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Upon motion by Councilman Raifsnider, seconded by Councilman Roe and carried, the
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I' . salary of the wate. r Superintendent was raised frzom $100.00 to $110.00 per month.
Upon motion the Council adjourned.
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December 1, 1941
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Flori~a, met in regular session
. at 7:30 P.i,M. at the City Hall on.; the above dat.e with the following present:
.! I lIayor B. B. llaulerson, 1". R. ~ag", rree1dent .,of the COu¡1011, Cou¡1ollmen RaJ.fsnider,
MoMullen, Roe and Raulerson. Alma Sherman, Clert, T. W. Conely, City Attorney,
R. O. Evans, Chief of Police, O. O. McOain, Water Supt., and N. O. Stewart, Fire
Chief were also present.
Minutes of, the meeting held November 3rd ware read and approved as read.
. The following bills were approved and ordered paid when funds are available:
Scharfschwardt Bros. - Supplies for water Dept & Sewer ------- i 12.05
fla Power & Light Co. - power, & Lights ------------------------ 81.33
S. R. Ra.1fsn1der - Gas, Oil &: Tires ------------'---------- 66.00
E. O. Harrington - Printlng water bills ------------------ 5.62
B. D. MoOarthy, - Material &: labor, Colored School ------ 7.95
Niagara Alkali 00. - Chlorine ------------------------------ 10.00
Upon motion of Oounoilman Raifsnider, seconded by,Oounoilman McMullen and
carried the following Ordin,ance was duly passed and adopted:
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AJI ORDII,UOE PBOVIDIJIG FOR THE LEVY AND OOLLIOTIOI or TAXES
tOR THJ: YEd 1941 lOR THE CITY Of OUEœOBEJ:; J'LOlUI)4.
.1 BB: IT ORDAIJn:D BY THE JUYOR AJlD OITY OOUNOIL or TBB: OITY or
OICEEOHOBU, fLORIDA:
. Section 1. That the City of Okeachobee, Florida, 'hereby
levies a tax of 68 mills on each dollar valuation of real and
personal property within the corporate limits of the City of
Oteechobee, Florida, for the year 1941; such taxes shall be
assessed and collected in the manner provided by law, PROVIDED
HOWEVER, that no taxes &ball be assessed against homesteads
having a valuation of 85,000.00 and less; homesteads having a
~aluation of more than $5,000.00 shall be assessed on such
..ounts in excess of 85,000.00, except as provided in Section
I 2 of th1B,Ord~cø.
~ction 2. That 27 wills of such tax shall be used for
G~eral City purposes and shall be assessed for the General
Fund of said Oity. That ten (10) mills of such tax shall be
assessed for the payment dd sãiiisfaotion of that oerta.1n judg-
ment obtained by Yeoman's Mutual Llfe Insurance Company, against
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the City of Okeechobee, Florida; said judgment having issued out .~. ';",:,:
of the U. S. District Court of the Southern Distriot of Florida,
ø. copy of wh1oh is reoor46d in the offioe of the Clerk of Circuit . , a .
Court of Okeechobee Oounty, Florida. That five (5) mills of such ' \1
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tax shall be used for the payment and satisfaction of t he balance \ i
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due on that certain judgment obtained by pauly Jail Building ~ I .
Oompany, a corporation, and recorded in the office of the Clark ! '
of Circuit Court of Okeechobee County, Florida. That fifteen (15) I
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mills of such tax shall be used for the payment of that certain ,-
judgment obtained by E. T. Mc Gaul 1 ey against said City of Okee--- \
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chobee, in the U. S. Distriot Court of the Southern District of .. \
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:. Florida and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Oourt' i\l~
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.. of Okeecb,Obee County. Florida. Tbat ten (10) 8111s of such tax. li..!O' '..
'h' shall be assessed for'the purpose of complying' with that certain ~ .
peremptory writ of mandamus in that certain cause pending in \1
the Circuit Court of Okeeohobee County, Florida, wherein STAT~
0 OF FLORIDA ex rel CHAMPION SPABl( PLUG OOMPANY, a corporation
: L -was :relator ,and: the City of~ Okeeohobee was respondent, which
. 0, ea.1d perempto'ry writ oomma.nä.ed, the saïdCity to levy a writ
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sufficient to pay the sum of .2,967.21, ~t said taxes were
collected in full on the tax '011 for the year 1941. That one
(1) mill of such tax shall be assessed for t he purpose of sati8- ",'
fying that certain judgment obtained by one Edward parradee
against said City of Okeechobee, Florida. That åLl of said
levies herein set forth shall'be assessed against all homesteads,
regardless of value, within the City of Okeechobee, Floñda,
exc~t the following: 0
. 27 II111s s.ssssssd for Gsnsro.l F1OIlð.
10 lUlls assessed for Judgmentøf 0
Yeoman I s Mutual Life Insurano.e Oompany.
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1 Kill assessed for Judgment of Edward
Parradee.
! Section 3. It shàll be the duty of the Tax Collector of
said City and the City Clerk of såid Oity, to divide the pro-
ceeds:' regei Ted. from "Said taxc as aforeè&14, 1nt'o the funds set
out in Section 2 c6f thie:~oJ:dinance and keep fùll and correct
account of the SaJI8 r,ti:J they may be, directecltby the City Council.
I Section 4. All ordinanoee, or part. of ordinanoe., in
i conflict herewith be. and the same are hsreb lt repealed. 0
I Section 5. This ordinMce ~ùl be in ~ll foroe ~d effect ~
! upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Kayor.
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CITY OF OKEECHOBEE. FLORIDA.
I . ATTEST: Alma Sherman. BY W. R. Page
... .' OitÿC'I"ãrk President, City Council
The foregoing ordinance having been unanimously passed and
adopted by the City Council, is hereby approved, tþis 1st day of
December, A. D. 1941.
H. H. Raulerson
Mayor
Councilman Roe presented the following ordinance and moved its adoption. Upon
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. being seconded by Councilman Raulerson and carried, said ordinance was duly passed
and adopted:
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AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING LICENSES ON ALL INSURABCES COMPANIES OR
I AGENTS OF.SAID OOMPANI.ES DOING BUSINESS OR KA. INTAINIIG AI AGENCY
. IN THE CITY OF OICEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSJiENT
AND COLLECTION OF SAID LICENSES AND PRESCRIBING PEBALTIES FOR
DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A LIOEISE OR OF FAILURZ
TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNOIL OF THE CITY or
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
Section 1. No person, firm or corporation shall engage
in, manage or operate any insur.anoe agency, or write insurance
~ within the corporate limits of the City of Okeechobee until such
company or agent shall have procUred from the Tax Collector of
t~e City of Okeechobee a license authorizing such person or
,. persons, fi~ or corporation to carryon the business of in-
surance within the said City of Okeechobee.
Section 2. All licenses shall be payable on or before
the first day of January each year, and no license shall be
I. . . issued for any fractional portion of a year except that any
person applying for a license after the first day of July to
expire the following January first shall be entitled to obtain
. a license Upon pB¥ment of one-half of the ","ount .fixed as the
. price of such license for one year.
Section 3. All licenses may be transferred with the
approval of the City Clerk when there is a bona fide sale and
transfer of the agency but such transferred license shall not
be good for any longer time or for any other place than that for
which it was originally issued.
Section 4. Each insurance company or agent of any in-
I surance company engaged in the business of insurance wi thin the
. corporo.te limits of the City of Okeechobee shall P"ò' 0. license
tax of $10.00 per annum.
Section 5. Any person or persons dealing in insurw1ce
within the said Oìt y of Okeoohobee without first obtaining a
license for each company represented shall be deemed guilty of
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. the violat10n::'of,this o,rdinance and upon conviction shall be
punished by fine not to exceed $50.00, or by imprisonment not '
to exceed 30 dll¥S or both such fine and imprisonment in the . [)
discretion of the Jiayor.
section 6. All ord1nanoes or parts of ordinances, in
conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 7. Thls ordlnance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor
or upon 1 ts becoming a law wi tbout such approval.
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
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.::. .' W. R. P I
resident City '~.1
ATTEST: Alma Sherman 01- !
City c:rerk
The foregoing ordinanca having been unanimously
passed and adopted by the City Council, is hereby approved,
this 1st day of December, A. D. 1941.
H. H. Raulerson
Kayor
Upon motion the Council adjourned to meet Friday, December 12, 1941.
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City ert
December 12. 19l .1 0 .
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in adjourned c:)
regular session at 7:30 on the above da.te with the following present: Kayor H. H.
Raulerson, W. R. Page, President of the 'Council, Councilmen Roe, Raifsnider,
KcMullen and Raulerson, Alma Sherman, City Clerk, T. W. Conely, City Attorney,
'Chief of police Evans and Fire Chief Stewart.
Upon motion of Councilman Raulerson, seconded by Councilman Roe and carrie,
four flood lights ufi to be erected at City Water ,k)le.nt, also a fence' built around
the plant.
Upon motion by Councilman Ra.ifsnidor, seconded by Councilman McMullen and ~.
carried, the water Superintendent was instructed to construct fence around w..ter 0-.
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tank property and install lights.
Councilman Roe presentèd the following Ordinance and moved its adoption.
Upon being seconded by Councilman Raulerson andoarried, ordinance was duly passed
and adopted: