Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-19
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TO THE SHERIFF OR ANY CON-
STABLE OF CAMERON COUNTY
GREETING.
You are Hereby Commanded TO
summon Gano Lightfoot by making
publication Of this Citation in each
week for four successive weeks pre-
vious to the return day hereof. in
some newspaper published in your
County. IL there be a newspaper
published therein, but il not. then
III any newspaper published in the
103rd Judicial District. but IL there
be no newspaper published in said
Judicial District. then in a news
paper published in the nearest
District 10 said l03rd Judicial Dis
trict. to appear at the next regular
term Of the Judicial Court Of Cam
eron County. TO 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 10 answer a petit
ton filed IN said Court on the 23rd
day Of November A. ID. 1929 in a
suit. numbered on the docket OF said
Court No. 8944. wherein Realty
Trust Company is Plaintiff, and
Irene Spengel. r. d. Lightfoot. and
Harrington Development Company
are Defendants.
Plaintiffs Cause OF Action Is as
follows.
A suit for debt upon two special
assessment certificates. issued bv
the CITY Of Harlingen. Texas. TO r
p. McElwrath. and his assigns. fot
tho aggregate princiDal sum OF
s263.s4. dated October Z. 1926, given
for part OF costs OF improving that
part OF East Taylor Street. in said
CITY Of Harlingen. abutting Lots &c
and IL. Block 100. Original Town
site to said City; for interest there
on. reasonable attorneys fees. for
costs. and foreclosure OF the assess
ment liens levied AGAINST said prop
erty BY the City OF Harrington: ana
upon and 10 foreclcse two certain
voluntary contracts. mortgages and
Mechanics Liens on said property
executed BY r. d. Liehtfoot. in ia
NbI VI odlu A. r. N4lElNiG dilb
his assigns. for the said aggregate
sum OF s263. 81. dated February is.
1926. and recorded In the Mechan-
les Lien Records OF Cameron
County, and for interest and rea-
sonable attorneys fees accrued
thereon, in accordance with the
terms thereof; said contracts and
Mechanics liens having been exc
cuted as collateral to and to fur
Their evidence and secure the in
debtedness represented by said GER
~tificateS.
Plaintiff alleges in its petition
that by due assignment II now owns
the said certificates, contracts 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-
der a Charter adopted by the quail
flied voters Of said City; recites va
rious things having been done In
accordance with and IS provided
by law. empowering said City &c
improve its streets. and to assess a
part Of the costs thereof against
adjoining property owners; reeites
that BY virtue Of an Ordinance Of
said CITY Of Harrington. passed on
March 81. 1926. there was levied
and assessed against said Defend
ant r. D. Lightfoot. as the then
owner OF said property. as a per-
sonal liability. and against and fix
ing a lien upon said property. spe-
cial assessments amounting to the
aggregate sum Of 1888 "a. as showr
BY said certificates. said amount
being PAYABLE In installments with
interest thereon. from date Of the