The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-04

VIII of the Constitution Of the
State OF Florida Relative to Cities
and Counties.
BE Ii 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 10 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 be held on the First
Tuesday after the first Monday In
November A D. 1886, for ratifica-
ton or rejection. to-wit:
Section 10. The Legislature shall
have power to establish, alter OF
abolish a Municipal corporation to
be known as the City Of Key West.
extending territorially throughout
the present limits of Monroe Coun-
ty, in the place of any or all cOun-
ty, district, municipal and local
governments, boards. bodies and
officers. constitutional or statutory.
legislative, executive, judicial. or
administrative, and shall prescribe
the jurisdiction. powers, duties and
functions of such municipal cor
poration, its Legislative. executive
judicial and administrative depart
ficers; to divide the territory in
cluded in such municipality into
subordinate districts, and to pre-
scribe a just and reasonable system
of 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
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therefore taxable therefor. The
Legislature shall, from time 10 time,
determine what portion Of said
| municipality is a rural area. and q
| homestead in such rural area shall
not be limited as il in a city or
town. Such municipality may exer-
! else 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 a county
| and shall be entitled TO all the pow
ers, rights and privileges. including
| representation in the State Legis-
lature. which would accrue to IL IL
/ It were a county. All property Of
| Monroe County and of the NUM-
| cipality in said county shall vest in
such municipal corporation when
| established as herein provided
The offices of the Clerk of the Cir
| cult 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
4 abolished or consolidated with an
l other office without making provi-
sion for the performance of all
| State duties now or hereafter pre-
| scribed by law to be performed by
| such county officer. Nothing con-
( tanned herein shall affect Section 20
l of Article Ill of the Constitution OF
| the State of Florida, except as TO
| such provisions therein as relate 70
| regulating the Jurisdiction and
| duties of any class Of officers, TO
| summoning and Impane1iing grand
| and petit juries. to assessing and
| collecting taxes for county purposes
| and to regulating the fees and COM
pensatfon Of county officers- No
| law authorizing the establishing or
| aboIishing Of such Municipal cor
shall become operative or effective
until approved by a majority Of the
| qualified electors participating IN
| an election held in said county, but
| so long as such municipal corpora
ton exists under this Section the
Legislature may amend or extend
| the law authorizing the same with
| out referendum to the qualified
voters unless the Legislative act
i providing for such amendment or
| extension shall provide for such
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Approved June 4. 1895.