The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-24

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A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing
an Amendment to Article VIII of the
( Constitution of the State of Flor
ida, Relating to County and NUM-
cipal Governments.
: BE III ENACTED BY THE LEG
STATURE OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA: That the following
amendment to Article VIII of the
, Constitution of the State of Florida
: relating to County and Municipal
Governments, to be numbered Sec
! ton IL of said Article VIII, be and
! the same is hereby agreed TO and
shall be submitted to the electors of
the State for ratification or rejec-
ton at the next general election, to
be held in November, 1912, to-wit:
Section IL. The County Commits
sioners of Dade County who shall be
elected at the general election id
1912 shall Immediately after the
! beginning of their terms of office,
redistrict Dade County into five
County Commissioners Districts to
be numbered by the said Commits
sioners from one TO five respec-
lively, and delineate the boundaries
of such Districts in such manner as
to include within the respective Dis
tricts territory as follows:
One of the said Commissioners
Districts, shall comprise the terri
tory which was on the Ist day OF
April, 194I, embraced within Eiec-
ton Precinets numbered "a to 30
, inclusive, and also such parts of
Election Precincts numbered 10, SO
60 and 81 as lie east of the western
shore. of Biscayne Bay, all as es-
tablished by a resolution of the
County Commissioners of said Coun-
ty adopted November IA, 1889, desig
mated as Resolution No. 1917;
Another of the said Districts
shall comprise the territory, and
only the territory, which was on the
: LIST day of April, 1941, embraced in
Commissioners District No. and
, Commissioners District No. 5, as
described in Book F. of the Minutes
of the County Commissioners of said
! County, at page 194 ct seq;
Another of the said Commissioners
Districts shall comprise the terri
! tory which was on the first day Of
April 194l, embraced in Commits
sioners' District No. l, as described
/ in Book ~ of the minutes of the
County Commissioners of said COun-
ty, at page 1874 ct seq, and also all
the territory which was on the first
| day of April, 1914, embraced in Elec-
tion Precincts numbered rs to 50, in
elusive, as established by the afore-
SAID Resolution NO 1bGG.
Another of the said Districts shall
comprise the territory which was on
the 1st day of April, 1871, embraced
in Commissioners District No. 3, as
| described in Book IF" of the Minutes
of the County Commissioners of said
County, at page l94 ct seq, except
the territory embraced in the afore-
said Election Precincts numbered T5
to so, inclusive, and 26 to 80, in
elusive, and except such parts of
Election Precincts numbered Sc, 60
and 81 as lie east of the western
Shore of Biscayne Bay.
Another of the said Commission
ers' District shall comprise the ter
ritory which was on the list day of
April, 1941, embraced in Commits
sioners' District No. 2 as described
in Book 'sF'' of the Minutes of the
County Commissioners of said
, County, at page 1874 ct seq, except
! the territory embraced in the afore-
said Election Precincts numbered "a
and rs, and such part of Election
Precinct number 10 as lies east of the
western shore of Biscayne Bay.
The County Commissioners who
shall be elected in Dade County at
| the general election. in 1912 shall
| hold office for the term of two years
for which they shall have been
elected and their terms OF Office
! shall not be affected by this amend
ment; but thereafter there shall be
| in each of the Districts established
| by, and in pursuance of, this amend
ment a County Commissioner wh0
shall reside in his District but who
shall be nominated and elected from
| the County at Large. Every County
| Commissioner of Dade County who
shall be elected at the general cleo
I tion in 1914 and thereafter shall hold
office for a term of four years. The
powers, duties and compensation of
such County Commissioners shall be
as from time to time provided by
law.
Approved by the Governor, May
%, 1941.
Filed in office Secty. of State
May rs, 1871.