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7187;7- 3 . % ,i ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE LEVYING AN ANNUAL COLLECTION ON THE ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS IN SEWER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 113 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS WHEREAS, Sewer Improvement District No. 113 defaulted in the payment of its original bond issue and interest thereon, and through an arrangement with its bondholders has issued re- funding bonds dated April 1, 1946, me.turing on October 1 of the years 1947 to 1966, inclusive; and WHEREAS, the Commissioners of said District, pursuant to the statute authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds by municipal improvement districts, have set up as benefits for the payment of the refunding bonds and the interest thereon the entire balance unpaid on the first day of April, 1946, of the respective assessment of benefits against each lot, block and parcel of land in said District; and WHEREAS, the statute under which the District is pro- t ceeding authorizes the Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution providing that the assessment of benefits shall draw interest at the rate of six peri entum (6i%) per annum from the date of the I refunding bonds until paid, and the Commissioners have provided that this assessment of benefits shall draw interest from April 1, 1946, until paid at the rate of six per centum (6 %) per annum; and WHEREAS, by virtue cf t hi s refunding the owners of the delinquent properties in said District are given the opportunity to pay the charges against their respective properties in convenient annual inataliments; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has given due notice as required - by law of the filing of said reassessment of benefits, and no one has within the time allowed by law appealed to the City Council for any revision of said assessment; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas: SECTION 1. That the said several lots, blocks and parcels of real property in said Sewer Improvement District No. 113 • V C • 6 be assessed according to the assessment list for said improvement district prepared and filed for the purpose of issuing refunding bonds, as the same now remains in the office of the City Clerk of said City, and that six per centum (6%) of the assessment of benefits on each of said lots , blocks and parcels shall be paid annually on or before the first day of May of each year, beginning y., 1947, and each collection shall be credited first upon the interest due upon the assessment of benef its, computed at the rate of six per centum (6 %) per annum from April 1, 1946, until paid, and any balance of said payment after the payment of interest shall be applied upon the principal of each respective assessment of benefits, and the annual collection shall continue until the • whole of said local assessment on each respective lot, block and parcel of property shall have been paid in full. SECTION 2. Any property owner in said District may at any time discharge the assessment of benefits and thelien thereof .against his property by paying the assessment against said property, with accrued interest at the rate of six per centum (6 %) per annum from April 1, 1946, until paid, on which he shall be givenc redit for any payments previously made, or any property owner may discharge the assessment against his property by delivering to the District refunding bonds, accepted at par and accrued interest, in an amount sufficient to pay the assessed benefits against his property] plus interest thereon at the rate of six per centum (6,%) per annum from April 1, 1946, after allowing him credit for all payments made. SECTION 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. IMNO 8MUXXXXX PASSED: January 27, 19+7 APPROVED: ATTEST: yor ity Clerk