1931-11-27 Special
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if Okeechobee, Florida, November 27th, 1931.
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Pursuant to the following call the City Council of the City of Okeeohobee,
Florida, met in spec1al eees10n at the City Hall at 1.30 o'clock P. K. on the above
date and the following were present: J. Denham Bird, Mayor, Alto Watford, President
of City Council, Councilmen J. H. Walker, Sr. and Albert Berka with R. P. Fletcher,
Oi ty C1.erk, T. W. Oonely, Jr.., City Attorney, L. L. Conrad, Chief of Police and
L. O. Tootle, Water Supeintendent in attendance;
NOTIOE OF SPEOIAL MEETING
Notice i8 hereby given that a Special Meeting of the City Oouncil of the
City of Okeechobee, Florida, will be held at the City Hall in said City,
at 1.}O o'clock P. M. Friday November 27,1931. Said meeting i8 be1ng
called by me for the purpoee of pa88ing a re80lution relative to the pay-
- ment af per8onal taxe8 due the said City of Okeechobee, and for such other
busineas a8 shall come regularly before the Council.
Witne8e my hand a8 Mayor of said City of Okeechobee, Florida, this 27th
r, day of November A. D. 1931.
JA ~ Bird
MAYOR
Received the above notice this 27th day of November, A. D. 1931.
Alto Watford
J. H. Walker, Sr.
D. B. MoOarthy
Albert Berka
Councilmen
-- The following re80lution was offered by Councilman Berka, who moved its
adoption, motion seconded by Councilman J. H. Walker, Sr. and pasèed:
RJ:SOLUTIOI
WHEREAS, the City of Okeechobee, in the County of Okeechobee, Florida, has
heretofore issued and sold bonds of said City for the purpose of making certain
improvements including the paving and hard-surfacing of Streets, construction and
lay~ng of IMwere, drains and water meins, and
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WHBREÄ8, a large number of the Owners of property in said City have failed
to pay taxee on property ~ithin said City for the past several years, and
- WHEREAS, the City Council of said City deems it expedient and to the best
interest of said City that some relief be given the taxpayers in order that taxes
may be paid and obligations of said City met,
100¡.fMIRIIORIí BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tax Collector of said City, be, and
he 18 herebf instructed and authorized to accept bonds of said City at par, with
all unmatured interest coupons thereto attached and/or matured interest coupons
ot any suoh'bond8, in payment of taxes levied or assessed by said City for all
yea.rs prior to the year 1930, provided, that Bonds and/or matured interelt coupons
:: shall be accepted for the payment of personal property taxes for. all years prior
to the year 1'31, PROVIDED FURTHER, that when bonds and/or interest coupons are so
accepted by said Tax Collector that, then and in that event, before such bondsand/
or interest coupons are so accepted that the taxes for the year 1931 shall be paid
in cash.
(Seal) Alto Watford
Attest: President City Council. I
r- R. P. Fletoher
Clerk.
The above and foregoing Resolution is hereby approved thi8 27th day of Nov- I
ember, A. D. 1931.
J. Denham Bird
Mayor, City of Okeechobee, Florida
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Upon motion duly seoohded and passed, Council adjourned. '
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