Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-26

ANAL EtAhAL va LAAh2
To the Sheriff or any Constable
OF Cameron County-Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
summon Hugh ID. Reed by making
publication OF this Citation NICE in
each week for four successive weeks
previous 10 the return day hereof.
in some newspaper published in
your County, II there be q news
paper published therein, but If not,
then in any newspaper published in
the l03rd Judicial District. but II
there be no newspaper published in
said judicial District, then in a
newspaper published in the nearest
District TO said l03rd Judicial Dis
trict, to appear at the next regular
term Of the District Court OF Cam
eron County. 10 be holden at the
Court House thereof in Brownsville,
Texas, on the third Monday in
April, A. d. 1880. the same be-
ing the 2lst day Of April A..
d. 1880 then and there 10
answer a petition filed in said
Court on the goth day Of November
A ID. 1929 in a suit. numbered on
the docket OF said Court No. 1890,
wherein Realty Trust Company Is
Plaintiff. and Hugh d. Reed i
Defendant.
Plaintiffs Cause or Action is as
follows:
A suit for debt upon a special as
sesSment certificate, issued by the
City Of Harrington. Texas, TO r. p.
McElwrath anc his assigns, for the
principal sum Of $3ll.00, dated April
20, 1927. given for part Of the costs
Of improving that part Of West
Washington Street. in said City OF
Harrington. AUDITING Lot B, OF the
Pottinger Subdivision OF part OF
Block 20. Harlingen Land and Wa
ter Company Plat, OF said city;
for interest thereon, reasonable at
torney's fees, for costs. and fore
closure OF the assessment lien levied
against said property by the City
OF Harrington; and upon and to
foreclose a certain voluntary con-
tract, mortgage and Mechanics
Lien, on said property. executed by
Hugh ID. Reed. in favor Of said F.
p. McElwrath and his assigns, for
the said sum OF s31l.00. dated Feb
ruary %, 1927. and recorded in the
Mechanics Lien Records Of Cam
eron County, and for interest and
reasonable attorneys fees accrued
thereon. in accordance with the
terms thereof; said contract and
Mechanics Lien having been ex-
ecuted as collateral to and to fur
Their evidence and secure the in
debtedness represented by said
certificate.
Plaintiff alleges in its petition
that by due assignment 1t now owns
the said certificates. contract and
liens: alleges that the said City OF
Harrington is a Municipal Corpora
ton organized under the laws Of
the State of Texas. operating un-
Ger a charter adopted by the quail
flied voters Of said City: recites var
ious things having been done in
accordance with and as provided
by law. empowering said city to
improve its streets, and to assess a
part OF the costs thereof against
adjoining property owners: recites
that by virtue OF an Ordinance
Of said City Of Harrington. passed
on January 5th. 1927. there was
levied and assessed against said
Defendant Hugh ID. Reed as the
owner OF said property as a personal
liability. and against and fixing a
lien upon said property, a special
assessment amounting to $3ll.00.
as shown by said certificate. said
amount being payable In INSTALL
ments with interest thereon, from
date OF the certificates. at the rate
OF 8 per cent per annum, and pro-
viding for accelerated maturity OF
all said tnstallments. in case Of
default in the payment OF any in
stallment or principal or interest,
and providing for reasonable at
torney's fees: that default having
been made in said payment: Plain
tiff has declared all or said install