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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1937-03-08-0900AM-Regular354 l~e,~ M~TII~6 OF C0~S~IONERS C0~RT' March 8, 1937. Be it remembered that there wes begun and belden the Regular Meeting o~ Commissio~rs ~ourt at the Court House ~n Mareh,-a.~h, 19~?, County ~udge.~. M. Ferguson presidin~ ~nd' ~oll~ing commissioners present, R. P. Todd Com. Pratt ~1, Wm. Conrad, Com. ·red A. Wehrm~n, Com. ~eot ~, R. ~t ~erson Oo~. ~an~ ~4. ' .. Court ~et ~ Regular session ~utes of las~ meet~g ~a~ and app~ved aa ~,i-, Motion made by ~ed A. Weh~n ~ seconded by R. p. Todd to approve the aeoo~ of R. B. Grant, es Justice of ~e ~eece ~d the eceo~ be all. ed, mo'tion ca.led. '"~on made by ~ed & Wehr~n A seconded by Win. Conrad ~o epp~ve ~e O~ Ha~Xo offfXoe a~ the aooo~t all. ed. Mellon Motion ~de by R. ~t ~tteraon & se~nded by Fred A. Wehrmsn to ~y Clerk to hire ~k J. Vitopil os Deputy County Clerk ~or ~e ,pRrpose'o~ keepin~ check on Bra~s County Finances ~d oheok~ upon t~ bi~s and on all tM ~eoints, ' ~asol~ a~ oil put.asea a~dCo~ty shed. a~d all county offfioers re~s, ~inanolal ~porta off Bra~a Cowry each month. ~ot~on carried ~an~ously Fetich ~de by ~. Pat ~ttL'rson and seconded b7 Fred ~. We~n to S~00.00 ~m General Fund to Library F~d as per bud6et,motion carried , ~otion ~de by ~. ~t ~tterson ~d seconded by Fred A. Wehrmen,that W~the oou~ re~use to accept the ref~din6 plan off ~e B~wn ~ro~r Comply on ~e City off Belt~ bonds. Eotion carried. . ~otion made by Fred A. Weh~ ~d ae~nded by R. Pat ~tterson ~at ~1 Bills be pa~ as per 0.K. ~t~on oa~ed. , ~';~tion ~de by ~. ~t Pat~ers~ ~d seconded by Fred A. Weh~n to allot ~2500.00 to the four ~eo~nota, 1, 2, 3 a~ 4, ~otion carried. '' Fetich made by R. ~t ~tteraon ~ se~nded by F~d A. Weh~an to Recess ~arch 15th, 1939 Motion ca.ted. CALI.~ SE~SZON March 9~h, 1937. .. ~.¥ Court met in called session for the purpose-of canvassing the Ballots of the '~'Sohool Dist ~2~ Bond Election, and after checking the tally list we the court' f~nd' 1~ votes for the Bond Issue and · 4~ against th~ Bond issue. . Motion made by Fred A. Wehrman and saconded by Wm. Conrad to adjourn 'motion oarrXed. f Nurse - Salary County 187.50 ~. Nurse - Travel 150.00 150.00 3. Conting~t 8?.50 12.30 " ~1~.5o Signed J. M. Ferguscn, Signed Geo. W. Cox- for County for State . ,- County Judge of Brazes Co March 15, 1937. ',- ';' Court met in a recess session with all m~nbers present, minutes of l~st meeting ~ ' ~ead and approved. .. · , Motion made by ~. P. Todd amd seconded by ii. P~t Patterson to go into discussion with ~. Pritohard & Abbott, Tax Collection agency, et F~t Worth, Texas. Represented by Mr. ' Pritcha rd, Motion carried. ' Motion made by R. Pat Patterson and seconded by ~. p. Todd to accept the proposal'. of Mr. Prichard es for collection of delinquent t~xes ~ 12~- % of Taxes collected, to be , ~ paid out of the penalty and Int. motion carried. (~ee nex~ a fo C . t y'~ aver nd ~ Motion mede by Fred A. ~ehrman and seconded by Wm. Conrad ~o ello~ R. B. Grant Justice of the Peace Preot ~ 4, and D. D. Jolly Constable Preot ~4 on Exofficio salary of $~5.00 per month each motion carried Motion made by Fred A. ~ehrman and seconded by R. Pat Patterson to aoopt Budget by the Health Board for the nex~c 3 months, April May & June Motion carried '/ Allotments ~ months State Other Agencies $375.00 187.50 Chsmber of 75.00 Approved by the Commissioners Court 3/15/37. '~ Motion'm~de by Fred A. Wehrmen snd second by ". P. Todd' to Accept tim Depo'sit~ry Pled8~? oontraot o~ the First ~ational BenM or B~-sn, Taxes. Motion oarried. i ' '~- Motion mede by i~. Pat Patterson and seconded by Fred A. Wehrman ~o adjourn'~- oarrie~'i''''f · , .., '/:, ,...' ,..1~.,_~. ..~. ~., L'9'.. ': March 19th, 1937. .. .et in a c,ned mesti rot p ose or e point e Year 1937; and they were as followa=, Clty. H~ltth:0ffficer., Dr. R. H. Hsrrlson Coumty.Healt~ Officer - Dr. R. M. Searoy tTes. Medi~al."A~soelaticm Dr. Cline " # Dr. Black '' ~ , C.M. Bethany Mrs. W. S. Howell Rederation W.C. John H. Jones Rotary Club R.M. Sherwood '~:'~;Lions Club Roland Dansby Chamber Commerce Ministry Co. Supt Schools5 Legion Auxiliary Press Red Cross Hospitalization P.T.A.Travis P.T.A.Bowie J. H. Conwey Rev. J. B. 61eissner' A[r. W. E. Neal~y Mrs. Jack T. Johnson Mrs. Lee J. Rountree ~ Mrs. A.J. Buchanan Daniel Russell ..M~s. J.C.Goldsmith Mrs. Ed Bluestlne P.T.A. College Consolidated Mrs. G.E.Mad~ley Reliance School Miss Essie Sheeley Independence . ~-rs. Mary Morgan Kurten . Mrs. ~ill Henderson .Tabor ~ " Mrs. Earl Presnal · ~dge Mrs. Pa~ Moore ' Millican Mrs. C.B.McGregor AllenFarm L~a. ~. H. McD~da2d College Station , RTe ~i~ Schools ~r ltdated ,, I Mrs. R. G. Neeley ,.. Mrs. D. B. Marburger Mrs. Joe Regmund Mrs. Ida Fridel " Mrs. Cora,l~llo~k' ,' S. M,Br~ H. o. W~ ~" .... J. H. Sike: 356 .. ~otion made by A~. Pat Patterson and seconded by R. p. Todd to allow the a~wing · room $50.00 per month for the next three months. ~'.otion' carried ~otton made by ii. Pat Patterson and seconded by R. p. Todd to ell,o~ the County ~udge to do the repair necessary at the Court House motion carried. ~otion made by ~. Pat Patterson end seconded by ¥~m. Conrad to' adjourn motion carried ATTEST ' County Clerk. County Judge - (See Court Order on page 355) Pendl~ the outcome' of litigation wherein the constitutionel~y o'~ ~e ~=tanS~ble laws of Te~s, aa applies to oil pipe line ccmpani~ Is bein~ tested ~d re~rd~a~ ~loh ~ate ~x Boa~ ~s been ~de apa~y thereto, ~t is hereby expressly understooa a~ a~ee~' that the Intangible taxes of all oil pipe line companies of Texas are not aubJe~t to the of this contract, and no oo~lssion will be paid heralder for the collection of sa~. C0~Y ~ ~ZOS l) ~, he,refers, to-wit: on the 5 day of ~roh, A.D. 1937, a ' contract for the collection of delinquent taxes due B~s Cowry and the State of Texas entered into by aaa between ~he Co~issioners, Court of B~zos Cowry, Texas, and the ~ Texas, ~rties of t~ First ~rt, and E. S. ~itoha~, of Fo~ Worth, Texas, Party of the' ~eooa4 ~rt, and ~8, It ~s t~ desl~ of all parties hereto that a specific P~vision ooverl~ de- linquent intangible taxes ~ oil pipe lines be added to ~e provisions of sa~d contract order t~t ~re ~y be no mls~derstand~ with reference t~reto. NOW, ~F0~, i~ la agreed by and baleen Brazes Cowry, ac~inS h;re~ by a~ its 6uly autho~zea Co~tssioners, ~urt, a~ E. S. ~ito~rd, Fort Worth, Tar~at Cowry, .Tex~s, parties to ~he delinquent tax coat~ot aforesaid, t~t the above P~Vision shall be laserte~ In and become a pa~ of the oont~ot heretofore entered into on the 5 day of ~reh, A.D. 1937. Witness our ~nds in triplicate, ~ls ~ day of Ap~l, 1937. B~Z08 C0~, ~S ~rty of the First ~ ~ E. M. Ferguson R. P. Todd ' Cowry ~udge - , Wm. COned, Co~ssioner, Preot ~Zo.1 Co~issioner, Precinct Mo. ; F~d A. Wehr~n R. ~t Patterson ' Co~ssioner, Pratt No. 3. Co~lssioner, P~oinct No. 4 ~ ~AT~ 0F ~ 0F B~S ~ ~0W A~ ~ BY T~ P~S~TS: Tha~ whereas, The Co~ssi~ers,. Co~t of .Brazes-County, Texas, after m~minat[on of the Delinquent ~x ~eco~s of sai~ Cowry deem It a~viaable and to t~ best lnterest~of sa~ Cowry t~t the taxes sho~ delinquent t~reon be colleotea, a~ the said Co~lssioners, Court desires to secu~ ~e enforced coi- leotion of said ael~qu~t taxes, together with ~oh penalties and inte~st as havoacc~ed t~reon to da~e, and, , ~ X, W. 9. Allen, the duly elected, qualified, and acting Cowry Atto~ey of Brazes County, Texas, do n~ have adequate tt~ to devote to the enforced collection of said delinquent taxes, ~less adequate additional hel~ should be furnished ,to ~ office for that pu~ose , due to the fact ~hat other duties of ~ office co~e all time available, ~,. ,l~r~grsph Subject Matte~ , ~..1 .' Not[ce to County Attorney 2 .... Contrast Daen~d l~ecessary- law ~ffereno~ ~ ~, , ~u[table ~ar~y, ~o orificial Co~ection ~ ~ty Off~oe 357 , ,NOW T~EP~EF0 .RE I, ~. R. Allen, County Attorney of Brazes County, Texas, ea afore- · ,,:. said, do by these presents ~ive ~nd for~o ~ right ~o represent t~ Cowry .,. , 5tats in the e~oroed collection o$ s~id dellnquen~ taxes, penalties, and Integer. ~TI~ ~ ~nd this 15th day of ~rch, A.D. 1937. ._: ,., ~'-" ' ', W.H. Allen, Cowry Atto~ey B~zoe .Co~ty. C0~ FOR ~ COL~CTION 0F D~~ T ~.. B~zos Co~y i.,~.~.I -'- Nature of Service and Taxes covered II f Call Attention to Errors Communicate, ~il Notices, File Suit Furnish Abstracts I~here Necessary Assist County Attorney in Prepar~tion for S21t Furnish at Own Expense Compensation contingent on 0olleotion, Not to Exceed Penalty , and ~nterest ' 4 ' Time for which contract is Drawn Bond Second Party to ~ake Report Percentage Paid or Placed in Escrow Fund by Collector 6 File with Tax Collector Copies of Communications, Notto~a, eta _~. ? Contract not Transferable, Commissioners Court to Furnlsh .Space County 0fflolala to Cooperate with Second Party ? Note% All contracts for the collection of delinquent State end County Taxes should be unlform in make-up and should be executed in triplicate, or quadruplioat® "1~ fourth copy is deslred. The Comptroller's Department keeps a mlmogrephed supply .of the form of contract prepared u~der the direction of the Attorney 0snare1 end the. Comptroller and counties deslring to enter into such contract are requeste~ to secure end use this form. CONTI~ACT FOR THE.~ COLLECTION OF DELINQUE17~ TAX~S . COUNTY OF BRAZO~ ! KNOW ALL M~ BY T/ESE PR~$~NTS~ ' '-.' : ,~ (2) h~vin~ received from h~ a writ%eh statem~t declining ,the req~st of this 'CSurt to f~le d~linquent tax suits, for reasons there~n stated, and waivi~ his .' right to the ~0 day period and consentin~ to the Cou~,s ~terin6 ~to a :' ~,, w~th ~thers for the collection of delinquent taxes w~thout aws~t~n~ t~ 50 day ; and · reco~ thereof having been ~de ~n the ~nutee of sa[~ Court; and ~S, the Co~issioners,s Co~t of Brazes Co~y, Texss, Jolned by the ,-.~'ll~r of ~blic Accounts of t~ State of Te~s, deem ~t necessary sn~ exped'~ent ~ont~aot with, s~me competent person to enforce the collection of all delinquent ~'.nd County taxes for. e per cent of said taxes, penalties and l~tareat ao{ually collected and p~ld ~o the collector of taxes, aa provided ~n Chapter 21, A~ts'of the Thl~ session of the Thlrty-~16ht Legislature, Article ?335, Revised Civil $latutee, 1925] Ohapte~ 8, ~ots Fourth Called Session of the FortyTf~rat Legislature, Article ?SSS&, Ve~non'e Ann. Clvo'St.; and Chapter ~29, Acts of the Forty-second Legislature, Article ?~6a, Bernon's Ann~' St., and · i~EER~-AS, after caking an lnvestig§tion into the competency, experience and ability of R. So l~itohard whose post offlioe address ia Ft. ~orth Texas, es to his fitness for said work and after oonaiderin~ the s~me, are of the opinion that ha is a proper party t~ take such steps as amy be necessary to enforce or assist In the enforcement of the collection of such delinquent taxes by the preparation, filing and puahin~ to n speedy conclusion all su~ta for the collection thereof] and that he has no official connection with any sounty off~ within said county, and that he Is not related within the second desree by aff~ttJry or Withl~ the ttLird degree of consan~uinity to any member of the Co~miasionern, Court,' the tax col- . lector, or county or district attorney, now holding office in said county. NOW, T~REFORE, THIS CONT2ACT made and entered into by and between the County ~f Brazes Texas~ a body politic and corporate, acting herein by and through its Commisslonern~ Court, Joined by the Comptroller of Public Aaoounta of the State of Texas, hereinafter styled First Par~y, and E. So Pritahard of the County of Tarrant State of Texas, hereinafte~ styled Second Party= WIT~SSETH First Party agrees to employ and does hereby employ Second Party to enforce by suit or otherwise, and to aid and assist the local officers in the enforcement of the collection of ell delinquent State and county sdvalorem taxes, penalty end interest, and ail delinquent taxes, penalty and interest (except taxes of independent school districts and incorporated cities and towns) due any and ell POlitical subdivisions or defined districts of said county and State which the county tax collector receives and receipts flor, under the Provisions of Articles ?~54 and 7257, R.S. 19~5, end shown to be delinquent upon the delinquent tax records of said county f~om 1919 to the date of the termination cfi this contract as fixed in Section VIII hereofl, (including such personal property or insolvent taxes as the Commissioners, Court and Second Party mutually deem collectible; provided our~en~ years taxes falling dec linquent within the period of this contract shall become subject to its terms on the let day of September, followin8 date of delinquency (~uly Second Party is to call to the attention cfi the county tax collector or other sn~ errors, double assessments, or other discrepancies coming under his obserwation during the progeess of the work, end all charges on the tax rolls that nhow flrom 1919 to the date of the termination of this contract to be delinquent, which ere caused through error, oonfl$ol double renditions, illegal assessments, eros A cancellation oe~tifioste shall be prppared on forms furnished by the Stat~ Comptroller of Public Accounts, Austin, Texas, showinE how such errors came about and which shall be ~uflfiolently full and complete as to Justify the Commissioners, Court in orderinS a cancellation certificate issued and that will meet with the approval of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Austin, ~exas. 'Second Party hereby agrees and obligates h[maelfl to co~unioate with each and every person, firm, association or co,potation owing any of said taxes with the view.of collecting name and shall, before filling suits for the recovery of delinquent taxes for any year or prepare and mail delinquent tax notices to the owner or owners off said property at their last known address covering all delinquent taxes sho~n to be duo on the tax rolls of said "'' , county, as provided for in Article 7324, Revised C~vil Statutes, 19~5, as amended by :-Chapter 117, psge 196, Aots of tho Forty-second Legislaturo, Regular Session, In · the event the taxes, together with penalty and interest are not paid within thirty '(30) days from the date 01' such statements and notices are mailed, then Second party shall prepare, file and ~nstitute, as soon as practical thereafter, a sjit for the oullectlon 'of said taxes, penalty and interest, which 8ui.t shall include all past duo taxos for " 'all provied~ years on such react or tracts, and where there are several lots in same addition or subdivision delinquent, belonging to the same o~er or owners ell said de- linquent lot8 shall be made the subject of a single suit, and whioh suit shall be pro-~ secured with dispatoh to final Judgment and sale unless said taxes are sooner collected. Second Party, where it is necessary to prepare and file suits, for the enforced ' collection of delinquent taxes on real property, shall make and furnish an abstract of the property which shall show the amount of delinquent taxes duo against each and every ~' traot, lot or parcel of land, and shall show the number of acres so delinquent and a ' .- correot dosociptlon of' the property, the year delinquent, how it was charged upon tho " tax rolls, the correct name of ovmer or owners of the property at tho time it beoame do- · llnquent, the person from whom and the date that he or they derived title to said pro- perty, and the volume and page of publio records that his or their deed or other title evidence is of record, and the date that each subsequent chage of ownership oocureed down t~ the present ownership; it shall furthor show the name of any and all outstanding · [le~ holders and leasehold interests of record, and all other information neces'sary for the proper preparation and filing of suit or s~its for the colleotion of the de- · ~, linquent taxes. Second P~rty shall prepare or aid and assiot the county or district attorney in pre- '~aring all petitions, citations, notice8 by publication, personal service citation~ notices by posting, Judgments, notices of sale, orders of sale and any end ell other things neoassary or required to bo' done for the collection of all dolinquent taxes, and shall render all necessary and proper assistance to each of th~ other officers to the en~ that all taxes, assessed or unknown end unrondered now delinquent, or that may become %-' 'delinquent during the life of this oontract and be so reported on Comptr, oller,8 Forms provided therefor, may be collected, and when collections are not mede, to assist in "reducing sams to final Judgment and sale. it being further agreed and understood fahat Second Party shell furnish'at his ow13 ' expense, ell etetionel~; legal blanks or regina, stamps,' envelope end printing, t'ogethe~ ' ' with ~ll labor necessary to complete,said contract; end that Second Party shall pay off end diechar~e any and all bills for, and other expensee incurred ~n the prosecution of eeid work, end it ie hereby understood and' agreed that said First' P~rty shell not be res- ';ponsible for' the payment of such expense or any, part thereof. ' , : .,~ , ;" ~ First 'P~rty 'agrees ~o pay to Second ~arty as compensation for the servt'oes re qui'red hereunder 1~ per. cent (not-to exceed fifteen {15) per cent} of the amount'col-"' · ""'le'cted of 'all delinquent taxes, penalty and iht'crest of the years covered hereby, aotul'~ · ally 6'allOtted and paid %$' the collgotor of taxes during the term of 'this contract, of whl¢ 360 . ' " ' , 'i- . · _ . ': ..... --.-: , ,- ,. ,:'. .... --':, : -- -.: : '. - i ' -:, ~-:'i' :i-~ :.-::-- I Second Party is instrumental in collecting as evidenced by copies of,communications, ' tax notices or abstract ~lled with the t~x ooll$otor prior to the payment of such tax, . including collection of taxes on property no~ appearin~ on the assessment rolls dis- ,. · °"~d ~y ssid s.,ond ~y, eo and ~e,~oeoneoted, ~onowi,,g th. end or ee,h ,--ntUy report within t~e period of this contract, accordingly es the collector makes up his _ amount of penalty and lnte est, or an amount equal to such penalty and interest of all delinquent taxes collected under ~he terms of this contract (Chapter ,~89,Sso 2, Regular Session, Forty-second Legislature, having reference to the regular S% penalty and 6%_ : interest). The per cant of compensation here referred to shall bo contingent upon the , .collection of such taxes as by act of the legislature are required to be collected. Should any remission of penalty and interest on taxes appearing on the delinquent records be made by legislative enactment effective during the period of this contract, the same · shall not be collected nor commission allowed thereon. , This,contract shall be in force from April lZth, 1937, to Dec ~lst, 1958, both, ,. ' 'date. inclusive, (not to extend beyond December al of the year followin~ the date of . :' this oontreet) and at the expiration ct said period, this contract shall terminate, except, the contractor shall be allowed six months in which to prosecute to final Judg- 'merit suits filed prior to Dec .~lst, 19aS, terminating date of this contract., provided, . ,the Commias{oners' Court and the State Comptroller sY. all have the right to sooner ter- ~ ' minnie this'contract for cause by giving thirty (~0, days' written notice of such inten- . rich, with a statement of thc cause or reason for such termination, after giving Second ' party a reasonable opportunity of sxplainin~ or rectifying the same. In case of such termination, Second-Party shall be entitled to receive and retain all compensation due up to the date of said termination. ~ ;~ Before any commissions are paid out under tbs terms of this contract, Second Party shell furnish a good and sufficient bond, payable zo l:be county Judge and to his sue- · '"e°re in offi... ,,, t~ .,,,, of nv, Thousand Donsre ~not to be ~,o.. tZ, en t~O00 accor-' ,.dingly aa the Commissioners' Court deems Just and proper) to be executed by a solvent - safety company, or if executed by private parties, the bond shall be signed by at least three good and sufficient safeties owning unincumbered real estate subject to execution, : of value equal to the amount of bond and conditioned upon the specific performance of the terms hereof, including the making of reports of collections ou~ of which he is anti- ' tled to commission, and further conditioned that ha shall fo~hwith pay over to the tax collector any money or commissions paid him by mistake or ~hrough error to which le is . not entitled under the terms of this contract. Said bond shall be approved in open '" - Commissioners' 'Court, signed by the County Judge, filed and recorded in the County , ' .' Clark's office and a certified copy of same furnished the State Comptroller. x. ', . At the end of each month, or aa soon ~hereafter as .~he tax collector shall have -. , , - made up his report showing the collections made for such month, said Second Party ' having access t.o said report shall be comparison of the same with his own files or record ' ' of service, copies of which he has filed with the tax collector, make up in triplicate ~. a report of collections out of which he is entitled to commission under the terms of this ,, contract. The report of Second Party shall be made on form furnished by the Comptroller. : ~', , , ' _, ,~,; ,-'; .; ,' t · , ,, : ' :}..' :':' ':',, :... :]:t shell show each year and the taxes collected therefor on e separate line, end :,., ,~.. to the tax collector, one to be ettaohe~ to and ,ant with the collector's monthly report', ,".- ~ ,. retained by the said Second :Pertyo · ' '" ,' :~!' " ~ach month, after having received copies of the contractor's report ee provided for · .: ',, ,?' in the preceding section, and checked the list of taxes shown therein with his owe . ~.,, ~,. repor~ end with copies of communications filed with him, es provided for in ', '-" ' 5f this contract, and after having verified the ooereot2ese of comm~esions claimed, the t., , ,c county tax collector ia hereby authorized, ordered and directed to deduct the above spec' v,'~.'.'.'. °iliad per cent of said taxes, penalty end interest, or au~h amount es can ha allowed '-, , ~. trader the penalty and ~t~rest restriction, to which Second ~rty Is en~itled, and ,.~.,, ""~'. ,'f'-,', ~e same ~o h~, ~less othe~lse here~ directed and ~o t~e his receipt vlded, ~hat ~he tax eolleo~o, befor~ complying w[~h the pmvtslons of this s~ot~on shel~ "'.'~" ( first sa~ls~ himself t~t the bond required ~der the provis~ons of Section IX of this "J'~',- oongr~ot ha~ been ~pproved and placed on r~oord h ~ off[o~ of ~he' co~y-ol~rk. '~'.' ~ssions wi~eld be placed ~n an escrow ~d, another section settin~ fo~h the method t,':'J :';' ' ' . ?",' ~ pa~n~ ~o the contraotin~ pa~y ~hould be added ~o and inserted in ~is ':_.' ood~n$ the last p~go prepared for tho s[~,turos of the contacting part,es. . ,,., ~, ~ I~ o~do~ ghs~ gho ~x collector my bo ~blo to verify and agt~s~ tho oor~otness of .... J .. ,.;~ ' p~or ~o time of pay~nt copies of such co.un,cations, tax notices or abet.acts which '- ,' ' - s~ll be prese~ed by ~ tax collector in such m~er as will ~ke them easily accessible ,'.' . ';;._ : for purpose of verification, or for use in tax sul~s, in eases where Oho flltn$ of suits . . beoome~ ~eoessary to collect t~e ~axes. - ~ .,,k ., -- it is fu~her ~derstood and ag~ed t~t this oontmot is for personal services and ,-i'-... _- la not transferable or assignable without ~he written consent and appeal ~f First ~rty. ~,- ~ It is also agreed ~hat ~e Co~lssioners' Cou~ of said co~ty ~all fu~ish suitable space In or near ~he courthouse as co~en~en~ to ~he records of said cowry as ,,., ,,~ . , , ,~ It shall be the duty off the Co~[ss~oners' Co~t a~d of all other officials of said '?,:~_ .. °°unty to cooperate with and render su~ reaso~ble assistance ~o said Second ~y '/',~ the oir~umstanoes ~y require, sa~d assis~anoe, however, Is not ~o include ~he actual per'-  ", ' romance of the ~rk herein designated to be perfomed ~y 8eaond ~y; and , . ~ ~, . . duty of the oo~ty attorney or of the distract atto~ey (where there is no county '" ~o actively assis~ Second ~rty, In the filing and puohin~ ~ a speedy conclusion all ,'-, ',E,--., · s~i~s for the collection of delinquent ~axes,, it is hereby provided t~t where ' -. ~'~ , .... Or district atto~ey (where ~here Is no oo~y atto~ey) shall ~ll or reffuse to file ' ' , "-:.-.. .... . , J .~' ~' ' " and prosecute such suits in g~d fa~h, the atto~ey pro~eouting s6its ~der this eon- ' I , '";:',}'* ~ot'is hereby f~ly empowered and authorized ,~o proceed with ~ suits wtthou~ ~e>.'.· '"~'q'['~' ~ade~ and-assts~anoe of auld oo~y or d[str~t a~to~ney, , , In eonaideratl~n o~ 'the tatum and aompenaatZon herein stated, the 9eoond Party,., hereby eoeepte said employment and undertakes the perfformanoe of ~eid oont~aet aa above written.. ~n~h A,D, 19~7.~ Brazes Co~y, Texas , ~ ~. M. Fer~son, Catty ~udse R. P. Todd, , Co~lssione~ ~eoino~ No. ~ Fred A. Weh~n ,., Co~$ssioner Preoino~ Ea. 3 R. ~t ~atterson, ' Co~[ssioner, Preo~ct No. 4 -~ ~, , ~.,At a ~lled mee~n8 off the '5~se~oners' Court o~ Brazes Catty on th~s the 8th ' of Apr&l 1937, ~ was ordere~ by ~ Co~t on ~on of Fred A. Weh~n,ee~naed ,by. ~d ~ the f~s eolleeted durra8 ~mroh and sines the las~ ell~ent be a~otted fo~ Preelnots l~' fou~ equal parts of $10,000.00 Eaoh,~otloncear~ea. ~, . , ~ot~on ~de ~ a~Jou~ motion earthed.