The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-01
NOTICE

NOIlCe Is nGTGDY given C1AetJ Tic CITY
council of the city of Ocala, Marion
county, Florida, will apply to the leg
islatlfre of the state of Florida, at the
cial legislation to change and amend
the city charter of the said city as
follows:
That all taxes which are levied by
said city upon real and personal prop
erty shall be collected substantially
in the same manner provided by law
for the collection of state and county
taxes, or that may be hereafter pro-
vided, in so far as the same is appli-
cable; that the city council of said
city shall be the equalization board for
said city in such matters and that it
shall be empowered to provide by or
dinance for the hearing and adjusting
of all complaints in such matters, and
for the time of assessing and collect
ing such taxes, the opening and clos.
ing of the tax books, the duties of
the tax assessor In relation to the re-
turn and assessment of property, in
addition to the powers already con-
ferred in such matters upon said
council; that any property not taxed
for any year by reason of omission or
error, or that escaped the payment OF
the taxes for any year by reason of
such error or omission shall be taxed
the next ensuing year for both the
tax for the year in which such error
or omission occurred In addition to
the taxes for such ensuing year.
To empower said city to levy spe-
cial tax annually not to exceed one
mill on all property taxable by said
city, for the maintenance or assist
ance of hospitals, band concerts, and
rest rooms within the corporate limits
of said city, and to secure publicity
for said city.
To empower said city to furnish
electric current and power to all per-
sons either within or without the cor
porate limits of said city that the
city council of said city shall see fit;
to build, operate and maintain cleo.
trio trolley lines either within or with.
out the corporate limits of said city
for the transportation of passengers
md freight, apd to make such charges
| for such transportation as said coun.
Ill shall see fit, and to issue bonds in
accordance with law for such purpos
IS as in the case of other municipal
purposes.
To empower said city to make anC
inter into contracts with any of its
own officers until such a time as the
census of population of said city shall
how it to contain more than 10,00(
| inhabitants.
That there shall be a city clerk. {
| .ity treasurer and a city collector
! elected annually by the city council il
accordance with law, whose power,
md duties shall he such as shall b,
fixed by the city council of said city.
To empower sac city to issue in
dustrial bonds not to exceed $50, 600
20 encourage and assist In the estab
lishment of factories and enterprise
within the corporate limits of sal.
city, and to make such loans to tn
owners or parties interested In sucl
enterprises or factories as may be ap
proved bv a majority of the bond trus
ees of said city, provided the interes
harged on such loans is not to be les
han the interest paid on such bonds.
TO empower the said city to re
assess paving and sidewalk special as
iessments which may be void by rea
son of irregularities and errors; an
to empower the said city t
serve notice or unknown propert
owners or absent property owners b
publication in newspapers when sue
property owners may be required t
construct any street or sidewalk paw
ing on any property by said city.
That the members of the city coun
ell are to each receive the salary O
SIS per month, and that any mem
Der absenting himself from any reg
ular meeting of the city council sha
have the sum of $3.50 deducted froI
such salary, unless he had first Sc
cured the written consent of tn
president of the council to be absen
That only the duly qualified an
registered voters of the said city VIII
possess real or personal property sui
ject to taxation by said city to til
amount of $500 and who have paid til
taxes last due thereon shall be pei
mitted to vote in any election Gale
for the purpose of issuing bonds {
the said city.
That no franchise of any kim sha
be granted by the city of Ocala,
any person, firm or corporation, with
out the consent of a majority of tn
! registered voters of the city of Ocal;
voting at an election for that purpos
called and that any person, firm @
corporation desiring to secure an
such franchise shall deposit with tn
city clerk of the said city at sue
time as shall be fixed by the cit
council, a sufficient sum of money, tn
amount thereof to be fixed by the cit
council, sufficient to defray all the ez
penses of calling and holding such a
election.
City Council of the City of Ocalx.
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