The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-03-24
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Notice of Intention to Apply to
the Legislature of the State of
Florida for Special Charter.

Notice is hereby given that the TowI
| Council of Crescent City, Florida, will an.
| ply to the Legislature of the state of Flori.
da, at its next regular session in April, 1911
at Tallahassee, Fla, for Special Charter
granting unto the said Town the privilege
| of doing certain acts and things in addition
| to the power now enjoyed under the Genera
statutes of the State of Florida, That is tC
| 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 II common seal
which may be changed by the Town Council
| at pleasure.
| SECOND. That said corporation NAV own
| purchase, lease, receive, ACQUIRE and hold
| both real and personal property, within
| ana without the territorial limits of said
corporation, ana is hereby uncovered tC
| sell, lease, convey and otherwise dispose oil
| the same which may belong to the said cor.
| poration TO the same extent that an indl.
vdual might do
THIRD. That the said Town of Crescent
| CITY, Fla, shall have full power to lew Its
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 It's own assessment unon nronerty
| situated in said town, and forthis plrnoSe
| TO In the valuation of said property nv its
| proper officers without regard to the yalun.
tloh hXed thereon by the state and County
officers. and that said assessment shall moi
exceed one-tifth OF the value of said nron-
erty, and that said Town of Crescent civ
may prescribe by proper ordinance the time
Tor the Assessment and Collection of Taxes
for said municipality. And the Town Conn
ell Is hereby constituted board of EuuaIi-
cation. -
FOURTH. That the Mayor and Town Coun-
ell are Hereby authorized by ordinance to
reg ulale' provide Tor and require the OPEN
ing, widening, extending and improving of
Streets avenues and public places; the con-
stfuctton ana maintenance of sidewalks
anu street paYements, the drainage and
nlli mn IN OF low places, public or private,
ana may provide by ordinance for the pay.
ment OF the cost thereof by general TAXA
tlon, or by special assessment not to exceed
oV per cent OF the cost to abutting property.
FIFTH. The Mayor and Town Council
Shali nave lull power by ordinance TO col
iect licenses or taxes on privileges, oeeupa-
tlons and professions of all kinds in their
discretion; to license and regulate hacks.
dFaSs' carriages, automobiles wagons
ClIcuses' Separates, and other places of
amuSements. -
SIXTH. That the Mayor and Town Conn
cll aFe authorized to issue bonds, whenever
" Is ueelheu advisable so to do, for the pur-
Gose OF constructing and maintaining n sys-
'em OF water works, gas or other flIumf-
hhtlnS works, for constructing and main
tuinlhg a system of sewerage, or for open-
~ II Mllehlhg or paving the streets and sides
Walks OF SAID town. Provided, that before
sald bonds shall be issued, the Issuance of
saule Shall De approved by an affirmative
Note OF two-thirds of the electors, who shall
De lree holders of said town at the time of
voting at an election held for that nur-
pose, which election shall be regulated nv
9 '3rInce Provided, that the bonded IN
uebtedness of said town for all puTposes
shnIl not exceed 10 per cent of the assessed
S Enlqe OF the property within the corporate
limits of said town. wv
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Attest: Presldent Rad " 800 = ~,
PAUL G, SMITH, Clerk, feb ny ~ laod
crescent City, Fla, Feb, IA, 1911.