Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-05
vFVDNENTS TO
The CITY CHARTER
..,,itv Of Florida Is Now il
49, Limits Of Gainesville.
.rcsEsr NOW SIX PER CENT

,,a,olI Given Authority to FIX
Y S.,Irum price Of Gas and Electric
',.1,,-Aet Took Effect May ~
ml
!, allowing are the amendments
\. ~ gainesville charter as enacted
4 I Ne last legislature;
!, Act amending Sections l, 2 :
mofn Act entitled an Act extend
.,.od charging the territorial limits
a he powers of the City of Gaines
n a municipal corporation organic
and existing in Alachua county,
r.,i5a. and providing for the exer-
4. Of those powers. the same being
n,v,er 54s7, Laws of florida, Acts
4 1905,
Be It enacted by the Legislature OF
4, state of Florida:
section THAT Section l of the
hove act be and the same is hereby
rsnded to read as follows:
section 1.-The territorial limits
"a boundaries of the municipality
r,ting in Alachua county under the
une Of the City of Gainesville, are
,geby changed and extended and en-
hrsed so as to embrace within the
lgritorial limits and municipal juris-
dction Of said City of Gainesville all
4 the territory described as follows:
Commence at the northeast corner Of
Section 4, Township 10, south, Range
q east; run thence north SO chains,
ance 100 chains to west line of Sec
Ion %, Township 9, south, Range 20,
ast; thence south 60 chains to north
vest corner of Section 5, Township
n south, Range 20, east; thence west
y chains, thence south SO chains,
hence east so chains to southwest
onsr Of Section 8, Township 10,
ruth, Range 20, east; thence south 40
Aains thence east 100 chains;
nence north 100 chains to beginning"
Section 2-That Section 2 of the
lbove Act be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 2-The Mayor and City
Council Of the City Of Gainesville, in
hsir corporate capacity, are hereby
authorized to issue, from time to time,
ohds Of said city to such amounts
and Of such denominations, bearing
ha exceeding FIVE per cent interest
H annum, becoming due at such
unes and upon such conditions as
nay by ordinance, be determined,
he proceeds from the sales OF which
londs at not less than par value, shall
o used for such municipal purposes
= may be provided by ordinance, and
~ The payment Of which bonds, and
ns interest thereon, the entire tax.
a0le property Of said city and the pub
y utilities owned by the city may
: pledged; provided that before the
i''ae OF said bonds shall be made, the
ISSUANCE OF the bonds there proposed
Y 0e issued shall be provided for by
-O'nance' setting forth the denomina-
uOls Of such bonds, the rate Of inter
~ Tie time, place and conditions
.len said bonds, and the interest
-sfeon, shah become due and payable.
~ ne purposes for which the propos.
Z issue Of bonds Is to be used, and sub.
s'ehuy approved by a majority Of
II votes cast at a special election
LOT that purpose. at a time and
manner to be prescribed by ordi-
80 BY the qualified electors of
- city who pay a tax upon real or
.-'onal property. or approved at a
|. 4 a city election BY majority
,ae votes cast By the electors
= ,-''nea to vote at such city election
p4y a tax upon real or personal
Z. .r'ys''y. The Mayor and City Coun-
I 1e authorized TO make IN and by
ordnance providing for the S.
- o. such bonds. or BY subse-
-, passed ordinances such pro-
! !. Tor the control and direction
4. expenditure OF bond-moneys,
: 'oI the control and management
I. Noiic utilities acquired b.
\. 0V not Inconsistent with
=. 'o'isions Of this act as
~ Deemed By them advisable.
~ Mayor and City Council shan levy
I, collect annually. such special
!. Z 'ae taxable property within
soipor1ts MnIts az IA ,.iss =.