The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
NOTICE CALLING ELECTION SUBMITTING
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT

N0tlce is nefeDy gwen tnaL In accordance
with Section II Of the Charter Of the City Of
Lakeland IAN election will be held in the
City Of Lakeland, at the City Hall, in said
City Of Lakeland Polk County, Florida on
March 26th, 1918, for the purpose Of submit
ting the following proposed amendment to the
City Charter, for the ratification or rejection
OF such Charter amendment by the City, and
such election is hereby called for that pur-
pose. The polls will be open on said date
from a. m. until sunset
By order Of the Board Of City Commission.
ers, this 18th day Of February, A. D. 1918.
L. c. FLANAGAN, Mayor.
JOHN NJ. KEEN,
T. B. O'STEEN,
FRANK H. THOMPSON,
0. j. POPE,
Commissioners.
Attest
H. L. SwATTS, City Clerk.
A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENT
TO CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKE
LAND AUTHORIZING THE CITY COMMITS
SION TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION AND
NUES, HIGHWAYS AND ALLEYS, AND
PRESCRIBING AN ADDITIONAL METH
Cd OF COLLECTING TAXES
BE 1T RESOLVED by the City Commission
OF the City Of Lakeland that the City Char
ter of the said City Of Lakeland be amended
to contain the following provisions:
Sec. l. 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
I'D nan oil ha IN
powers which the City Commission now has
ever such streets, avenues, highways and al
legs
Sec 2. The Collector Of Taxes shall moi
make a sale OF real estate for unpaid taxes
or assessments unless so ordered by the Com
mssoners 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 oil
any Constable or Sheriff. Taxes or assess.
rents on real estate shall be and remain
lien on the property assessed superior to all
other liens or claims, except State and Coun.
Ity taxes, until the same shall have been paid
| Such liens may be enforced as other liens
All unpaid taxes and assessments may he col
| lected by suits in law or equity All costs o.
collection, including reasonable fees not ex
ceeding ten dollars and ten ner cent, for col
| HfllOn, may ne assessed against the property
and may be collected by suit at law or equity
unless otherwise paid, The provisions o.
lew relating to the advertisement and sal,
lof property for unpaid taxes shall be apple
able to this municipality II the taxes OIL
real estate shall not have been paid by tn,
first Monday in June next after the tax rol
shall come into the hands Of the Tax Col
lgctor, he shall at any time thereafter max
from the assessment roll a separate copy o
any assessment thereon remaining unpaid
showing the assessment Of any tract, lot O
parcel OF land as the same appears on tn
City Tax Assessment Roll, Of the assessment
OF the tract, lot or parcel Of land assesses
thereon, and deliver the same to the Cit
Attorney for collection; which certified COP
shall be prina facie evidence Of the content
OF the assessment roll and Of the levIes mad
therein IN all suits to enforce the payment Of
Tor me lien Tor, such taxes as may appea
on said copies. The City Attorney shall search
or cause to be searched. the Public Records 0
rolk county Florida, to ascertain the name
Iot all persons owning or having interes
tnereln, or having direct liens on said lands
ana the costs OF such search shall be taxe
as costs and In the suits brought for the en-
Itorcement OF such liens for taxes, he shal
MAKE al persons appearing upon such record
ltO De the owners, or interested in such res
estate, or having liens thereon. partIes- AZ
Iienoant; and whenever service Is sought IN h
had In a suit upon any defendant nv nnbI,cs
tloh, me notice shall contain A Dissertation a
said lands upon which Ire tsx len Il risir,s.
ana the names Of any persons, other than m
names Of the owners Of said real sststs ms -
be omitted from the list Of defendsnis I'M