The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER 1904

An Act Authorizing and Empow-
ering the Boards of County Com
missioners of the Several Counties
of the Sttae of Florida to Pave and
Maintain any Road, Byway.. or Side
walk Adjacent to, or Running Thru
the Property Belonging to Any
School District of Any County in
the State of Florida Where the Ma
terial and Equipment Is Available
for Such Paving or Maintenance, and
Declaring the Paving or Mainten-
ance of Such Roads, Byways, or
Sidewalks to be a Public County
Purpose; Providing for the Autho-
rizaticn and Declaring OF Be a Pub
lie County Purpose the Planting and
Shubbery. or other Beautifying
Plants Upon Said School Grounds
Where the Plants and Material for
Planting Are Available; Providing
That Boards of County Commission
ers and Boards of Public instruction
in the Several Counties of the State
Shall Be Authorized to Enter Into
and Carry Out Such Contract or
Agreement to be Made with the
Others With Reference to the Coun-
ty Public Purposes Declared in This
Act; repeating all Laws in Con-
tiict Herewith and Naming an eff
fective date for this Act.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Florida:
Sec. /. The Boards of County
commissioners of the State of Flor
ida are hereby authorized and en-
powered to pave and maintain any
road. byway. or sidewalk adjacent
to; or running through, the prop
erty belonging to any school dis
trict or other public free school of
in hn Of
where the material and equipment
IS available for such paving, or
maintenance; and is it hereby de-
clared that such paving, or mainte-
nance. of such roads, byways or
sidewalks is a public county pur-
pose; providing that said Act upon
the part of the Boards of County
commissioners is not required by
this Act to be mandatory but discre-
tionary.
Sec. 2. The Board of County
Commissioners of the several coun-
ties of the State of Florida are here
by authorized and empowered to
plant and maintain trees, flowers,
Shubbery. or other beautifvinp
plants upon the school grounds of
any school district, or other public
free schools. in said counties where
the plants. materials, ETC., are avail
able. and the planting and mainte-
nance of such trees, flowers, shrub
berry, or other identifying plants are
hereby declared to be public county
purposes.
Sec. 3. The Board of County Com
nlIssioners and the Boards of Pub
lie instruction OF the several coun-
ties of the State of Florida are
hereby authorized to enter into and
carry out such contracts. or agree
ments as NAV be made between
them with reference to the above
mentioned county public purposes
described in Section / and Section ?
of this Act.
Sec f. It is hereby declared to
me the intent of the legislature to
make it legal for Board of Public
Instruction and Board of County
Commissioners to cooperate together
that the school grounds of the pub
lie free schools of the districts and
the counties shall be of greater util-
ity and more beautiful surroundings
for the children, teachers and pa
irons of the schools by the use of
county equipment and available
county labor in such works, and
Boards of County Commissioners
authorized and empowered to do any
and all things which may be neces-
sary in carrying out the purposes
of this Act.
Sec. 5. All laws, or parts of laws,
in conflict herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 6. This Act shall become eff
fective Immediately upon its be-