Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-19

sessment certificate. issued by the
City Of Harrington. Texas. to +. r.
McElwrath and his assigns. for the
principal sum OF si74.6S. dated
May 4. 1927. given for part Of the
costs of improving East Monroe
Avenue in said City Of Harrington.
abutting Lot 8, Block 2. Clara Pierce
Addition to said City: for interest
thereon. reasonable attorneys fees,
for costs. and foreclosure OF the as
seSsment lien levied against said
property by the City Of Harrington:
and upon and to ~foreclose a certain
voluntary contract. mortgage and
Mechanics Lien. Oh said property.
executed by r. D. Liehtfoot. in ia
vor OF +. p McElwrath and his as
signs. for the said sum OF $i74.68,
dated March %, 1927, and recorded
in the Mechanics Lien Records Of
Cameron County. and for interest
II reasonable attorneys fees ac-
crued thereon. in accordance with
the terms thereof; said contract and
Mechanics Lien having been ex-
ecuted as collateral TO and to further
evidence and secure the indebted
ness represented by said certificate.
Plaintiff alleges in its petition
that by due assignment 1t nov owns
the said certificate. contract and
liens; alleges that the said City Of
Harlingen Is a Municipal Corpora
ton organized under the laws Of
the State Of Texas, operating I'M
der a Charter adopted by the quail
fled voters of said City; recites var
louS 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
March 81. 1927. there was levied
n assessed against said Defendant
r. ID. Lightfoot. as the then owner
OF said property. as a personal LA
blity. and against and fixing a lien
upon said property, a special assess
ment amounting to s17468, as
shown by said certificate. said
amount being payable in install
mentS with interest thereon. from
date OF the certificate. at the rate
OF 3 per cent per annum. and pro-
viding 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 INSTALL
mentS due; placed said certificate.
contract and liens in the hands Of
attorneys for collection and fore
closure, and has agreed to pay said
attorneys for their services such rea-
Scnable attorneys fees. which is
alleged to be $4,000
Plaintiff further alleges that the
Defendant Cora Ethel Elmore and
Sam p. Willis. 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 is 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 the
Seal or said Court nj office III
Brownsville. Texas. this the 4th day
Of March. A. d. 1880.
JNO. p. SCANLAN. Clerk,
District Court, Cameron
County.
SEAL
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