Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-27
THE STATE OF TEXAS

To the Sheriff or any Constable
Of Cameron county-Greeting:
You are hereby commanded TX
summon q. T.. Cook and Ivy Cool
by making publication OF this Cita-
ton M in each week for -four
successive weeks previous TO the
return day hereof. IN some news
paper published in your county. /.
there be a newspaper published
therein. but IL not. then in any
newspaper published in the l03rd
Judicial District. but If there be No
newspaper published in said Judicial
District. then in a newspaper pub
lished in the nearest District ia
said l03rd judicial District, to aD-
pear at the next regular term OF
the District court OF Cameron coun-
ty. to be holden at the court house
thereof in Brownsville. Texas. on
the third Monday in April. a. ID.
1880 the same being the 2lst day
Of April, "A. D.. 1880. then and there
20 answer a Plaintiffs first amend
cd original petition filed III said
court on the l4th day Of March.
"A. ID. 1880. Plaintiffs original petit
ton having been filed herein on
December 10th. 1929. in a suit.
numbered on the docket Of said
court No. 9062, wherein Realty
T-ust Company Is Plaintiff. and @.
~. Cook, wv Cook, Richard Hart
-rd The National Loan and Invest
nant Company arc Defendants.
Plaintiffs Cause OF Action Is as
follows:
A suit for debt upon a special as
yr5sment certificate. issued by the
CITY OF Harrington, Texas, to II. r.
McElwrath and his assigns. for the
principal sum OF S268.68, dated
April 6, 1927, given for part Of the
costs OF improving that part Of
East Harrison Street, in said City
or Harrington, AUDITING Lot 10, Block
z Otto Addition to said city; for
interest thereon. reasonable at
torney's fees. for costs. and fore
closure OF the assessment lien lev
led against said property by the
CITY Of Harrington.
Plaintiff alleges In its petition
that by due assignment II now owns
the said certificate and lien: alleges
that the said City OF Harrington Is
a Municipal Corporation organized
under the laws OF the State of Tex
as. operating under a charter adopt
cd by the qualified voters OF said
city: recites various 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,
rccites that by virtue Of an ordin-
ancc OF said City OF Harrington
passed on January 5th. 1927, there
was levied and assessed against said
Defendant G.. L. Cook. as the then
owner OF said property. as a per-
scnal liability. and against and fix
ing a lien upon said property. a
special assessment amounting TO
S16363. as shown by said certificate,
said amount being payable In in
sediments with interest thereon,
from date OF the certificate, at the
rsfe OF 8 per cent per annum. and
providing FOR accelerated maturity
OF all said installments, in case OF
default in the payment Of any in
stallment OF principal or interest,
and providing for reasonable at
tcrney's fees; that default having
been made in said payments Plain
tiff has declared all OF said install
ments due; placed said certificate
and lien in the hands OF attorneys
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has agreed to pay said attorney;
for their services such reasonable
attorneys fees. which Is alleged tC
be $4,000.
Plaintiff further alleges that the
Defendants Ivy Cook. Richard Har1
and The National Loan and In
ve5tmcnt Company. and each ot
them. have or claim some right
title. lien or interest in and to sale
property. but such claim, lien OF