The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-21
H. L. swATTs, City Clerk.

IL.
prso1I,TIoN PROPOSING AMENDMENT
M CHARTER OF THE CITY OF Lane
land AUTHORIZING THE CITY COMMITS
SIM TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION AND
SUPERVISION OVER STREETS. AVE
NIrES. HIGHWAYS AND ALLEYS, AND
PRESCRIBING AN ADDITIONAL METH
on OF COLLECTING TAXES
BE 1T RESOLVED by the City Commission
o; the City of Lakeland that the City Char,
lev 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
or close same, or any portion of same. ana
shall have the right to prescribe ordinances
eorbidding the allowing OF accumulation OF
trash, or the growing of weeds, in any such
streets, avenues, highways, or alleys, ana
prescribing penalties for the violation OF such
ordinances. This shall be in addition to the
powers which the City Commission now has
ever such Streets avenues, highways and al
legs.
| Sec. 2. The Collector of Taxes shall not
make sale OF real estate for unpaid taxes
or assessments unless so ordered by the Conf
missioners 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
lnents on real estate shall be and remain a
lien on the prof. lrty 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-
ICppuinp fol FOR nj
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 apple
able to this municipality II the taxes on
real estate shall not have been paid by the
hrst Monday in June next after the tax roll
snail come into the hands of the Tax Col.
itclor, ne snail at any time thereafter make
from the assessment roll separate copy Of
any assessment thereon remaining unpaid
4 showing me assessment Of any tract lot Of
parcel OF land, as the same appears on III,
Ivy Tax Assessment Roll of the assessment
the. tract, LOT or parcel of land assessed
trereon, and deliver the same to the nj,
Attorhey Tor collection: which certified con,
snaii De prlma face evidence of the cm1tent
~ .ne assessment roll and Of the levies mad
thereln IN all suits to enforce the payment If
o. the lien for, such taxes as NAV anna
oll sald copies, The City Attorney shall search
VI cause TO be searched, the Public Records n
ioik county, Florida, to ascertain tho name
" Ill a. persons owning or having interes
nlereln' or having direct liens on said Lands
anu tne costs OF such search shall be fave
as costs, and in the suits brought sor ~
lorcement OF such liens for taxes no vbai
NAM ~ az persons appearing upon such record
. a..a "ie owners. or Interested in. such raa
ta. or having liens thereon, parties. do
had IN anu ,,i. whenever service is sought to b
Q lion 49, sun upon any defendant by publica
uon the notice shall contain 4 descr,nt;o, :
sdlu iahds upon which the tax lien Is claime
Y anu me names of any persons other than ~
aH'es W tiie owners OF said real estate ma
" united from the list of defendants h,
a w person having any interest in said nror
y e ey' or any lien thereon apparent unon fl
3. CONT ", sie records, and not brought int
= otaa os service OF process, by publication {
II olnerWise shall be deprived of his intera,
i. .aeaeln' Inc interest of all persons NOT or
parent upon said public records shall be for ~,
le s,useu l py such suits without their helm
"a .anae as defendants Upon collection Of sal
y .tles " lne Attorney, the City shall be er
dollars for institution Of suit and tas " "
lp cent OF amount of taxes. and costs III
N n ~, . OF collection shall be in addition
an otner methods which the CITY Of LAX
land may now have '""
~ : H. u swatts, do hereby certify that II
~ foregoing resolution and proposed amendme
v. was placed upon its first reading on the fir
: regular meeting night in January, A. D. 1871
III ana was placed upon Its second reading u
q. en- the first regular meeting night in Febr,
ary, A, d. 1918, and 1t was approved by
majority of the Board of Commissioners
SAID City OF Lakeland, Polk County Florid
Oh at both meetings
of IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereun
placed my hand and official seal on this 4
i7th day of February, A D 1918,
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Fl. L. SWATTS,
re City Clerk.