0246 (Taxes)ORDINANCE' NO. - 246
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COTJ,RCTION OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR
1951 FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That the City of Okeechobee, Florida, hereby levies a tax
of 20 mills on each dollar valuation of real and personal property within
the corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, for the year 1951;
such taxes shall be assessed and collected in the manner provided by law,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, that no taxes shall be assessed against homesteads, having
a valuation of not more than $5,000.00 for the General Fund of said City.
SECTION 2. That 5 mills of such tax shall be used for General City purposes
and shall be assessed for the General Fund of said City. That 15 mills of
such tax shall be assessed for the interest and sinking fund for the payment
of interest and principal of Gfineral Refunding Bonds, Issue of 1942, of said
city.
SEOTION 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 the same as they may be directed by the City
Council.
SECTION 4. 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and the same are hereby repealed.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 special session this 8th day of October, A. D. 1951.
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
BY �o?!c.•szA_
PRESIDENT .CITY COUNCIL
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CITY CLERK
The above and foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this 8th day of
October, A. D. 1951.
MAYOR CITY OF OKEECHOBEE ,/
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA