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Charter and Revised Ordinances of Lake City Florida (1912) Gillen & Hodges
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Charter of the City of Lake City
Sec. 4. The owner or owners of any lot, piece
or parcel of .land within the corporate limits of the 173/257
City which may front or abut on any street,
whether the same be held in fee simple or be held
under any other title shall be bound and is hereby
required after thirty days from the publication of
this ordinance to keep and always have and main­
tain in thorough repair a good and sufficient side­
walk or foot pavement constructed as required by
the provisions of the foregoing sections of this or­
dinance and such owner or owners shall comply
with an order of the board of public works so to do
within ten days after notice thereof shall have been
posted on said lands or the owner thereof other­
wise notified. This section shall not be construed so
as to require any notice other than the publication
of this ordinance.

Sec. 5. If the owner or owners of any lot or
lots of land within the limits of the City shall fail
to comply with any of the provisions of this or­
dinance within the time prescribed thereby, the
board of public works may contract for the con­
struction or repair of such sidewalks or pavement
and two thirds of the amount contracted to be paid
for same by the City shall be a lien upon said lot or
lots along which such sidewalks or pavement are
constructed or repaired and such amount may be
assessed as a special tax against the lot or lots ad­
joining such sidewalk or pavement shall be con­
structed or repaired, or the same may be enforced
by suit at law, or in equity; or the said amount
together with all costs, charges and attorneys fees
may be recovered against said owner or owners by
suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.

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