Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-28
THE A OF TEXAS

To the Sheriff or any Constable of
Cameron County-Greeting:
You are Hereby Commanded to
summon James w. Truit by making
publication of this Citation once in
each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof, in
some newspaper published in your
County, If there be a newspaper
published therein, but if not, then
in any newspaper published in the
103rd Judicial District: but if there
be no newspaper published in said
Judicial District, then in q news
pepper published in the nearest Dis
trict to said 103rd Judicial District,
to appear at the next regular term
of the 103rd District Court of Cam
eron County, to be holden at the
Court House thereof, in Browns
vile. Texas, on the third Monday in
April A. d. 1929 the same being the
18th Gay of April A. D. 1929. then
and there to answer a petition filed
in said Court on the 25th day of
August A. D. 1929 in a suit, num-
bered on the docket of said Court
No. 8051, wherein Realty Trust
Company, Is Plaintiff, and James w.
Truit is Defendant, and said petit
ton alleging: That heretofore on
the 9th day of October. 1927. the
City of Harrington, acting by its
Mayor and City Secretary, attested
with its corporate seal, executed n
certain Certificate of Special Assess
fnent Of said date, which was issued
H. zz.I U.4,, a. II - aT1uy1~otI, ay1I
his assigns. for the pro rata part OF
the cost Of improving a portion of
East Harrison Street in said City,
payable by the owners of the prem
Uses hereinafter described, and de-
scribed in said Certificate, to said
Defendant, James w. Truit; said
Certificate sets forth and certifies
substantially that by virtue of an
Ordinance of the City Council of
the City of Harrington, Texas, passed
on the Goth day Of October, 1927,
there was levied and assessment in
the sum of Two Hundred Five and
Eighty = four = hundredths Dollars
(S205 .84) against certain property
In East End Addition to the City of
Harlingen, Texas, more particularly
described as follows: Situated in
the City Of Harrington. Cameron
County, Texas. being Lot Number
Nine 80 in Block Number One
ID, Of East End Addition to said
City, and against the true owner
thereof. who was the Defendant
James W. Truit; that said Certifi-
cate further recites substantially
that said Assessment is payable in
four az equal inStallments due,
respectively, on or before thirty
DAYS 900, One u, Two CO. and
Three (3) years after the End day Of
February. 1927. together with inter-
est at the rate of eight (8) per
centum per annum from said date:
provided that said owner has the
option to prepay any installment be-
fore maturity with accrued inter
est: said Certificate further reciteS
that said assessment was levied by
virtue Of said Ordinance and pre-
vious ordinances and proceedings Of
the City Counsel of the City Of Har-
lirgen. Texas, providing for the pay
ment by the owners of said prem
ises for their pro rata part of the
cost Of improving a portion of said
Street by virtue of a contract be-
tween said City of Harlingen and
r. P. McElwrath. dated May 5, 1926:
that by said proceedings said Spe-
cial Assessment was declared and
made a lien against said premises.
and a personal charge against the
owner or owners thereof. payable to
said F.: P. McElwratll. or his as
signs, in said instrument. and if de-
fault be made in the payment OF
any installment. when due. then at
the option of said F. P. McElwrath
or other legal holder of said Ger
tificate and Assessment, same shah
mature and become payable for the
full amount OF principal and inter-
est thereon. AND shall be coliectible
with accrued interest and reason
able attorneys fees and costs Of col