Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-14
LEGAL NOTICE

the City Clerk. Thereafter the Coun-
Gil shall prepare, or cause to be pre-
pared, and introduced. an ordinance
| assessing the whole cost OF such i'm
provement. together with six per cent
| additional for costs OF inspection, en-
gineering, collection and other inciden-
tails. as herein provided, apportioning
the Same to each lot or tract of land
and other property. as herein provided
and thereafter the City Clerk shall give
notice OF said proposed assessment or
dinancc by publication of the proposed
ordinance itself three (3) times. week
apart. and in a newspaper printed and
published and circulated in the City
of Pueblo; the last publication to be
at least thirty 500 days before Its
final passage. At any time within
thirty days after the last publication
OF said proposed assessment ordinance
and not thereafter, any person, firm
or corporation owning property to be
assessed thereby may file with the
City Clerk written complaint to said
proposed assessment ordinance insofar
as 1t affects his, her or its property,
stating therein such grievance and OBJ
5ections as they may have thereto.
Tho City Clerk shall publish at the
same time or times and in connection
with said ordinance a notice to the
owner OF the property to be assessed
by said ordinance that said improve
mcnts have been or are about to be
completed and accepted, and that 1t Is
proposed to assess the cost thereof in
accordance with the provisions of said
proposed ordinance, and that any conf
plant or objection that may be made
in writing to the City Clerk or to the
Council or in person to the Council of
the City of Pueblo, within thirty t30)
days from the last publication Of such
notice, will be heard and determined
by the Council before the final pas
sage of any ordinance assessing the
cost OF said improvements. In said
notice tho City Clerk shall state the
time and place that the City Council
will be In session for the purpose OF
hearing and considering such COM
plants: that the Council shall sit and
hear and determine all such obJcc-
tions and complaints as shall be made
to 1t within the time specified before
the final passage OF said proposed az
sessmcnt ordinance. and shall grant
such relief as the complainant may be
found to be entitled to- and the Coun-
ell may make such notifications and
changes in the proposed assessment as
to 1t may seem just and equitable or
may confirm and approve tho first pro-
posed assessment. After hearing and
determining all complaints and ob5cc-
tons made against such proposed as
sessmcnt. and making such modifica-
tlons and changes as may be found
Just and equitable, the Council shall
thereafter by ordinance assess the cost
Of said improvements as herein pro-
vided. and said assessment when made
shall be and remain a lien in tho sew
eral amounts assessed against each
lot, tract OF land, property and fran
chisc urlu paid, and have priority over
ali other liens except general taxes.
II before any such improvements are
madc any piece of real property or
any railway company to be assessed
hap already an improvement conform
ing to tho general plan. or satisfactory
to the Council. an allowance therefor
may he made TO tho owner. same to be
deducted from tho assessment against
said property and from the contract
price.
Sec. :. Upon the final passage Of
said assessment ordinance tho City
Clerk shall prepare n local assessment
roll in book form. showing in suitable
columns each piece OF property as
seSscd tho total amount OF assessment.
the amount OF each installncnt OF
principal and interest. tho datc when
each instnimcnt shall become due, with
suitable columns for use In case or
paymcn, OF the whole amount. or any
inrtallmcnt or penalty and deliver tho
same to the th-S acting Treasurer OF
the City for collection. under tho seal
OF tho City.
Sec. 3. All such assessment, shall
hc duo and payable within thirty tsop
days after the final passage and pub
Illcstiou OF tho assessing ordinance
without demand. all such assessments
may, a. tho election OF tho owner, he
paid In instalin~nts with interest as
hereinafter provided.
/ Sec. :. Failure to pay the whole Of
said assessment within said period OF
thirty days shall bc conciusivcly con-
sidcred and held an election on IN"
part OF all persons Interested. whether
under disability or othorw!sc. to pay
In such ins,siimcn's. All persons elect
Ing to pay In instnlimcnts shall be
3 tconsiuslv~ly held and considered ms
lcon~cnting TO said Improvement, and
lsuch election shall be couclusivclr
lhcld and considered as a waiver OF
lnny and all right TO question the
lpowcr o. Jurisdiction OF tho City TO
lconstruct the improvements. tho quail
i,ty OF tho work and tho regularity
or sufflcicncy OF tho proceeding or tho
validity or tho correctness OF tho as
easements.
Sec. 10. In cn-s Of such election 80
lpay In installmerts. tho assessments
shall be payable In twenty equal ann
lusl installm~nts OF principal. tho first
LOT which Inrtaiinent. shall he payable
on a date to be fixed by said assess-
ling ordinance and tho last inHtallucnt
twenty cor years thereafter. with in-
'tcrrst on the unpaid principal. pay
able scmi- annually. at tho rate OF six
lt1 rcr cent per nnuum. subject 10
tho foregoing provisions. all INSTALL
menis both of principal and interest.
shall he payable at such times as may
bc determined and fixed by said as
sessinE ordinance.
Soc. II. Failure to pay any INSTALL
ment. whether Of principal or interest
when due shall cause the whole OF tho
luupaid principal to become due and
payable Immediately. and the whole
amount Of the unpaid principal and
iaccrucd interest shall thereafter draw
Interest at the rate of I per cen. prr
month or fraction of month. until
day Of sale. as hereinafter provided.
hut at any time rrIor to tho day or