Fort Pierce news., 1909-02-05
Chapter 5761--(No. 1861

Lucie, state OF rlo'lu"'
Bonds for the Purpose OF BUILDING
Hard Surface Roads; for the Election
of Bond Trustees; Imposing PenaltleS
for the Violation Of This Act and for
Other Purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State OF Florida:
Section /. The Board OF County
Commissioners Of 81. Lucie County,
Florida, is hereby authorized and dl'
rected to call a special election in said
county as soon as practicable after the
passage and approval Of this act, 70
vote for or against the issue OF bonds
by the county Of st. Lucie, for the pur-
pose of building hare surface road IN
said county and for the election OF road
bond trustees, as hereinafter provided
AMOUNT OF BONDS AND INTEREST
Sec. 2. The amount Of bonds TO be
issued under the provisions OF this act
shall not exceed one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars ($l5O,OO0). They shall
be in denominations of one hundred
dollars $500 TO one thousond dollars
lsl,OOO) each, bearing interest at the
rate of FIVE per cent per annum, and
fifteen per cent shall be redeemed in
ten years, fifteen per cent in fifteen
years, twenty per cent in twenty years,
twenty-five per cent in twenty-five
years and twenty-five per cent in thirty
years.
MANNER OF HOLDING ELECTION
Sec. 8. Notice OF such election shall
be given by publication for eight sue
cessive weeks in some newspaper pub,
llshed in St. Lucie county. Said cleo
tion shall be held as near as may be in
compliance with general laws OF the
State Of Florida regulating the holding
OF elections; and those persons and only
those persons who were qualified to
vote at the general election held next
preceding said election and who own
real estate or personal property in ST..
Lucie County and have paid the taxes
thereon last due shall be qualified TO
participate in said election.
LIST OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS
Sec. 4. The Supervisor of Registra.
tion Of said county shall prepare from
the best information obtainable by him
the list of electors by election districts
who will be authorized to vote at such
election and shall publish such lists al
least four weeks before such election
and the board OF county commissioner
shall meet two weeks after the publica
tion OF such lists ard give all person
an opportunity to be heard as 10 tn
correctness Of such lists, and shall ad,
to and strike from such lists, sucl
names as the evidence may show to b
necessary to make such lists contain al
aud only the names Of electors entitle
to vote at such election; and after con
pleting the correction Of such lists, tn
board of county commissioners sha
cause such corrected lists to be pul
lished, and the lists so corrected an
published shall constitute the list
electors qualified TO vote at said ele
tion.
TRUSTEES SHALL GIVE BONDS.
Sec 5. At such special election thel
shall be elected three road bond tru
tees who shall hold for the term Of fot
years and until their successors al
elected and qualified. One trust,
shall be a resident OF School Distri
No. /; one trustee shall be resident
School District No. 2, and one trust,
shall be resident Of School Distri
No. 3. Each elector may vote for thr,
trustees, but he shall not vote for mo
than one from each school distriC
The three candidates from the sever
school districts, respectively, receivir
the highest number Of votes, shall
declared elected. Said trustees shs
serve a1d perform the duties proyid
by this act, only in the event that Il
election is in favor Of the issue OF bon
herein provided for. Said trustees,
fore entering upon their duties, shl
give bonds in such sum each as "
equal thirty-fve per cent Of the amou
Of money in hands Of the trustees, ;
amount Of bonds toIbe tixed from iii
TO time BY the board Of county comm
sio ners, and 70 be secured by sol