The Ocala evening star., 1915-03-29
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
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 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
tric 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-
Gil 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 city clerk, a
city treasurer and a city collector
elected annually by the city council in
| accordance with law, whose powers
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 $50 900,
| to encourage and assist in the estab-
| lishment of factories and enterprises
within the corporate limits of said
city, and to make such loans to the
| owners or parties interested in such
enterprises or factories as may be ap-
! proved bu majority of the bond trus-
| tees of said city, provided the interest
| charged on such loans is not to be less
than the interest paid on such bonds.
| 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; an6
l to empower the said city tC
serve notice on unknown property
owners or absent property owners by
publication in newspapers when such
! properly owners may be required to
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 Of
SIS 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 the
president of the council to be absent
That only the duly qualified and
registered voters of the said city who
| possess real or personal property sub
| ject to taxation by said city to the
amount of $500 and who have paid the
/ taxes last due thereon shall be per
mitted to vote In any election called
for the purpose of issuing bonds oi
the said city.
That no franchise of any kind shall
be granted by the city of Ocala, to
any person, firm or corporation, With
out the consent of a majority of tlt
registered voters of the city of 0cala
voting at an election for that purpose
/ called and that any person, firm
/ corporation desiring to secure any
such franchise shall deposit with the
city clerk Of the said city at such
/ time as shall be fixed by the city
council, a sufficient sum Of money, the
amount thereof to be fixed by the city
council, sufficient to defray al the ex-
j penses of calling and holding such ar
election.
City Council of the City ef oeala.