Res 349A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DELINQUENT TAXES
FOR THE YEAR 1936 AND PRIOR YEARS, AND FOR THE SETTLEmenT OF
ALL DELINQUENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIENS IN THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF SAID CITY WHICH CON-
STITUTED THE F0~ TOV~ OF DF~LRAY BF~CH, FLORIDA, AND FOR THE
SETTL~2~ENT OF ALL DELINQUENT TA]~S AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIENS
ON ALL PROPERTY FOR~IERLY WITHIN THE CITY OF DELRAY BW~ACH,
FLORIDA, OR ITS PREDECESSOR ~iUNICiPALITIES, WHICH IS NOW
LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA.
WH~ there are numerous parcels of real property in
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, on which taxes are d~linquent
and unpaid for the years 19~6 and prior, and
WHEREAS it is the desire of the City Council that an
adjustment be made on these taxes so that the same will be paid
and the property placed back on an active tax paying basis, and
¥~{EREAS the City Clerk has prepared a tax adjustment book
which shows the percentage of the amount of the delinquent taxes
which will be accepted by the City in settlement of said delin-
quent taxes, and
WHEREAS said tax adjustment book with said designated
percentages has been approved by the City Countil of the City of
Delray Beach, Florida,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED By the City Council of the
City of Delray Beach, Florida, as follows:
1st. That the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach,
Florida is hereby authorized and directed to accept in full payment
of the tax sale certificates and/or liens representing such delin-
quent taxes and/or special assessments against any property in the
City of Delray Beach upon the paynent to the City of Delray Beach
of that percentage of the delinquent taxes as is designated in the
tax adjustment book prepared by the oity Clerk and approved by
the City Council. Upon such payment being made, the City Clerk is
authorized and directed to cancel said tax sale certificates and/or
liens representing such delinquent taxes and/or special assessments.
2nd. The City Clerk is further authorized and directed to
sell the tax sale certificates and/or liens representing such
delinquent taxes and/or special assessments and transfer the same to
any person, firm or corporation applying therefor, upon the
payment of the percentage of the delinquent taxes, liens or
special assessments, which percentage is shown in the tax
adjustment book prepared by the City Clerk and approved by
this Council. In the event said certificates and/or liens
are purchased by any person, firm or corporation not the owner
of said property, the ~vner thereof shall have the privilege
of redeeming the same at any time prior to such time as he
may be divested of title to said property by paying to the
purchaser the amount paid for such certificates and/or liens,
plus interest thereon at the rate of 3% per annum from the date
of the purchase of such certificates and/or liens to the date
of the redemption thereof.
3rd. This resolution applies only to that portion of
the City of Delray Beach which was formerly the City of Delray
and that portion of the old City of Delray now outside the
limits of the City of Delray Beach, but does not apply to that
portion of said city which was formerly the Town of Delray Beach.
PASSED in special session on January 29, 1940.
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ATTEST: APPROVED: