The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-07

re 1t Resolved by the Legislature
Of the state OF FlOridas
That the, following Amendment to
Article VIII Of the Constitution of
the State Of Florida relative TO
cities and counties, TO be numbered
Section 8 of said Article VIII, be
and the same is hereby agreed to
and shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State at the General
Election TO he held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday i'm
November, A. y. 1894. for ratifica-
tlon or rejection, to-wit:
Section O. The Legislature shall
have power to establish, alter or
abolish, a municipal corporation TO
be known as the City of Jackson
vile, extending territorily through
out the present limits of Duval
County, ili the place Of any or all
.setiuIltx. sdistriet, mHnietpaI and local
governments, boards. bodies and Of
ficers, constitutional or statutory,
Legislative, executive, judicial. or
administrative, and shall prescribe
the jurisdiction, powers, duties and
functions of such municipal corr
poratfon. its legislative, executive.
judicial and administrative depart,
ments and its boards, bodies and Of
.ficers; to divide the territory In
fauUed III Surn nunlcip1IlIX INTO
subordinate districts, and to pre-
scribe just and reasonable system
II taxation for such municipality
and districts; and to fix the liability
of such municipality and districts.
Bonded and other Indebtedness, ex-
listing at the time of the establish
ment Of such municipality, shall be
enforceable only against property
therefore taxable therefor. The
4 atg fc,ts
time. determine what portion of
said municipality is a rural area,
and 4 homestead in such rural area
shall he limited as IL in a city or
town. Such municipality may ex-
erciSe all the powers of a municipal
corporation and shall also be recog-
niZed as one Of the legal political
divisions Of the State with the
duties and obligations of county
and shall he entitled to all the
powers, rights and privileges, in
Gliding representation in the State
Legislature. which would accrue to
1t if ii were a county. All property
Of Duval County and of the NUM-
cipalitieS in said county shall vest
in such municipal corporation when
established as herein provided The
offices of Clerk of the Circuit Court
and Sheriff shall not be abolished
but the Legislature may prescribe
the time when, and the method by
which such offices shall be filled
and the compensation to be paid to
such officers and may vest in them
additional powers and duties. No
county office shall be abolished or
consolidated with another office
without making provision for the
performance of all State duties now
or hereafter prescribed by law to be
performed by such county officer.
Nothing contained herein shall af-
feet Section 20 of Article TT of the
Constitution of the State of Flor
ida, except as to such provisions
therein as relate to regulating the
Jurisdiction and duties of any class
of officers, to Summoning and i'm
panelling grand and petit jurors. to
assessing and collecting taxes for
county purposes and to regulating
the fees and compensation of county
officers. No law authorizing the
establishing or aboliShing of such
municipal corporation pursuant to
this Section, shall become opera :
tive or effective until approved by
majority Of the qualified electors
participating in an election held in
said County, but so long as such
municipal corporation exists under
this Section the Legislature may
amend or extend the law authoriz-
ing the same without referendum to
the qualified voters unless the Leg
iSlative act providing for such
amendment or extension shall pro-
vide for such referendum.
Approved May p, 1888.