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Charter and Revised Ordinances of Lake City Florida (1912) Gillen & Hodges
Charter of the City oj Lake City
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Sec. 55. All taxes (except license taxes) shall
be due and payable on and after the first Monday 28/257
in November, or as soon thereafter as the assess­
ment roll shall come into the hands of the Tax
Collector, of which he shall give public notice,
and taxes remaining due and unpaid on the first
Monday of April thereafter shall be enforced as
hereinafter provided. All taxes, together with
costs or legal expenses, shall be a lien on the real
or personal property assessed, and taxes on such
shall relate back to the first day of January of the
year for which the same are assessed and levied.

Sec. 56. The City Tax Collector shall be
elected by the qualified voters of Lake City, and
shall hold his office for two years. He shall give a
good and sufficient bond for the faithful perform­
ance of duty, as the City Council may require;
said bond shall be approved by the Council before
the Collector shall enter upon the duties of his
office. His compensation shall be fixed by the
City Council prior to his election to the office.

Sec. 57. If the Collector shall discover, after
assessment roll comes to his hand, that any
property had been improperly omitted from said
assessment roll, or erroneously or illegally assessed,
and which was subject to taxation, he shall im­
mediately notify the Assessor, and the Assessor
shall at once make the proper assessment or cor­
rection in such case or cases, and shall attach his
certificate anew to the original and copy of said
assessment rolls. Notice of such re-assessment or
correction shall be given personally or mailed to
the owner or agent or occupant by the Assessor
when practicable. The Collector shall make a
proper report of all such cases to the City Council

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