It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner, Marshal or any person duly appointed by the City Council at once thereafter to serve the notices upon the owner of the premises by personal service within five days, if he can be found; if not, then in like manner upon the occupant of the premises. If the premises are vacant or non-resident and no personal service upon either of such persons can be made, then the notice shall be served by posting of a duplicate copy of the notice by the officer in a conspicuous place upon the premises and causing the notice to be published in a weekly newspaper printed and circulating in the city. If the premises are owned by minors the service shall be made upon the guardian of the minors in like manner. If there is no guardian then upon the occupant of the premises. The Street Commissioner, Marshal or any person duly appointed by the City Council shall in all cases make a return on such duplicate copy under oath showing the time, place and manner of service, which return shall be filed in the office of the Clerk. Such return shall state the manner of service and where the service is not upon the owner personally, the reason why substituted service has been made. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to secure an affidavit of publication in all cases where service has been made by publication as herein specified and file the same in his office within one week from the date of publication.
('77 Code, § 17.207) (Ord. 19, eff. 7-15-05)