The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-02-24
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, VIII APP
ply to the Legislature of the state OF Florl-
da, Mt its next regular session in April, Wi,
at Tallahassee, Fla, for n 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 10
say:
FIRsT That said corporation shall have
perpetual succession, shall sue and be sued,
plead and be empleaded, contract and be
contracted with and have common seal
which may be changed by the Iown 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, and 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 It's
own tax, not to exceed per cent on the as
sessed valuation of the taxable property
within the corporate limits of said town
and 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 Nalut
| ton fixed thereon by the state ana 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 IhNeS
| for said municipality. And the Town Couii'
| ell is hereby constituted board OF Equal
| zation. n - ,,.
FOURTH. That the Mayor and Town Coun'
| Gil are hereby authorized by ordinance tC
regulate, provide for and require the open
! ing, widening, extending ana lhlproNlhs u
streets, avenues and public places; the con.
struction and maintenance OF sidewalks
and street pavements, the drainage ano
filling in of low places, publlc or prlNhte
and may provide by ordinance lof tIe phS
ment of the cost thereof by general taxa
ton. or by special assessment not TO exceed
30 uer cent of the cost to abutt1ng property
FIFTH The Mayor and Town Couhci
| shall have full power by ordinance 10 COZ
| Iect licenses or taxes on privileges occupa
! lions and professions of all kinds IN theli
| discretion: to license and regulate hhcks
drays, carriages, automonlles' WaBolls
! circuses, shows ,parades, and oJher places o.
| amusements. , me-, ,,,,,,,
ell are authorized to issue bonds, whenever
| IL is deemed advisable so to do, for the pur'
nose of constructing ana MAINTAINING sN >
tenn of water works, gas or otheI liiui i,i
Mating works, for constructing and main
taining system of sewerage, or ior open
Ing widening or paving the slftets ana sIut
walks of said town, Provided, that belort
said bonds shall be issued, Ihe lsSuniiCJ " "
same shall be approved by an affirmative
vote of two-thrds of the electors, VINO Shal
he free holders of said town at the tlme
voting at an election held Tor tnat puI
pose, which election snail pe resuiatteSH ~, Do
ordinance Provided, that the bonded IN
debtedness of said town Tor all purpose
shall not exceed 10 per cent of the assessed
value of the property within the corporaV'
limits Of said town w b CAMPBELL,
Attest: President Board of Aldermen a.,
PAUL Q. SMITH, Clerk, 100, leb' H-oO'
Crescent city, Fla, Feb, II, 1911.