The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-08-17

| the duties of tax collector may fall,
shall proceed substantially in the
same manner, in the collection of
taxes and the sale of property for the
non payment of taxes, as state tax
collectors.
Sec. Al. 1t shall be the duty of the
| city council to provide for and have
an audit of all the books of account
| of said city and the officers thereof
annually
Sec. AZ. That unless otherwise
provided herein, or by ordinance of
the city, all officials shall hold their
Offices for a term of one year, COM
Imencing the first of June of each
year. That unless otherwise provided
herein, or by ordinance, all of said
officers shall be elected at the first
regular meeting of the city council In
May of each year, or as soon there
after as practicable. That all present
officers of said city shall hold their
offices until their present terms ex-
pire, unless otherwise provided here
| in, or the city council shall otherwise
determine.
Sec. 43. That the board of bond
trustees as is now provided for by
law for the city Of Ocala, and as it
now exists. be. and the same is, here
by abolished, and that there is here
| by created new board in and for
said city to be known as the sinking
fund commission of the city of Ocala,
which said board shall be composed of
the mayor and head of the department
| of finance, who shall be ex-officio
members thereof, and three other ex.
perienced and trustworthy residents
of said city, who shall be elected by
| the council and confirmed by the
mayor The three members elected by
the council and confirmed by the
mayor shall hold Office for term of
four years, except that the first board
elected under this charter shall not
be elected until, after the election of
the council and mayor herein provided
for, and one of said members shall be
elected for term of three years from
June 1st. 1918, and one for term of
| two years from said date; and one
for term of one year from said date,
and that after the election hereun-
der, the council shall elect member
of said board annually at the time of
the election of the other officers of
said city to fill the vacancies as they
may occur.
| That said board shall assume all
the powers and duties herein provid-
ed as soon as they shald have been
elected and qualified. That the re-
moval from said city of any such
member of said board shall vacate
his Office. That said board shall have
/ the power to elect a chairman from.
Its members and such other officers
therefrom as it may see fit; to make
all rules and by laws for it's conduct
as it may see fits to fix the date, time
land place of all regular meetings of
said board. and to provide for the call
of special meetings. That said board
shall have the charge, custody and
control of all funds of said city pro-
vided for the retirement and payment
Iof the principal and interest of all
bond issues heretofore or hereafter
issued by said city. That it shall be
the duty of said board to invest said
4 funds to the best advantage, provid-
ed that said funds shall be invested
only as is now or may hereafter be
tprovided by the laws of this state fol-
the investment of the funds of saw
ings banks. That said board shall sc
invest said funds as to provide fol
sufficient cash moneys to be on hand
ito promptly meet all payment of in
Iterest or principal of any of said
bonds when same may be due. That
a majority of said board shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction OF
Iall business and that no check, war.
rant Or other order of said board
shall be valid or paid by any depos.
tory of said board unless counter
Isigned by at least three members
thereof. That said board shall at any
time submit it's books and records tc
be audited upon the request of the