Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-20
The STATE OF TEXAS


TO THE SHERIFF OR ANY CON-
STABLE OF CAMERON COUNTY;
GREETING:
You are Hereby Commanded to
summon Elizabeth Torrans and IT.
L. Torrans by making publication
OF this Citation once in each week
Tor four successive weeks previous
TO the return day hereof. in some
newspaper published in your Coun-
~. If there be a newspaper publish
cd therein, but If not. then in any
newspaper published in the I03rd
Judicial District. but If there be no
newspaper published in said Judi
cial District, I, N in a newspaper
published in the nearest District 10
said l03rd Judicial District. to ap-
pear at the next regular term of
the District Court OF Cameron
County. 10 be holden at the Court
House thereof in Brownsville. Texas.
on the third Monday in April. A. d.
1880. the same being the 2lst day
Of April. A. ID. 1880. then and there
TO answer Plaintiffs First Amended
Original petition filed in said Court
on the l4th day Of March. A. d.
1880. Plaintiffs Original Petition
having been filed herein on the Dist
day or November, 1929. in a suit
numbered on the docket Of said
Court No. 1894. wherein Realty
Trust Company is Plaintiff. and
Elizabeth TorranS and her husband,
i. L. Tcrrans are Defendants.
Plaintiffs Cause OF 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 and his assigns. for the
principal sun of S269.88. dated APP
ri 20. 1927. given for part OF the
costs Of improving that part of Lee
Street. in said City Of Harrington.
abutting lot | and the West half
Of Lot ,. Of Block d. Of Lakeside
Heights Addition TO said City: for
interest thereon. reasonable attor-
ney's fees, for costs. and foreclosure
OF the assessment lien levied against
said property by the City OF Har-
lingen.
Plaintiff alleges in its petition
that BY due assignment 1t now owns
the said certificate and lien: al
leges that the said City OF Harlin-
gen is a Municipal Corporation CT
ganized under the laws Of the State
or Texas. operating under a charter
adopted by the qualified voters OF
said City. Tccito5 various things
having been done il accordance with
and as provided by law. empower
ing 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 Harlin-
gen, passed on January 5th. 1927.
there was levied and assessed
against said Defendants Elizabeth
Torrans and T. l.. Torrans. as the
then owners OF said property, as q
personal liability. and against and
fixing a lien upon said property, q
special assessment amounting 70
S269.86, as shown by said certifi-
cate. said amount being payable in
inStallments with interest thereon,
from date of the certificate. at the
rate OF 3 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 attor-
ney's fees; that default having been
made In said payments. Plaintiff
has declared all Of said installments
due: placed said certificate and
lien in the hands Of attorneys for
collection and foreclosure. and has
agreed to pay said attorneys for
their services such reasonable at
torney's fees, which is alleged TO be
$4,000
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.
Giv1a Under My Hand and the
Seal OF said Court at Office in
Brownsville. tFSis. the u day Of
March. "A. d. 1870.
(SEALD
JNO. p. SEAMAN, Clerk
Dist. Court. Cameron County
BY NJ. j. McTiernan, Dep.
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