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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON Q
THIS CONTRACT, is made and entered into by and between the City of Georgetown
Texas, acting herein by and through its governing body, hereinafter styled First
Party, and Emzy Cooper, hereinafter styled Second Party.
I.
First Party agrees to emply and does hereby employ Second Party to collect all
delinquuent taxes, penalty and interest owing to First Party during the term of
this contract.
II.
Second party agrees to furnish stationery and postage for Bending out itemized
statements and hollow up notices, together with the clerical force necessary for
the computation and sending out thereof, and legal services for tax suits, and tax sales
if necessary, with the provision that at the request of local officials a local
attorney mau be employed if desired by tge local authorities, if satisfactory terms
can be arranged between said attorney and Second Party.
III.
Second Party agrees to order Title Reports from an abstract company for tax suits,
giving legal description of deiliquent property, record owner, lien holder, judgements
and probate records, in order that the proper information may be secured for tas
suits, the initial cost to be defrayed by Second Party, This cost is usually con-
strued as a court cost at the termination of the tax suit, and if so construed,
Second Party may be so reimbursed.
IV.
First Party agrees to pay Second Party as compensation for the services
required hereunder fifteen per cent (15%) of the amount collected of all delinquent
taxes, penalty and interest covered by this contrabt, actually collected and paid
to the collector of taxes during the terms of this contract, as and when collected,
provided current taxes falling delinquent within the period of this contract shall
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become subject to its terms on the first dpy of June after becoming delinquent.
V.
This contract is drawn to cover a period of two (2) years beginning October
159 1965 and ending October 15, 19679 providing however that attorneys hereto fore
provided for shall have an additional six months to reducet3udgement alll suits
filed prior to the date last mentioned. In consideration of the terms and oompen-
sation herein stated, Second Party hereby accepts employment and undertakes the per-
formanoe of said contract as aobve written.
This contract is ezeouted�on behalf of First Party by the presiding officer of
its governing body who is authorized to execute this instrument by order heretofore
passed and duly recorded in its minutes.
WITNESS, the signatures of all parties hereto in original and duplicate
this the 13th day of September, 1965 .
(_s) Rawleigh S. Elliott, Mayor
First Party
ts) Emzy Cooper
Second Party