The Key West citizen., 1952-09-19
No. 9

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. se
A Joint Resolution Prnnosin~ Ar
Amendment To Article VIII Of Tho
Constitution OF The State ~ Flor,A.
pelat've To Assessment Of prnpert,'
FOR Taxes And The Collection o.
Taxes. BY Adding Thereto Additional
Sections To Provide That Tn The
county ~ Lee. state ~ Florida. The
County Tax Assessor shall Assess Tho
property OF The County Fo. The Pur.
nosA ~ TevvinP state. County Schno'
And Mnnicinal Taxes Levied Bv tn
state. County. County School Roard
School Districts Snecial Tax School
nistricts Port n's+ricta nraInags Nte.
'-icts. And Anv Other Raging Dlstricts
And Municipalities Of The Countv
which Nv Ordinance Reruest ThA'-
Tayes To Pc So Assessed And T.evieA
And That The rnuntv Tax Collerto.
chail Collect And Distribute The SaiT
TaxAs
RE TT REs0r VET ny TIFF Ecrs.
vATrTpE OF THE STATE OF
nv 0RTDA:
That IN" following Amendment N
1rt'cle W.T. ~ the Constitution Of thp
state 81 Florida relative TO the assess
~ent and collection ~ all tawes ~
'he county Of Tee. State NJ FIorida
w adding therAto additional ser.
IONS ~ he numbered bv the aacrn
'"rv ~ state. be and the same 's here
hv. agreed N And shan he suhrnit,ns
- The electors OF the STATE ~ FlnrIds
Tor ratification or retactiou 81 tbe
~Aneral election ~ he held m the Fire.
Tnesdav after the first Monday r.
November. 1852. ~ follows
Section -. from and after Iar
''"rv I. 1854. the county FAX assesso-
~ a 80 -
-NaI assess an nrnrArtv fnr al ssatn
county,. school. and rnunlclnaI tsrs-
IN be levied in the county nv ,he state
"Nuntv. county school N svd srhnnf
district snecial tax school districts
"ort districts. drainage districts. arS
NV other tavine districts ana fnunl
@'"aHtieE which Nv ordinance request
''0'~ 'axes ~ he 81 assessed
The legislature shall ~ the T,erIsia
1--WE Session in 1888 ana rom time tn
zine thereafter. enact lave snecifvfnr
fhe powers. functions. duties and com
nensat'on o. county tax assessor. dee.
'@nAted in the first paraFraph ~ thts
section. ard shan Nkewise nrnviA4 ~
NV for the extension IN the assass.
nnsnt roll ~ the county tax assessor ~
MI taxes levied hv the stsfe. COUNT
county school hoard. school districts
SNerlal tax school districts mort dis.
'ricts. DRAINAGE districts and arv othsr
taxing districts ard MUNICIPALITIES
whose taxes NAV he assessed hy the
county tar assessor uursuan' 70 the
'rst paragraph Of this section.
Section -. From and after Tan
narv 1. 1884. ne county tar e~fisefnr
n the county ~ Lee. stn'e ~ FloriAa
shall collect All taxes levied in tbe
county bv 'he state county. count
school hoard. school districts sperIal
'ax school districts rnrt districts
arairage districts snA anv Other tax.
'0g districts ana MUNICIPALITIES. whns~
taxes NAV he assessed hv the eo,,utw
tay assessor r''rpusnt - the rrs'
naraRraph of The preceding section
hereof
The Legislature shaTi - fNs r.Ar'sis
tive Session n 1883 and from tire 10
''me thereafter enact laws sneclfyinr
the powsrs. f,'neflona duties anS
"0T10en%a'lon ~ county tax collector
e"siEnafed In fhs first paragraph ~
'his section ara shAll likewise rrovlhs
for 'he collection. care, custody. 20.
Tortirg 7nA f'sbursarnSnt of al taxes
collected by the eos-tY taH collector.