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F All ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED " AN ORDINANCE FORE DEFINITELY
DEFINING THE DUTIES OF THE CITY COLLECTOR , THE CITY CLERK
ANJJ THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH REFERENCE TO COLLECTION OF DE-
LIRQUENT TAXES IN IISPROVEIMNT DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE , ARKANSAS , AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES . "
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTE-
VILLE , ARKANSAS :
SECTION 1 . The City Clerk is hereby directed to compile a complete
list of the Improvement Districts of Fayetteville , Arkan-
sas. showing the dates on which the bonds issued by the
respective Improvement Districts become due . After the
completion of said schedule the City Clerk is further di-
- rected to place copies of said schedule in the hands of
the City Collector and tt.t� City Attorney,
SECTION 2 . Ninety days before the bonds of any Improvement District
become due it shall be the duty of the City Collector of
the City Of Fayetteville , Arkansas , to mail statements to
each property owner in each Improvement District who has
not paid the installment due in the preceeding year ; the
said statement shall give :
1 . The owner of record .
2 . A description of the property .
S . The amount of the tax due .
4 . The date vhen the 20j5 penalty will attach ,
which shall be sixty days prior to the due
date of the bonds in the particular district .
SECTION 3 . Sixty days before the bonds of any Improvement District
shall become due it shall be the duty of the City Col-
lector to compile a list of all property owners in each
n1e3 q9"t district in the city of Fayetteville , Arkansas ,
// who are delinquent in the payment of the installments due
the preceeding year , and after certifying to the correct -
ness of said list , transmit same to the City Attorney .
SECT I= 4 . Upon receipt of the certified list of delinquent tax payors
referred to in Section 3 hereof , it shall be the duty of
the City Attorney to immediately pursue- the necessary legal
steps to collect such delinquencies .
SECTION 5 . For his services in collecting delinquent taxes referred to
in Section 4 hereof , the City Attorney shall be entitled to a
fee . of ten percentum of all taxes so collected by him.
SECTIOLI 6 . Failure by any city official to fully comply with all the
requirements of this ordinance shall constitute cause for
removal from office of such city official of the city Lf
Fayetteville , • Arkansas ,
SEC'TIM 7 . All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith ,
be , and the same are hereby repealed .
This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passaCe ,
approval and publication .
Passed and approved this 1 (oTi4 day of _1928 .
' Ultty Clerk . '
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MICROFILMED
DATE OCT 4