The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-02-17
Notice of Intention to Apply to
the Legislature of the State of
Florida for Special Charter.

| Notice is hereby given that the Towr
! Council OF Crescent City, Florida, will ap
| ply to the Legislature of the State of Flori
| da, at its next regular session in April, 1911
at Tallahassee, Fla, for a Special Charter
granting unto the said Town the privilege
of doing certain acts and things in addition
! to the power now enjoyed under the General
| statutes of the State of Florida, That is tC
say:
FIRST. That said corporation shall have
| perpetual succession. shall sue and be sued,
plead ana be empleaded, contract and be
| contracted with, and have a common seal
which may be changed by the Town Council
at pleasure
SECOND. That said corporation may own,
purchase, lease, receive, acquire and hold
both real and personal property, within
and without the territorial limits of said
corporation, ana Is hereby empowered to
sell, lease convey and otherwise dispose OF
the same which may belong to the said cor
poration to the same extent that an indi-
vidual might do.
THIRD. That the said Town of Crescent
city, Fla, shall have full power to levy its
own tax, not to exceed per cent on the as
seSscd valuation of the taxable property
within the corporate limits of said town,
ana make Its own assessment upon property
situated in said town, and for this purpose
to fix the valuation of said property by its
proper officers without regard to the Valua-
ton fixed thereon by the State and County
officers. and that said assessment shall not
exceed one-fifth of the value of said prop
erty, and that said Town of Crescent City
may prescribe by proper ordinance the time
for the Assessment and Collection of Taxes
Tor said municipality. And the Town Coun-
ell is hereby constituted a board of Equali-
zation.
FOURTH. That the Mayor and Town Coun-
ell are hereby authorized by ordinance to
regulate, provide for and require the OPEN
ing, widening, extending and improving of
streets, avenues and public places; the CON
structton and maintenance of sidewalks
and street pavements, the drainage and
hlling III OF low places, public or private,
ana may provide by ordinance for the pay
ment Of the cost thereof by general taxa
ton, or by special assessment not to exceed
- per cent OF the cost to abutting property
FIFTH. The Mayor and Town Council
shall have full power by ordinance to col
lect licenses or taxes on privileges, occupa-
tons and professions of all kinds in their
discretion; to license and regulate hacks,
drays, carriages, automobiles, wagons,
circuses' shows,parades, and other places of
amusements.
SIXTH. That the Mayor and Town Coun-
ell are authorized to issue bonds, whenever
1t is deemed advisable so to do, for the pur-
pose of constructing and maintaining sys-
tem OF water works, gas or other illumi-
mating works, for constructing and main
tanning a system of sewerage, or for OPEN
ing, widening or paving he streets and side
walks OF said town. Provided, that before
5 I'D bonds shall be issued, the Issuance OF
same shall be approved by an affirmative
vote OF two-thirds of the electors, who shall
be free holders of said town at the time of
voting at an election held for that pur-
pose, which election shall be regulated by
ordinance. Provided, that the bonded in
debtedness of said town for all purposes
shall not exceed 10 per cent of the assessed
value OF the property within the corporate
Units of said town.
LSEALl WE CAMPBELL,
Attest: President Board of Aide men,
PAULC. SMITH, Clerk, teb, II God
crescent City, Fla, Feb, IA, 1911.