The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-01
L E G A L S
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APP
PIN FOR PASSAGE or SPECIAL
OR LOCAL LEGISLATION,

OR LOCAL LEGISLATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
at the session of the Legislature of
] Florida converting in April, 1941, APP
plication will be made for the pass
age of special or local legislation,
/ the substance of which in whole or
in part will be as follows:
An Act relating to Everglades
Drainage District, a drainage dis
trict existing under the laws of
Florida; authorizing the issuance
of negotiable bonds for the purpose
of refunding existing obligations of
said District or the Board of Gem
denced by bonds. notes or other
wise, and provfding procedure
therefor: providing for the appoint =
ment. of a Receiver for said diistrIet
upon default in the payment, of such.
refunding bonds or interest, coupons
appurtenant thereto to be issued
pursuant to authority granted by
this Act, and prescribing the powers
and duties of such Receiver: pro-
viding for the foreclosure, by the
holder of refunding bonds which
may be issued pursuant to the pro-
visions of this Act, of tax liens or
tax sale certificates evidencing
taxes or special assessor ents levied
or assessed by or for said Ditrict;
said District for the purpose of taxa
ton; providing for the levy, assess
ment and collection of special taxes
or assessments against the lands in
said District, as reZoned in this Act;
providing for a flexible system of
taxation and prescribing maximum
rates of special taxes or assess
ments to be imposed against the
lands in the several zones or CLASH
ffaa of orfh in
Act, and providing procedure for the
levy, assessment and collection of
such special taxes or assessments;
creating certain funds for the
monies of the District; ascertaining,
determining and declaring benefits
accrued and to accrue to the lands
within the District by virtue of
works and improvements heretofore
constructed; providing for the can
collation., compromise on settlement
of certain unpaid taxes or ASSESS
ments heretofore levied or assessed
for said District and the liens or GER
tfficates representing such taxes
and assessments, and authorizing
and empowering the Board Of Com
missioners of said District, the sew
eral County Tax Collectors and
Clerks of the respective Circuit
Courts to take certain action i'm con
nection Herewith; authorizing the
cancellation of certain taxes, or as
sesSments against lands acquired or
to be acquired by the Federal Gov
eminent, or any agency thereof for
park and reservation purposes and
to exempt such lands from future
district taxes; providing for extern
sion of time within which redelnp-
tions from tax liens or certificates
NAV be made, and prescribing terms
and conditions upon which. and
amounts for which, such redemp-
lions shall be effected; authorizing
Board of Commissioners of said Dis
trict to permit owners of land sit
uated in the District, or anyone hay
ing an interest in such lands, to pay
in full all taxes or assessments TO be
levied for the year 194l and suisse
quent years to pay the principal of
and interest on the outstanding
bonds of the District and bonds is
sued to refund such outstanding
bonds, and providing procedure
therefor; authorizing said District
and it's Board of Commissioners to
comply with or avail itself ot the
provisions of the Federal Municipal
Bankruptcy Act and other Acts of
the Congress of the United States,
having for their purposes the COM
position, settlement or refunding of
Indebtedness of drainage or inn
proTement district; providing that
no Sales shall be held by the Tax
Collectors of the several counties in
which lands of said District lie with
respect to District taxes or assess
ments appearing on the tax rolls for
the year 1910, and providing pro-
cedure to be had in lieu of such
sales; authorizing the foreclosure
of tax liens and certificates by the
Board of Commissioners of said Dis
trict; amending Chapters l0026 and
1O027, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1925:
Amending Chapter 14717, Laws of
Florida, Acts of 1881, as amended
by Chapter 1898, Laws of Florida.
Acts of 1885, Chapter 1902, Laws or
Florida, Acts of 1887 and Chanter
1926, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1889.
and without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, particularly Sec
tions One "a, Five t5), Seven 90.
Eight (S), Nine 90, Forty-eight
(4S), Seventy (70). and Sections
Eighty-four (SD to Ninety-nipe
(99). both inclusive, of said Chapter
I47I7. as amended; amended Section
Nine CO. of said Chapter 1902;
amending Section Eleven tIll of
said Chapter 1902. as amended by
said Chapter 1926; and, repeating
all laws or parts of laws In conflict
herewith.
DATED this April 29th, 1871.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
EVERGLADES DRAINAGE DIS
BY Mark r. Tenant,
mayl.l941 Chairman.