The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-19
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may have filed their petition and
objections to said assessment roll,
| as hereinbefore provided, to be
heard in person or by attorney,
( by written argument, and on such
evidence as may be presented to
sustain such petition, and shall
sit from day to day until said pc
tition and objections and reports
have all been passed upon and the
correction of said assessment roll
shall have been completed.
The work of equalizing said
assessment by the said City Coun-
ell may extend to any shange of
the figures Of the Collector-Asses-
sor, either increasing or decreas-
ing each item of valuation of the
said roll, and may increase the
total valuation Of the said tax roll
Of such an extent as in the judg-
ment of the said City Council may
deem necessary to reach a full
cash value of all the taxable prop
erty within said city. The said
City Council shall not, in any
manner, be bound by the total
valuation, as fixed by the Collec-
tor-Assessor, or the valuation fix
ed by him on individual property.
Section 81. If the City Coun-
Gil shall increase the valuation of
any property on the assessment
roll, except by a reduction of the
valuation or in accordance with
complaint or petitions submitted
to the City Council, all persons
directly affected by such change
shall have notice in writing. Such
notice shall be given by the City
Clerk and contain the name of
the owner or person in whose
name the property is assessed
with brief description of the
property.
Any person having any objec-
tions to any increase or change
made by the City Council, may
file objections to said change or
increase in writing with the City
Council.
Section So. All changes made
by the City Council shall be not
ed in his preliminary roll by the
Collector-Assessor, and said as
sessment roll, so corrected, shall
be copied as corrected, and such
copy, after being approved and
adopted by the City Council, shall
stand as the assessment of the
taxable property within the city.
Section SO. AS soon as prac-
ticable, after such approval and
adoption of the assessment roll,
the City Council shall determine
the amount and fix the rate Of
taxation and make the annual tax
levies for the current year. Such
levies shall not exceed in any year
for ordinary municipal purposes
a higher rate of tax than one
percent of the assessed valuation
of the taxable property within
the corporate limits of said city,
The word ordinary" is to en-
brace all expense for police, gas,
electric lights or other illuminat-
ing material and all other purpos-
es strictly principal, but q special
levy may be made for pay
men of interest on debt and sink
ing fund, and also for a special
tax not exceeding one-half of one
percent on the said valuation for
water works and fire protection,
and also special tax not exceed
ing one-half of one per cent, on
the city valuation for city indcbt-
edness purpose in addition to the
special levy authorized by law
for payment of interest on and
not less than two per centum an
nually of the principal Of the out
standing bonded indebtedness,
which indebtedness fund shall be
used for the payment of any out
standing Indebtedness or for the
purpose Of paying any unusual on
extra charges or expense. which
may be necessarily incurred BY
said city. The City Council shall
have power by resolution to trans
fer from one fund Of the city to
any other fund whenever the fl
nancial condition of the said city
may warrant such transfers. ex-
cepting the interest and sinking
fund levied and collected for the
payment of interest and sinking
fund on outstanding bonded IN
debtcdness shall not be transfer
red.
Section so. The Collector As
SCISSOR shall note the said several
levies on the assessment Fon, and
shall reject in said calculatIons
the fraction Of cent when lesa
than half and count rs one cent
any fraction one-half or over.
He shall also make In hIs asseSs.
snent roll such reeapitnlation -
may be necessary to sslow
clearly and eoneiseiy the totals
Of the various tax levIeS made.
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