The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-03
Notice of Intention to Apply to
the Legislature of the State OF
Florida for Special Charter.

Notice is hereby given that the Town
Council of Crescent City, Florida, will APP
ply to the Legislature of the state OF Flori-
dn, at its next regular session in April, WI
ut Tallahassee, Fla, for Special tharlvr,
granting unto the said Town the privilege
of doing certain acts and things ~ addition
to the power now enjoyed under the Genefil
Statutes of the State of Florida, That Is 10
say:
FIRST That said corporation shall have
perpetual succession, shall sue ana he sued,
plead and be empIeadcd, contract and De-
contracted with, and have common sea-
which may be changed by the ! OWL CoullSil
SECoND. That said corporation may own,
purchase, lease, receive, acquire ana hoiu
both real and personal property, WITHIN
and without the territorial limits of said
corporation, and is hereby empowered 10
sell, lease, convey and otherwise dispose OF
the same which may belong to the SAID cor
DOratiOn to the same extent tnuJ IN lllul-
THIRD. That the said Town of Crescent
city, Fla, shall have full power TO levy us
own tax not to exceed = per cent on the as
sessed valuation of the taxable properly
within the corporate limits of said town,
and make its own assessment upon properly
situated in said town, and for TINS purpos"
to fix the valuation of said property by us
proper officers without regard to the Nalua.
ton fixed thereon by the state ana county
officers. and that said assessment snail not
exceed one-tifth of the value OF SAID prop
Wal
may prescribe by proper ordinance the time
for the Assessment and Collection of Taxes
for said municipality. And the IoWn Coun-
ell is hereby constituted board OF Equali
cation.
FouRTH. That the Mayor and Town Coun-
ell ARE hereby authorized by ordinance 10
regulate provide for and require the open
ing, widening, extending ana improving Oh
streets, avenues and public places; the con-
structiun and maintenance OF Sidewalks
and street pavements, the drainage ana
filling ian of low places, pubic or private,
and may provide by ordinance Tor the pay
ment of the cost thereof by general taxa
ton, or by special assessment not 10 exceed
80 per cent of the cost to ahutting property,
FIFTH. The Mayor and Town Couhcil
shall have full power by ordinance 10 COL
lect licenses or taxes on privileges occupa-
tions and professions of all kinds in thelT
discretion; to license and regulate hackS
drays, carriages, automobiles wagons
circuses, shows, parades, and other places OF
anu sementS.
SkxTH. That the Mayor and Town COun'
| Gil are authorized to issue bonds, whenever
| IL is deemed advisable so to do, for the pur'
nose of constructing and maintaining SN $
| lem of water works, gas or other illumi
Mating works, for constructing ana main
/ tanning u system of sewerage, or Tor open
| ing, widening or paving the streets ana size
walks of said town Provided, That beiOf'
| said bonds shall be issued, the issuance o
| same shall be approved by an affirmative
! vote of twO-thiTds OF the electors, VINO shai
| be free holders of said town at the time q
| voting at an election held for that pur
| pose, which election shall be regulated h.
| ordinance Provided, that the bonded In
debtedness of said town for all purpose
| shall not exceed 10 per cent of the assessed
| value OF the property within the corporal
i Isii, ''''''' W. b. CAMPBELL,
Attest: President Board OF Aldermen.
| PAUL G. SMITH, clerk, feb. lI-Il
Crescent city, Fla, Feb "A, 1911.