The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08
NOTICE

NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the city
council of the city of Ocala, Marion
county, Florida, will apply to the leg
islature of the state of Florida, at the /
next session thereof for local or spe-
cial legislation to change and amend I
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 appn-
cable: that the city council of said
CITY shall be- the equalization board for
said city in such matters and that 1t
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
and freight, and to make such charges
; for such transportation as said coun-
! ell shall see fit, and to issue bonds In
accordance with law for such purpos-
es as in the case of other municipal
: purposes.
2 To empower said city to make anC
enter into contracts with any of it:
own officers until such time as thu
census of population of said city shall
show it to contain more than 10,00l
inhabitants.
That there shall be a city clerk, /;
city treasurer and a city collecto
s elected annually by the city council il
:, accordance with law, whose power
4 and duties shall be such as shall b
fixed by the city council of said city.
To empower said city to issue in
e dustrial bonds not to exceed $50, 00C
to 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
7. owners or parties interested in sue
d enterprises or factories as may be ap
Il proved bv a majority of the bond trus
tees of said city, provided the interes
charged on such loans is not to be les
n than the interest paid on such bonds.
e To empower the said city TO re
% assess paving and sidewalk special as
sessments which may be void by rec
le son of irregularities and errors; an
1t to empower the said city I
le serve notice on unknown propert
owners or absent property owners b
publication In newspapers when sue
property owners may be required
a construct any street or sidewalk pa
j. ing on any property by said city.
- That the members of the city couI
Gil are to each receive the salary
" SIS per month, and that any men
TO Der absenting himself from any ref
ular meeting of the city council sha
have the sum of $3.50 deducted fro
such salary, unless he had first s.
he cured the written consent of II
90 president of the council to be absen
IN That only the duly qualified al
"A registered voters of the said city wi
- possess real or personal property su
n, iect to taxation by said city 10 Il
lg amount of $500 and who have paid Il
n taxes last due thereon shall be pc
"A mitted to vote In any election Gale
for the purpose of issuing bonds
n the said city.
That no franchise of any kind shs
lis be granted by the city of Ocala,
:; any person, firm or corporation, wit
out the consent of a majority of 4
registered voters OF the city of Ocal
voting at an election for that purpo
rk called and that any person, firm
&c corporation desiring to secure al
such franchise shall deposit with t
ne city clerk of the said city at su
er time as shall be fixed by the CT
council, sufficient sum Of money, {
amount thereof to be fixed by the Ct
= council, sufficient to defray all the G
penses of calling and holding such
sc election.
lg. City Council of the City of ocala.
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