§ A5-4. [Powers of district board.]

The district board of said district is authorized and empowered:

(1)

To make rules and regulations for its own government and proceedings and to adopt an official seal for the district;

(2)

To employ engineers, attorneys, accountants, financial or other experts and such other agents and employees as said district board may require or deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this law [article], or to contract for any of such services;

(3)

To provide the following municipal services within said district:

a.

Road maintenance and lighting.

b.

Maintenance and operation of all public lands and all public civic and recreational facilities.

c.

To provide law enforcement.

d.

To provide fire protection.

e.

To exercise zoning powers consistent with and for the enforcement of existing deed restrictions and covenants contained in or incorporated in conveyances of lots in the subdivision of Rainbow Lakes Estates.

f.

To provide for and regulate and control the furnishing of water, gas, electric, telephone, and other public utility services within said district, including the franchising and taxing of such services.

(4)

To acquire in the name of the district by purchase, gift, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, such lands and rights and interest therein, including lands under water and riparian rights and to acquire such personal property as it may deem necessary in connection with the furnishing of services authorized by this law [article] and to hold and dispose of all real and personal property under its control; provided, however, nothing herein contained shall authorize the power of eminent domain to be exercised beyond the limits of the district;

(5)

To restrain, enjoin, or otherwise prevent the violation of this law or of any resolution, rule, or regulation adopted pursuant to the powers granted by this law [article];

(6)

To join with any other district or districts, cities, towns, counties, or other political subdivisions, public agencies or authorities in the exercise of common powers;

(7)

To levy a special ad valorem maintenance tax upon all taxable real and personal property within said district not to exceed three (3) mills during any one year. Such special maintenance tax shall be levied and collected in the manner provided for the levy and collection of county ad valorem taxes. The district board shall certify each year to the tax collectors of Marion County and Levy County, respectively, the millage levied as such special maintenance tax and said tax assessors shall be ex officio tax assessors for the district, and such taxes shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other general county taxes. Taxes collected shall be remitted by said tax assessors to the clerk of the circuit court for Marion County, Florida, as ex officio clerk and treasurer of said district.

(Laws of Fla., Ch. 69-1298, § 4)