Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-26
LEGI4L AID no. 1872.
AN ORDINANCE.

Americas a petltlon signed by num-
Der OF persons requesting mat part
vi Cnurcn street beginning at jack
son street West TO Hampton withln
the CIty OF Amerlcus be paved;
And whereas upon investigator,
1t has been touna that Une parueS
signing SAID petition constitutes more
than 90 per cent OF the owners OF
property adjacent thereto and front
ing on Church street beginning at
jackson street ana extending West
to Hampton and thai the signers OF
said petition are the true owners Of
SAID property;
Ihere1Ire, be it ordained 10y the
Mayo and City Council OF Americas,
Cdiy and legally assembled, that sad
Part of SAID street beginning at
jackson and extending West there
from to Hampton be paved with such
material as the Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Americas may determine to Us :,
which pavement shall be laid at such
time in the future as may be prac-
tlcable, after all provisions herein
Sec. 2. Be it further ordain-
ed by the Mayor and City Council
of Americas that the entire cost of
such paving, to include materials and
labor of all kind except only such
labor as may be furnished by the
City itself, shall be assessed against
the respective property owners, who
own property adjacent to that part OF
said street to be paved, to be pro-
rated according to the frontage on
said street
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained by
the Mayor and City Council o.
Americas that upon default in the
payment of any such amount due
by such property owner when a bill
is presented by the city for payment
of same after completion of the
pavement adjacent to the property
of the owner thereof, an execution
shall issue as provided by law, which
shall provide for the payment of such
execution in annual lnstalments Gov
ering a period not to exceed five
years from the date of such eXecu-
ton and which execution shall con-
stitute a special lien in favor of the
Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus on the property adjacent to said
pavement.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and City Council of
Americas that all of the property
owners whose names appear on said
petition and all other property own
ers who own property adjacent to
that part of Church street to be
paved, as hereinabove provided, shall
Immediately be given notice. in writ
ing, to be served by the marshal of
the City of Americas or any men,
Der of the police force Of said city,
on each of such property owners ad-
jacent to that part of said street to
be paved, which said notice shall call
attention to the enactment of this
ordinance ordering said paving and
also provide for time of hearing,
if desired and which notice shall be
signed by the Clerk and Treasurer of
the City of Amerirus.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained and
enacted by the Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Americas that any prop
erty owner on said street so to be
paved shall be given an opportunity
to be heard at the regular meeting
Of the Mayor and City Council CT
Americas Immediately following the
date of service of such notice on said
property owner and at such hearing
will be given an opportunity to show
cause, if any he has, why such paving
shall not be laid and the cost there
of taxed against his property.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained
and enacted by the Mayor and City
Council of Americas that after the
service of such notices as hereinabove
provided, if the property owners fail
to appear at the next meeting of the
Council as stated or fail to give no
tice by the next meeting thereafter
that they desire to be heard and when
they desire to be heard in opposition
to SAID ordinance and to the laying
OF the pavement as herein provided,
then such failure will be understood
TO mean that they favor the paving
and no further delay will be required,
Sec. z. Be it further ordained and
enacted by the Mayor and CITY Coun-
~ VI NALtiCl lIuo Iiidl SuCH paving ana
even the purchase of any material
for said paving shall be deferred until
the notices hereinahove provided
have been actually served and the
property owners adjacent to that part
OF said street to be paved have been
given an opportunity to be heard in
opposition to same, as hereinbefore
provided.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained that
all service of notices shall be made
IN person or by leaving the notices
at the most notorious place Of abode
of such property owner, if resident
Of the City Of Americas; if a non
resident of the city, by letter proe-
erly posted and properly addressed
to the last known residence Of s1,sa
owner.
Be it further ordained that all Or
finances and rules in conflict with
this ordinance be and the same are