1959-07 (Cancelling Taxes)"RESOLUTION"
Motion was made by Councilman Gardner, seconded by
Councilman Watford, and unanimously carried to adopt the
following resolution:
WHEREAS, the municipal boundaries of the City of Okeechobee,
Florida were established by Chapter 10960, Special Laws of Florida,
1925; and
WHEREAS, said Chapter 10960 excluded the East one half of
the East one half of Section 15 and Government Lots 1 and 8 of
Section 22, Township 37 South, Range 35 East, from the corporate
limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida; and
VvHEREAS, by virtue of Chapter 14257, Special Laws of Florida,
1929, the above lands were included within the municipal
boundaries of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, subject to approval
of the qualified electors of the City of Okeechobee, Florida;
and
WHEREAS no election of approval was held subsequent to the
enactment of said Chapter 14257, and therefore said lands were
never again incorporated within the municipal boundaries of the
City of Okeechobee, Florida; and
WHEREAS, all of said lands were assessed for taxation by the
City of Okeechobee, Florida, as if said Chapter 14257 had been
approved by the qualified electors of the City of Okeechobee,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, many requests have been made, from time to time,
to the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, by indi-
vidual land owners for the cancellation of city tax liens encumb-
ring their real property due to the erroneous assessments above
mentioned; Now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED5 by the City Council of the City
of Okeechobee, Florida, that all taxes and tax certificates,
levied, assessed and issued by the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
for the year 1925 and subsequent years, against all real property
lying and being in. the East one half of the East one half of
Section 15 and Government Lots 1 and 8 of Section 221, Township 37
South, Range 35 East, be and they are hereby cancelled and the
City Clerk of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, is hereby author-
ized and directed to cancel the same of record.
BE IT FUR7:E-IER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be
recorded in the public records of Okeechobee County, Florida.
Passed and adopted in regular session this 4th day of
August A. D. 1959.