The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-07-22
BOND ADVOCATES WILL
meet July 29 AND 80
VIII Gather at st. Augustine to Dis
cuSS Various Plans.

Thursday and Friday, July 20 and
so, are the dates announced by the
president of the Florida State Auto
mobile association for the big good
roads rally and conference to be held
at ST. Augustine beach in the inter
est OF the proposed amendment to
the state constitution to be voted up
on by the electors of the state in the
general election next November.
The proposed amendment reads as
follows:
THE legislature shall have power
to provide for issuing state bonds
only for the purpose of repelling in
vasion or suppressing insurrection or
for the purpose OF redeeming or re-
funding bonds already issued at a
lower rate of interest or for the pur-
pose of acquiring, building and main
taing a system of good roads and
bridges throughout this state under
such regulations as may be prescrib-
ed by an act of the legislature; pro-
vided, that any bond Issues au-
tboriZed in pursuance hereof for
system of good roads and bridges
shall not exceed in amount five (5)
per cent of the total tax assessment
of the state at the time of issue"
At the meeting to be held at st.
Augustine the several plans that
have been proposed by different ones
ir favor of the proposed state bond
issue will be submitted and discussed
and 1t Is expected that as result of
this meeting an active statewide
campaign will be carried on in all
parts of the state to secure the
adoption of the proposed amendment.
The meeting will be under the aus
pices of the legislative committee of
the Florida State Automobile Asso-
citation. At meeting Of this COM
mittee and number of citizens from
various parts of the state held in
Jacksonville, May 10, the president
Of the association was authorized and
requested to add to the membership
of the committee the names of five
men from this meeting and the pres
idents of the different kindred or
ganizations of the state" Carrying
association named F. o. Miller, Jack
sonville; w. NJ. Igou, Eustis; David
Edge, Groveland; James G.. Yeats,
Tampa, and George +. Young, Dade
City, and derected the secretary of
the association to communicate with
the presidents of the various organ
izations throughout the state and in
form them that they had been named
as members of the legislative COM
mittee OF the Florida State Automo-
bile Association.
Now that the dates FOR the St. |
meeting have been decided
upon invitations will be sent out to
each of the organizations for the ap-
pointment of delegates to officially
represent them at the big good roads
rally. Invitations are also being sent
to all state officials, all nominees for
the senate and house as well as all |
b holdover senator's; the various |
boards of county commissioners and !
to all persons interested in having |
Tie state construct state system OF
permanent roads.
At the st. Augustine meeting the
plan adopted by the legislative COM
mittee of the Florida State Automo-
bile Association for taking care of
The proposed state bond issue with
1ut increasing the state tax levy will
De submitted and fully explained.
This committee has also gone on
record in favor of the enactment of a
aw repeating and abolishing all per-
3onal property taxes (ad volorem
.axes) on all motor driven vehicles
lpon which a state license tax shall
De required. The committee also
recommends that the two-mill tax
evy, to provide funds for meeting
Federal aid for roads be repeated and
10 further tax for such purpose be