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for three successive weeks before retura day iu at least one news- 

 paper published iu the city, with description of lot, amount assessed 

 thereon, and for what purpose. Owner may defend, if he appears, 

 but if tliere is no appearance, judj^ment may be entered and land 

 sold, with like effect as if real owner had been named as defendant 



and personally served with writ. 



Act May 23, 1889, article XV, section 24, (P. L., page 325). 



36. City can purchase lands offered for sale for non-payment of tax 



or claim. Amount bid not to exceed amount necessary to secure 



claims, or amounts due city, together with costs of sale. 

 Act May 23, 1889, article XV, section 25, (P. L., page 325). 



37. In cities of third class where school district comprises the 



same territory as the cit}^ school and school building tax to be levied 



on assessment made for city purposes. 



Act May 25, 1897, section 1, (P. L., page 85). 



38. City clerk, or person authorized by council, to make for use 



of school board, a copy of completed assessment, and certify the 



same to the board. 



Act May 25, 1897, section 2, (P. L., page 85). 



39. Councils in cities of third class to levy, in addition to other 



taxes, a sinking fund tax of not less than one-fourtli of a mill or 



greater than three mills upon the assessed value of taxable property 



in the city, to pay interest and redeem principal of funded debt. 



Bonds purchased to be stamped, to show that they were purchased 



for sinking fund, and interest on bonds to be collected, and used like 



other taxes collected for sinking fund. 



Act May 23, 1889, article XVIII, section 2, (P. L., page 331).* 



40. At or before the time of issuing a loan authorized to be issued, 

 cities of third class to provide for collection of an annual tax suffi- 

 cient to pay interest and redeem loan within thirty ye;us. 



Act May 23, 1889, article XVIIT, section 2, (P. L., page 331). 



41. Any municipality increasing its indebtedness, shall, before is- 

 suing any obligations therefor, assess and levy an annual tax, to 

 commence the first year after such increase, to be equal to, and 

 sufficient for and applied exclusively to the payment of the interest 

 and the principal of the debt within a period not exceeding thirty 



♦Altered by acts April 18, 1895, (P. L., page 37), and May 11, 1897, ;^05/. See 

 also provisions of act May 23, 1889, article XIII-XVII, (P. L., pages 312-330). 

 as to municipal assessments, not herein specifically stated. 



