Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-06
lNENDMENTS TO
THE CITY CHARTER
.r.iv,rsity of Florida Is Now in
citv Limits Of Gainesville.
INTEREST NOW SIX PER CENT

Naxin1un1sPrice OF SeS Gnu -
rlosts-Act Took Effect May ~
1907
m following are the amendments
The Gainesville charter as enacted
n the last Legislatures
An Act amending Sections /, 2, A.
nof an Act entitled an Act extend
ng and charging the territorial limits
mi the powers of the City of Gaines
rtlIe a municipal corporation organic
y and existing in Alachua county,
florida and providing for the exer-
else Of those powers, the same being
Chapter 5497, Laws of florida, Acts
of 1905.
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of
The state of Florida:
Section THAT Section ] of the
above act be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 1.-The territorial limits
and boundaries Of the municipality
existing in Alachua county under the
name Of the City of Gainesville. are
hereby changed and extended and en-
arged so as to embrace within the
territorial limits and municipal juris-
dletion of said City of Gainesville all
Of the territory described as follows:
Commence at the northeast corner of
Section 4, Township 10, south, Range
20 east; run thence north 60 chains,
thence 100 chains to west line of Sec:
ton 49, Township 9, south, Range 20,
east; thence south 60 chains to north
west corner of Section 5, Township
10, south, Range 20, east; thence west
50 chains, thence south so chains,
thence east so chains to southwest
corner Of Section 5, Township 10,
south, Range 20, east; thence south 40
chains, thence east 100 chains;
thence north 100 chains to beginning"
Section 2-That Section 2 of the
above 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 |
their corporate capacity, are hereby |
authorized to issue, from time to time, |
bonds of said city to such amounts |
and OF such denominations, bearing
bot exceeding FIVE per cent interest
per annum, becoming due at such
lines and upon such conditions as
nay by ordinance, be determined, !
ne proceeds from the sales OF which
'onds at not less than par value, shall
'e used for such municipal purposes
IS may be provided by ordinance, and |
or the payment Of which bonds, and
ne interest thereon, the entire tax
Die property Of said city and the pub
&c utilities owned by the city may
e pledged; provided that before the
'sue OF said bonds shall be made, the
'suance Of the bonds there proposed
, DC issued shall be provided for by
lO'hanee' setting forth the denomina.
OnS Of such bonds, the rate Of inter.
~ the time, place and conditions
ueh said bonds, and the interest
ltleon' shall become due and payable,
~ 'he purposes for which the propos.
issue OF bonds is to be used, and sub
'Quently approved by a majority of
= votes cast at a special election
~ lor that purpose, at a time and
manner to be prescribed by ordi.
nee' by the qualified electors OF
70 city who pay a tax upon real or
a'onai property. or approved at a
neIai city election BY majority
.ae votes cast by the electors
1'ined to vote at such city election
- pay tax upon real or personal {
OpeF'y The Mayor and City coun-
are authorized to make in and by {
ordinance providing for the Is
lhee Of such bonds. or by subse- I
snuy passed ordinance such pro 1
''ohs Tor the control and direction I
NE expenditure OF bond.moneys.
= TOT the control and management I
public utilities acquired BY {
CITY not inconsistent with {
provisions Of this act as ,
Y ee deemed BY them advisable. /,
{ Mayor and City Council shan levy 7
collect annually. such special &
q the taxable property within q
eorporate limits Of said city as I
Y = necessary 20 pay the interest I
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