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CONffiACT FOE TEE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES 'l'llE STA,$. OF TEXAS I COOOY OF HAYS THIS CONTRACT ia made and entered into by and between the CITY OF SAN MARCOS acting herein by and through ita governing body, hereinafter atyled First Party, and Ross Terry, Littlefield Building, Auatin, Texaa, hereinafter styled Second Party. I 1. First party agrees to elllJ1loy and does hereby employ Second :Party to enforce by suit or otherwise the collection of all delinquent taxes, penalty and interest owing to First Party, provided current year taxes falling delinquent within the period of this contract shall become subject to its terms on the first day of delinquency, with the exception that where no taxes are delinquent for any prior year, the current year's taxes shall not become subject to this contract if paid prlor to the 1st day of March follow- II. ing their delinquency. Second Party is to call to the attention of the collector or other officials ~ errors, double assessment or other discrepancies coming under his observation d,uring 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. III. I, First Party agrees to pa~ to Second Party as compensation for the services required hereunder fifteen (15) per cent of the amount collected of all delin- quent taxes, penalty and interest of the years covered by this contract, actuaJ.ly collected and paid to the collector of taxes during the term of this contract, as and when collected. All cOlllJ1ensation above provided for shall become the property of Second :Party at the time payment of the taxes, penalty and interest is made to the collector. The collector shall pay over said funds lIlOnthly by Clleck . IV. TlUs contract is drawn to cover a period of two years, beginning August 8, 1966 and ending August 9, 1968 provided however that Second Party s~all have an additional six months to reducf' to judgment all suits filed prior to the date last mentioned. In consideration of the terms and compensation herein stated, Second Party hereby accepts said em- pl.oyment and undertakes the performance of said contract as above written. This contract is executed on behalf of First :Party by the presiding o~icer of its governing body who is authorized to execute this instrument by order here- tofore passed and duly recorded in its minutes. WITNESS the signatures of all parties hereto in duplicate originals this the.; ~day of' August ,,..D. l:7~} Hays County, Texas. I THE CITY OF sAN MARCOS First Party ~~ -rs;//",'" ~ J ayor /,-", ,------. /' / / i~, A-.~ - /~;s Terry, S~~ p j~ 10