The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-07-27

Okeechobee County, or by his authorized agent
or deputy, shall procure from the records in
the Office of the Clerks of the Circuit Courts
of Saint Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach
Counties, transcript of all such records of
deeds, transfers, mortgages or other convey
ances OF real or personal property and of all
judgments, orders, DEGREES and wills and any
and all other matters of record, and any and
all papers or documents in the custody of the
clerks of the Circuit Courts of Saint Lucie,
Osceoa and Palm Beach Counties that may in
any wise affect the interests of the citizens of
Okeechobee County as the County Commission
ers may from time to time direct, and the
clerks of the Circuit Courts of Saint Lucie,
Osceoa and Palm Beach counties shall, without
charge or fees, allow to the clerk of the
Circuit Court of Okeechobee County full ac-
cess to all books and papers on file in his Office
that would in anywise facilitate the procuring
of such transcriptions. The clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Okeechobee County shall certify
to the correctness of such transcription and
thereupon such certified copies of records, docu:.
ments and other matters so Transcribed and
certified shall be of the same force and ef-
feet as the original records.
Sec. 10. AS compensation for the service
required of him in Section 9 of this Act, the
clerk of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee
County shall be paid by said county the sum
of $1oo per month for such time as he shall
be actually engaged in such work.
Sec. II. The assessors of taxes of Saint
Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach counties shall
in relation to all property and persons within
the territory of Okeechobee County as herein
created until the first day of July, 1917. Upon
the completion of their assessment rolls as pro-
vided by law, they shall deliver to the assessor
of taxes for Okeechobee County transcript
of so much of said assessment rolls as apply to
property and persons within the limits of
Okeechobee County as hereby created, and
thereafter the assessor of taxes of Okeechobee
County shall perform all the duties of his Of
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Sec. IL. The assessors of taxes of Saint
Luce, Osceola and Palm Beach counties shall
be paid as provided by law for assessing the
taxes of Okeechobee County for the year 1917,
and the County Commissioners shall provide for
reasonable compensation to be paid to said as
SCISSORS for preparing transcripts of their as
sessment rolls as herein provided, and for
any and all other extraordinary services which
assessors may be required to perform. And
the counties of Saint Lucie, Osceoa and Palm
services performed by said assessors during
the year 1917, in relation to property and
persons in the territory of Okeechobee County,
as hereby created.
Sec. I3. The assessor of taxes for Okee-
chobee County shall receive no compensation
for the assessment of taxes in said county for
the year 1917, but he shall receive for such
services as he may perform after the first day
of July 1917, such compensation as may be
agreed on by the County Commissioners.
Sec. ID. The collectors of taxes of Saint
Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach counties shall
be allowed or credited in their settlement for
the amount of all the taxes due on property or
from persons within the County of Okeechobee
as hereby created, for the year 1917.
Sec. IS. The collectors of taxes for Saint
Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach counties shall
proceed to collect the taxes which shall on the
first day of July, 1917, be unpaid and past
due on lands lying in the territory of Okee-
chobee County as hereby created, and to en-
force the payment thereof by sale of delinquent
lands in the same manner and with the same
effect as if the County of Okeechobee had not
been created. And all sales made in pursuance
of this section shall be as valid as if this ter
ritory of Okeechobee County had remained
part of Saint Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach
counties.
Sec. I6. All tax certificates conveying lands
lying in Okeechobee County, which shall on
the first day of September, 1917 or thereafter
be owned by or issued to the State of Florida,
shall be delivered to the clerk of the Circuit
Court of Okeechobee County, and all redemp-
ton of lands heretofore and hereafter certified
or sold for taxes, whether certified or sold to
the State or to individuals shall be made to
the clerk of the Circuit Court of Okeechobee
County.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of the Board
of County Commissioners of Okeechobee
County at as early date as may be possible,
Commissioners of Saint Lucie, Osceola and
Palm Beach counties, and agree with said
Boards upon plan or plans for assumption by
Okeechobee County of its pro rata share of
the indebtedness of Saint Luce, Osceola and
Palm Beach counties, in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution of the State
of Florida; and also upon an equitable division
of the surplus funds of Saint Luce, Osceola
and Palm Beach counties, may have on hand
or that may be owing to Saint Lucie Osceola
and Palm Beach counties on the first day of
July, 1917.
Sec. 1S. 1t shall be the duty of the Board
of Public Instruction of Okeechobee County at
as early date as may be possible to hold a
conference with the Boards of Public In
struction of Saint Lucie Osceoa and Palm
Beach counties and agree with such boards
upon a plan for the assumption by Okeechobee
County of its pro rata share of the indebted
ness Of the Boards of Public Instruction of
Saint Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach counties,
and also upon an equitable division of the sur
plus funds that said boards may have on hand
or that may be owing to the said boards on the
first day OF September, 1917.
Sec. 10. The SpriEg Term of the Circuit
Court of Okeechobee County shall be held on
the second Tuesday in February and the Fall
Term of the Circuit Court of said county shall
be held on the second Tuesday in September
in each year.
Sec. 20. The foregoing sections of this Act
shall take effect upon their ratification by the
affirmative vote of threeffths of the votes
cast at special election to be held in the ter:
ritory hereinabove set forth as the proposed
County of Okeechobee. The registration books
of the respective precincts or portion of pre-
cincts shall be opened on the first Monday in
July, 1917, for the purpose of registering in the
respective precincts and closed on the 18th
day of July, 1917.
Sec. 81. The election provided for in the
previous section of this Act shall be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday in August, A.
D. 1917. The County Commissioners and
supervisors of registration of the respective
counties of St. Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach
shall discharge such duties in connection with
the calling and holding of said election as are
now required of them by law for general cleo
tions and the said election shall be governed
in all respects by the law for holding general
elections, except as otherwise provided herein.
or not inconsistent herewith. No notice of
said election shall be necessary. Those who
torial limits of said proposed county of Okee-
choBee at the time of this election shall be
qualified electors at said election. In those
precincts which may be divided by the pro-
posed county line, the county commissioners of
the respective counties herein named shall des-
ignate polling place within the boundary line
of said proposed county for the purpose of this
election.
Sec. 22. This Act shall become effective upon
its passage and approval by the Governor.
Approved May 8, 1917.
CHAPTER 74o2-(No. 144,)
AN ACT to Restore to the Tax Books OF
Bradford County Certain Lands Withdrawn
from the List of Taxable Property of Said
County by Reason of the Purchase by the
State of Lands in said County, known as the
State Prison Farm, and to Provide for the