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.. .101;' b , . STATE OF TEXAS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS COUNTY OF HAYS THAT WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of San Marcos, in Hays County, Texas, deems it necessary and expedi- ent to contract with an attorney of this State having practice elsewhere than in said City, to enforce the collection of all del- inquent City taxes in return for a percentage of said taxes, penalty and interest actually collected and paid to the tax collect- or of said City; and THAT WHEREAS, after investigating the competency, exper- _Ic, ience and ability of Brooks Holman, attorney-at-law, whose address is 1003 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas, as to his fitness for such employ- ment and after duly considering the same, such Governing body is of the opinion that said attorney is a proper person representing himself to be licensed to practice law in this State and competent to take such steps as may be necessary to enforee the collection of such delinquent taxes by the preparation, filing and prosecuting to speedy conclusion all suits filed for the collection thereof; "-:" NOW, THEREFORE, this Contract made and entered into by and between said City of San Marcos municipal corporation of this State acting herein by and through its Governing Body and herein- after referred to as First Party, and the said, Brooks Holman of Austin, Texas, hereinafter referred to as Second Party, WITNESSETH: 1. First Party does hereby agree to employ and does hereby employ Second Party to enforce by suit or otherwise all collections of all delinquent taxes, as the same are shown to be delinquent upon the delinquent tax records of said City, including such personal property .1/ taxes or h;!liJgl"i?pt" t":aXQS' as the First Party and Second Party ~ t-'mutually deem collectable. i'>~ 2. First Party agrees to furnish Second Party with a complete list of the names and addresses of all delinquent taxpayers upon the effectill"e date of this contract and Second Party, hereby accepting such employment, agrees and obligates himself to communi- cate with each and every person, firm, association or corporation owing any of such delinquent taxes, with the purpose of collecting same. First Party further agrees that on or before July 1st of each year this agreement is in force, it will furnish to. Second Party detailed tax statements showing the amount of tax originally due for each year on each piece of property upon its delinquent rolls, and Second Party agrees to complete such tax statements by the calculations of penalty and interest as usually collected by First Party, and to notify the owner of each piece of property of the exact amount necessary to pay all delinquent taxes owing to First Party. In the event that such taxes, together with the penalty and interest accrued thereon shall not have been paid within the period of thirty (30) days following the date of mailing such state- ments and notices, as to each respective owner or owners of pro- perty involved, then Second Party shall prepare, file and institute, prior to the termination date of this Contract hereinafter. specified, a suit for the collection of said taxes, penalty and interest, which suit in each case shall include all past due taxes for all prior years on the tract or tracts of land involved; and where there are sev- eral lots in the same addition or subdivision delinquent, belonging to the same owner or same owners, then all such delinquent taxes, as