Year: 1876

The money so lapsed shall be used for the redemption of other war; rants for like amount. in the con. secutive order of registry, and the lapsed warrants shall lay over un- til the next advertisement.

 Sec. 9-All persons holding out standing warrants issued prior to the passage of this ordinance, shall present them at any regular meeting and receive from the Board new issue for correspond ing amount drawn on the General Fund, and said new issue shall bear interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum from date of pre- sentatiOn to the Treasurer, and follow the course of all other war rants as heretofore provided.

 Sec. 10-All old warrants for which reissue is made, shall be cancelled by the Mayor in the pre- sence of the Board, by writing the word cancelled and the date, across the face of each.

 Sec. 1.-The Treasurer shall make report of his proceedings to the Board at the end of each quar- ter, and oftener if so ordered. The report shall show amount of money received, from what source, when, and how expended, accom- panied by all vouchers paid, with the amount of outstanding in debtedness principal and interest, separately.

 ORDINANCE NO. 2.

 Prescribing the manner of grant ing title to occupied lands within the limits of the Village of Yuma.

 Be it ordained by the Mayor and Common Council of the Will lage of Yuma.

 Sec. Tine Council shall rate and fix the value of all occupied lands within the village limits ac- cording to their location, and no deed shall be granted to any DOT tion of a lot, for consideration less than two dollars and fifty cents.

 Sec. 1.-The minimum price of occupied lands shall be ten dollars for a lot, one hundred by one hun- dred and thirty feet, and the par ties occupant shall pay the prices fixed by the Council.

 Sec. 3-When the Council shall have concluded the rating, and valuation of lots within the vil- lage limits, the rates so fixed by them shall be the only standard of value for lands occupied, or claimed. prior to the issuance of patent for the town site.

 Sec. All applications for title to occupied lands shall be in writ ing, setting forth in said applica- tion a description of the land ap- piled for. as the same may appear of lot, block, and street on the official map of the town, and ad- dressed to the Recorder who shall endorse upon the same, the name of the applicant date of it's receipt, and immediately thereafter enter the same in book to be provided for that purpose, with the number, date, name of applicant, date of filing, and description of land ap- piled for, copy of which record shall be posted by him in front of his office for period of twenty days.

 Sec. 5-Upon the expiration of the twenty days as aforesaid the Council shall hear said application, and the applicant shall produce satisfactory proof that he is en- titled to the priority of purchase.

 Sec. 6-At any time within the twenty days as specified in Sec. 4, any person claiming adversely to said application may contest the same by filing with the Recorder the ground of his contest, a copy of which shall be served at once upon the applicant by the Record CT. At a time to be fixed by the Council, proof of both parties shall be heard, and their rights deter mined by the Council whose deci- sion shall be final so far as their action is concerned. In all other cases where satisfactory proof is made, and no contest appears, the applicant may receive title upon the payment of all charges pertin- ent thereto.

 Sec. 7-All claimants to occupied lands within the village limits shall maks application for title, within six months after this or dinance takes effect, or their rights will be forfeited.

 Sec. 8-All deeds shall be made in the name of the Mayor and Common Council of Yuma, ArizO- na Territory, shall be signed by the Mayor and recorded in a book to be kept by the Recorder for that purpose, and all transfers thereafter made under, and by virtue of said deed, shall likewise be recorded in the office of the Village Recorder, during the ex- istence of the corporation.

 Sec. 9-The fees of the Record. ar shall ha fOr tha filinO and nnfnr.