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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ 1) rc5J\\f <br />~~u li <br /> <br />CONTRACT FOR THE COLLECTION OF <br />DELINQUENT TAXES <br /> <br />THE STATE OF TEXAS <br /> <br />COUNTY OF HARRIS <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />THIS CONTRACT is made between the CITY OF LA PORTE a political subdivision of <br />the State of Texas, acting by and through its CITY COUNCIL, hereinafter called Taxing Authority, <br />and PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT, L.L.P., Attorneys at Law, <br />Houston, Texas, or their duly authorized representatives, hereinafter called the Firm. <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />Taxing Authority agrees to employ and does hereby employ the Firm to enforce by suit or <br />otherwise, the collection of all delinquent taxes, penalty and interest, owing to the Taxing Authority <br />which the Taxing Authority's Tax Collector refers to the Firm, provided current years taxes <br />becoming delinquent within the period of this contract shall become subject to its terms upon the <br />following conditions: <br /> <br />A. Taxes that become delinquent during the term of this Contract that are not <br />delinquent for any prior year become subject to the terms of this Contract <br />on the 1st day of July, of the year in which they become delinquent; and <br /> <br />B. Taxes that become delinquent during the term of this Contract on property <br />that is delinquent for prior years shall become subject to its term on the <br />ftrst day of delinquency when such property under litigation or comes <br />under litigation or is referred to the Firm for collection by the Taxing <br />Authority's Tax Collector. <br /> <br />C. Taxing Authority reserves the right to make the final decision as to <br />whether or not to enforce by suit any delinquent tax account turned over <br />to the Firm for collection. <br /> <br />n. <br /> <br />The Firm is to call to the attention of the collector or officials any errors, double <br />assessments or other discrepancies coming under their observance during the progress of the work <br />and is to intervene on behalf of the Taxing Authority in all suits for taxes hereafter filed by any <br />taxing unit on property located within its taxing jurisdiction. <br /> <br />m. <br /> <br />The Firm agrees to make progress reports to the Taxing Authority on request, and advise <br />the Taxing Authority of all cases where investigation reveals taxpayers to be financially unable to <br />pay their delinquent taxes. <br />