Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-30

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That the several sums above men
toned and assessed against the said
parcels of property, or interests IN
property, and the n thereof,
and interest thereon at the rate Of
2 per cent per annum, together with
reasonable attorneys fees and costs
OF collection, IL incurred, sre hereby
declared 10 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 o
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
teIest In property, on which such as-
sessments are levied, and shall be q
first and paramount lien thereon, su
perior 10 all other liens and claims
except state. county and municipal
taxes. The sums so assessed against
the abutting property, OF interests n
AUDITING property. and the owners
thereof shall be and become due and
payable as follows, to-wit:
In six (6) equal installments, duo
respectively or Or before thirty ESQ
days, !, ., 3. 4, and 5 years aftei
the date OF completion and accept.
ance BY the City Of the improve
ments In said portion Of street, snc
shall bear interest from the date oil
such completion and acceptance al
the rate Of z per cent 1er annum
payable annually with each install
ment. Provided that any owner shall
have the right 10 pay the entire ms,
sessment. or any installment thereof
before maturity by payment OF prin'
cipal and accrued interest, and pro
vided further that IL default shall b.
made in the payment Of any install
ment OF principal or interest prompt
~ az the same natures, the entire
amount of the assessment upoT
which such default is made shall. a
the opinion of the said Contractor
Southwest Bituiithic Company, or III
assigns, be and become ~immediatel,
due and payable. and shall he col
lectible, together with reasonable al
~'otncv's fe~s. and costs OF collection
If incurred.
The fact that such improvement
may be omitted on that portion o.
street adjacent TO any premises ex
empt from the lien Of such assess
ments shall ~ nrwis. tavRlidate. at
feet or impsir the lien Of such as
seSsments upon other premises. Al
assessments levied are a persona
liability and charge against the rea
and true wner Of the premises de
scribed, notwithstanding such owner
may not be named or may be incor
rectly named. No mistake, error
invalidity. or irregularity In tn
name OF any property owner or th'
description OF any property or tn
amount OF n assessment or In an
other matter or thing. shall In an!
wise inyalidate or impair any assess
ments hereby levied, or any eertifi
cate issued to evidence the same o.
hereinafter provided, and any sucl
mistake. error. invslidity or irregu
larity. whether in such assessment
or In the certificates issued In evI
dence thereof. may be corrected q
any time by the City. and the full
rover a. tar "a levy re-asseEs
ments and TO correct mistakes, er
rors, i~nvalidities or irregularities
either In the assessments or In thI
certificates issued In evidence there
Of. Is in sc~cordance with the law an
charter in force in the city, vested Il
the city.