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~ .-e THE STATE OF TEXAS S S COUNTY OF HARRIS S CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES This contract is made and entered into by and between the City of La Porte, Texas, acting herein by and through its governing body, hereinafter styled "City" and Dexter D. Joyner, duly licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas, as an Attorney at Law, hereinafter styled "Attorney." WIT N E SSE T H: I. City hereby agrees to employ and does hereby employ Attorney to enforce by suit or other appropriate legal remedies, the collection of all delinquent taxes, penalty and interest owing to City. Current year taxes of all taxpayers falling_delinquent within the period of this contract shall become subject to its terms on the first day of July of each year. II. . City and Attorney hereby agree that prior to the filing of any suits for collection of delinquent taxes, both parties are to review the delinquent tax roll .for any errors, double assessments or other discrepancies on said roll, the current Assessor-Collector to represent the City in such reviewing procedure. Attorney is to intervene on behalf of the City in a~l suits for taxes, hereafter filed by any taxing unit on property located within its jurisdictional limits. III. City hereby agrees to furnish the amount of delinquent taxes to Attorney on all property within the taxing jurisdiction of City, along with a copy of City's delinquent tax roll. City hereby agrees to furnish forms for delinquent tax statements and compute penalty and interest on said statements before such statements are mailed to delinquent property owners. Attorney hereby agrees that each year, as soon as it is practicable after July 1, to notify the tax office of City of the dates to have statements prepared to enable Attorney to file suits, said notice to ba a minimum of thirty (30) days.