1920-13 Levy of Millage/I
Regalar Session
The Council was called to
D. R . 7c Neill, President
R . 1J. Pearce, Councilman
'W- 2. Underhill, tf
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Brooks,
E. R. Jri�zzht, It
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Council Chamber
April 13, 1920.
order.with the following members nresent:
of Council
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Uso nresent were ',d. B. Clay, "ity Engr-
J. A. Daughtry, 111.11arshall.
',V. ',"!. 1XInnicliff. City Clerk.
The minuts of tro meeting of the Council on 1-Tarch 30th aere read and
unarimousl,-,T annroved as read.
Resolutioia for Levy of Tax Millage
for
'VIater ','Olorks Bonds.
The folloivini-,c Reaolution was introduced b,,i Councilman R. "Li. Pearce -
Seconded bj Councilman R. '.'IriFht
Resolved that,
1hereas, at an election duly held within the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
on the 9'6th day of February t. D. 1920 a majority of the votes,cast were
in favor of the issuance ofbonds for the purpose of erecting water works,
laying water main-, and nurchasinp, lands for the erection thereof, fire
truck, trucks and necessary fixtures, to be constructed uoon such avenues,
streets, alleLrvays, or parts thereof, as ma7r hereafter be designated by
the City Council; which have been duly canvassed, the result thereof
declared, and duly recorded on the minutes of said City Council, under
which the said 0-it,7 was authorized to issue and sell said bonds, as here-
otfo-re-orovided, T3. -,.I -TT Rk,'30V'F�`), that,
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, State of Florida does hereby
levy a tax of 3�15-- mills upon the dollar, or such an additiorial amount,
each and every year as may be necessary for the oaymerit of said bonds,
upon all real and personal prooerty within the City liable to taxation,
annually, to Day the int'Prest. unon said bonds, as, the same may become due
and payable, and to Y)rovl,,I(, a sinkinp- fund for retiring said bonds as
they"may become due axid payable, and _ that the same is to be deposited
accord.inp, to law; Arid the "it.7 Tax Assessor of Okeechobee City, Florida
is hereb-
.1 instructed and roquired to assess unon all taxable real and
personal pronerty within the 0itj of Okeechobee, subject to takation, the
aforesaid millacre, and the Tax Collector of said City is here.b- 7- instructed
and required to collect the same as reqUired by law, and denosit the same
according to law, in the depository as may be named by the City Cou.1ricil.
Be it further resolved, that the assessmelits aforesaid, do commence
with the Assessment of the year 1cJ20, and continue so long as the same
may be necessary to provide a si-m sufficient to pay the interest u-0on said
bonds, and provide a sinking fund to pay the same as they may become due.
All resolutions or Darts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby rescinded
The above Resolution was a(7ooted by the following unanimous vote, and
ordered recorded in the minutes of the Cit,7 Council, thi.,, the 13
day of C'3.Dril A. -11). 1920, all voting yea and none nay.
Ye P, D. J�., ITcNeill
President o.f._Ci.ty._Poun-C-iI1.
Yea R. L. Pearce
Yea W. e. underhill
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in fulltI,d of C.R.
The foregoing resolutio . n was read a first time/on mo on
Brooks, seconded by -17. _"P. Underhill.
On motion of W. P. Underhill, seconded by C. R. Brooks, the fore-
going motion was read a se0ond time by seotions.
On motion of '.R. L. Pearce, seconded by'E,. "�. Wright, the foregoing
resolution was read a third time and placed for final passage, the
vote standing as follows:
D. R. McNeill Yea
R. L. Pearce. Yea
I - F . Underhill Yea
C. R. Brooks Yea
R. 'Iright Yea
Resolution was then passed to the Ilayor and approved by him
on April 13, 1920.