The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

AN ACT Providing for the Creation of Palm
Beach County. in the State OF Florida and for
the Organization and Government Theret.
BE it Enacted By the Legislature OF the State of
Florida:
Section I. That the County of Palm Beach be
and the same is hereby, created and established
to exist as County of the State Of Florida from
and after the Ist day OF July. 1899 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 on the eastern boundary of the State
OF Florida where the south line of Section IS,
township 40, south of range 43 east If produced
would intersecJ tne same and from the SAID point
OF intersection on the said eastern boundary OF the
said State run west on the southern boundary OF
Section Il, township 40 south OF range 43 east,
and thence continuing west on the south bOunda-
ries of Sections thirteen fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen and eighteen of township 40 south OF
range a. east and thence following the said line
produced west to the western boundary line of the
county of Dade, as heretofore existing.
Sec. ?. The said county shall be part of the
Second Congressional District, a part of the
Thirteenth Senatorial District, and a part of the
Seventh Judicial Circuit and the said county shall
have one member in the House of Representatives
of the State of Florida.
Sec. 3. The town Of West Palm Beach shall be
the temporary county seat Of said county
Sec. 4. The Governor of the State shalk on or
before the first day Of July, 1909, appoint all the
officers to which said county may be entitled
under the Constitution and laws of the State Of
Florida.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board of
hold their first meeting the first Monday in
July. go. and at said meeting they shall make
arrangements for temporarily carrying on the
county government, and shall perform such other
duties may be required Of them by law.
Sec. &. 1t shall be the duty of the Board of
Public Instruction of Palm Beach County to hold
their first meeting on the first Tuesday in July,
1900.
Sec. J. The courts Of Palm Beach County shall
have civil and criminal jurisdiction, through
out said county over causes Of &C
crimes and misdemeanors which shall have
been committed within the territofy en-
embraced in said county as hereby constituted,
prior to the first day Of July, 1909 in the same
manner and to the same extent as if said county
had been in existence when such causes of action
accrued, or such crimes or misdemeanors were
committed.
Sec. =. All actions and prosecutions, and all
proceedings in guardianship or administration,
and any and all other actions, prosecutions or
proceedings that may be pending in Dade County
in the Circuit Court or the County Court or any
other Court, or before any officer or Board of
said county on the first day of July. 1900 where
of any Court, officer or Board of Palm Beach
County would have had jurisdiction IL said county
bad been in existence when such action or pro
Ceediug was instituted. shall be transferred to the
officer or Board of Palm Beach County having
jurisdiction OF such matters and ali pleadings
papers and documents IN any way pertaining to
any such action, prosecution or proceeding shall
be delivered by the Clerk, or other officer Of Dade
County having Gust ody thereof to the proner off,
Ger of Palm Beach County.
Sec. 0. The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Palm
Beach County, or his authorized agent or DEPUTY
shall procure from the records in the Office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Dade County trans
cript OF all such deeds, transfers MORTGAGES or
other conveyances OF real or personal estate, and
OF all judgments, orders and DEGREES, and anv and
all other matters Of record, and any and all
papers or documents in the custody of the Clerk
OF the Circuit Court of Dade County that NAV in
anywise effect the interests of Palm Beach County
a the County Commissioners NAV from time n
time, direct, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Dade County shall without charges or fees allow
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of Palm Beach
County tree access to all books and papers on file
in his Office that would in anywise facilitate the
procuring OF such transcription. The Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County shall
certify TO the correctness of such transcription
and thereupOn such testified cories of the records
documents and other matters so transcribed and
certified shall be of the same force and effect as
the original records.
Sec. 10. As compensation for the services re-
quired of him in Section of this Act the Clerk of
the Circuit Court Of Palm Beach County shall he
paid by said county sum to be fixed by the
County Commissioners, not to exceed one hundred
dollars tico.ool per month for each man for such
eme as he shall actually engage in such work
sec. u. The County Judge of Palm Reach
County shall procure from the records in the offco
of the County Judge Of Dade County transcriot
OF all papers, files documents and records in the
custody of the County Judge Of Dade County that
may IN anywise affect the interests of Palm Beach
County, as the County Commissioners NAV &c.,
time to time direct and the County Judge az poda
County shall, without charges or fees allow 70 /
the County Judge Of Palm Beach County free
access to all books and papers and files in his office
that may in anywise facilitate the nrocr,rira &c
such transcription The County Judge of PalT1
Beach County shall certify TO the correctnesc ~ |
such transcription, and thereupo1 such Certified
copies OF the paoers files, documents aud records
50 Transcribed and certified shall be of the SANE
force and effect as the original rpeords