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ORDINANCE NO. 11,210
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15 -19 OF THE LITTLE
ROCK CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR CHARGES FOR
THE CUTTING OF WEEDS, REMOVAL OF GA�ZBAGE, RUBBISH
AND OTHER UNSIGHTLY AND UNSANITARY ARTICLES; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. Section 15 -19 of the Little Rock Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 15 -19. Same -- Failure to remove; lien of city;
enforcement.
"If the owner of any lot or other real property within
the City of Little Rock shall neglect or refuse to remove,
abate, or eliminate any such condition or conditions as
are provided for under Section 15 -18 hereof, after having
been given twenty (20) days' notice in writing to do so,
then the Department of Sanitation is authorized to do
whatever may be necessary to correct said condition and
to charge the cost thereof to the owner or owners of
said lot or other real property; and the City shall have
a lien against such property for said cost.
"In fixing the cost of removing or alleviating the
conditions above mentioned and doing the work mentioned
in this Section, the Department of Sanitation shall keep
a careful record of the cost to the City of doing said
work, which shall include the number of men employed on
said ,fob, the wages paid said men, the length of time
required to do the work, wear, tear and depreciation on
equipment, and any materials or supplies used, all of
which shall be considered the base cost, plus a charge of
twenty per cent (20 %) of said base cost for each lot,
tract, plot or parcel of land involved to cover administra-
tive, clerical, office and supervisory expenses, all of
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which, collectively, shall be considered the total cost.
In no event shall any single lot, tract, plot or parcel
of land be assessed a charge of less than Five and No /100
Dollars ($5.00). Said total amount shall then be reported
to the City Collector, who shall keep a record thereof and
shall take appropriate steps to record same in the Office
of the Circuit Clerk and Recorder for Pulaski County., Ark -
ansas, to establish and give notice that the City of Little
Rock claims a lien against the property involved for the
expenses incurred in connection with correcting the impro-
per conditions found thereon. When the total cost, as set
out above, including any charges that may be made by the
Circuit Clerk and Recorder for recording said instrument
and entering satisfaction thereof of record, shall have
been paid, the City Collector is hereby authorized to,
and shall forthwith, satisfy and release said lien in the
name of the City of Little hock."
SECTION 2. 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.
PASSED: September 5, 1961
A'lYrEST � � �I �ee.lev� APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayo