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<br /> 107 <br /> CONTRACT FOR THE COLLECTION OF <br /> DELINQUENT TAXES <br /> THE STATE OF TEXAS <br /> COUNTY OF HAYS <br /> THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into by and between the CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br /> TEXAS, acting herein by and through its governing body, hereinafter called First Party, and C. <br /> W. ROBIN PEARCY and HEARD, GOGGAN &. BLAIR, Attorneys at Law, hereinafter collectively <br /> referred to as Second Party. <br /> 1. <br /> First Party agrees to employ and does hereby employ Second Party to enforce by suit <br /> or otherwise the collection of all delinquent taxes, penalty and interest owing to First Party. <br /> All taxes which become delinquent during the term of this contract shall become subject <br /> the terms of this contract on July 1st of the year in which the same shall become delinquent <br /> if there are no prior years of delinquency or on February 1st of the sam e year if there are <br /> prior years of delinquency still due under the same tax account. Delinquent tax accounts for <br /> which no prior years are delinquent may be turned over by First Party to Second Party for <br /> collection earlier than July 1, by mutual agreement between the parties. The term "delinquent <br /> taxes" means all taxes turned over to the Second Party by the First Party and shall constitute <br /> all delinquent taxes, except those delinquent taxes that are collected by or on behalf of the <br /> First Party before such taxes are turned over to the Second Party for collection. <br /> II. <br /> First Party agrees to periodically furnish tax statements to Second Party on all delinquent <br /> accounts within the taxing jurisdiction, or to periodically provide to Second Party all of the <br /> information regarding delinquent taxes in computer readable form and in a format adaptable to <br /> the use of Second Party in performing the services hereinafter agreed to be performed by <br /> Second Party relating to the preparation and distribution of tax statements. <br /> III. <br /> Second Party hereby agrees to communicate with each and every person, firm, association <br /> or corporation owing any of such taxes, with a view of collecting same; and shall, before filing <br /> mits for the recovery of delinquent taxes for any year or years prepare delinquent tax statements <br /> ,subject to the provisions of Paragraph TI), and shall mail a tax notice to the owner or owners <br /> of said property at their last known address, covering all delinquent taxes shown to be due on <br /> the tax rolls of First Party. This tax notice shall state the year or years delinquent, the amount <br />