The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-04-30
LEGALS
PIlRIdf NATIflE

Notice ~ hereby given that the
Board Of Commissioners of Ever
glades Drainage District, a drain
age district and body corporate ex-.
listing under and by virtue of The,
laws of the State of Florida. will,
apply Ia the 1919 Session OF the
Florida Legislature, which conyen-
ed on Tuesday, April 8, 1919. 10.
pass, adopt and enact special law.
applying only TO the territory con-.
tanned within said drainage district,
as located within the respective
counties of Dade, Browarl, Martin.
Palm Beach. st. Lueie. Okeechobee,
6lades, Highlands, Iendry, Monroe
and Collier counties, said law re-
lating to the Everglades Drainage
district, and amending Chapter
6456, Laws of Florida, Acts i9i3
and all acts amendatory thereof,
chapter 1917, Laws of Florida, Acts
1891 and all acts amendatory there
of. and Chapter e065S, Laws OF
Florida, Acts 1871 and all acts
amendatory thereof; by providing
for the speedy retirement OF all out
standing bonded Indebtedness OF
said District and the authority and
procedure thereof: authorizing and
directing the prompt sale of all
lands owned by said District and
all rights therein and not involved
in litigation and the use of all pro-
ceeds therefrom and all other in
come of said District, excepting
administration taxes, for debt SER
vice use, directing the Investment
ceeds of all land sales and other in
come ,af said Iiistrlet in United
states Government bonds; provid-
ing for the deposit of all bonds and
securities now and hereafter owned
by said District for debt service re-
tirement with the State Treasurer
OF Florida; authorizing. empowering
and directing the sale ~ such banas
and securities OF said District and
the use of the proceeds thereof 10
purchase and retire outstanding
bonds of said District at such times
and for such amounts as may be
jointly agreed upon by said state
Treasurer and the BOARD OF Conn
missioners Of said District to be
to the best interests of said District,
and the purchase of all bonds OF
said District at the earlier ealiabie
date thereof Ii not earlier offered
for purchase: providing that said
district and its Beard of Commits
sioners shall have no authority to
levy acreage. debt service. or any
other tax to service bonds after the
face value of securities so deposited
with the state Treasurer is equal
in amount to the total principal |
sum of outstanding District bonds, \
with interest thereon as provided
therein to the earliest Scaliahle
date thereof: providing that when
face value of securities so deposited
with State Treasurer are equal TO
meet all bond retirement needs as
aforesaid. said District shall cease
To exist as a body corporate, and
the terms Of office of the Board OF
commissioners thereof shall there
upon automatically terminals; pro-
viding that In no event shall said
District have power or authority
to, or shall. levy ar collect any
tax after the calen-
dar year 1851; providing further
that the BOARD of Commissioners OF
said District may continue in eN-
istence as body corporate atter
outstanding District bonds, for the
sole and limited purpose of liqut-
dating said District and co-opera-
ting with State OF Florida, or
United States agencies on flood or
water control, as to the areas with
in the territory now included with"
in Everglades Drainage District
and upon the sterilization Of snch
agencies and the active and sub
stantiai commencement OF their
work, said Board of Commissioner
shall have authority to convey TO
such agency or agencies all of the
facilities, equipment, locks, canals,
rights of way, and other assets, In
Guiding the assignment of the pro-
ceeds of any oil leases, as and for
the contribution of said Everglades
Drainage District to such water ar
flood control work, upon eandttion,
however, such property shall al
ways be used for such purpose for
the benefit Of the lands formerly
n a.xN hA
inhabitants thereof defining the
Legislative purpose of this act 10 he
to accomplish the winding np,
liquidation, and dissolution Of Ever
glades Drainage District at the
earliest possible date that moneys
or securities on hand are sufficient
TO pay or assure the payment OF an
prohibit the levy of any taxes by
said District after such time, and
to provide orderly disposition Of the
assets of said District thereafter in
the interests of the public welfare,
and repeating ali laws in conflict
herewith,
Said Special Law will he intro
dnced in either the Senate or House
Of Representatives On a day more
than thirty 800 days after the pah-
licatien of this notice in: Miami
Herald. Miami, Florida; TT. lauder
4u0iE NEWS RI. i<tkunSFuAtf, FtQTA0&f
Stuart News, Stuart, Fiorida; News
Tribune, FIT. Pierce. Florida: okee-
ch0bee News, 0kesehobee, Florida;
Glades County Democrat, Moore Ha-
ven, Florida; Highlands County
News, Sehring. Florida: Clewiston
News, Glewistan, Fioridai Collier
County News, Naples, Florida; Ever
glades News, Canal Point, Florida
Key West Citizen, Key West, Flor
ida; each of said respective news
papers being a newspaper of gen
saral circulation published in said
respective designated county of
Flarida.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF EVERGLADES DRAIN
AGE DISTRICT.
BY STACY ROGERS,
Chairman,