Special Assessments for Royalty on Patented Article.
Milwaukee City Charter § 7-29
in effect7-29. Special Assessments for Royalty on Patented Article.
Whenever the said commissioner of public works shall have let, or shall hereafter let any contract or any work chargeable to lots or land in the city, to be done with the use of any patent or patented article, in pursuance of s. 7-28, and have omitted or shall omit at the time of making the assessment for the work against property chargeable therewith, to make any assessment or issue a "separate certificate" against the property for the sum or royalty chargeable for the use of such patent or patented article, in pursuance of s. 7-28, the commissioner of public works shall have power, and it shall be his or her duty to make such assessment for the sum or royalty chargeable for the use of the patent or patented article, as soon as may be thereafter, and to include the same in a separate certificate for such special assessment for the use of the the city; and such assessment and certificate shall be as binding, and have the same effect when so subsequently made, as if the same had been made at the same time as the assessment for the contract price of doing such work. An assessment or charge under this section may be settled and paid as provided in s. 19-15-1. (S. 24, Subch. 5, Ch. 184, L. 1874. 7-29 am. File #121802, July 23, 2013; eff. Oct. 9, 2013.)
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/CH7.pdf#page=10Fetched: 10/26/2026