Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-13


That the several sums above men.
toned and assessed against the said
parcels of property, or interests in
property, and the owners thereof
and interest thereon at the rate OF
Z per cent per annum, together with
reasonable attorneys fees and costs
Of collection, if incurred, are hereby
declared 70 be and are made a lien
upon the respective parcels OF
property, or interests in parcels OF
property, as the case may be, against
which the same are assessed, and a
personal liability and charge against
the real and true owners of such
property, or interests in property.
whether such owners be named here
IN or not, and the liens shall be and
constitute the first enforceable lier
and claim against the property, or In
terest IN property. on which such as
sessments are levied, and shall be q
first and paramount lien thereon, su-
perior TO all other liens and claims
except state, county and municipal
taxes. The sums so assessed against
the abutting property, or interests in
AUDITING property, and the owners
thereof shall he and become due and
payable "a follows. to-wit:
In six (6) equal installments, due
respectively on Or before thirty t30l
days, /, :, :. Z. and 5 years aftel
the date Of completion and accept.
ance by the City of the improve
ments IN said portion of street, and
shall bear interest from the date oil
such completion and acceptance al
the rate Of z per sent per annum
payable annually with each install.
ment. Provided that any owner shall
have the right TO pay the entire as.
sessment. or any snstallment thereof
before maturity by payment Of prin.
cipal and accrued interest, and pro-
vided further that if default shall be
made in the payment Of any INSTALL
ment Of principal or interest prompt
ly as the same natures, the entire
amount Of the assessment upon
which such default is made shall, at
the opinion Of the said Contractor,
Southwest Bi.ulithic Company, or its
assigns, be and become Immediately
due and payable, and shall be col
lectlble, together with reasonable at
;urncf : fees, and costs Of collection.
ii incurred.
The fact that such improvements
may be omitted on that portion OF
street adjacent TO any premises ex-
empt from the lien Of such assess
ments shall In rnDise I~nValIdate, At
feet or impair the lien Of such as
scssments upon other premises. All
assessments levied are a personal
liability and charge against the real
and true wners Of the premises de-
scribed, Notwithstanding such owners
may not be named or may be incor-
rectly named. No mistake, error
invalidity, or ir~regularity in the
name Of any property owner or the
description Of any property or the
amount Of any assessment or in any
other matter or thing. shall in any
wise invalidate or impair any assess
ments hereby levied, or any certifi.
cate issued TO evidence the same as
hereinafter provided, and any such
mistake, error. invslidity or irregu-
larity, whether in such assessments
or in the certificates issued in EVIL
dence thereof, NAV be corrected at
any time by the City, and the full
power TO make and levy re-assess-
ments and 10 correct mistakes, err
rors, invalidities or irregularities,
either in the assessments or in the
certificates issued in evidence there
Of. is in accordance with the law and
charter in force in the city. vested in
the city.