0202 (Taxes)ORDINANCE NO. Y O Y
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF
TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1940 FOR THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUrvCIL OF THE CITY
OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the City of Okeechobee, Florida,
hereby levies a tax of 44 mills on each dollar valuation
or real and personal property within the corporate limits of
the City of Okeechobee, Florida, for the year 19+0; such taxes
shall be assessed and collected in the manner provided by law,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, that no taxes shall be assessed against home-
steads having a valuation of $5000.00 and less; homesteads
having a valuation of more than $5,000.00 shall be assessed
on such amounts in excess of $5,002.00, except as provided in
Section 2, of this ordinance.
Section 2. That -a-7, mills of such tax shall be used
for General city purposes and shall be assessed for the general
fund of said city. That ten (10) mills of such tax shall be
assessed for the payment arW satisfaction of that certain judg-
ment obtained by Yeoman's Mutual Life Insurance Company, against
the City of Okeechobee, Florida; said judgment having issued out of
the U. S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida, a
copy of which is recorded in the office of the Clerk of Circuit
Court of Okeechobee County, Florida. Thatfive (5) mills of
such tax shall be used for the payment and satisfaction of the
balance due on that certain judment obtained by Pauly Jail
Building Company, a corporation, and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of Circuit court of Okeechobee County, Florida.
That fifteen (15) mills of such tax shall be used for the pay-
ment of that certain judgment obtained by E. T. McGaulley
against said city of Okeechobee, in the U. S. District Court
of the Southern District of Florida and recorded in the office
of the Clerk of Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, Florida.
That ten (10) mills of such tax shall be assessed for the
purpose of complying with that certain Peremptory writ of
mandamus in that certain cause pending in the Circuit Court
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of Okeechobee County, Florida, wherein STATE OF FLORIDA
ex rel CHAMPION SPARK PLUG COMPANY, a corporation wa.s
relator anc the City of Okeechobee was respondent, which
said peremptory writ commanded the said City to levy a
writ sufficient to pay the sum of $2687.54, if said taxes
were collected in full on the tax roll for the year 1941.
That one (1) mill of such tax shall be assessed for the
purpose of satisfying that certain judgment obtained by
one Edward Parraddee against said City of Okeechobee, Florida.
That all of said levies herein set forth shall be assessed
against all homesteelds, regardless of value, within the City
of Okeechobee, Florida, except the following:
27 mills assessed for General fund.
10 mills assessed for judgment of
Yeomans Mutual Life Insurance Company.
1 mill assessed for Judgment of Edward
Parraddee.
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 tax as aforesaid,
into the funds set out in Section 2 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 ap)roval
by the Mayor.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITY OF OKEECLOBEE, FLORIDA.
By
President City Council
The foregoing ordinance having been unanimously
passed and adopted by the City Council, is hereby approved,
this November 4th., A. D. 1940.
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