0276 (Taxes)ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES FOR
TETE YEAR 1956 FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
BE IT 'ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
04.E.WHOBEE, FLORIDA: .
SECTION 1. .That the City of Okeechobee, Florida, hereby levies
tax of 15 mills on each dollar valuation of real andlalasonal pro-
' A perty within the corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
for the,year 1956; such taxes shall be assessed and, collected in the
manner provided by law, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ,that no taxes shall be
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assessed against homesteads, having a valuation of not more than
$6t00o.00 for the General Fund of said City.
StCTTON-2. That 10.mills of such tax be used for General Citypur-
TpoSesandshall be assessed for the General Fund of said City. That
emills of such tax;shallbe assessed for thq.interest'and sinking
find for the payment of interest, and principal of General Refunding
t Bonds; Issue of 1942 of said City.
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SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the Tax Collector of said City
and..the City Clerk .of,said City, to divide the proceeds received from
said'taxes.as aforesaid, into the funds set out in Section 1 of this
Ordinance and keep full and correct account of same as they may be
directed by the City Council..
zwmpnr44 All ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, in conflict
herewith be, and the same, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its
passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
Passed'and adopted in regular session this 11 day of September, A. D.
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE -
BY Franklin Walker
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ATTEST: Lorena Spivey
CITY CLERK
The above and foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this 11 day of
September, A. D. 1956.
PRESIDENT CITY COUNCIL
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H. H. Raulerson
MAYOR CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
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1956.