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<br />Section 4. 'Vdhere more than one person, firm cr corporation o%ms an in-
<br />! terest in any properV above described, each said person, firm or corparation
<br />shall be personally liable only for its, his or her pro rata of the total
<br />assessment against such property in proportion as its, his or her respective
<br />interest bears to the total ownership of such property, and its, his or her
<br />respective interest in such property may be released fram the assessment lien
<br />upon payment of such proportionate sum.
<br />Sectiou 5. The several sums above mentioned and assessed against the
<br />respective parcels of property, and the owners thereof, together Nrith reasonable
<br />" attorney's fees and costs of collection, if incurred, are hereby declared to be
<br />and are made a lien upon the respective parcels of property against which the
<br />same are assessed, and a personal liability and charge against the real and
<br />true owners of such property, whether such owner be named herein or not, and
<br />the said liens shall be and constitute an enforceable first and superior lien
<br />thereon, superior to all other liens and claims, except, State, Countv, School
<br />District and City ad volarem taxes.
<br />The respective sums so assessed against such abutting properties and the
<br />owners thereof shall be and become due and payable as follows, to-viit: In
<br />twelve (12) equal monthly installments, the first of which shall be and become
<br />due and payable on or before thirty (30) days from the date of the completion
<br />and acceptance of such improvements in the unit for which the particular
<br />assessment is levied, respectively, and a like installment shall be due and
<br />payable each successive month thereafter until such respective assessments are
<br />paid in full; provided, however, that any owner shall have the right to pay the
<br />entire assessment, nr any installment thereof, before maturity, and provided
<br />further that if default shall be made at the payment of any installment as the
<br />same matures, then the entire amount of the assessment upon which such default
<br />is made shall, at the option of the City of Paris, or its assigns be and become
<br />immediately due and payable, and the entire unpaid balance thereof, together
<br />with reasonable attorney's fees and costs of collection, if incurred, shall be
<br />collectible.
<br />Section 6.Ifdefault shall be made in the payment of any assessment,
<br />collection thereef shall be enforced either by the sale of the property by the
<br />Assessor and Callector af Taxes of said City as nearas nossible in the manner
<br />provided for the sale of property for the non payment of ad valorem taxes, or
<br />at the option of the City of Paris, or its assings, payment af said sums sha11
<br />be enforced by suit in 3ny Court of competerit jurisdiction, and said ;ity shall
<br />exercise a11 of its lawful powers to aid in the enfQrcement and collection of
<br />said assessments.
<br />Sect~ ion 7. The tntal amount assessed against the respective parcels of
<br />abutting property, and the owners thereof, is in accordance with the proceed-
<br />; ings of the City relating to said improvements and assessments therefor, and is:
<br />less than the praportion of the cost allowed ana permitted by the law in farce
<br />in the City. The assessments herein levied are made and levied under and by
<br />virtue of the terms, pawers and provisians of an Act passed at the First Calied
<br />Session of the Fortieth I.egislature of the State of Texas, known as Chapter 106
<br />of the Acts eF said sessian, together with any and all amendments theretc, and
<br />now shown as Article 1105b of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes.
<br />Section c;. ror the purpose of evidencing the several sums payable by
<br />said res}>eciive property ownErs and the *ime and terms of payment, and to aid
<br />in the enforcement. therecf, assicjnable certifir.at-es shal.] be issued by the Ci.ty
<br />ef Faris upon the completion and acceptance of said work ;7f improvement, which
<br />shall be executed by the (4;ayor, attested by the City C1erk under the impress
<br />of the carporate seal, and shall be payable to the Cit:y cf raris, or its assiqns,
<br />which certificate shall dec.lare the saic:i respect.ive amounts and the time and
<br />terms of payment therecf, ar.d shall contain the name ef ;:he cvrner and the
<br />description of his, her, or its propert.y, as the c«se may be, by lot or blor.k
<br />number or front. feet thereof, n-r sirch other description as may otherwise iden-
<br />tify the same by reTerence to any other fact, anc if saiG property shall be
<br />owmed by an estate, then the desc.ripk.ion thereof as sc owned sha11 be 3ufficient.
<br />And said certificates srall further provide that if default shall be
<br />made in the ,r.ayrner,t of any installment thereon, when due, then at t'he option of
<br />the City of Paris, bein9 the cwner and holder thereof, the whole of said assess-
<br />ment shal.l at once becarne due and nayable and shall be ccllectible, together
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