The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-04-23
CITY SHOULD ACQUIRE
TITLE TO LANDS

sented to the legislature:
A bill to be entitled "An act vestinp
in the city of Ocala the title to lands
within the corporate limits of said
city which have been sold for munic-
ipal taxes and have not been redeem
ed within the time required by law;
giving the city of Ocala the right to
to redeem unpaid state and county
taxes on such property; giving the
city of Ocala, or the holder of a city
tax deed the right to maintain eject
ment against the former owner or
tenant to recover possession of such
property; providing for the entry of
judgment in such suits and the dis
nissal thereof.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the state of Florida:
Section 1. In all cases where lano
sold for municipal taxes in the city of
Ocala is bid off by the tax collector
for the city, the tax certificate shall
be issued by the tax collector to the
city in the name of the city clerk, and
if the land is not redeemed or the
certificate sold by the city, the title
to the land shall vest in the city with
out the issuing of any deed. at the ex-
piration of the time for redemption,
as provided for in other cases, and the
certificate shall be evidence of the
title of the city; and IN all cases in
which land or real estate has hereto
fore been sold or purchased by the
city for unpaid taxes. and the certif-
cate has not been sold or land or real
estate not been redeemed, and the
time for redemption has passed, it
shall not be necessary for the city to
obtain a deed, but the title shall be
held to be in the city; and the certif-
cate shall be held to be evidence of
the title in the city; Provided: That
the title shall not so vest in the city
SO long as there are unredeemed state
and county taxes against such land;
and the city Of Ocala is hereby au-
thorized and empowered in such cases
to redeem any land so sold from any
state and county taxes against it.
Sec. 2. In all cases where the title
to real estate in the city Of Ocala
shall have vested in the city under
the provisions of section one of this
act, and in all cases where tax deed
has been issued to any individual on
sale of property for municipal taxes
the city or the holder of such deed
may, within three months after no.
tice to the former owner or tenant OF
such property, given by publication
in a newspaper published in the city
of Ocala for four successive weeks
file an ejectment suit against such
former owner or tenant TO recover the
possession of such property. In such
suit it shall be sufficient, to entitle the
plaintiff to final judgment, that the
original tax certificate or tax deed. a.
the case may be, or certified copy OF
the said certificate or of the record Of
said tax deed, be filed in evidence. anC
in case of final judgment the plaintiff
| in ejectment shall be adjudged to b
the owner of and entitled to the pos
session Of such property and to dam
ages by way of mesne profits from
the time of filing. such suit; Provided
| that the former owner or tenant o.
such property may at any time within
one year after final Judgment shal
have been entered, by payment of al
unpaid taxes and interest and penal
ties, as provided by law, together wit
the costs of such suit, require tn
then owner of said property to re
convey the said property to him; bu
nothing in this act shall be construe'
as to entitle the defendant in sucl
ejectment suit to the mesne profits o
such property during the time be
tween the fling of such suit and tn
redemption thereof by him as hereil
provided.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effec
upon its passage and approval by tn
|, governor.