Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-07-29
eNAPrrR sO70- NO. IOL.


AN ACT Providing FOR the Creation Of Palm
Beach County. m the State 81 Flouda. AMI for
the ORGANIZATION and Government There I.
he " Eaaeted b, the Legislature a the State Of
Florida:
Section .. That the County OF Palm Beach be
to exist as a County OF the State Of FLORIDA from
and after the Ist day Of July. 1909 Such county
shall compose and include all that territory Of
the county OF Dade as heretofore existing. which
lies north OF the following boundary line Begin
ing at point the eastern boundary Of the State
Of Florida where the south line OF Section 49,
township ~. south OF range ~ east II produced
would intersect the same. AMI from the said point
OF intersection the SAID eastern boundary Of the
said State run west on the ~outhern boundary of
Section -, township ~ south ut range AI east.
AMI thence continuing west on thu south bounda-
mes 1T Sections thirteen fourteen fifteen. sixteen.
seventeen aud eighteen Of township 81 south OF
range a. east. and thence following the said line
produced vest TO the western boundary line OF the
county OF Dade as heretofore existing
Sec. ?. The sait county shall be a part Of the
Second Congressional Distinct a part Of the
Thirteenth Senatorial District, and part OF the
Seventh Judicial Circuit aud the said county shall
have one member IN the House OF Representatives
OF the State Of FlOri,'a
Sec. ,. The town OF IVES, Palm Beach shall be
the Temporary county seat Of said county.
Sec. I. The Governor OF the State shall. on or
before the hrst day Of July, 1909, appoint all the
officers % which said county may be entitled
under the Constitution AMI laws Of the state OF
Florida
Sec. 5. |; shall be the duty Of the Board OF
County Commissioner ~ Palm Reach County 20
hold their first meeting on the FIRST Monday IN
July, 1850. and At said meeting they shall make
arrangements for tencoi iuly carrying on the
county government. and shall perform such other
duties As may he required OF them by law
Sec. n. IL shall be the duty of the boart OF
Public Instruction OF Palm Beach County % hold
their FIRST meeting on the first Tuesday IN July
1860.
See. T. The courts Of Palm Beach County shall
have civil and criminal jurisdiction. through
ton which shall have accrued. and over
crimes and misdemeanors which shall have
heen committed within the territory EN-
nrior 20 the first day Of Iuly. 1909 IN the same
manner AMI % the same extent as Il SAID COUNTY
had been IN existence when such cause, OF action
accrued. or such crimes 9r misiemeanDrs were
committed.
Sec. :. All actions and prosecutions and al
IN guardianship or Administration
and any and all other actions prosecutions or
proceedings that may be fcnding IN Dadc County
N the Circuit Court or the County Court or any
other Court or before any officer OF Bnart OF
sad county on the fIrS' day II July 1000 where.
% any Court. officer pr Board 81 Ppir., Beach
County would have had jurisdiction II sari county
nal been m existence when such action 0r pro
ceeug vas instituted shall be Transferred ~ the
officer or Board IT Palm Beach County hlyiny
'unsicuon ~ such matters ant al plcaiings
''aners and documents N any Nay pertaining 10 !
any such action, prosecution or proceeding ,hall
- delivered ny the Clerk or other officer u Dade
county having custody thereof - the proner or.
ser OF Palm Beach County
SeI. .. The Clerk II the Circuit Court Of Palm |
beach County, or his authorized AGENT or lrputv |
,rall procure from the record, m the o.ct ~ ,he
Jerk OF the Circuit Court Of Dadc County a trans.
,rpt OF al such deeds Transfers nortpayes ar l
'ther eonveyanceS o; real or personal eStatt. and
n a.. liSinents, oriers AM decree and any ari
~ other matters Of recpri ami any and ali |
'arcr or documents m the custody NJ the Clerk /
u the Circuit Court Of Dale County that may an
1nyWisr eject the interests Of Palm Beach County
J. the county JomnIS ~ipnrrs may from ttu,s n
ire. direct. and the Clerk Of the Circuit Cour, 81
Jade County shall. without CHANCES or ices allow
ne Clerk OF the Crrcult Court OF Palm Beach
-o4nty Tree access % al books an! naoerg ON ~.
n MS ONCE that would m anyvi,e f,cil,ta,s tbs
lrOcuung Of such trarscrinuon IRE Ci.rls ~ I
ne Circuit Court % Palm Belch County shall /
s ~. 20 the correctness u ,Ich transcription
M thereupOn such testified COPIES Of the rccor,ls
documents ant Other matter, - t-,7.-r,heJ a1J
eTtihed shall Re OF the sane .1-.r and e.T.-t a.
ne original rccurl,
Sec. 10. As eomprnsa,,1r ~ IN. ..-..,.-.. %,
ll'Sl ol ulJ9 ~ Sec'pr y tTis Ac' ,he Clerk "
ne circuit Court OF Palm Brlc. County shall be
-. 10y ea.n county a SUM % De- fixed by the
,oun'E Commissioner, no- - exceed one r. ,gl-.l
'''A'' co pc, per month for each man for s.,rh
-, a. 1e ma ma actually gnEa2c ~ .uch work
plntN shall procure from the record IN TIE ,,a,s
7 t7e County Judge OF Dale County a ,rao..-,,,,
q a. papSrS Ties. document, AMI recorls io the
i,,o'ly OF the Coun'y Judge Of Dale County that
,av m 2nyNic affect the interests o.! Pain pracb
..-nt', a ne county Commissioner nav from .
'.r 20 'iire direct an 'ac County Judge ri pale
,Ylt,E 'naU; Nthcut charges % f--. a'.o, ~
y" 1n-Hiy Judge o: Palm Beach Cpu7tv i--e
4 - 20 a. BOOKS ard Pa"cs and El,s On has oiTc,
HA' may IN anN~l,e iacl'tatr the r-l,rr,r,r. ~
iea transcription The County T.Ig, ~ pit
'etSh county ShaI ce-tity % H.. -o-~r.t-rsT ~
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- , y. W pa'eIs '.rs document, AT record.
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