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V. It is further agreed and understood that Second Party shall furnish, at Second Party's own expense, all stationery, legal blanks or forms, stamps, envelopes and printing, together with all labor necessary to complete said contract and Second Party shall payoff and discharge any and all bills for other expenses incurred in the prosecution of said work, and it is hereby understood and agreed that said First Party shall not be responsible for the payment of such expense or any part thereof. However, expenses incurred in citing the defendant(s) by publication will be o'lid by First Party to the newspaper making such publication as soon as practicable after receipt of the publisher's claim for payment, pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 33.48, Texas Property Tax Code. Provided further that no costs shall be incurred for publications without prior approval of First Party's governing body. VI. First Party contracts, binds and promises to pay to Second Party as compensation the services hereunder a required fifteen percent (15%) of the amount collected of all delinquent taxes, penalty and interest subject to this contract actually collected and paid to the First Party during the term of this contract, which Second Party is instrumental in collecting, including collection of taxes on property not appearing on the assessment rolls nor shown delinquent, but which would have been so shown had it been properly assessed, discovered by said Second Party as and when collected, following the end of each month within the period of this contract. Second Party shall not receive or collect any taxes, penalty or interest under this contract, but the same shall be paid to First Party, and the compensation due Second Party under this contract shall be paid directly to Second Party by the First Party at the end of each month, or as soon thereafter as the Tax Assessor-Collector shall have made up his report showing collection made for such month. VU. Second Party is to call to the attention of the appropriate officials any errors, double assessments or other discrepancies coming under Second Party's observation during the progress of the work, and is to intervene on behalf of First Party in all suits for taxes hereafter filed by any taxing unit on property located within its corporate limits. VllI. Second Party agrees to file suit on and reduce to judgment and sale the vacant and uninhabited property located within the taxing jurisdiction on which delinquent taxes remain due, provided First Party will furnish the necessary data and information as to the name, identity, and address of the necessary parties, and legal description of the property to be sold. Second Party agrees to sue for recovery of the costs as court costs as provided by Article 7345b, Section 6, Revised Civil Statues of Texas.