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CHAPTER 6393-(No. 274).

AN ACT to Abolish the Present Municipal Corporation of the Town of Sanford Heights, Orange County, Florida Incorporated April 3rd, A. D. 1911, Under the General Laws of the State of Florida Governing Cities and Towns; and to Provide for the Protection of All Creditors of the Said Town of Sanford Heights, Orange County, Florida.

Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

Section 1. That the municipal corporation of the Town of Sanford Heights, Orange County, Florida, incor porated April 3rd, A. D. 1911, under the General Laws of the State of Florida, be, and the same is hereby, abolished.

Sec. 2. That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to impair the obligations of any existing contracts into which said municipal corporation of the Town of Sanford Heights has heretofore entered.

Sec. 3. That all creditors of the Town of Sanford Heights shall, within sixty days after the passage of this Act, present their accounts in writing, showing the amount due them by said Town of Sanford Heights, and further showing by what authority said indebtedness was incurred by said Town of Sanford Heights, which said accounts shall be sworn to as true, correct and unpaid, to the City Council of the City of Sanford, Florida, for approval and payment, and said accounts having been duly audited and approved by the City Council of the City of Sanford, Florida, shall be paid out of the funds of the municipality of the City of Sanford.

Sec. 4. That this Act shall go into effect immediately upon its passage and approval.

Approved May 27, 1911.

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CHAPTER 6394-(No. 275).

AN ACT to Legalize and Validate Ordinance No. 65 Adopted and Passed by the City Council of the City of South Jacksonville on the 18th Day of March, A. D. 1911, and Approved by the Mayor of Said City of the 20th Day of March, A. D. 1911; and Ordinance No. 66 Adopted and Passed by the City Council of Said City on the 22nd Day of March, A. D. 1911, and Approved by the Mayor of Said City on the 24th Day of March, A. D. 1911, Providing for the Calling and Holding an Election to Determine Whether the Said City Shall Issue and Sell its Bonds for Fifty Thousand Dollars for a Waterworks Plant and System and Sewer System, and Shall Issue and Sell Its Bonds for Ten Thousand Dollars for an Electric Light Plant; and to Declare Regular and Valid That Certain Election Held in and by Said City Under and in Pursuance of Said Or dinance on the 6th Day of April, A. D. 1911; and to Declare Legal and Valid All Proceedings Had or to be Had Under and in Accordance with Said City Ordi nances; and to Authorize and Legalize the Issuance and Sale of Said Bonds by Said City in the Manner and for the Purposes in Said Ordinances Provided; and to Authorize and Empower Said City to Build and Operate a Waterworks Plant and System and Sewer System, and an Electric Light Plant as Provided and Set Forth in and by Said Ordinances, and to Authorize and Empower Said City to Levy and Collect a Special Tax to Pay the Interest on Said Bonds and Provide a Sinking Fund for the Redemption of the Principal Thereof.

Whereas, The City of South Jacksonville, a municipality in Duval County, State of Florida, by its Mayor and City Council enacted an ordinance entitled

"An ordinance providing for the calling and holding of an election to determine whether the city shall issue bonds for the amount of fifty thousand dollars to procure funds for the purpose of constructing a waterworks plant and system in the city, defining the meaning of the word "waterworks," also to determine whether the city shall issue bonds to the amount of ten thousand dollars to procure funds for the purpose of constructing an electric light plant and system in the city; and for the purpose of electing five bond trustees, defining the duties and powers of said trustees; and providing for the issuance of said bonds and the construction of a waterworks plant and sewer system and an electric light plant and system in the city," which said ordinances is numbered 65 of the ordinances of said city, and was passed and adopted by said City Council on the 18th day of March, A. D. 1911, and ap proved by the Mayor of said city on the 20th day of March, A. D. 1911.

And, Whereas, Said city by its Mayor and City Council enacted an ordinance amending Section 27 of said ordinance numbered 65 above mentioned, which said amending ordinance is numbered 66 of the ordinances of said city and was passed and adopted by said City Council on the 22nd day of March, 1911, and approved by the Mayor of said city on the 24th day of March, 1911.

And, Whereas, Pursuant to and in accordance with said. ordinances of said city an election was held on the 6th day of April, 1911, and on said date the said City Council met and canvassed the returns of said election, and said returns upon said canvass showed that two-thirds of the electors who voted at said election, cast their votes in favor of the issuance and sale of said bonds for a waterworks plant and system and sewer system,

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Ordinances.

Election legalized.

Bond Trustees.

Authorized to issue bonds for

poses.

and for an electric light plant for the amounts and in the manner and for the purposes in and by said ordinances prescribed.

And, Whereas, At said election Bond Trustees were pursuant to and in accordance with said ordinances, duly elected as follows: Wilbur W. Swaim, W. D. Alford, A. C. Macy, R. O. Moore, and J. A. Schneiders.

Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

Section 1. That said ordinances of the City of South Jacksonville above mentioned, be, and the same are hereby confirmed and approved and declared legal and valid and binding in every respect.

Sec. 2. That said election above mentioned, held on the 6th day of April, A. D. 1911, in and by said City of South Jacksonville for the purposes above stated, and as in said ordinances set forth, be and the same is hereby declared legal and valid, and regular and binding in every respect.

Sec. 3. That said Bond Trustees above named be and they are hereby declared to be regularly and legally elected with the duties and authorities conferred upon them by said ordinances.

Sec. 4. That said municipality of South Jacksonville be and is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and certain pur sell its bonds to procure funds for the purpose of constructing and installing a waterworks plant and systen and sewer system; and its bonds to procure funds for the purpose of constructing and installing an electric light plant and system, in the amounts and in the manner and for the purpose in and by said ordinances set forth and prescribed; and to build, install and operate a waterworks plant and system and sewer system, and an electric light plant and system, in the manner and as set forth and prescribed in and by said ordinances; and the said municipality is hereby given and granted all the powers and authority necessary to perform, execute and carry into effect said ordinances and to levy and collect a spe cial tax to provide all necessary funds to pay the interest

on said bonds, and provide a sinking fund for the redemption of the principal thereof as provided and set forth in said ordinances.

Sec. 5. That all proceedings had or to be had under and in accordance with said ordinances for and in furtherance of and in connection with the issuance and sale of said bonds, be and the same are hereby declared to be legal and valid and binding.

Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect and become a law immediately upon its passage and approval. Approved May 8, 1911.

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CHAPTER 6395-(No. 276).

AN ACT Authorizing the Municipality of the City of St.
Augustine, in the State of Florida, to Fix the Rate of
Taxation on All Taxable Property of Said City; Pre-
scribing the Purposes for and the Manner in Which the
Same May be Levied, Assessed and Collected.

Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

ation.

Section 1. That the municipal corporation of St. Rate of taxAugustine, Florida, shall have no power to levy in any one year for ordinary corporation purposes a higher rate of taxation than one per cent. of the assessed value of the taxable property within its limits.

dinary."

The word "ordinary" shall embrace all expenses for Word "orsalaries of officers, cleaning streets, illumination, use of water, the maintenance of police and fire departments of said city and all purposes strictly municipal in their character, annual and continuing.

In addition to the foregoing one per cent., said corpo- Special tax. ration may annually levy and collect a special tax for permanent improvements, the adornment, paving and improving of the streets and public grounds of the city, and acquiring, or establishing and maintaining public sewers not exceeding one per cent. of the assessed value of the taxable property within the city.

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