Section 984. Notice to non-residents in cities

1.  Any  person  or
  corporation, who or which owns or  has  an  interest  in  real  property
  liable  to  taxation in any city and is a non-resident thereof, may file
  with the city clerk of the city a notice stating (a) his name, residence
  and post-office address, or in case  of  a  corporation,  its  principal
  office, and (b) a description of the property sufficient to identify the
  same  and  requesting  that  statements  of taxes be mailed to him. Such
  notice shall be valid and continue in effect  until  cancelled  by  such
  person or corporation.
    2.  The  city  clerk shall, within five days after the delivery of the
  warrants  for  the  collection  of  any  tax  therein,  furnish  to  the
  collecting  officer,  a  transcript  of  all notices so filed. Each such
  collecting  officer,  within  five  days  after  the  receipt  of   such
  transcripts,  shall  mail  to  each  person  or  corporation filing such
  notice, at the post-office address stated therein, a  statement  of  the
  amount  of  taxes due on such property and the times and places at which
  the same may be paid.
    3. If the statement is not  furnished  as  herein  provided,  no  fee,
  penalty  or interest shall be charged for the collection of any tax with
  respect to which the statement was not sent, provided the  tax  is  paid
  before the collecting officer makes his return of unpaid taxes.
    4.  The  city  clerk  shall be entitled to receive a fee of one dollar
  from each person  or  corporation  filing  a  notice  pursuant  to  this
  section,  which  shall  be  payment  in  full  for all services rendered
  hereunder.