Gerrick v. Gorsuch

Section 6 of the ordinance involved in this case specifies that each charge levied pursuant to the ordinance “is hereby made a lien upon the premises charged therewith” and that such charge if “not paid within 90 days * * * shall be * * * collected as other municipal taxes are.”

There are many provisions of that ordinance which clearly indicate that no charge is to be made against any land which is not connected with the sewage system of Delta. There are no provisions therein indicating that any charge should be made against land not so connected.

Although the defendant’s answer specifically…