improvement. in proportion
to the frontage Of such property
thereon; Provided, however, that the
said assessments SO made shall not
exceed, in the aggregate, one-half OF
the total cost of the said improve
ment. Said assessment roll, as pre-
pared, shall be filed with the Town
Clerk, whose duty it shall be, upon re-
ceipt of the same, to give notice by
publication in at least one newspaper
published in said Town to all parties
interested, that said assessment roll IS
in his office and will there remain for
period of one week from the date OF
the publication Of said notice. During
such period of one week any person
concerned may inspect same and lille,
in writing, with said Clerk exceptions
or objections to such assessments.
Any number Of assessment rolls may
be included in one notice.
Section 2. That at the expiration
of not less than one week from the
date of the published notice OF the
compilation of said assessment roll,
the Town Clerk shall refer the same
to the Town Council, together with