The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-17
Proposed New Charter
For City OF Key West

unknown owner, and IN no case
where the real owner has failed
to make return of his property as
herein required shall all the as
Isessments thereof be declared in
valid or not lawfully made, or
the enforced payment of taxes
thereon be resisted by reason of
such property being assessed
otherwise than in the name of the
real owner.
Section So. Railway and rail
road companies shall be subject to
taxation on real estate and per-
sonal property owned by them
within the limits of the corpora
ton, except such realty as may
be included in right of way, in the
in the same manner and at the
same rate of valuation as other
property.
The property of street railway
companies whose lines or tracks
lie within the corporate limits of
said city shall be assessed in like
manner as other property is as
sessed and at the full cash value
of the entire property, franchise
and privileges owned by such
company within said city.
Section So, The City Council
may, by ordinance, provide for
and elect competent assistants to
assist the City Collector-Assessor
in making assessments. All
property shall be assessed at its
full cash value. Each lot and
separate tract of land shall be as
sessed separately, except that at
the written request of the owner
of lots or tracts of land adjoin-
ing each other or when such owner
makes return thereof in such man
ner, such adjoining lots or tracts
may be assessed together.
The designation personal prop
erty" shall be sufficient de-
scription of all personal property
for the purpose of city taxation,
and all personal property assessed
need not be otherwise specified
or described on the tax assess
ment roll.
Section Sd. Upon his prelimi-
nary assessment roll the Collector
Assessor may indicate in some
convenient manner, the property
subject to taxation for each of
the purposes for which taxation
is authorized. Said assessment
roll shall be completed and sub
mitted to the City Council at their
first regular meeting in June of
each year, or as soon thereafter as
practicable.
Section 55. AS soon as practi-
cable after the submission of said
assessment roll to them, the City
Council shall cause to be publish
ed a notice that said assessment
roll has been submitted to them
for approval, ankl requiring all
persons desiring to have correc-
tions thereof made, whether in
the listing, valuation of the prop
erty or otherwise to file with the
City Clerk on or before date to
be named in said notice, which
day shall not be less than ten days
after the first publication of said
notice, their petition to the City
Council setting forth their OBJ
jections to said assessment and
the correction which they desire
made. Said notice shall name
the time and the place where the
City Council will meet for the
purpose of equalizing the assess
ments and making proper correc-
tions. From the date of publi-
cation of the notice provided
for herein, to and including the
day named therein as the last day
for filing said petitions. the public
shall have access to said assess
merit roll at the office of the
City Clerk each day, Sundays, ex-
cepted, from Q o'clock, a. M, till
5 p. m, excepting between the
hours of / p. M. and 2 n. M, for
the purpose of examining the
same and preparing petitions for
the corrections thereof.
Section sc. All petitions for
correction of assessments so filed
within the time prescribed. with
the City Clerk. shall be, by the
Clerk, delivered to the City Conn-
ell. and the said Council by COM
mittees or otherwise shall invcsti-
gate concerning the same and up
on the day named therefor in said
notice shall meet and sit ~ q tax
reviewing board for the purpose
Of reviewing and eaualixing said
assessments FOR correcting the
same, and shall consider and act
upon said petitions and the RI
ports ot It's said committees, and
shall make such changes in the
valuation or listing IL said prop
erty or otherwise IS may be neces-
sary to the proper. Just and legal
correction ef saia assessments
ITO BE C.ontinued1
OPPOSITE CHARGE