1907. bonds. Sec. 27. That the Town Council shall have power to levy annually a special tax on all the taxable property within the limits of said town as may be necessary to Tax to pay provide for the payment of said bonds at maturity and the interest coupons thereof; Provided, Such special tax Proviso. shall not exceed ten mills on the dollar annually. The Council shall have power to provide by ordinance for the custody and investment of such tax. Sec. 8. That Section 30 of said act be, and the same is, hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 30. That there shall be a Marshal of said town, Marshal and Collector. who may also be the Collector of Taxes; the Marshal shall be appointed by the Town Council and shall hold his office at the pleasure of the Town Council, but not to exceed a period of one year, unless reappointed; he shall be a male person, over the age of twenty-one, and under the age of sixty years. The Marshal shall give such bond and receive such compensation as the Town Council may prescribe, and the provisions of Section 15 of this charter relative to the compensation of officers shall not apply to the office of Marshal; Provided, That the first appointee Proviso. under this law shall be made by the Town Council at its meeting in August, 1907, to succeed the present incumbent, to become effective at the expiration of the term of office of the present incumbent. Sec. 9. That Section 39 of this act be, and the same is, hereby amended so as to read as follows: Assessor and ments. Sec. 39. That the Tax Assessor shall complete the assess- Duties of ment rolls of the town on or before the second Tuesday equalization in August in every year, on which day the said officer of assessshall meet with the Town Council for the purpose of reviewing and equalizing the assessment, and they may continue in session for that purpose from day to day as long as shall be necessary, and the Town Council may review the same, hear complaints, correct inequalities in valuations and may raise or lower any or all assessments or valuations made by the Assessor; Provided, That where any assessment or valuation is raised by the Town Council, the person, firm or corporation whose assessment or valuation is so raised shall be duly notified before such raise is finally made; Provided, further, That said Town Proviso. Council shall not be required to keep within the valuations 1907. Ordinances be published. made by the State and county, but shall assess the property at its cash value. Section 10. That Section 46 of said act be, and the same is, hereby amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 46. That all ordinances passed by the Town Counrequired to cil before they shall become laws shall be published as provided by the ordinances of the town, within the town for a period of four weeks, except sanitary or quarantine regulations, which may become effective immediately; Provided, however, That where a general revision or codifica tion of the ordinances of said town is made, it shall not be necessary to publish the entire revision or code, but such revision or code may be adopted by the passage and publication of an ordinance adopting such revision or code. Proviso. Sec. 11. That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Sec. 12. That this act shall take effect upon its approval by the Governor. Approved May 3, 1907. Impounding hogs. Proviso. CHAPTER 5826-(No. 231). AN ACT to Authorize the Town of Orange Park to Im pound Hogs of Residents Who Live Without the Town. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That the town of Orange Park shall have the same authority and right to impound hogs of resi dents who live without the town as it has to impound hogs of residents who live within the town; Provided, That notice of this law shall be posted or advertised in some newspaper in Clay County at least thirty days prior to the impounding of any hogs that may have come from without the town. Sec. 2. That this act shall take effect immediately upor its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved May 27, 1907. CHAPTER 5827-(No. 232). AN ACT to Enable the City of Orlando to Make Special Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 1907. Benefited bear ex tain im Section 1. That at any time within one year after any property to park, street, highway, or other way, ditch or sewer is laid be taxed to out, opened, altered, widened, graded, paved, extended, dug, pense of cerconstructed or discontinued in the city of Orlando when provements. in the opinion of the City Council of the said city any real estate, including that a part of which may have been taken for that purpose, shall receive any benefit and ad vantage therefrom beyond the general advantages to all real estate in said city, the City Council may'adjudge and determine the value of such benefit and advantage to any such real estate and may assess a proportionate share of the expense of said improvement, but in no case shall such assessment exceed one-half the amount of such expense, the balance to be borne by the general tax or by bonds issued for the purpose according to law. The City Council may permit the person or persons liable for said amount to pay the same in installments to be paid at such time and with such interest (not exceeding eight per cent. per annum) as it may determine. sessments made. Sec. 2. Any such assessment which has heretofore been Certain asmade or which may hereafter made, and which may be may be reinvalid by reason of want of authority or error or irregu larity for or in the making thereof, and which has not been paid or which has been recovered back, may be re made by the City Council to the amount for which the original assessment ought to have been made, or might be made under this act as the case may be. Sec. 3. All assessments made or re-made under this Liens. act shall be liens on the property against which such assessments are made or re-made, and may be enforced in the manner now or hereafter provided by the general laws for the enforcement of such liens by cities and towns. Sec. 4. This act shall take effect immediately upon be coming a law. Approved April 24, 1907. 1907. Amendment. CHAPTER 5828-(No. 233). AN ACT to Amend Section One of an Act Entitled " Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That Section 1 of an act entitled “an act to authorize the city of Orlando to issue additional bonds to the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars," approved May 31st, 1905, be amended so as the same shall read as follows: Addition to Section 1. That the City Council of the city of Orlando present is hereby authorized to issue an addition to its present bonded indebtedness. bonded indebtedness bonds to the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for constructing or pur chasing waterworks, for constructing or purchasing works for supplying light to the city and to private consumers and for constructing a system of sewerage for the city. Before any such bonds are issued, however, the question of issuing them, as well as the amount to be issued, shall be submitted to the registered voters of the city then residing therein who own real estate therein and have paid their taxes for the year last due thereon, in such manner and after such public notice as the City Council may by ordinance prescribe, and should two-thirds of the registered voters having the said qualifications and voting in the said election vote in favor of issuing the bonds and the amount proposed to be issued, the City Council may issue them, otherwise not. The City Council shall by ordinance provide for opening the city registration books before any such bond election, and also for ascertaining the registered voters who possess the qualifications aforesaid. Approved June 3, 1907. CHAPTER 5829-(No. 234). AN ACT to Amend Section One (1) of an Act Entitled "An Act to Enable the City of Orlando to Make Special Assessments on Real Estate Specially Benefited by Certain Improvements," Approved April 24, 1907. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That Section One (1) of an act entitled "An act to enable the City of Orlando to make special assessments on real estate specially benefited by certain municipal improvements," approved April 24th, 1907, be amended so as to read as follows: 1907. specially Orlando. Section 1. That at any time within one year after any Special aspark, street, highway or other way, ditch or sewer is laid sessments on out, opened, altered, widened, graded, paved, extended, real estate dug, constructed or discontinued in the City of Orlando, benefited in when in the opinion of the City Council of the said city any real estate, including that a part of which may have been taken for that purpose, shall receive any benefit and advantage therefrom beyond the general advantages to all real estate in said city, the City Council may adjudge and determine the value of such benefit and advantage to any such real estate and may assess upon the same a proportionate share of the expense of said improvement, but in no case shall such assessment exceed one-half the amount of such expense, the balance to be borne by the general tax or by bonds issued for the purpose according to law. The City Council may permit the person or persons liable for said amounts to pay the same in installments to be paid at such time and with such interest (not exceeding eight per cent. per annum) as it may determine. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon be. coming a law. Approved June 3, 1907. |