The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-07-19

vate Laws, validates the acts of
the Commissioners in accepting
bonds and coupons IN payment OF
taxes, and authorizes the accept
ance of the city's bonds, notes of
any maturity, and due coupons at
par and accrued interest in pay
ment of 1888 and prior taxes and
any paving or special assessments
Taxes for 1884 must be paid IN
cash as condition precedent to
accepting bonds, ETC., for other
taxes. If bonds are used to pay a
part of such taxes, the. balance
must be paid in cash, and if fore
closure is pending, costs and at
torney's fees must be paid IN cash.
The chapter also provides that
the city is not liable for costs in
foreclosures where the taxpayer
was, relieved under Chapter lS2,
Private Laws of 1888, nor where
the city has not collected costs In
suits for 1929 and prior taxes
Finally. the chanter extends to
Nov. |, 935 the time to foreclose
for 1892 taxes. 49,
Chapter Sc, Private Laws, ap-
points z. C. Byers and VIM. Red,
in Kirk as members of the Board
of Water Commissioners for SIX
year terms to succeed themselves
at the expiration of their present
terms.
Chapter II, Private Laws,
amends the Charter of the City
by reducing the number OF Com
missioners from six to four. The
two Commissioners whose terms
expire in 1897 are to serve out
their terms, but beginning in May
1885 and biennially thereafter the
Mayor and two Commissioners
are to be elected, the former for
two years and the latter for four
years.
Chapters Sc, 2O8, and 214. of
the Private Laws, authorizes the
City Commissioners and the Board
of Water Commissioners to re-
fund, by issue of credit memo
randa, special assessments paid by
the Grace Memorial Lutheran
Church, the Immaculate Concep-
ton Catholic Church and the Sew
enth Day Adventist Church. The
credit memoranda so issued shall
be good for the payment OF taxes
and assessments on the same ba-
sis as bonds of the city.
B. Laurel Park.
Chapter 35, Private Laws, re-
defines the town boundaries to re-
move certain described territory
from the corporate limits of the
town. This chapter was later re-
pealed by Chapter 65, Private
Laws; however, this later repeal
ing chapter did not pass by roll
call. vote and there may be some
doubt about the territory being
placed back within the corporate
limits.
Chapter 2O4, Private Laws, as
amended by House Bill 1419. val
idates the acts of the Town Com
missioners in accepting bonds in
payment for taxes, and authorizes
the acceptance of bonds and notes
of any maturity and due coupons
in payment of 1888 and prior
taxes, special assessments and for
land taken by the Town by fore
closure, which is not used tor
Town purposes. The chapter re-
uuires that 1884 taxes be paid in
cash before allowing prior taxes
to be paid in bonds, and where
partial payments are made in
bonds the balance must be paid in
cash. In cases where foreclosure
suits have been instituted, 5000
costs must be paid, in cash. The
chapter does not require the Town
TO paw any cash. difference be-
tween the amount of bonds and
the amount of taxes when such
bonds exceed The amount OF taxes
due
c. Kanuaa Lake.
House Bill 1913 allows guests OF
Kahuga Conference, Ine55 to fish
in Kanuga Lake without license,
in accordance with laws govern