Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-26
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
THE A OF TEXAS

TO the sheriff or any constable
Of Cameron county-Greeting:
You are hereby commanded TO
summon @. l.. Cook and Ivy by
making publication OF this citation
once IN each week for four sue
ceSsive weeks previous TO the re-
turn day hereof, IN some news
paper published in your county,
If there be a newspaper published
therein, but II not, then IN any
newspaper published in the One
Hundred Third judicial District,
but IL there be no newspaper pub
liShed In said judicial District,
then in a newspaper published In
the nearest District to said One
Hundred Third Judicial District,
to appear at the next regular term
of the District Court Of Cameron
county, TO be holden at the Court
House thereof In Brownsville, Tex
as. on the third Monday In Sept
ember, A.. d. 1880. the same being
the Fifteenth day of September.
A. d. 1880, then and there to
answer Plaintiffs Second Amended
Original petition filed In said
court on the 18th day of May. 1880,
in q suit, numbered on the docket
OF said Court No. 9062, wherein
Realty Trust company Is plaintiff
and A. j. Pollard, Richard II. Hart,
Onie Q. Hart, q. l.. Cook and Ivy
Cook and The National Loan and
Investment Company are defend
ants.
Plaintiffs cause OF action is as
follows:
A suit for debt upon a special
assessment certificate, issued b.
the CITY OF Harrington, Texas. to +.
p. McElwrath and his assigns. for
the principal sum OF $265l90, dated
April 9Th, 1927. given for part Of
the costs Of improving that part
Of East Harrison Street, In said
City OF Harrington. abutting Lot 10,
block 2. Otto addition to 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.
Plaintiff alleges in its petition
hat by due assignment Il now
OWNS the said certificate and lien;
alleges that the said City OF Har-
lingen is a Municipal Corporation
organized under the Laws Of the
State Of Texas. operating under a
Charter adopted by the qualified
voters OF said City: recites various
things having been done in accord
ance with and as provided by law,
empowering said City 10 improve
its streets and 10 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 jan
tsary 5th, 1927. there was levied
and assessed against said defend
ant, A. J. Pollard, as the then own-
er Of said property. as a personal
liability, and against fixing a lien
upon said property, q special as
SeSsment amounting to $268.9O. as
shown by said certificate, said
amount being payable in INSTALL
ments with interest thereon from
date of the certificate. at the rate
Of 80 per annum, and providing
for accelerated maturity of all
said installmentS, in case OF de-
fault in the payment OF any in
Stallment OF principal or interest,
and providing for reasonable at
torney's fees; that default having
been made In said payments. Plain
tiff has declared all Of said in
stallments due; placed said certi-
ficate and lien In the hands OF at
torneys for collection and fore
closure, and has agreed 70 pay said
attorneys for their services such
reasonable attorneys fees which is
alleged TO be $4,000.
Plaintiff further alleges that the
DfendantS Ivy Cook, Richard Hart,
Onie c. Hart. q. L. Cook. and
The National Loan and Investment
Company and each OF them. have
or claim some right. title. lien or
interest In and TO said property,
but such claim, lien or interest. as
they have in subject, subordinate
and inferior TO the liens and claims
OF Plaintiff.
Herein fail not. but have before
said court. at its aforesaid next
regular term. this writ with your
return thereon. showing how you
have executed the same.
Given under my hand and seal
OF said court. at office in Browns
vile, Texas, this, the 18th day of
August, A. d. 1880.
SEAL Jno. p. Seaman. Clerk
Dist. Court, Cameron co.
BY NJ. J. McTiernan. Deputy.
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