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ment roll and of liens acquired thereon in all suits to enforce the payment of the lien for such taxes as may appear from said copy. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney, as soon as practicable after the receipt of the certified list aforesaid, to begin proceedings for the collection of the delinquent taxes and he shall make defendants in any suit brought thereon, the owner or owners of the property, if the same can be ascertained, as well as all mortgages and other lienors whose names can be ascertained by a diligent search of the public records of De Soto County, Florida. Upon the collection of all moneys due the city, after the same shall have been placed in the hands of the City Attorney, the payment shall be made first of all court costs and advertising fees, second, the amount due the city for taxes and interest, and last the attorney's fees. And in all cases where taxes are paid to the City Attorney, after being certified to him and before suit is instituted, the delinquent tax payer shall pay five per cent. of the amount of taxes due to him as attorney's fee.

Sec. 46. All personal property levied upon by a distress warrant shall be advertised thirty (30) days and sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash where the property is located or at a place in said municipality named in the advertisement between the legal hours of sale on any legal sales day.

1911

Property distress warrant.

levied on by

Sec. 47. All the powers, privileges and provisions of General law. 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. 48. That the present officers of said Town of Zolfo Officers. shall hold their respective offices and perform all the functions thereunder until their successors are elected

and qualified as provided by this Act.

dinances.

Sec. 49. All ordinances of the Town of Zolfo hereto- Former orfore enforced when not in conflict with the provisions hereof shall be and remain in full force and virtue until repealed by the Council or the municipality hereby created.

Sec. 50. This Act shall go into effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor.

Approved June 3, 1911.

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RESOLUTIONS

(SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 257.)

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to
Article V of the Constitution of the State of Florida
Relative to the Judiciary Department.

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

That the following amendment to Article V of the Constitution of the State of Florida relative to the Judiciary Department, to be numbered Section 42 of said Article V, be and the same. is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A. D. 1912, for ratification or rejection, to wit;

Circuit

Sec. 42. There shall be another Judge of the Circuit Additional Court of Duval County in addition to the Circuit Judge Judge. of the circuit in which said county is situated. Such additional Circuit Judge shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and shall hold office for six (6) years, and shall receive the same salary and allowances for expenses as other Circuit Judges, but the same shall be paid by the County of Duval out of the general revenue of said county. He shall have all the powers and perform all the duties that are or may be provided or prescribed by the Constitution or by statute for Circuit Judges, and all statutes concerning Circuit Judges shall apply to him. The distribution of the business of the Circuit Court of Duval County between the two Circuit Judges and the allotment or assignment of matters and cases to be heard, decided, ordered, tried, decreed or adjudged shall be controlled or made when necessary by the Judge of said Court who shall have the older commission in force at the time. Such additional Circuit Judge shall reside in Duval County.

1911

Special tax school districts.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76.

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to
Article 12 of the Constitution of the State of Florida,
Relative to Education, to be Known as Section 17 of
Said Article; Providing for the Issuance of Bonds by
Special Tax School Districts, for the Exclusive Use of
Public Free Schools Within Such School District, and
Authorizing the Levy of a Tax to Create a Sinking
Fund for the Payment of the Interest and Redemption
of Such Bonds.

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

That the following amendment to Article 12 of the Constitution of the State of Florida, to be known as Section 17 of said Article, be, and the same is hereby agreed to, and shall be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election of Representatives, to be held in the year A. D. 1912, for ratification or rejection.

Sec. 17. The Legislature may provide for Special Tax School Districts, to issue bonds for the exclusive use of public free schools within any such Special Tax School District, whenever a majority of the qualified electors thereof, who are freeholders, shall vote in favor of the is suance of such bonds.

Whenever any such Special Tax School District has voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds, a tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar, in any one year, on the taxable property within the district voting for the issue of bonds shall be levied in accordance with law providing for the levying of taxes, to become a fund for the payment of the interest and redemption of such bonds.

(SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12.)

Resolved by the Senate, the House Concurring:

1911

L. & T. Co.

That a committee of five be appointed to consist of two Canals F. C. from the Senate and three from the House to visit and inspect the canals of the Florida Coast Line and Transportation Company, on the East Coast of Florida, and report to the Legislature.

(SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9.)

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives
Concurring:

mines.

That a committee of five members, two to be appointed Phosphate by the President of the Senate, and three to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, be appointed to visit the phosphate mines of Polk, Hillsborough and Citrus Counties, to inspect the situation as to damages being done to the rights and interests of citizens of said counties, and report their recommendations thereon to the Legislature without unnecessary delay.

(SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8.) Resolved, the House of Representatives Concurring:

Lands for

That a committee of five (5), two (2) from the Senate and three (3) from the House, be appointed to visit the Penitentiary. location purchased for the State penitentiary, and to inspect the other lands on which an option is held by the State for said penitentiary, investigating the same, and report back to the Legislature such recommendations as the conditions may warrant.

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