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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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properly made in such previous year or years, and
the taxes shall be levied and collected thereon in 25/257
like manner, together with the taxes of the year
when the assessment is made, and all real estate
shall be so subject to such arrears of taxes into who­
soever hands it may come.

Sec. 51. It shall be the duty of the Assess or to
complete his assessment roll on or before the first
Monday in August in each year, or as soon there­
after as practicable; on such day he shall meet with
the City Council for the purpose of reviewing and
equalizing said assessment.
Before making an increase of valuation of any
property on the assessment roll, the City Council
shall give notice of such increase of valuation to
the owner or agent of such property not less than
ten days, and reasonably described the property
intended to be raised in the valuation. Any per­
son shall have the right to appear in person, or by
letter or attorney, and show cause why such in­
creased valuation should not be made.

Sec. 52. After the review and equalization of
said assessment roll, the City Council shall deter­
mine the amount of money to be raised by tax for
general city purposes, which shall not be more than
five mills on the dollar on the total value of the real
and personal property of said city. The City
Council may levy an additional tax as may be
necessary for school purposes, for building pur­
poses, for water and fire protection, for the laying
out and improvement of streets, parks and side­
walks, and for the lighting of the city with electri­
city, gas or other illumination. A levy for the
interest on any bonds issued by the city, as herein­

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