Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-02

STABLE OF CAMERON COUNTY;
GREETING:
You are Hereby Commanded to
hmmon Gano Lightfoot by making
publication Of this Citation once in
each week for four successive weeks
previous to the return day hereof.
IN some newspaper published IN
your County, If there be a newspa-
per published therein, but If not,
then IN any newspaper published
In the 103rd Judicial District. but
II there be no newspaper published
In said Judicial District. then in a
newspaper published in the nearest
District TO said 103rd Judicial Dis
trict, TO appear at the next regular
term Of the District Court OF Cam
eron County, TO be holden at the
Court House thereof IN Browns
vile. Texas, on the third Monday
In April, "A d. 1880. the same being
The 2lst day Of April. A. D. 1880,
Then and there TO answer a petition
filed in said Court on the 2lst day
Of November. A. d. 1929, in a suit
numbered on the docket Of said
Court No. 1898. wherein Realty
Trust Company IS Plaintiff. and
r. ID. Lightfoot. Cora Ethel Elmore,
and Sam 3. Willis 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 F. p.
McElwrath and his assigns. for the
principal sum Of $l74.68. dated
May 4. 1927. given for part of the
costs OF improving East Monroe
Avenue in said City of Harlingen.
, abutting Lot 8, Block ?, Clara Pierce
Addition to said City; for interest
thereon, reasonable attorneys fees.
Afor costs, and foreclosure Of the as
8sesSment lien levied against said
Improperly by the City of Harrington:
and upon and to foreclose a certain
voluntary contract. mortgage and
Mechanics Lien. on said property,
Kecuted by r. d. Lightfoot, in ia
nor Of F.. p McElwrath and his as
Z signs. for the said sum Of Sl7466,
dated March %. 1927, and recorded
In the Mechanics Lien Records Of
Cameron County. and for interest
and 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 10 now 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
ious things having been done in
accordance with and as provided
by law, empowering said City 10
improve it's 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 Harlingen, passed on
March q. 1927. there was levied
and assessed against said Defendant
n. d. Lightfoot, as the then owner
Of said property, as a personal La
bility, and against and fixing a lien
upon said property, a special assess
ment amounting 70 Sl74.68, as
shown by said certificate. said
amount being payable in INSTALL
ments with interest thereon. from
date OF the certificate, at the rate
OF 8 per cent per annunl, 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