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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND
COLLECTION OF TAXES ON REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
IN THE TOWN OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDAt
PROVIDING FOR THE RATZ OF TAXATION; PROVIDING FOR
COMPENSATION FOR THE TAX ASSESSOR AND FOR THE
TAX COLLECTOR; AND PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS TO
GOVERN THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN OF EDGEYATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY,
FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Personal property shall be
exempt from taxation by the Town of Edgewater.
Section 2. Real property shall. be taxed
as provided by the laws of the State of Florida, and
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persons owning real property shall spay a tax of three (3) lr"' 1
mills for each one dollar value of such property, per annum.
Section 3.
Taxes shall be due and payable
on the first Monday in December of each year; and may be paid
Monday in
at any time prior to the first/dupmal June next following; at
which time all property on which taxes have not been paid will
be sold by Tax Collector for unpaid taxes and coats, as provided
by law.
Section 4.
The Tax Oollector shall allow a
discount of 2% on all taxes paid prior to the first day of
January of each year, such discount to be allowed on taxes
assessed and paid for the current year.
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Section 5. Wherever applicable, and unless
otherwise provided in this ordinance, the Tax Assessor and
the Tax C®llector shall. proceed with the assessment and
collection of taxes in similiar manner to the assessment and
collection of State and County taxes, and as provided by the
laws of the State of Florida governing.
Section 6. The compensation of the Tax
Assessor and Tax Collector shall be fixed by Resolution
of the Town Council, at such time, in such manner, and for
such periods as it may deem proper and to the best interests
of the Town of Edgewater.
Section 7. The place at which the collection
of taxes shall be made, and the hours that the Tax Collector
shall be required to obse&ve during the collection of taxes,
shall be fixed by Resolution of the Town Council, in its
discretion.
Section 8. All ordinances, or parts of
ordinances, in conflict with this are hereby repealed.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect
being passed by
upon/ the Town Council, approved by the Mayor,
and posted in three public places in the Town of Edgewater.
Mayor, Town of Edgewate r r
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Clerk, Town of Edgewater
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