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Charter and Revised Ordinances of Lake City Florida (1912) Gillen & Hodges
                             Charter of the City of Lake City
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              and personal, by the first day of May and first
           - day of July of each and every year.
                  The manner in which he shall perform his du­                     23/257
              ties, shall be determined by ordinance of the City
              Council.
                  He shall give bond for the faithful and correct
              performance of his duties, with sureties to be ap­
              proved by the council.

                  He shall be clothed with authority to admin­
              ister oaths of affirmation of the lists of property
              for taxation, the same as county officers.

                  He shall receive such compensation as the City
              Council may fix.

                  Section 45 is modified by Chapter 6362, Sec­
              tion 11, Acts of the legislature of 1907.

                  Sec. 46. The Tax Assessor, with the approval
              of the City Council, may assess all the property,
              both real and personal, within the corporate limits,
              and place valuations on real estate or land property,
              regardless of the assessment made by the County
             Assessor, but in no case shall the valuation of said
              property for the purpose of taxation exceed its
              actual cash value.

                  Sec. 47. All persons, corporations or firms
             owning real estate or personal property taxable in
             said city are required to make return of the same
             to the City Assessor before the first day of June in
             each year, and upon failure to make such return,
             the Assessor shall assess any property in the name
             of the owner, or as unknown, and in no case shall
             the assessment of taxes thereon be held invalid or
             not lawfully made or enforced payment of the

                 *As amended by Chapter 5814. Acts of 1907.







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