The Ocala evening star., 1915-03-22
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the city
co,1ncil 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
the city charter of the said city as
follows:
That all taxes which are levied by
said city upon real and personal prop
ertv shall be collected substantially 4
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 appll-1
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
inp 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
/ councils that any property not taxed
/ for any wear 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 a 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
i To empower said city to furnish
i electric current and power to all per-
i sons either within or without the cor
porate limits of said city that the
city council Of said city shall see mt;
! to build, operate and maintain cleo
trio trolley lines either within or with
out the corporate limits of said city
for the TRANSFORMATION of passengers
5 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.
To empower said city to make and
! enter into contracts with any of its
own officers until such a time as the
. census of population of said city shall
show it to contain more than 10000
inhabitants.
That there shall be a city clerk, a
city treasurer and a city collector
elected annually by the city council in
e accordance with law, whose powers
E and duties shall be such as shall be
fixed by the city council Of said city.
To empower said city to issue in
dustrial bonds not to exceed $50, 1000
to encourage and assist in the estab
lishment of factories and enterprise:
within the corporate limits of saiC
f city, and to make such loans to the
owners or parties interested IN sucl
enterprises or factories as may be ap
proved bv majority of the bond trus
n tees of said city, provided the interes
charged on such loans is not to be-les
, than the interest paid on such bonds.
l, To empower the said city to re
assess paving and sidewalk special as
sessments which may be void by rea
son of irregularities and errors; ant
TO empower the said city t.
? serve notice on unknown propert.
owners or absent property owners b!
publication in newspapers when suci
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
Gil are to each receive the salary o
S15 per month, and that any mem
Der absenting himself from any reg
ular meeting of the city council shall
have the sum of $3.50 deducted from
such salary, unless he had first sc
cured the written consent of tn
president of the council TO be absent
That only the duly qualified an
registered voters of the said city VIII
ps possess real or personal property sub
ject to taxation by said city to tn
amount Of $500 and who have paid tn
taxes last due thereon shall be per
- mitted to vote In any election Gale
for the purpose of issuing bonds o
= the said city.
That no franchise Of any kind shal
be granted by the city of Ocala, t
any person, firm or corporation, with
: out the consent of majority Of tn
registered voters Of the city of 0cals
= voting at an election for that purpos
. called and that any person, firm o
. 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
9 amount thereof to be fixed by the cit
= council, sufficient to defray all the ex
. penses of calling and holding such a
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