The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-12

or Collector shall search or cause
to be searched the public records
Of Monroe County to ascertain the
names of all persons owning, hav-
ing interest in, or lien upon said
lands, and in the suits brought
for the enforcement of said lien
for taxes, he shall make all per-
sons appessine upon said record
TO be owners of or interested in
said real estate or lien thereon,
parties defendant whenever SER.
vice isosoygbt to be had in such
suits gponl any, defendant by pub
iicatiens theo nqtice shall contain
q short description of the land up
on which the tax is claimed as
the same is described in the tax
sale certificate. The names of any
person other than the owners of
said real estate may, at the dis
erection of the City Attorney or
Solicitor, be omitted from the list
of defendants, but no person hav-
ing an interest in said property or
a lien thereon. apparent upon
said records and not brought into
court as defendant, shall be, until
80 brought into court, deprived of
his interest therein. The interest
of all persons not apparent upon
said public records shall be fore
closed by such suits without their
being named or served as de-
PENDANTS.
Tax Certificates
Section 80. The tax sale certi-
ficate shall be prima facie evil
dence of the legality and correct
ness Of the assessment. levies and
all other matters pertaining to
The assessment and levy of taxes
and no person shall be heard to
contest any matters contained in
said tax sale certificate unless it
shall appear that proper return
has been made to the. Tax Asses
sor-Collcctor prior to the COM
plction of the tax assessment roll.
What Decree of Court Shall
Contain
Section 81. The Court Def r.
whom any sui is brought for the
enforcement of any lien fer unpaid
taxes, as shown by said tax sale
certificates, shall pronounce for
the taxes due, together with inte.-
est due on same and all costs
charges and expenses, including a
reasonable attorneys fee for the
Solicitor for complainant not co.
ceeding the sum of Ten Dollars
($l000) and ten per cent. Q0n). CT
the amount recovered The decree
or judgment of said Court shall
order the possession of said prop
eIty delivered to the purchaser
under any sale ordered by said de-;
cree or judgment, and the purchas-
er shall be entitled to writ of
possession for said property in the.
same manner as is provided for in$
the foreclosure of mortgages.
Any tax sale certificate held by
purchasers, other than the City of
Kew West may be foreclosed by
the holder thereof in the same
manner as provided for the fore
closure thereof where such certi-
ficates are held bv the City of Key
West at the expiration of two
years after the date of issuance of
said tax certificate and the Soil
citor for the holder of such tax
sale certificates shall receive the
same fee as is in this section pro-
vided for the City Attorney. The
city shall have the right to sell
tax certificates purchased bv the
tax certificates purchased by
the city.
Nothing in this section shall af-
feet in any manner the taxes now
due the City of Key West on any
tax roll prior to the year 1919, nor
shall any procedure in relation to
unpaid taxes apply to any taxes on
any tax roll prior to the year 1919,
except as herein below provided
The City Council is hereby au-
thorized at any time hereafter to
advertise and sell tax liens based
on delinquent taxes prior to the 1
year 1919, provided that such sale I
shall represent a sale of all liens /
for any one or more years but
they shall not have the right TO
sell part of the liens for any
one year remaining unpaid. Such |
advertisement and sale shall be
made by the City Tax Assessor
Collector after publication for the
time as now required for the pub
lication and sale of delinquent |
taxes. Upon the sale thereof they
shall be handled and treated in 1
the same manner as is now pro-
vided for the handling of delin-
quent taxes occurring since the
year 1919.
Nothing in this section shall in
anywise affect the penalty or in
terest rate heretofore preserib-
ed for nonpayment of taxes as
sessed for the years l9l9-l926, in
elusive
Election
Section 85. A general election
for the election of all officers pro-
vided to be elected by the electors
of said city, shan be held therein