The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-07
Attest: .,,rc c;.r Clerk

RESOLUTION PROPOSING ,, AM ~ IAKE.
Il IN CHARTER OF THE GIL INV VI coWMIS.
land Authorizing IHG e 1ioN AND
SION TO EXERCISE 'O inTpRETs AVE.
STpERyISION OVER SIkELIS,c AND
S s.I. en- HIGHWAYS AND ALLEls' ,r n1p
nT,noI Eo, An ADDITIONAL MEih
IN OF COLLECTING TAAEs
pr n RESOLVED by the city Commission ISL
DE ritr If Lakeland that the Guy cha da
" u ~ tho said City of Lakeland De ainehe''
n contain the following provisions
THAT the City Commission OF tne
div of Lakeland shall eAetcise highways
iS'ction over all streets, avenues, % onsn
nd aiievs and shall have the right u opu,,
anu al onse same, or any portion OF sa.e. ams
ob.II have the right to prescribe .,nu ~
winding the allowing OF accumulation ~
trash or the growing Of weeds IN any sud and
s.roats avenues highways, or aleSs,, Oh
,,roscribinp penalties for the VIOLATION VI SUI,
aadinancas This shall be In addltioh W VIZ
.,nnnrS which the City Commission no" ia'
pvor such streets, avenues, highways anu a.
Ileys. .,u not
ca. The Collector Of Taxes snall ~.
- eale of real estate for unpaiu taAo'
nr assessments unless so ordered by the Cohl.
m;SSioners. he shall have the power 10 ISSUE
distress warrants and alias ana piuIi.o u, ad
tress warrants in the name OF the o'ase ano
town. to enforce collection OF taxes on pot
sonal property and privileges such f,a ~
lmay be executed by the Chlei vi on.o w.
a"s ConstahIe or Sheriff. Taxes or assess
manta IN real estate shall be and remain !,
lion on the property assessed superior 70 al
o,bar liens or claims except State ana Ioui-
Nv tayes until the same shall have been PAID
Such liens may be enforced as other liens
All unpaid taxes and assessments may ne Coz,
llected by suits in law or equity. All cosVs VI
collection, including reasonable fees not eX
ceedinC ten dollars and ten per cent, Ior Col
lection. NAV be assessed against the property
and may be collected by suit at law or equity
unless otherwise paid THE provisions @
lew relating to the advertisement and salt
Of property for unpaid taxes shall be apphc
able to this municipality, II the taxes 81
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 .oi
Hector, he shall at any time thereafter max
from the assessment roll separate copy Q
lany assessment thereon remaining unpaid
Showing the assessment Of any tract lot o
Iparcel of land, as the same appears on tn
| City Tax Assessment Roll, Of the aSSeSsmen
I0f the tract, lot or parcel of land assessed
thereon and deliver the same to the Cit
attorney for collection; which certified cop
lshall be pri1a facie evidence of the content
loi the assessment roll and of the evies mad
therein in all suits to enforce the payment OF
IOr the lien for such taxes as may appea
on said copies The City Attorney shall search
or cause to be searched, the Public Records G
Polk County, Florida, to ascertain the name
lot all persons owning or having interes
therein. or having direct liens on said lands
t,,,J 4, ..!1 - a. ,l,,
las costs, and in the suits brought for the en-
iforcement of such liens for taxes, he sha
make all persons appearing upon such record
ito be the owners, or interested in, such re;
estate, or having liens thereon, partieS-d
PENDANT; and whenever service is sought to
mad in suit upon any defendant by publica
ltion, the notice shall contain a description
lsdid lands upon which the tax lien is elaine
ana the names OF any persons other than til
names of the owners Of said real estate, ma
hc omitted from the list Of defendants, b,
lhO person having any interest in said prof
lerty, or any lien thereon apparent upon III
race or the records, and not brought int
lcourt by service Of process, by publication {
otherwise shall be deprived of his intere
therein. The Interest Of all persons not ar
parent upon said public records shall be fore
closed by such suits without their bein
named as defendants. Upon collection Of sal
taxes by the Attorney, the City shall be er
Titled to reasonable fees, not exceeding Re
dollars for institution of suit and ten pf
cent OF amount of taxes, and costs. NH
method Of collection shall be in addition |
an other methods which the City Of Lake
land may now have
!, IL. L. Swatts, do hereby certify that III
foregoing resolution and proposed amendmey
was placed upon its first reading on the Ar,
regular meeting night in January, A. D. 1911,
ana was placed upon its second reading ur
en- the first regular meeting night in Tehr,
ary A. d. 1918, and 1t was approved nv
majority OF the Board OF Commissioners
SAD city of Lakeland. Polk County, Florid,
at both meetings. ''' f'Oi'u'
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunt
placed my hand and official seal ON 49,. !,
18th day of February, A 1918, '"'' "
H. L, SWATTS,
| Citu CIon1r