The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-08

A RESOLUTION PROPOSlNG AMENpMENi
TO CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKE
LAND AUTHORIZING THE CITY C0MMiS,
SION TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION AND
SUPERVISION OVER STREETS, AVE
NUEs, HIGHWAYS AND ALLEYS, AND
PRESCRIBING AN ADDITIONAL METH
Cd OF COLLECTING TAXES
BE 1T RESOLVED by the City Commission
o. the City of Lakeland that the City Char
ier of the said City of Lakeland be amended
to contain the following provisions
Sec. |. That the City Commission Of the
City of Lakeland shall exercise general iur-
isdiction over all Streets avenues, highways
and alleys and shall have the right to open
OF close same, or any portion OF same. and
shall have the right to prescribe ordinances
sorbidding the allowing of accumulation OF
trash, or the growing of weeds, in any such
Streets avenues, highways, or alleys, and
prescribing penalties for the violation of such
ordinances. This shall be in addition to the
powers which the City Commission now has
over such streets avenues, highways and al
Ileys.
Sec 2. The Collector of Taxes shall not
make sale Of real estate for unpaid taxes
or assessments unless so ordered by the COM
misSOnerS he shall have the power to issue
distress warrants and alias and pluries dis
tress warrants in the name of the State and
town; to enforce collection of taxes on per-
sonal property and privileges; such warrants
may be executed by the Chief of Police or
any Constable or Sheriff. Taxes or assess
,ments on real estate shall be and remain a
lien on the property assessed superior to all
other liens or claims, except State and Coun-
ty taxes, until the same shall have been paid.
Such liens may be enforced as other liens.
All unpaid taxes and assessments may be col
lected by suits in law or equity All costs Of
collection including reasonable fees not ex-
ceedlng ten dollars and ten per cent FOR col
lection, may be assessed against the property
and may be collected by suit at law or equity.
unless otherwise paid. The provisions Of
lew relating to the advertisement and sale
OF property for unpaid taxes shall be applic-
able TO this municipality, If the taxes on
real estate shall not have been paid by the
frst Monday in June next after the tax roll
snail come into the hands of the Tax Col
ltctor, he shall at any time thereafter make
from the assessment roll a separate cow of
any assessment thereon remaining unpaid
showing the assessment of any tract lot or
parcel of land, as the SAME appears m tho
City Tax Assessment Roll, of the assessment
of the tract lot or parcel of land assessed
trereOh, and deliver the same to the CITY
Attorney for collection which certified conv
snail be prina facie evidence of the contents
OF the assessment roll and of the leyles mads
therein IN all suits to enforce the payment Of
OF the lien for, such taxes as NAV apuear
on SAID copies. The City Attorney shall search
vi cause 10 De searched, the Public Records of
Polk County. Florida, to ascertain tho namoa
OF all persons owning or having Interest
therein, or having direct liens on said lands
ana the costs of such search shall no taSn1
as COSTS ana In the suits brought for the on
iorccment of such liens for taxes he sbai,
MAKE an persons appearing upon such records
TO be the owners, or interested in. surb 700,
estate or having liens thereon. partieS do
ienuaut' ana whenever service is sought 10 hq
nau IN a suit upon any defendant nv nubIioo
tlon, the notice shall contain descrintion q,
sdld lands upon which the tax lien IL c,oir0o ii
anu the names OF any persons, other than The
names Oh tne owners of said real estate r,o
oe omitted from the list of defendants br,
TO person having any interest in sail nron
erly' or any lien thereon apparent unon M
80. VI tne records, and not brought intc
W service OF process, by publication n
thn.1, snail be deprived of his interes,
tlerelh' The interest Of all persons MOI an
parent upon said public records shall be ,o "p
crossed by such suits without the,- hoie.
named as defendants. Upon collection 30 enis
taxes by the Attorney the civ shall, VI ~, eaIo
utled to reasonable fees, not eyraed,nv e .n
uollars Tor Institution Of suit and ten p re,
cent OF amount of taxes. and costs T Vii
az ~, Vi CORRECTION snail be in addition ~
land may now have. Lake
l, H.. L. Swatts, do hereby certify that II.
foregoing resolution and proposed an ,mat en'
was placed upon its first reading on tbo s.a
regular meeting night in January, 4 n ' , 9,s
ana was placed upon its second reading '1 ,o
en- the first regular meeting night G IN Foh up
ary a, D. 1918, and it was approved 'S nv
s, dtora H;. OF the Board of Commissioners q
St 'I ho Ny OF Lakeland, Polk County. FIorida
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hava ho,o,.,.
placed my hand and Official seal on H NJ,
i''n uay OF February, A D 1915, '"'' 'n'
H. L. SwATTS,
CITY Clarl-