Act of 1923
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Ci:APT.:::R 9362, Act!!! 192:3.
;':l ACT
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Pro'V.t;pG for
ti':e Croction of Coll1or C01U1t~- in t}lO Stt:\tc of rloMdn, "lId for
tho Orgo.nizotion eml r;o'Vo:rr.:ncnt Thereof.
3i:: IT ?:!iACTED BY 7HZ LEJI3UL'Ui';l: or ,n:; .11.\7'-'; Of fLO:-o:I:i)/':
Section 1.
Thvt the Co~nt7 of Collier bo, eud the ao.~e is hereby crcotod nnd estnb-
llshcd p.~ 1\ Co~nty of tho ,Hote of Florido, fror.1 [,nrI ofter elxt:; (GO) dn;'s from thll pos..:a5o
nne. epp1'oynl of tr.ie Act b;; the r;oYElrnor, or cixty (60) oo:;s (litoI' ttc bocominG n lQ~' with-
out hIs appro.al.
3uch Countj-' oh011 comprise nnt'. inolude nIl of thot certain terrltory
no,: sit:.wtod In tho Cour:t:: of L'le, "hich ie describod os fo1107;a, to-wit:
3c,~i:mln8' v:hl)rc ~hc j:ortr. line of Townohlp Fortj-'-olE;ht (4al South cxtMded ""oat
l::.toraoctB tho ',"ostern bOJllUllry of the Stote of Florldn In tho \','Ilter,~ of the Gulf of
;';cxieo l.nJ. r:::; n,cnco :::n;:;; 0:1 ;';',i': TO'I:r.ship lino '_0 the tivrthv:est corner of 3e~tion Four
(.;101 Tov.llohlp i'ort;:-c1sht (46) ::)Cl\lth of 3nngo 71'/cnt:.--fI"o (25) wst; run thence 30uth
to th.l ;,ortn\':e:Jt -::01'1101' of .5!CtiOll !Lnc (9) of sr.id Town2f.ip ona ~o.ni3'C; run tr.once .~nBt
to tho ~(\l3tcrn Do inuur~' linn of :"iunGc TWCI:t;;-al:x (2Gl ::lJat; run thence i:orth Cllone ,,/1id
;\oncc line to tr.e ;:ortIrl;o::t corne:' 0 f TOV:I:shlp FOr't~'-B(!V(I1) (.',7) 3~")uth of :iongo Tvlent:;-
ScYcn (27) ;';I:st; rU:l thiclli:C' Znst ulonG tho :Iorlh line of Townehip Forty-soven (17) 3011th
to thC' Y1~t 11::0::' o~ :~t.::. '(; T\':0r.t::-ser:;;1 (27) Zr;st; ~'.l:1 U"_Ci.ee ::orth r,J()n~ fll,ld :~nn1S'o lino
to the ::orth line of T~w:::3r,lp P'o,t:,'-six r"'6) ,30:1th; nm thr:lJ{;e Eest olong tho ::orth linc
of 7owt:st-,1p i'ort::-oix ('iC) South ~o the ::f<st Itnc of :\(,nr;:c THrt:; IZ0) :::;'[ll.)t; run thence
30uth ~.10n6 ;-l!11J. ;:[j)l,';'~ line to ~nl! ;:orth 11r,( of l'v\'n;s!;1p Yort~'-1,111o (1,9) So:.tt; nm thence
~Gst r,long the j:ortr. lino of 31:id To'..;nshlp ;'o1't;:-ninc (/,')) JO'J.:i-: to trJe ,;'est line of B1'ol'lClrd
Co\mt;.;; L.lll the,noo ~uuth (Llor.g t'!-,o '.'rc~t line of :;;"o,..nrd Cucmt;,' r.ntl of ;)ndo Count:,- to tho
pOlIlt of interscction ',',i n, :";1(; 30-;':.11 line of TOWl13r.ip ;'ift;:-thrco (t.::') 3olJth; rim thence
"ost c:IOllE; the ;)J:.;th 11ne o~ :~nid :'ol'.1:sr.tp H:a;..-threo (52) SO:lth tJ \""he,o thot lino oxtond-
ed ir.toraects the ;':0st,;r:-, :!c::n'i(lr~- of t;10 5tuta of :1odd.r, ill '.he ',':!'Iter" of '.ho SuIf o"!'
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1:07.1eO; ran thc'nee .'iorthr,cflte..':'l:.: ,'::1d clon6 tr.e nlters of ::,riu '::ulf of :-:oxIoo to tho point
of be[lr.nillG"
;)coUO!i. 2.
TJ,o nui,1 C,;;:ml;: sJltll be n pe"yt of tl-,c Flrnt Con;;ror1sionnl District; ond
pe..rt 01' the TI'.'entj--fourth Senatoital I'lst:'lct, nnd 0. pnrt of n'.o TI"r:lfth Judicic.l Clrenit,
onj sald CO\.L"1t~, 3hcll h:,Yc one ",ember in t;,~ r.Ouge vf ~errcscn:oti'\'ce of ~'lorid(;..
Scetien 3.
11:0 t07:n or pluco celled E,ergludo 3hr:ll bl"! '~(Jo tomporc,r:; Cowlty :lent 01'
8111d Count;,-, for u period of fin) :icn,s.
Soction I,.
'l'he ~Ov0:-))Or of t~o Stn:,c ::f }'loridc. 3hnll i:-nl.1cdIntel:: llft~r tho paofj"go
of this /,ct U!JIloint five t;ood ulld lawful :''lnn, cner. to l:o selected by illm fro:n a different
:portion of tho above dC~lcrilJ(Od territoct t,) bo Ccunt:.- Cc:,~71i9sionflr:::; of sald Count;,' fror.') tho
dote of its cO::J~lld into bCIllC, ':'Iltil tho n!):xt cr.s'J,lr..{; ';oncr"l :~loetion, r.nd tho bonda of
such officers sheJ.I bo opp,o.orl b;; the Co:::ptro::'ler 0f tne .:tntc of Florld8, \'..hich bond
shn::"l be roturnod to the - uard of CO'Jnt,;: CO::-J:lissic'1l8rs, und s!l",11 be opproY(;d by the::! uefore
tr.o r-orformnr.co of l.tn~.. ethor dutie~, find the ';overnor on or befcre sixt;. (60) d[.;.-'c :fro;,; t1:o
paa.~nIJO of tflis Act shnll cppoillt ull of the other officers to I..t.ie h seid County ::1a~' bo
entitled under tho Ccn3tit:.Itic-n and Lows cf tho Stn~0 of :~orldf..
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It ahf'll bo the dut;,' of tho 'Bonn! of COllnt)' CO:;:JrniaftlonOrfl of Coll1r:r
County to hold thoir first rneetins on the dO] this Act tokos cffcct nnd to t~cn Ilpprovc tho
bonda at the Co:mt:,.- Officers and to hold noir noxt I:lectil'g on thD f1r-Flt llondor oftar thie
Act takes effoct, and at 81leh r.:eL,tIng tl':ey shell r.1lly.c Ilrrangcr.lont for t'::t:1pornr\ly onrrling
on tho County go,err~'1cnt (1m1 sr.nll perfor::1 FlUCr. othor duties as mnj' bo roq'J.lre1 (If ".hom by In".
Section 6.
It shall be no dutj' of tho Bonrd of ?ublic In.;truction of Collier Coant:l'
to hol:1 Its fir:Jt I:leetir;{; on tr.e first !.:onjll~. nfter this Act tUY-DoS I3ffoct, ond proceed to
pLrfor~ tho duti~o imposed upon it hy ln~.
3octlon 7.
ThQ Court. of Collicr CC'untj-' sholl hove civil clnd criminal juri2dictIon
throughout sold Co Ul"ltj-' over ca:woa of nction, '-r,ieh shnll havo necruod, t>m o,er crimoa and.
:nI.sde:loonors ~'hIeh oht,ll hn>.~ :"con co::.mtttod Y:'ithin t.ho terrItor.:,' o,'nbrll.eod In ,lutd COUllt,;..,
os her(lb;. co::r:tituted, prior to H.e day thts Act tokon eIfect, in the ~cr:ie .T,onner I'ne1 to tl-c
sa:ne ::xtcnt fie if :;!'"id Oo~nt:, }lnd beon lr. oxlste:i~o 1\')181J ~uch (:r1.7,06 r.Oli t:1131G:;,r:;;ncr~J '!.-orc
cO!':lr.litted or \'_:-;0:1 ~llch eflllBOD (,'f nctlon (leeruod.
3cdlor. C.
A2.l lletl.')n~ ~.::j r.roscc:.1tions, r~nd all procccdint;fl in 6-"l'udir,nshlp, ir; pro-
bote or o:lministrr.t.icn rm,} Hn:: find nIl othor flction/J proUcr:~JtJ.OlH; or prvcoodin;;8 thct :;;0.:: be
por.ding in Lee 00:ll1t:; in U:e CI.,e:.;it Cv..rt, or all)' othrlr CO',ut, or bc:ore: nn:; officer or board
of !wid County on the dn:: '...his l,ct tf,].:es effect., \':ho,co: 0:,:; CO.lrt, officer or bcr.rd of srdd
Colltor CO'-lnty ~ould h'vQ h~1 juri3dieticn If s~ld Oolll~r CO:.1nty hnrl heen in ex13tence ~h~J
said netto;. or l'roeerlril1:C; ;',L~, tl:.:;ll:''J.~~j. ;:;:;,.::'1 tv trr,rieforrcd to t.he c,',r-'e:s!,cl:(Llltj effiQer,
COurt. or bOhrd for CollIer Ca'lllL:,., r.fl"i1:& j'-lrl~:Het1on of suer. ~lntte;s; and 011 ploodint:s,
papers or,d dOCUI:1CIltS ill tJ,r;j-' wo:: ycrtointr.f; to ~:l~' such Dct.ion. prcsocutlon or proc('edln/.),
a?uill be delivered b:; the Clerk or other officer 0: Lco Count:,', hHVint; custody thereof, to
t,te rTOper officer of Oo:11er CO:.1nt:;.
Soctten 9,
The Clerk of tr.e Circ':it C0~rt 0: Collicr L:c'.mt)- or his ouUorlzed /J.f\cnt
or depu.ty, sholl procure fro:;1 ~}-,c recorda in tho offlce of tte Clerk of tho Circuit co'..;rt
of Loo CO:lnt;; a trnn3eript of 0.]1 deerta, trt::nsfers, lonoos, ":lOrt;n~es or other con"e~'cnccR
at r':lol or pc:re~r:ol propert:i, r,nj of all jud;;;-;;Icnts, ordor2- 'nt', docTens, ',nd Oil;': and 811
othor r.1lltters 0: record. ond an,',' Hnd ull pl.lpf'r:c ~ docur.ents in tho:: C:';3tOj~' of tr.e Clerk of
tte Circ:.1it L:o:lrt of .LOC CC'..;I~t:.. th,~ 00;:; in n:1j.Yd~(; o.ffect ~l:C int.cr2~~tn of L:olliGr CC.lnt;.',
it3 citizens or rropertj' 10catr1 therein, l1S the Gc:.tnt;.' Co:;-.mlsa1onnr~{ :,;8;': fro.71 tiDO to til:JB
direct; ond n.e Clerk of tr.c Cire:;.1t Co u:.ct, 1"1' Lee ~0~n~r, wino::t charges or foes, ehnll
al1,;,,1'I the Clerk 0 f t}-.o Ci rel1i t CO'.lrt of CoIl tel' Count:,' full 'ind froe nccoss to nIl [looks anl
papers on file In hie office Uwt ".-ould in an~'\'iDe f~cilitato tl:e pr00\:rlm: of ~'lch trr.n:~-
crirtion,
The Clor,: 0: the CiTC:.:.it Go:.:..:-t of Collier CC'J.I1t:; shell c~rtif:.' to tr.D coructness Jf such
trbllBcription, und therC1JpCn such oertified coplr.s of th(' record~, docu~cnts nnd other ~ottore
,'U tr.::naerlbed nnd eortifieo g)-Ifill be o:;.~ I.::e 8t.::c :force Dlld effect IlS the origlnfll records.
Soction IO.
As cOI:pemwtion fer U:e services roq~lrer~ ~f him in Section 9 of tr.t3
Act, the Clerk of tho Circuit CO:.lrt 0:: Collior CO:.ln':j' shell be ?lid b~' sr,id CO;lllt:i tho all,'.'
of One Hundred ?went;-f1'Ve (~125.0C) Dollnrn 0 month for each per30n c~ploj'~d by hlm for ~~ch
timo 03 he abtll !\otu.slly be engaged. in oueh "Iork, und :'Jhbll recoivo in poreon Five Dollorp
(~5.00) a day fo: his scrvices wb:m he is nctuol1;-.' ongagcd in such work.
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3cotion 11.
Tho CO'lnty :udge of Collier COllr.ty 8hl\11 proenre from tho rocorda in
tr.c offIce of tho Cut.:.nty Judgo of IAo Count;, 8 trc,nacrlpt of nll pepers, fIles, doouJI'.dnh
nnl1 rocorda 1n tho cur,todr of tho C('unty Judo:o of Leo CO'J.I:tj', tr.nt ,':1n~- in nl~:."W180 uffnot
the interosts of Collier Gowlt7, ita ~ltlzon8 or proporty located thoroln, os tho Count~
CO!],';llsaionor3 ~y fro;;\ ti::1C to tl~o di,cct, end. the Countj+ Judgn cd Loo CO\Ulty, nhall, 7'ith-
out. chargee or fOCI:), nIle?; the Co~:nt;r JUdec of Collior CO,l:it:,' froo tloceoa to nIl l'1ooka,
paporo, filce and dOc'.L'Jonta in his oHico thot ::)(1:" in an:,,'witlc fCicl.1it.nto tho proeurir.g
of ::;:u:h lrnn!lcriFtlon.
Tho t:O:Ult,y Judgo of"C011~er r.;oimty Brcll c~rtif;y' to tho corr(:ctnot:w of l'rJ.ch trflnflorlp_
tiCIlS. une. tl:()reupon mter, certified copioa of tl~o pf~per:J, f116., docu:nonta ond rocorus 60
trBllHeribed ~ltoll be of ~ho slZ.e force llnd effect llS tho origjoltl roeC':'oo.
Section 12.
,\3 cO;'lpen, ntiOIl for t1:c ~ervieofJ roqulred of hi!:', in Seetlcn 11 of thld Act,
thc' Co.;nt:; ';u'll~r: 0f C:-IIIEr r;Qunt;,: !!r.nll be pc.i1 b;,' snld t.:o,;.;'t;v -c~c sUr.) of Dna E:uJdrcd ~nd
T....en..;;-f1n.l Do!lllrs (...125.00) for olleh r.lOn~h for c!l-::h rerflon ompioye-d b:; him for s:lCn time
ao he ~hnll actuully be cng8~od In 3ueh work, find sh~ll rrcoive t~o 9'n of five dol1D~8 1,.~.OO)
o dOj-. for the tir.Hl ho octlll.lll:; '.s ensue""l 1n t)-.e p0i:lon/Jl pryrfor':)flllCC of Ruch 'l;ork.
,;')ction 13.
7hl': A ::JO:!:lOr ~f :'[:7.0IJ of Leo CJ:mt.i' l)r,,'1~1 CJnt1ILlO to p~rform tho dutlop)
of his officfl!1 i:1 relntioll to r,ll proporty fill;::' !"H:r30t13 ;.,'1t:~,in the territory of Collier CO:J.n!.r
n~ hereby croutud, ~ll~ll tho oO::Jplotton of t~a tOY roll~ fOT 1922, 11n1 Rhnll comploto t~o
n'Bsc:~fJ:~('11t I"J:l ;0 - L...c '::::ltt:lt r,$ tj;('~'~~J:';;,iJ 0xi:.>ttn...;,
Upon 008Fiotlot of ~!llJ :;3~OOO-
:Jent roll, 118 pro....l.:1.ed ':):; In',':, r,C ohr:l1 .:I.eli\"r~r to U",c ,!,SS08Bor of T'17.:ett fOT Collier Coant,:,'
[l trrl:J3cript l'[ aO':l1lc}l 0; ,m'.:!: ';S:HhIS-I;llt rull flU r,p:?11cs tv proport;;- cod pc,lJon."l \'.iU:in
tJ:c 11::-.1 t3 of Cullier Co :l1t . c.s r.f'r0Dj-" c.'o)n.tnd, flnd sLa:1 I)f:ix t::c.:"C'!.o n l':orr~nt :or the
collccUI):1 o~ on!.,l t'lX02i ru :,rovt,lod b;; lbw, ulld thll:.-orc.ft.:;!" t?-'_" "':~0~1.~0t' of ':'0':08 o~ Collier
:::Ol~lt;: >:ihull !lor1'or, 1111 the ,1utios of >i>l 0:[1C<'] /13 now pY0....U.od by lrlW,
30cn,):] 11.
It .1hall '.:Ie tho .:I.:1t;, of the ?ux A3,~():;,,;or of 80111(')' County to r.1O.I-:O full,
tr:l'! Ilnd ucc::rote cop1':!" 0; nIl the l:l!,PS, ~1f1tfl .'lnJ recordfl of the 0 ~f1co 0 f t!-,c Tn;.; :'sscB8or
0: Lee COllnt/, \,:hlch :3:-,[,11 n:fect th'l lunda in Collil;r CO:Ult:', nnd eortlfy to t'he corr'Jot-
ness th'~ro')f r"'.nd :~'lch (!ortifiF;rl tr!J01-Jeriptd '::1' COTJif.::1 11-:(;1180 of thr. 31l~1) :Orc(l ~nd off~ct
till t.r,o orl~i:l/11~1 0.');./.)0;.
:'1:0 Tnx riatlo:3:;or of Lei; COU11;.;; ~o, .'J'let: !Y,lfpOtl0 shnl1 allol': thCl
Tox ASSOfJ~OL Jf Collie::- C0Wli..~' 'i:1I.i l-:is /\~ 1:3tr1l1;.fj i'Ll:!.l J,n,] -:r'~~ access to all such ortt)inal
pInts and records.
Ttc '107. A.33e,lH(r ,f Co~llr.r COl\llt;,. shnll be !,Hiid for ::JUch 3ervlcflo f.nd
~vr f).ny other se:r';l;:-o '10';-;10)-; :,:' 1r,\': :1/1:: be ro ;:1r~d of hiD prior to c'8nu,.'tj' 1st, 1921, tho
8'JLl of FIve DoUnrs (~5,()O) a do:,' for ,)och Ja:,' I<l,j [or caeI'. pcr~Jon I\ct-,~',~l,:,' ~n~bewl 1-1 t.he
pcrfor::w,neo of Bach 3c;:"vicas.
Soot ion 15.
71'10 ASIJC3.30r of :'nxen for Lec CO:l:l!.j- ~h,'!l1 bo pnld /1.'1 !Jrovlded b,y 1);.\';
for uases:Jin.; t:~':l teXOl:J i)f Collier CO:":':lt.;.' for thfl ;/~cr 1923, "'->11:: '_ho Count:; cO:n.'llL3.?toner<:
of ::::.:;l1i:r Count,i fJ{,[.ll po:,- to ar:1d A.:::I;jU3.vr of :.(~o Co:mlj' for prepu:-ine; (l trlll1scrtpt of tl-e
"S8C1S:Jent rolls for CollIer Couni.j' 0::1 hoT'~tz~ prov1rJ.ed, [In:! 1'1)1" nn.i' r'lLl all othcr axtrnordi-
nf.r,y acrvicoa wr,;ch ~nt1 /'3:,ol;l5or I.my b~ re"'.lin,d tn r/:...~'or~, the :-J1l!~ o~ riv,~ Dcllllra (':5.00)
11 dl,l;l' fer allch dllj' required to ::er:-or:a such 3crvlceo.
Section 16.
T;"o ,~.::'HjOBflOr of Toxel3 for Collier Connt~J shnll reeeivo no eornpcneotior.
from the 3tll.tc or CO'.ll1tj' i'or the f.l.8~;08s"!lJnt of tn>:es of 2fi1d Co:~r.t;;. for the .i'cur 1923, but
ho el',all receive for sueI', eervices us he ~Oj' porform F\ft'.:r ti',e f1:!"ot dfi;'': o-r Jenuf.ry 1924,
euch eorcpenrwtion ns is providod oj' 11.lw.
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The Tf\:X AfHlo..,aor nnll tho clerJc 0 f the Ci'!o:.ll t Court 1)[ Lao Count:,', znall '...1 noat. chnrgcs
or foos, allow tho A8e~osor of ~6X08 of ColI lor County ftoo acooe~ tJ 011 book~, .~pe, pepcrs
ull:1 fUca in thelr off1cl;ts'that 1'.'oul1 in onyYtiae faellit,"l.te ':.hc pe,for:tCn06B of hIll dutlca.
31lotlon 17.
'l.'ho Colloct0T of Tax.. of J..,i)o COltJ"itJo "'hnll not ho Te'1ulrod to iI).(loo:mt fer
or ~:.ce Bottlof.icnt for 0:0 tlr:iount of nnr tnxoo duo on proJ;.:rt:-- or from roraona 'f1ithln oold
CO\lntj-' of Collier fiR herebj-' ertHiteo for tho yonr 1923.
Tho Collceto:r of TOY:eB of :Wo Countr ahnll proceed to collect the taxes which OMU
]-,0"'0 b'J'l:1 lisf:lcased fur 1111,'. ::oor prIor to 102:3 fln1 ~() ~!o uTlpnlj ftr.d pLlat Juo 1l1~ on l'l11d~
1::in5 1!1 tho torr\.tQr~' of Colll')r Count~', 1;.8 h{d'(JOY creolod, find to enfo)t'cc the PUY:~'Jnt
thernof b,:.. sllle 0f ioliDquont InndEl tn tho 30:.10 ,":-,Ilnno::- t.nJ ','.-tth ~ho :JD.:JO cffoe:' (If) if tho
tcrritor~' 0: Colltor C(ll;,llt;,' h!lll re'MJ"ll'1'-ld n l:'rlrt 0; 1no County, "11,] nIl f)l)leo r:-l!l'le In p~lnlll-
(mco of tr.i8 ioction !Jr.f\11 be 1)3 Vr:llid nl! if th,' to!':' 1to r;,-' of Collier COllnt;,o had rCl1llinod
n pllrt O~ ]..DO CO'J.::t.j-'. All t.~e tl:n: corti::"l::ct,:s CO\'0f'il1t~ flllle8 Ofj.r')l~ l:..in~ in CollIer
Co ,llt:t. ,..:il\~i'l .1nhll 'uc :;;1.1<1.;:: ':;1, "r tift"l 0"~.0 It' .in /,(:i.- t'Ii-:O':: u:,;'eot, ,;il'J.li or: jo~to.-(~c,,1d i.-o
tho Clork of thn Ciro'.lit Ccu~'t of C.;ll\or Coanty, r':1d U.,c n.det;;ptlon of f.:,; ::lUC:'] l:wl ~).:.I11
bo mndo tr.rv;l,",h tho an. LJ C;I:r%.
Soction IS.
;,1::' rodf!'nrttOnf-l of tJ1T. cOY'liflcl,.tC9 covr'l'inG' Innd:l l;,'ine; in Collier Count~o
;r.-,'lich 9i:nll tOYS bean c(~rtifip.d 0:' Boli :or tlJ)':Of) p,ior to ':.i:e dr-:; tf:1s ,iet tf.r:eB cff':ct,
whother eertlfiod or 8011 to tho .Jtnto 0, i:lllvi'.ll:Hl:~, shr,ll '00. r:'Hldc tr,roueh ~ho Clerk of
~:'IIJ c~::-(::.tt Con.:'':. of Cold,"r Coant~': :',O"ido.i. t~.'.l~ U:o Clcl"L -r the Ciro:.tt C,~,,,.t of colltor
COllllt;,' l:Ih'1l1 5i\'O to th,~ C10rk 0: t:10 CirCJ.l~ c.;.;rt 0:' 1co CO:.1;,t;; Q. rtlC<1l.pt for all 3011
tox glilns ,~cnifi.cl1tr.~, ~nl 1n r.i" flcc\,n::ting sr,011 rc::lt tc th(; ClerK of tho Circult Court
of Lee COUllt,"" tr.~\t, proi;0rUOlvlt.~ pn:-t 0: t);') tInes w:'ich the, l'c.i,e::.ptlon of 30id cCl"tificate
covers prior t,: tho dfJj.-' tJ-:ta /ct tfu::C+,3 offoct, n);~.l).lnlnb for Collier CO'J.nt.r the prororti:c:mte
port of thfl tn:o:.os for r<wl nfter tho dn.:.. tr.is Aot ttL;~C,'1 effect.
Tr,e prDeCOdil of [.11 salef.l
or oB,:;ign.',lonts of tox cf.'rtific/..ItoB hfll.i b:, tho Clor}: of ~hc Circuit Court of collLor Count:,!,
sholl oleo be 1i3trib~tod in the mann0r prOVided hnraln foY' tho red~:~ption of tox ccrti:icntes.
3t'!otton 19,
It '3hnll bo tho 'lat,:; of the Jonrd 0: CG''':)J~,:: CO:,".:"is81:;nor1:3 of Collier COtlntj.-'
nt as early a j,nte at! ;';\0:.- (-c pos31blo, to )--,oli rL cGl:forcnce .lt~' tho CO'..::<tj.-' Co.~~,jiasL01:ol"s of
Leo Coullty rJnl lle-rilo witi-, tnn :'111 id 3or,"d :l!1lm n plnn,)r plan!l' for tho nSB'.1J:.pti::lll bj' Collior
COClnt:; of It <I p!'o l"otn n~.!Hc 0: tho in:iootodno13 of LICe Co,.t In occo,,".nnep. with th~ ,ro..-lb-
ions of the Con8tit',ttlun of the 3tllto of :'1oriJ~.. bUDOd on th-:: r"lJ8()D30d '.-'luo of the prvf,-::rt:,'
'r-fJth real and personal, A1lhject to t6J':n'~i(H: ',\'1t~i~ the ant:.l Cou.:1tios, provU.cd, however, thllt
tho Indobtednoss of nll A~o(,inl road ',nd bTid~o d13trict:;: 3hrcll to pro Y'ated on tho basie
of tho n~soaAod vulue of tho toxnblo propGl"ty ~\th1n s~ch jlstrict3; nl~ thfl 3o',rd s"oll
01.:.;;; 'croe upon an Q,:,ultable dh-islon of tho U:UplU8 :UJ'J:ia r..nl ~Cr3011[,1 or '.,o,oble pr0!.'-ort~',
thnt Lee CO:lnt~, I.'D~' hn';c C:l r.'lnd 0:' t.hat r.'Yl.:,.-- be o':-1n!::, to L.lc CO:lllt~. Qn tho dr<, t:~,18 ;'~t tn,;r.9
'J:'fect,
'!'jl0 t1t.:;'0 t~ all -:'b:t'J.Nfl, r':.<'.l est"tc rlori i~""o"'li.blc ;:roport:i 00 thl' dr,;,' tr.t3 Act
takes affoct, vostod tn Loo CO:,lltj', shllll boco.'Jo vontcd in 1I:1d tho propf.!rtj of the Co:.rnty
v.-lthln \'Ihosa territor tal bou'1dnr108 tt ar.nll be located.
3ection 20.
It shell be th'l dutJ' of VI,e Sunrd of ?uhl1o IWltrllctL0n of Collier County
(It Oil early (I duto IJ.S :Ja~' be ::osetble to hold 0 eonf!3rcnco ",tth te:o 3Qard of ?ublic In8t.ruc~
tion of Loo Count:; I)nd n?;roe ,':1 n, such Boord apon 0 plnn for tho nssu:Jrt lon bj-' tho 300rd of
Public Inutructton of Collior Count~' of i t9 pro ratr:; shJ:>.re o~ the indebtodness of tho 30crd
of PUhl1c Inlltr~ct1on of Leo COUl1t~, based 011 the nsso8sed vul'J.o of tho to:-:nble p:'opcrt:;,
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oubJ~ct to tnxntiOl1, 1I1thln saId Countll!S pro'Vid~d. ho"'ovftr. thr,t tM!! I.nrlebtodMlI8 of I1nr
8pcCi~1 tox ochoul ~iOt~tct8 8t~11 be pro rated on th~ bouIs of tho oR3oened TGlu~ of th~
taxablo prnp~rty ~it~1n such 8poci~1 tax ache~l diatrlctJ.
The Bald r08pac~lve Boords
81-,011 nE;'reo also "pon f1.n e,:;ultnblc ~l':lcion of the 8;trpluo f:.mJe thnt !laid Boa:-1 of Lee
~o~r.ty ~r h~vc on hnnd or that rn6Y bo o~nlr.~ t~ soid 300rd on tho dnr thIs ~ct tnk~a
effoct, prOVid".1, ;.owo,or. thc.t tho n=o'.mt of 8"ch lndobtodne8~ aholl b" d~torclt1o~ from
thtl oooks of the 3'J.portnton:lcnt of ?l.lblie In.st;uction foZ' Leo Co::nt;, ':'no30 ~utj-' it srJlll
~o t-; ::7"lt=e cO~'llct~ 3tllte~..nt3 of R'J.C!-: In:l'l~todr.o38 ';)'.1 f~r111:-:l': ~!l::O to tho Bon:-d 0: P'Jbl1c
::111';,r:.lctt,1:1 of Colli':r COllr.tj' ':'11 th~ dote thin Act ~fI%on c1~r:::t, (,:" n, nOO:1 tl",Il,ollfter fin
rr~cticnblo ~ltho'J.t 'lny ~~nre~ for d~rh 80"lcc.
7ha title to all fixttlreo, ronl cat/Ita
fin:J l'r.r:lo',"(lhle prC'pcrty, on the dr.te thia ;.~~ tr-.k<!8 effect.. vested in ';,r.c 3011;'d of ?ublLc
Instr'lcti')ll 0-::' Loa COIUlt.. 3f.o11 bOcomo'l Yo!tod in find bo tf,l] pr0rcrt:; of the 3or,rd of
?ublLc !nstnctior, of the C'.l:ln~;; r.ithin lI'ho.Jc tCllrltori!l1 bo:.znJ.n,ioa It Br.f!Jl be 10cr1to.j,
~(-:t ton 21.
;{-"";~I":-..l"o::- of _;e~I,'tr':ltt')n of C0~li:Jr Cr':.=..!:t.y or :-.13 r.:.:.';.hCirt%~1 agent
or dD~,uty uholl prOCtlrO !ro~ tho rocorda in tho offl~e 0-::' the i~pcrv130r of .1eGl~trnt\on
II: u-e CO;lnt~: u t:-u;,;,cr1rt uf nll ,,".!.cn ::-c'7i3trntl"n booj.~:-., 08 re:!.ntc to olectiCln dls+.,lot,a
l\.holl;; t, In ;'lrt 1'.-1t{;1n Ci.'~l1cr cO:.J;'lt;,', cnd t)-oc .Lpcr-.-!8or of otC5'13t::-ol.:<Jn of Lee c,?:mt:.
3hull ~'lth~~t ch~r&c~ 0, fec~, nllow tho 3~pcrTl~or of ~~51~trotl)n of Colllor Count;;, or
:;11:1 O-Gent"! or dC~'Jtie8 fr0<:l ncoose to c..ll boo;:s (l[)..\ rocordu on filc in r,l!;1 e!fiee thll.t
WQ',::1 in 111I;;'!,1'!e f',.~tllt.',:c t,:,c :':"o8'uln,; ')f ~'.lch ~:"flll,~cr~ption,
Tte 3~pcrvt8or of !Ogi8~
trutton of Collicr r:.:1Wlty choll ::crttf:.: tc the C'1,.ec~nfl1l3 0: .;:.:.ch t:"'nscriptionn I).nd therQ-
upon sucr. eart.tried cO?ice of .3:1,:h reco:-d:; 8.) trll!l!;lcribed and c~rtl~.lefl Rr.(lll be of tl-.o
S(1r.le :orcc (,:;1 eff'}et uS t:-:c (:,l{;ll1r.l rccoT']".
Tl",e 3~.r.:crVl.sor :.Jf .'.cG13t.,nt~.):~ of Collter CO:.l:~t~. s"rwU r"~eiy'O th3 8U;:, of Four ;:)ollare
(':;4.00) Q dn~' for cller: dfj;'. in w:-.lch r,c Is lIci.ur;ll~' cn;;nG'C'.1 10 tho trlloHcriblne: of s'J.ch
res1sti~tlon lIsts.
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The 5~,ri~ Tor::! 0-::' tho ClrCllit Co;;rt 0: Collier Co':nt:. sholl be hi"ld
on ';,hc fOLlrth Tuosdn;,' l:l "prll, and ,-h'l Fall Term of t"c'e Cire,l!t '';.J:lrt for <J1l1.1 Colllor
C:.I'J.Jlt,;.' sh~\ll be 1101d on tho foa,th TLlCt;dn30' In !;o\'o=:Jbo::- of cech ::Cf1,.
S"ction ~;~,
~pOIl ttla ,\ct boco:ni:".g affective thl) Coant;: C';'~:'..":lia!'ltoner9 of Lee Co~nt::
~hnll rlelivor to tho Co:..:.r:t;. Co.:.::JlB3i,)ncre of eolller County r~ll CO'.t11t;; c.:>n,l~ts then In
tl-".o CLlOtO'!;'o of Lef' GOil:;tj', :..:ndcr con,lction of ';1 Df:fc1l8e c'-;~.1.',iltt0d 'i,'Hhi."! the territor:.'
Incl'.110d In Ccllior C.j'J.J.,t.:r..
3oetion 24.
nEt ".1 thlr. thirty (30) dn:;3 fro,')) tho 11Jtt> :lpon ','.hich thio Act tFl'{oa
effc<.;t, cr as soon thcronfto:- n:i possible, tho Jor.,(! I)f CO'.l11t; :::O...."11iS,'Ji.Jlii.lro of Coll~er
'0 '111 t,j', Florl.:n, eLnll eom'one nnd propo.rC! for Colller County '1 :'J.r~' llat. ill tho 86'1":!l ~nnner
nnd u:lder tr,o directions nov: ;:,o...idod b;: 1',,,,, P'--O'tidod, f,~,{lo"'or, tr.?t the ,al1:Ht] of sl.:l"-
113t ohall r.ot In Cl;" ':;nn.'1ei be effected 1~ tho il8r.,e do :Jot (lcplll he E:.Jn1rlJd !L:1d :ancty
(290); nnd prO'llded, h.rthcr, tho.t the p(lrflon~ Bclect'Jri flnd plflcl)d on anid liat 6~dl bc
roaidont~ and citizene of tho Connt;: of C,)llior' uo O':)OYO JC3crtbe,:I, r:nd othorwil"o qunlifiod
occordln[ to IFl'~'-, /jlld pro,'~J<:lcl, f'.l.rtr.tr, thr,t If C1:1:-' pcr::lon s.:> selected at-nIl be oacortnined
to bo diB~uolified 01' Inco~Fetcnt tc a~rv~ aB 0 juror, auch q:.Jaliflefitlon s~nll not affcet
the legality Jf :rueh Hat or be tho eaLlea of chnllol1fo'c to the orro;,' of nrQ Jur:, chosen fo:'
such lIst, and ony pc,don P~cortfiined to be diaaun11fled to servlj no n :uror, 3hn11 be aub-
Ject, to be chnllone-ed for Co.tH10.
Tho nr.mes ','.-1 th,lruwn from en ld box to 80rvo os jurors In
nny case shall be deor.lCd IlS ftllly qunl1flod J'.lrortl /:IS if 8ald j:.JT;" l1e'.. had beon r.Jfldo tlp
! 11 .T" l!!ln r:!, l0~~.
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::!ectlon 25.
All lalr8 and p(1!'ta of lawa in oonflict. wl'~h nny of tho 'pTO'1'lalona :Jf thill
Aot are horeby rapenlod.
3eot1on 26.
ThiR Aot sholl take efr.,ot !oidy (60) dll.;"" aftor ita npprOl'f11 by the
Govenlor or Sixty (50) dnrl'l nlt6r becomlng a 1nw without such a~pro'Tnl.
Approved ~ay 0, 1923.