The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-08
N-Legal Notices
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308, Commission Series, of the
Ordinances of The City Of Key
West, Florida, providing for uni-
form schedule or system of rea-
sonable rates and charges to be.
charged against users of the pub
lie sanitary sewerage system OF
said City, and
WHEREAS, many users of said
sewerage system have failed to
pay said reasonable rates. and to-
tai delinquent accounts are now
over the sum of Eight Thousand
Dollars ($8,o0o.00). and a plan To
obtain said charges by way of
placing liens on property to en-
force the collection of said charg-
es is now necessary, Now There
fore,
Be it enacted by the City Com
mission OF The City of Key West.
Florida:
Section !. This Ordinance shall
be construed as supplemental to
Ordinance No. sos, Commission
Series, of the Ordinances of The
City Of Key West, Florida, re
lating to the collection of sewer
age charges by users Of the pub
lie sanitary sewerage system OF
The City of Key West, Florida.
Section 2. The City of Key
West, Florida is hereby author
Iazed and shall have the power
! to impose lien upon the prop
erty of any user of the public
sanitary sewerage system of The
City of Key West, Florida, whose
account is delinquent for a GER
tain prescribed time as herein
after provided.
Section 5. That the appropriate
officers of The City OF Key West,
Florida are hereby authorized to
prepare roll or list, to be called
the Delinquent Sewerage Ac-
count List, showing the names
of the property owners who are
more than three ~ months de-
lainquent in the payment of their
accounts, and placing opposite
each name the location Of the
property and the amount deter
mined to be delinquent. Such
list shall be entered in a we'll
bound book prepared for thai
purpose. which shall contain an
appropriate column in which
payments may be credited. II
ishall be public record, and tho
ientry therein of any delinquent
account shall be and constitute
notice to the public of the her
against the land SO charged, and
lno other record or notice thereof
shall be necessary to any person
Tor corporation for that purpose
mo error, omission or mistake II
Iregard TO the name of the owner
ishall be held TO invalidate any
lien. After the completion Of the
isaid Delinquent Sewerage Ac-
count List. said Delinquent Sew
lerage Account List shall be de-
llivered to the City Tax-Collect-
lor- Treasurer of The City OF Key
/ West, Florida, who shall there
upon give notice by publication
once a week for two weeks II
lsorne newspaper published II
The City of Key West, Florida
THAT the Delinquent Sewerage
Account List describing | N
samel has been delivered to him
| and is open for inspection al ms
i office, and that at time anc
Irlace therein mentioned, not les:
than fifteen days from the date
lpf the first publication the City
! Commission will meet to heal
and determine any objections o.
defense that may be filed to slcn
/ charges. or the amounts thereof
/ Section 4. Owners of real prop
ersv on which charges have beer
made for delinquent accounts
may appear at the time and
place fixed for said hearing and
iublect to the placing Of lien
against the property, or he
lamount thereof. The City Com
mission shall hear and determine
ali objections ard protests to the
isaid charges, under such reason
able rules and regulations as u
may adopt. AT such meeting, OF
! any adjourned meeting thereof
the City Commission may alter
lchange and correct any charges
provided, however. that 10
charges shall be increased wIth-
tout notice 70 the owner OF the
property and 10 ali persons IN
iterested therein. The City Com
mission shall by Resolution APP
prove and confirm all the charg-
les as finally fixed and adjusted
Inv said Commission at said hear
ling. and such charges shall from
ldate of confirmation constitute a
lien on the respective lots OF
parcels Of land or other real es-
tate on which they are levied,
superior to all other liens except
Those for State and County tax
ies. All persons who fail 10 OBJ