1911 CHAPTER 6327-(No. 208). AN ACT to Legalize an Election Held in the City of Bradentown, Florida, on the 23rd Day of May, A. D. 1911, to Determine by an Affirmative Vote of a Majority of the Qualified Electors of Said City, Who Were Freeholders at the Time of Voting and for at Least Six Months Prior Thereto, Whether or Not the Bonds Proposed by an Ordinance Entitled, "An Ordinance to Provide for the Issuing of Bonds of the City of Bradentown and for the Expenditure and Disbursement of the Funds Received from the Sale of Said Bonds," Passed by the City Council of Said City on the 7th Day of April, A. D. 1911, and Approved by the Mayor of Said City on the 9th Day of April, A. D. 1911, Should be Authorized and Issued and to Declare and Render Valid and Legal Said Election and the Notice Thereof and the Result as Shown by the Returns Thereof, and to Declare and Render Legal and Valid Said Ordinance and to Authorize the Issue of Bonds as Provided by Said Ordinance, and to Declare Valid and Binding All Bonds Which May Be Issued Under the Terms of Said Ordinance. Whereas, Authority is given by Section twenty-five of Chapter 6040 of the Laws of Florida, Acts of 1909, to the City of Bradentown to issue bonds for the purpose of raising money to be used for the purpose of constructing and maintaining waterworks; for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a system of sewerage, and for the purpose of opening, widening and paving the streets of said city; 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 who shall be freeholders at the time of voting, and for at least six months prior thereto voting at an election to be held for that purpose; and, Whereas, An Ordinance was duly passed by the City Council on the 7th day of April, 1911, and approved by the Mayor on the 9th Day of April, A. D. 1911, and became an ordinance of said city entitled, "An ordinance to provide for the issuing of bonds of the City of Bradentown and for the expenditure and disbursement of the funds received from the sale of said bonds," in which ordinance it is determined that the City of Bradentown shall issue bonds in the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars for the purpose of constructing and maintaining waterworks for said city; Ten Thousand Dollars for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a system of sewerage for said city; Twenty Thousand Dollars for the purpose of opening, widening and paving the streets of said city; and, Whereas, A proclamation was duly issued by the Mayor and published as provided by law and the ordinances of said city calling a special election which was held in said city on the 23rd day of May, A. D. 1911, resulting in the approval of the issue of bonds for the purposes mentioned in said ordinance and as therein provided by an affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified voters at said election; and, Whereas, It is important that no question shall arise as to the validity of said ordinance, and of the said election, and of the notice and proclamation, or as to the validity of the bonds provided for in said ordinance, and which may be issued in pursuance thereof; there fore, Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. 1911 That the said ordinance heretofore men- Validating tioned and the said election held in the City of Braden Ordinance. town on the 23rd day of May, A. D. 1911, and the notice and proclamation thereof in pursuance of said ordinance and all proceedings had relative thereto be, and the same are hereby, legalized and declared to be valid and binding in every respect. 1911 Issuance of bonds. Issuance of bonds declared legal. . Sec. 2. The City of Bradentown is hereby authorized to proceed with the issuance and sale of bonds to the amounts and for the purposes above mentioned, to-wit: In the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars for the purpose of constructing and maintaining waterworks for said city; in the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a system of sewerage for said city; in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars for the purpose of opening, widening, and paving the streets of said city, and the bonds of the said City of Bradentown which may be issued in pursuance of said ordinance and such ordinances as may be passed in connection therewith are hereby declared to be valid in manner and form and effect as issued, and to be binding and to have full force, virtue and effect in law and in equity against the said City of Bradentown, and binding upon the said city and the entire taxable property thereof for the payment of the principal sum and interest thereon when due, and payable according to the provisions of said ordinance. The fact that said bonds shall or may be made payable in gold shall not effect their validity. Sec. 3. The issuance of said bonds in the amounts and for the purposes mentioned and determined in said ordinance is hereby declared to be legal and valid, and they shall not be held invalid on account of any irregularity or illegality or defect whatsoever in any proceeding had or taken for the issuance and sale of the same, and all irregularities and illegalities, defects, omissions and want of power in any proceeding relative thereto are hereby cured. Sec. 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor. Approved June 2, 1911. CHAPTER 6328-(No 209). AN ACT Making Legal and Valid the Present Municipal Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. That the present municipal corporation of the Town of Branford, in Suwannee County, Florida, be and same is hereby made and declared to be a legal and valid municipal corporation, with the powers and privileges granted to municipal corporations under the general law of the State of Florida. Sec. 2. This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor. Approved May 19, 1911. 1911 CHAPTER 6329-(No. 210.) AN ACT to Organize a Municipal Government for the Town of Brooker, in the County of Bradford, State of Florida, and to Provide for Its Government. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: ARTICLE I. Section 1. That a municipality to be called the Town of Brooker is hereby established in Bradford County, Florida, the territorial area of which shall be as follows: limits. Beginning at the northeast corner of the northwest Territorial quarter of southeast quarter in section S, township 7 south of range 20 east, thence running west one mile to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of southeast quarter in section 7, township 7 south of range 20 east; thence running south one mile to the southwest corner of southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 18, township 7 south of range 20 east; thence running east one mile to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter in section 17, township 7 south 1911 Perpetual succession, sue and be sued, etc. Officers. Mayor. of range 20 east; thence running north to the point of beginning, the same containing one square mile. Sec. 2. That said corporation shall have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and may purchase, lease, receive and hold property, real and personal, within said town; and may sell, lease and otherwise dispose of the same for the benefit of the town; and may purchase, lease, receive and hold property, real and personal, beyond the limits of the town, to be used for the burial of the dead, for the erection of waterworks, for the establishment of poorhouses, pesthouses, and houses of detention and correction, for public parks and promenades, and for any other public purpose that the Mayor and Town Council may deem necessary or proper, and may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of such property for the benefit of the town, to the same extent as natural persons may. Said town shall have and use a common seal which may be changed at pleasure All public roads and streets that are now being used as public thoroughfares and highways for said town may remain the same as they now are, with the privilege of changing, improving and extending as the ordinance of the Town Council may deem proper. Sec. 3. That the corporate authority of the town shall be vested in a Mayor, Town Council, Clerk, Clerk and Collector of Taxes (one person), Treasurer and Assessor of Taxes (one person), Marshal, and such other officers as may be appointed or elected in pursuance of law. No person shall be eligible to any of said offices, save and except the office of marshal, who may not be a citizen of the State of Florida, and who may not be a resident and legal voter of the town. ARTICLE II. Section 1. That the Mayor shall be elected for the term of one year, and shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified by the qualified electors of the town at large. His compensation shall be fixed by ordinance, but shall not be changed during his term of office. Sec. 2. The Mayor shall have jurisdiction for the trial of all offenses against the town ordinances; to see that the ordinances of the town are faithfully executed; to |