1923-10-16 Regular
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" Okeechobee, Florida, Oct. 16, 192:9.
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, The City Cowncil of Okeechobee, Florida met in regular ses-
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,;",sion at 7.30 0' olock :P., U. on the above date and the following
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" were present: H..H. D~Yarman, President, Councilmen F. W. Hampton
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and H. O. Adams with R. P. Fletoher, Clerk, L. W. Jennings and
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B. L~ Jennings, Jr., Oi\y Attorneys and Wm. Collins, Chief of
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Police in attendance.
Minùtes of meetings held October 2nd and October lOth were
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Mrs. VanPo11 and Mrl\ Si,gio:w appeared before the, 00unci1
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Building permit was ordered issued .to J. ". Gro!ver.
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Motion wal~ade by 0 ouno i1man Hampt~n, seconde~ by Oounoi1-
man Adams and duly carried that the Clerk allow R. E. Hamriok to
redeem Øll outstànding City Tax Certificates a~inst Lot 12,
'H:':'~'Block 14, Wright's Addition, without th~ payment of' any interest
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on said certificates or sub-omitted taxes. It ,
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The following Ordi~ance was introduced by OounoiÌman ídams
8nd duly seconded by ~oüncilman Hampton:
œDIIANOE, NO., 71 .
, :~: AN ORDnANOE PROVIDING FOR THE~VY or TAXIS FOR THE YEAR
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1923. ','1
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' . '. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE 14AYOR ttD THE OIT'YOOUNQ IL or THE '.
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'~':~TY OF OXEEOHOBEE, FLORIiA." ,., :
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~. r1~ I, nmt the City O\~eeChOO~e, F~~1œ her~ levy
a ",. , 23 mills on each*,,-ollar valuation of real and personal,
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p~rty w'i thin the corpora te l¡mi ts subj eat to taxation on the' ,
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First da~t"'of January, A. D. 1923. Suoh tax to be assessed and
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and oo11eoted in the manner provided by 1aw~
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Section II. Thatl3 mills of such tax shall be used for "
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tJeneral City purposes; that 1 mill of suoh'tax shall be'used'
for Park purposes; that 4 mi~l~ of ~uoh. tax ~ha11 be used for an
interest and sinking fund for the Street Paving Bond Issue of
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1920; that lm~ll of suoh.tá.x shall' be' used f°:t~an in.teres,t ¡md
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sinking fund for the Wa.ter~orks Bond "tssue 'ot 1920, that 4 mills
of such tax shall be used for an interest and sinking fund for the.
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Water Sewer Time Warran~s of 1921 : b
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J S,~ction III. It J.sf~ 'Ita, the duty of the 01 ty Tax Oollector
and City Clerk to divide the prooeeds-reoeivedfrom said taxes
into various funds as set forth above and keep account thereof as
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may be directed by the Mayor and Oi ty Oo~oil.,.
Section IV. This ordinance shall be in fuli force and effect
immediately after its passage and approval by'the Kayor.
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Read a first and second time by unanimous consent and passed
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in open session this 16th day of October A. D. 1923.
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H. H. DeYarman
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R. P. r1etcher
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Approved by me, this 16th day'of October A. D. 1923.
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T. W. Conely, Jr.
. Mayor, '-
)lotion was made by Councilman Adams that the Council proceed
to elect a successor to former 00unci1man L. M. Raulerson, and
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President DeYarman called Councilman Adams to the ohair to act as
Ohairman and President DeYarman than seconded said motion and
same was passed by the following vote:
Yea Nay
H. H. DeYarman r. W. H~mpton
H. O. Adams
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President ~eTarman then resumed the chai8~
." . '!'he vat' for Oi ty Councilman was then taken by ballot aad was
as follows:
H. T. Bass received two votes.
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Roy K~j Price received one vote;' ,.
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Jù ~ E';.! . Bass was then deGlar~d duly elected a member"pf the,
City Council of Okeeohobee, F1o~ida:
Upon motion duly seconded and carried the Council adjoqrned~
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Attest: ~
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