§ 15-6-604 — Creation; assessment; contents; notice, hearing and objections; final resolution

(a) The governing body shall estimate the cost of erecting
and furnishing the posts and on or before the first Monday in
November of each year adopt a resolution levying and assessing
all of the property embraced within the district with the entire
cost of installing the lighting system. Each lot or parcel of
land in the district shall be assessed for that part of the
whole cost of the installation which its linear feet bordering
the street, avenue or alley, bear to the total number of lineal
feet abutting the streets, avenues or alleys included within the
special district, and levying and assessing against any street
or other railway upon a street or avenue or portion thereof
included in the lighting district not to exceed one-sixth (1/6)
of the total cost of installing the lighting system, as
determined by the governing body. The resolution shall contain
a list describing each lot or parcel of land, any street or
other railway with the name of the owner thereof, if known, the
linear number of feet fronting or abutting upon the street or
avenue to be lighted or otherwise assessable and the amount
levied thereon. The resolution shall be signed by the mayor and
city clerk and kept on file in the clerk's office.
(b) A notice signed by the city clerk stating that the
resolution levying the assessment to defray the cost of
installing the lighting system is on file in his office, subject
to inspection for a period of five (5) days, shall be published
at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the
city or town, and written notice thereof shall be served upon
the owner or owners or agents of the abutting property. The
notice shall state the time and place at which the governing
body will hear objections to the final adoption of the
resolution. The hearing shall not be less than five (5) days
after publication of the notice.
(c) At the time fixed, the governing body shall meet and
hear all objections, and for that purpose may adjourn from day
to day and may modify the resolution in whole or in part. A
copy of the resolution as finally adopted and certified by the
clerk must be delivered within two (2) days after its passage to
the city treasurer. The treasurer, within five (5) days after
the receipt thereof, by written notice, mailed or otherwise
delivered, shall notify each owner of the property assessed of
the amount of assessment, the purpose for which the levy is
made, the tax against each lot or parcel of land and the date it
becomes delinquent.