The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-20
ORDINANCE NO. l72

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
CALLING, HOLDING AND THE MANNER OF
HOLDING, AN ELECTION IN AND FOR THE
CITY OF LAKELAND. FLORIDA. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF VOTING ON THE QUESTION
OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND ISSUING
FOR THE ELECTION OF THREE TRuS-
TEES TO SERVE AS A BOARD OF BOND
TRU USTEES FOR THE SAID PROPOSED
R0ND ISSUES SHOULD THE SAID VOTE BE
| IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICI-
rAL BONDS; AMENDING ORDINANCE NUM-
BER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE, THE
SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE CALLING, HOLDING AND THE
, MANNER OF HOLDING, AN ELECTION IN
! AND FOR THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLOR
IDA FOR THE PURPOSE Or VOTING ON
THE QUESTION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
= LAND ISSUING BONDS FOR MI NICIPAL
. PURPOSES AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELEGTlNG THREE TRUSTEES TO SERVE
! AS A BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES FOR THE
, SAID BOND ISSUES AND THE DlSBURSE-
MENT OF THE FUNDS FROM THE SALE
| OF THE SAID BONDS, IN A CERTAIN MAN
NER, SHOULD THE SAID VOTE BE IN
FAVOR OF THE ISSUANCE OF MUNICIPAL
! BONDS
| BE it ordained by the board Of commission
erS of the City of Lakeland
Section l. That ordinance number one hum
! dred and sixty nine be and the same is here
| by amended 10 read.
Section H. That an election is hereby
called in and for the city Of Lakeland in the
State of Florida, for the purpose Of voting
! for or against she issue Of bonds by the city
! Of Lakeland, in the amounts and for the pur-
poses hereinafter stated.
Fire Department
| Twenty thousand dollars 1870, ,OOO.00l for
| fire department Improvement and enlarge
ment-
Light and water distribution system, and
| light and water plant enlargement.
One hundred and thirty thousand dollars
| $3.50 900. O0l for the enlargement of the light
and water distribution system and the light
and water plant
Building and equipping Morrcll Memorial
hospital.
Fifteen thousand dollars ($l5.OOO.OOl fol
the building or altering and equippius Nor
rell Memorial hospital
Section ILL., Notice Of the said election
shall be given by the board Of commission
crS of the City Of Lakeland, for thirty days
next preceding the said election, by publish
ing the same in newspaper published in the
City Of Lakeland, according to law.
Section ". Only resident electors who arr
otherwise qualified TO vote, who own rca
estate within the city of Lakeland who hav'
paid taxes thereon Tor the year when III,
same shall have been last due, shall be en
titled to vote in the said election.
Section V. There shall be elected at thi'
election three trustees, who shall serve rs q
board Of public works or bond trustees; I,
have such character and capacity as the char
ter of the City of Lakeland provides in re
spect to the said bond issues proposed AM
otherwise.
Section VI The form of ballots 10 be uSeC
in the said election shall be 50 arranged tha
each voter can vote for or against each q
the proposed issues Of bonds, and for an!
three Of the candidates for the board Of bone
trustees.
Section VII Laws, charter provisions O
the City Of Lakeland and ordinances Of IN,
said city, are hereby ordained TO govern al
acts In relation 10 the said proposed election
Section VIII. The laws and ordinances o
the city OF Lakeland as they now are, shal
be deemed in force as the rules and sanction
Of the said election, and preScriptiye Of tn
manner Of certifying the same.
Section IN. That all ordinances or part
If ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing Ordi
nance numbered one hundred and seventy
two, was duly passed at an adjourned reEula
meeting Of the board Of commissioners Of III
City Of Lakeland, ON the tenth day ofAusuSt
a. D. 1914
q. VI EATON.
Mayor Of the City of Lakeland
Chairman Of the Board Of Commissioners.
Attest:
H. L. SWATTS, Clerk. sol