The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-28
CHAPTER 6239-l NO. 1909.

CHAPTER 625o--(NO. 1909.
IN ACT to Provide for the Change and Es-
tions for. and Prescribing the Regulations
Under Which Such Elections Shall Be
Held. and Providing a Penalty for the Use
Of Money, Goods or Chattes, to Secure
Votes or Influence for Any Place as County
Site in Such Elections, and Specifying Who
Shall Be Qualified to Vote in the Said Elec.
Be i ENACTED By the Legislature of the State
Of Florida:
Section /. That from and after the pas.
sage Of this Act the qualified electors in any
county in this State wishing to change their
county site. shall present TO the Board OF
County Commissioners of such county peti.
ton signed by one.third OF the qualified cleo.
tors, who are taxpayers on real or personal
property, praying for a change OF the location
If such county site.
Sec ?. The County Commissioners of any
county in this State upon receiving such pc.
tition as is specified in Section of this Act
shall order an election to be held at the several
precincts of such county for the location OF
such county site. giving not less than thirty
days notice thereof, and no person shall be
allowed to vote in such elections except those
qualified to vote under the General Election
laws OF Florida.
Sec 3, All elections held under the provis.
ions Of this Act shall be conducted in the man.
ner prescribed by law for holding General Elec.
tlollS III ll'S except as Iereln and
the returns of all such elections shall be made
TO the County Commissioners or the Clerk
thereof.
Sec. 4. That names of all towns, villages or
cities put forward as candidates for the county
site OF any county in this State under the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court of such county
not later than fifteen days before the date set
for holding said election.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court of any county in this
have been furnished him to have printed at
the expense Of the county suitable ballot TO
he used in said election, said ballot TO contain
in alphabetical order the names of all such
towns: villages and cities and no other places
shall be printed on the said ballots
Sec. 6, The County Commissioners shall.
not later than five days after the aforesaid
election is held, publicly canvass the same, and
the place receiving ma jority of all the votes
cast shall be the county site for the next ten
years.
Ssc. ?. Should three or more places be MI.
forward and voted for as the county site Of
any county in this State, and the County Com.
mssioners. of such county find that upon the
canvass Of the said election as provided for in
Section 6 Of this Act, that any of such places
have received ma iority of all the votes cast
at said election, the place receiving such
majority. shall be declared the county site as
aforesaid, but should the County Commissioners
find that no place has received majority of
all the votes cast in said election, they shall
proceed at once without petition To call
second election to be held within thirty DAVIS
OF the first election and in the same manner
and places as prescribed for in the first cleo.
ton.
Sec. 8. Should the second election as pro.
vided for in Section 7 of this Act he necess.
airy to select the place as county site of anv
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