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<br />4. Second Party shall prepare all petitions, citations, notices by publication,
<br />personal service citations, notices by posting, judgments, notices of sale,
<br />orders of sale, schedules of property involved in suit, and any and all other
<br />instruments of writing and things necessary or required to be done for the
<br />collection of all delinquent taxes hereunder, except the names and addresses
<br />of deiinquent taxpayers and the detailed tax statement required to be furnished
<br />by First Party under Section 2 of this Contract.
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<br />5. It is further agreed and understood that Second Party shall furnish as
<br />needed and at his own expense, all stationary, legal blanks or forms, postage
<br />stamps, envelopes and printing, together with all legal work and labor necessary
<br />to complete this contract, including labor and expense incurred in procuring
<br />data and information, identity and location of necessary parties to suit and in
<br />procuring necessary legal description of the property involved; also, that
<br />Second Party shall payoff and discharge any and all bills and statements for
<br />any other expenses incurred in the prosecution of his performance under this
<br />Contract, it being hereby expressly understood and agreed that First Party shall
<br />not be responsible for payment of any such expense or costs or any part thereof.
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<br />6. First Party agrees to pay unto Second Party, as compensation for the services
<br />hereunder required of and performed by the latter, a sum of money equal to
<br />fifteen per centum (15%) of the amount collected and actually paid to the tax
<br />collector of said City, of delinquent taxes, penalty and interest, during the
<br />term and duration of this Contract, payments to be made monthly.
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<br />7. This Contract shall be in force from the day of execution hereof as the
<br />same appears in the last paragraph to the date of May 13, 1960, both dates
<br />inclusive, and at the expiration of said period this Contract shall terminate
<br />and be ended; provided that Second Party shall be allowed the additional period
<br />of six (6) months in which to prosecute to judgments in the trial court, suits
<br />by him filed prior to said date of termination of this Contract, May 13, 1960,
<br />and to handle to conclusion, within such six-month period immediately following
<br />the termination date aforesaid, all suits in which trial court judgments shall
<br />have been obtained by him prior to such termination date and which judgments
<br />shall have been appealed by either party thereto. First Party shall have the
<br />right to sooner terminate this Contract for cause, giving unto Second Party
<br />not less than thirty (30) days'written notice of such intention with a state-
<br />ment of the cause or reasons for such intention to terminate and giving Second
<br />Party a reasonable opportunity to explain or rectify same. In the event of
<br />such termination, Second Party shall be entitled to receive and retain all
<br />compensation on the basis allowed hereunder which shall thereby have become
<br />due up to the date of such termination.
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<br />8. It is further agreed and understood that this Contract is one for personal
<br />services of the Second Party and is not, and shall not be, transferable or
<br />assignable, transferred or assigned, without the written consent and approval
<br />of First Party being obtained. It is also agreed that Second Party shall be
<br />provided by First Party, in the offices of said City, space which will permit
<br />convenient access to the records of said city concerned with, and for, the
<br />purposes of carrying out this Contract.
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<br />9. The Governing Body and other officers of said City as First Party hereto
<br />shall 'cooperate with and render such. reasonable assistance to Second Party
<br />from time to time as the circumstances may require in the interest of accomplish-
<br />ing the intent and purpose of this contract, but short of and other than per-
<br />forming actual duties of Second Party as called for hereunder. Second Party, in
<br />prosecuting suits under this Contract, is hereby fully empowered and authorized
<br />to proceed in all things with such suits without the joinder of the City Attorney.
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<br />10. Current year taxes falling delinquent within the period of this contract
<br />shall become subject to its terms on the first day of delinquency.
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<br />11. In consideration of the premises, the terms and compensation in this Contract
<br />stated and provided, Second Party poes hereby accept said employment and in so
<br />doing undertakes the performance of his duties and obligations hereunder forth-
<br />with to prosecute the same diligently to completion as herein-above written.
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