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piping, paving, re-paving, curbing or le-curbing c^idewalks, grading, 

 macadamizing or paving any public street, lane, alley or part thereof, 

 or for assessments for damages or benefits and contributions im 

 posed for the opening or vacation thereof, or changing of water 

 courses, and all other matters that may be the subject of claim regis- 

 tered in pursuance of this act, and the laws and ordinances of any city 

 of the third class, in the court of common pleas of the proper county, 

 or before any magistrate having jurisdiction, of the amount, by 

 action at law to recover a general judgment against the owners of 

 property on which assessments were made, or proceedings may be 

 had by scire facias similar to proceedings in the case of mechanics' 

 claims; and claims so registered to be prima facie evidence of the 

 amount thereof, and of the same being due and owing, and of all 

 matters therein set forth; and judgment to be entered by default 

 thereon, unless defendants file afiidavits of defence where plaintiff 

 has filed a copy of his cause of action, and judgment and process 

 thereon to be with like efi'ect as in other cases. Cop3' of claim need 

 not be filed when reference is made to number and term and page 

 on which claims are registered in the praecipe instituting the suit. 

 Where real estate subject to lien has been conveyed and deed re- 

 corded after registry of tax, the then owner to be included in the 

 I)rocess, and if any owner is omitted he may be brought in by rule 

 of court, or alias scire facias to show cause why he should not be 

 made a party to the suit; and on proof of service thereof, judgment 

 may be entered for default of appearance or afiidavit of defence. 

 Act May 23, 1889, article XV, section 22, (P. L., page 323). 



34. A sale of property on a writ of levari facias issued on judg- 

 ment obtained on lien, to be deemed a proceeding in rem., and to vest 

 a good title in purchaser, whether real owner be named or not. 

 Owners of property sold, not f)ersonally served with scire facias^ 

 may redeem same within one year from date of sale, by payment of 

 purchase money, taxes and moneys expended on improvements of 

 property, and ten per cent, added thereto; and persons entitled to 

 redeem may petition court from which process issued, setting forth 

 facts and readiness to pay redemption mone^^, and court to grant 

 rule to show cause why property shall not be re-conveyed to peti- 

 tioner, to be served as directed by court; and if petitioner prove facts 

 necessary to entitle him to redeem, court to make rule absolute and 

 enforce it by attachment. 



Act May 23, 1889, article XV, section 23, (P. L., page 324). 



35. When owner of a lot is unknown, claim to be filed against land 

 assessed and ''unknown owner," and indexed accordingly. Scire 

 facias may issue thereon, and to be published by sheriff once a week 



