The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-28
NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judi
eial Circuit of the State of Florida,
in and for Marion County, in Chan
Gerry.
City of Ocala, a Municipal Corpora
ton Organized and Existing Under
the Laws of the State of Florida,
Complainant, VS.. State of Florida,
Observation-Disclosures.
To the Tax Payers and Citizens of the
City of Ocala, Florida:
You are hereby notified that on the
18th day of February, A. d. 1918, the
city of Ocala, a municipal corpora
ton, organized and existing under the
laws of the state of Florida, of the
county of Marion and state of Florida,
filed and presented in the circuit
court of the fifth judicial circuit of
the state of Florida, in and for Mar
ion county, in chancery, its petition
in the above entitled cause against the
state of Florida, for the purpose of
determining the authority of the said
city to incur certain bonded debt,
hereinafter specified, and to deter
mine the legality of all proceedings
had or taken in connection Herewith,
and the valuation and confirmation
of said bonded debt. The said bond
ed debt desired to be incurred by said
city being as follows:
BY the issuance of negotiable cou-
pom bonds of the said city of Ocala, in
the aggregate amount of $4,000,
said bonds to be in the denomination
of 800 each, and to be numbered
from l to 142, both inclusive. All of
said bonded debt maturing on the
first day of October, A. ID. 1923, ana
bearing interest at the rate of six per
cent per annum, said interest being
payable semi-annually on the first
day of April and the first day of Oc-
tober of each year, both said principal
and interest being payable at the of
flee of the city treasurer of the city
of Ocala, in Ocala, Florida.
Said bonds to be issued for the pur-
pose of extending the time of pay
ment, compromising, settling, refund
ing and retiring certain valid bond
ed indebtedness of said city now out
standing, amounting to $4,000,
known as the electric lighting bonds
of the said city of Ocala, all of which
said outstanding bonded indebtedness
natures and becomes due and payable
on the first day of October, A. d.
1918.
You are further notified that pursu-
ant to chapter 1858 of the laws of
Florida, approved May 18th, 1915, the
judge of the above styled court, on the
18th day of February, A. D. 1913, is
sued an order in this said cause
against the state of Florida, through
the state attorney of the circuit court
of the fifth judicial circuit of the state
of Florida, in and for Marion county,
requiring him to show cause before
the Judge of the above styled court,
at chambers, in Ocala, Marion county,
Florida, on the
9th day of March, A. d. 1918,
at the hour of ten o'clock a. M, why
said bonds should not be validated
and confirmed.
You are further notified and re-
quired to show cause, if any you have,
at said time and place specified in said
order to said state attorney, why said
bonds should not be validated and
confirmed.
Witness my hand and official seal
at Ocala, Marion county, Florida, this
the 18th day of February, A. D. 1918.
(Seal) p. III. Nugent,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Fifth
Judicial Circuit of the State of
Florida, in and for Marion County.
thurs