1911 Bond Trus-tees. cipality; for the purpose of erecting public buildings for the use of said Municipality; for the purpose of building or purchasing an electric or other illuminating plant for the use of said Municipality; for any one more of said purposes. The Mayor and Council are hereby authorized to issue bonds of said Municipality, under the seal of the corporation, to an amount not exceeding 10 per cent of assessed values signed by the Mayor, countersigned by the President of the Council and attested by the Clerk, with interest coupons attached, which shall be signed in like manner; Provided, however, that before said bonds shall be issued, the issuance of said bonds shall be approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the electors voting at an election to be held for that purpose, which election shall be regulated by an ordinance as to the manner of conducting or certifying the same, after the same has been advertised for not less than thirty days by posting three notices in public places in Auburndale, one of which shall be the postoffice, and at which election only resident electors otherwise qualified, who shall own real estate within the corporate limits, and who have paid taxes thereon for the year when such taxes were last due, shall be entitled to vote. Sec. 52. Bond Trustees.-There shall be a Board of three Trustees, who shall serve as a Board of Public Work, also who shall each give bond in a sum to be fixed and approved by the Council, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duty. It shall be the duty of said Trustees, as soon as the bonds herein authorized have been executed, to offer the same for sale by notice, stating the amount of bonds for sale, the rate of interest, and when the same shall become due and payable, advertised in a newspaper published in Polk County, and also in not less than two newspapers published in cities reported to be money centers, if deemed necessary. The Trustees shall receive bids for the purpose of said bonds or any part of the issue thereof on or before the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date of said publication. The Trustees shall have the right to reject any or all bids and re-advertise the bonds or any portion of the same remaining unsold. The Trustees, as a Board of Public Works, shall have control of the expenditure of the money derived from the said bonds, and supervision of the construction of said work in said expenditure, and shall be responsible for the faithful discharge of this trust, to the Council, and shall not have supervision or management of any other expen ditures or construction of work except as set forth herein. 1911 Sec. 53. Depository.-A bank, or banks, or other de- Depository. pository to be designated by the Council, shall receive and be custodian of said bonds, and all moneys arising from the sale of said bonds. bonds. Sec. 54. Sale of Bonds.-The Board of Trustees shall Sale of advertise for bids for work to be done for which bonds are issued, make contracts with the lowest responsible bidder, who shall himself give bond for the faithful performance of his work, but the said board shall have the right to reject any or all bids received, they shall, per sonally, or through proper agents, select all material and have full supervision and charge of the carrying out of the work for which bonds are issued, and shall audit all accounts connected with said work, and pay the same by check on the bank or depository handling the proceeds of the sale of bonds, which said checks shall be invalid unless countersigned by the President of the Council, and shall be so worded. Sec. 55. Trustees.-The Board of Trustees shall be Trustees. elected by a majority vote of the legal voters at the same election at which the bonds are voted, and shall serve until the completion of the work for which said bonds were issued. Vacancies in the Board of Trustees shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining Trustees and a full Board of the Council in joint session. And Trustees may be removed from office in same manner, and for same causes as herein before provided for the removal of other officials. A majority of said Trustees shall constitute a quorum and be capable of transacting any business. No person holding any other city office shall be eligible to serve as a Bond Trustee. account. Sec. 56. The said Board of Trustees shall cause to be Books of kept proper books of account which shall be at all times subject to inspection by the Council, and upon the completion of the work entrusted to them, the same with a full report of their actions, shall be turned over to the Coun cil, who shall examine and audit the same. 1911 Amendment of charter. Taxes. State law.. Franchise. Board of Sec. 57. Amendment of Charter.-This charter may be amended, changed or added to at any time, by an ordihance first passed by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Council and ratified by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors of the town at a general or special election held for that purpose. At such election each amendment proposed shall be succinctly described on the ballot and shall be voted on separately. Sec. 58. Taxes. All the provisions for the State law for the enforcement and collection of State and County taxes shall avail the said Municipal Government hereby created as fully and completely as if embodied herein, in so far as the same does not conflict with the provisions of this charter. Sec. 59. State Law.-All the powers, privileges and provisions of the General Law for the incorporation of cities and towns, when not in conflict with the terms of this Act, shall be, and the same are hereby, made a part of this charter. Sec. 60. Franchise.-The Town of Auburndale shall be vested with authority through its Council, by giving thirty days' notice, to grant franchise to persons, firms or corporations, for a period not longer than thirty years, and shall have the power to regulate the granting of the same, fixing the provisions and forfeitures thereof, and prescribing its conditions. Sec. 61. Board of Health.-There may be a Local Health Officer. He shall have power and authority to protect the health of the inhabitants of Auburndale, and he shall have supervision of all matters pertaining to public health in the Town of Auburndale. He shall have power to make such rules and regulations governing and controlling matters pertaining to the health of the inhabitants of Auburndale, and shall have the right to call upon the Marshal to enforce the same, and it shall be the duty of the Mayor and Marshal to render such police assistance as may be necessary to carry out his orders. The Local Health Officer shall be governed by the laws governing the State Board of Health, and shall be subordinate in every particular to the State Board of Health of Florida. He shall have the right, by and with the approval and consent of the Council, to establish a hospital, sanitarium or infirmary for the Town of Auburndale. 1911 and annexa Sec. 62. Extension and Annexation.-If at any time Extension the Town of Auburndale may desire to extend its territo- tion. rial limits by the annexation of the unincorporated lands lying contiguous to its limits, it shall have the power to do so in the following manner: The Council of said Town by ordinance duly passed and approved by the Mayor, as provided herein, shall declare its intention to annex such tract of land, describing the same, not less than thirty days thereafter, which ordinance shall be published once a week for four consecutive weeks next after its passage, in a newspaper published in Polk County. The Mayor of Auburndale shall call a special election for the purpose of voting upon the question of annexation, and shall give thirty days' notice in the same manner set forth herein for notice of intention to annex. All qualified electors of Auburndale, who shall also own real estate therein, shall be qualified to vote in said election. If two-thirds of those voting at said election shall vote in favor of annexing the proposed territory the same shall become and constitute a part of the incorporated limits of Auburndale, and shall be subject to all the provisions of this charter as to tax assessments, obligations and jurisdiction. Sec. 63. If the tract of land so proposed to be annexed contains ten or more resident voters, who are property owners within said territory proposed to be annexed, the ordinance proposing to annex said tract of land shall be submitted to a separate vote of said resident voters in the territory to be annexed, and the result of the separate election, and the votes cast thereat shall be taken in connection and counted with the votes cast at the same time at the election held in the Town of Auburndale, and it shall require two-thirds of the votes cast at both elections to annex the proposed territory. Such election shall be called and conducted, and the expenses thereof paid by the corporate authorities of Auburndale. Sec. 64. Taxes.-The Town Council shall have the Taxes power to regulate the time for the completion of the assessment roll, and for its delivery to the Tax Collector, and to fix the time for which taxes for the first year and 1911 every year thereafter are due not later than October first of every year, and to fix the time at which the tax books are closed, not later than April first of each year. Sec. 65. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 66. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved May 24, 1911. Territorial limits. Officers. Eligibilty to office. CHAPTER 6325-(No. 206). AN ACT to Provide a Municipal Government for the Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Secton 1. That the Town of Aucilla, in Jefferson County, Florida, is hereby declared to be an incorporated town. The territorial boundary lines shall be as follows, to wit: Commence at a point 660 yards due east of center of Seaboard Air Line Railroad warehouse, thence run north 660 yards, thence run west 1320 yards, thence run south 1100 yards, thence run east 1320 yards, thence run north 440 yards to starting point. Sec. 2. The government and corporate authority of said town shall be vested in a mayor, five councilmen, a clerk, treasurer, assessor, marshal and collector. One person may hold the office of clerk, treasurer and assessor; also one person may hold the office of marshal and collector. The term of office of mayor, clerk, treasurer, assessor, marshal and collector shall be for one year. Two of the councilmen shall be elected for the term of one year and three for the term of two years at the first election, afterwards the term of office of the councilmen shall be two years. Sec. 3. No person shall be eligible to hold any of these offices or be entitled to vote except such as are qualified by the general election laws of the State; Provided, any person qualified as above may have employment under its authority. |