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<br />METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT ACT 349
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<br />(f) Upon receipt by the auditor of each county wherein such district, or any
<br />part thereof, shall lie, of a certified copy of the controller's statement showing
<br />the tax rate to be applied to assessed property in each city, and showing'the
<br />cities, the assessed property in which is exempt therefrom, if any, it shall be
<br />the duty of the county officers to collect taxes for the benefit of the district at
<br />the rate specified 8S herein provided. The taxes so levied shall be computed
<br />and collected at the time and in the manner required by law for the computation
<br />and collection of taxes for county purposes, and the property subject to such
<br />tax shall be subject to the same penalties for delinquency, and the same pro-
<br />visions of law relating to the sale of property for nonpayment of county taxes
<br />and redemption thereof shall apply to the tax herein authorized. When so
<br />collected, such taxes shall be paid over to the treasurer of the district, subject
<br />to the deduction herein authorized.
<br />In consideration of services rendered hereunder, any county shall annually
<br />be entitled to deduct and withhold an amount not exceeding one per cent on the
<br />first twenty-five thousand dollars collected hereunder, and one-fourth of one
<br />per cent of any amount in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars collected
<br />hereunder. The board of supervisors of each such county may provide such
<br />extra help as in their judgment may be necessary for the proper performance
<br />of duties hereunder.
<br />(g) Whenever any real property situated in any district organized hereunder
<br />and upon which a tax shall have been levied, as herein provided, shall be sold
<br />for taxes and shall be redeemed, the money paid for such redemption, except
<br />advertising costs, shall be apportioned and paid in part to such district in the
<br />proportion which the tax due to such district shall bear to the total tax for
<br />which such pruperty shall have been sold. All taxes levied under the provisions
<br />of this act shall be a lien upon the property upon which levied, and the enforce-
<br />ment of the collection of such tax shall be had in the same manner and by the
<br />same means as is or shall be provided by law for the enforcement of liens for
<br />State and county taxes, and all of the provisions of law relating to the enforce-
<br />ment of such taxes are hereby made a part of this act so far as applicable.
<br />(h) Cities, the areas of which are included within metropolitan water districts
<br />incorporated hereunder, are hereby authorized to pay to such districts, out of
<br />funds derived from the sale of water or other funds not appropriated to some
<br />other use, such amounts as may be determined upon by the governing bodies,
<br />or other bodies, boards, commissioners or officers having control of such funds,
<br />thereof, respectively. Such payments may be made in avoidance of taxes as
<br />herein provided, or otherwise, and shall not be deemed gratuitous or in the nature
<br />of gifts, but shall be deemed payments for water or services in connection with
<br />the distribution of water. Any city making any such payment to any district
<br />incorporated hereunder, whether in avoidance of taxes or otherwise, shall receive
<br />credit therefor and the amount of the payment so made by any city shall be
<br />deducted from the amount of taxes which would otherwise be levied against
<br />p'Tope'Tty lying therein a.s herein pl'ov'ided. In the event that payment so made
<br />by any city shall exceed the amount of taxes which would otherwise have been
<br />levied against property within such city, the amount of such excess without
<br />interest shall be carried over and applied in reduction of taxes levied, or which
<br />would otherwise have been levied during the ensuing year or years. Any city, or
<br />body, board, commission or officer thereof having control of funds, which shall
<br />have incurred expenses (for which such funds have been, or will be, expended)
<br />in the investigation of or preliminary work upon any works or projects taken
<br />over by the district, may receive, and the district so taking over any such works
<br />or projects may make to such city, body, board, commission or officer thereof,
<br />reimbursement for all such sums so expended, or to be expended, for expenses
<br />incurred in such investigation of or preliminary work upon the works or projects
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