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No. 5
An Ordinance to
provide the Means of Defraying the Expenses of this Convention.
Be it ordained by the people
of Florida in Convention assembled, That this Convention does hereby levy and
assess a tax of one-fifth of one per cent. on all the taxable property of this
State for the purpose of defraying the expenses of this Convention, and the
compensation of officers and members thereof; and it shall be the duty of the
tax collector in the several counties in this State to collect the tax so
assessed, on or before the first day of January, A. D. 1869, and to pay the same
to the Treasurer of the State immediately upon the collection thereof, and that
the collector shall collect the same in accordance with the laws of the State of
Florida for the collection of State taxes.
SEC. 2. Be it
further ordained, That the Comptroller shall issue to the tax collectors all
necessary orders for the collection and payment of the aforesaid tax, which
order shall be binding upon said tax collectors.
SEC 3.
Be it further ordained, That the tax collectors shall receive the same per cent.
as they are now allowed by law for collecting the State tax.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That the Governor of this
State is hereby empowered and authorized to issue bonds bearing eight per cent.
interest per annum, payable upon the first day of March, A. D. 1869, in such
sums as he may deem expedient, not exceeding in amount thirty thousand dollars,
which shall be redeemed out of the proceeds of said special tax when collected,
and the financial agent, for the purpose of defraying the immediate expenses of
this Convention, is hereby empowered to dispose of the said bonds, and to pay
from the proceeds thereof such accounts as may be audited by the finance
committee, and deposit the balance, if any, with the Treasurer of the State.
SEC 5. Be it further ordained, That the Governor of the
State of Florida is hereby requested, authorized, and directed to issue
certificates of indebtedness to the full amount of ten thousand dollars, which
certificates of indebtedness shall be receivable for the tax levied under this
ordinance, and all State dues; such certificates shall bear the impress of the
seal of the State Treasurer, and shall be in such amounts as the Governor may
deem expedient.
Passed in open
Convention, February 21, A. D. 1868.
HORATIO JENKINS,
JR., President.
SHERMAN CONANT, Secretary.
| NEW AND
NOTEWORTHY
ON FLORIDA MEMORY |
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| Bedell Collection 126 prints of Deaconess Harriet Bedell working among the Seminole Indians in South Florida from 1933 to 1960. |
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Pets with a Florida Flair From dogs and cats, to fawns, monkeys and macaws, Floridians have shared their lives with their animal friends. |
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Postcard Collection Over 6,300 picture postcards of Florida attractions, cities, and people, circa 1900s-1970s. |
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