Show IMPROVEMENT BONDS SUBJECT OF OPINION Attorney General Breeden Also Advises Richfield Man of Duties of Office In an opinion contained I In hi a letter leller to Chil II J J. J Bates olt oily city attorney of Attorney General 31 M. A A. A Breeden says that in un entire elt city is bonded to secure district paving pa bonds thou though h tho the assessment for or such imProvements improvements im Jm- im- im luo must t bo be laid against tho ProPertY of or tho the district which is bene- bene mcd lIe He says S 'S that advising ln of city officials Is outside e his official duties t Tho The opinion follows 8 In part when the thet It It will be hc noticed that paving district t has hns Loon been created an and ordered Improved e and the tho Issue of ot bonds bends authorized the entire cU city is bonded to guarantee the th pU payment of such bonds But In making the special ape cia cial asse assessment for tor the payment 1 of such bOll bonds s only tho the property within sal said paving district Is subject to ta such assessment That Is to say soy the entire city issues the tue bond hut the thu entire costs of ot such paving must be bo borne by 11 the property Immediately immediately- be benefited There Thore Is no law authorizing a fl city to JOY lovy ovy a ta tax on tho the property In hi a paying pay pay- ing district until the tho Improvements for tor forthe forthe the payment of oC which such levy len Is Js rna nado c arc completed You are arc further a advised that a city can an not collect ct all the lie a assessment lev- lev led 1011 against aJl the properly In a n paving district In iii loss than thun ono one year from the time Unie the Improvement is completed Section 5 of chapter 10 1 Session Laws of or 1907 b bears rs upon this point This section must be construed together with s section cUon S Revised Statutes of 1893 A suit sull to recover this special tax should be brou brought ht against the property prop prop- arty erty and not a personal action If It th the property properly is sol sold for these special taxes it Is subject to be bo re redeemed eeme II ID Ip like e manner as other property sold for taxes etc V I 1 think I 1 have havo answered the thic questions questions questions ques ques- submitted but permit mo inc to sa say sayIn sayIn In closing that this Is 11 outside of oC In my duties The law does not make the attorney general g the official a advisor advisor ad ad- visor Isor of ot city officials B 1 |