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

June 9, 1871. t'"' is''i' ~' i
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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 1T 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
tion 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 in
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
SioneFs 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 1st day Of
April, 1871, embraced within Elec-
ton Precincts numbered, "a to 30,
inclusive, and also Osuch parts a. OF
Election Precincts! ntimhered l0H IS,
so and 81 as lie east of the western
shore of Biscayne Bay, all as es<
tablished by al hAsolntiong or the
County Commissioners of said Coun-
ty adopted November IA, 1888, desig-
mated as Resolution No. 1917;
Another of the said Districts
shall comprise the territory, and
only the territory, which was on the
1st day of April, 1871, embraced in
I Commissioners District No. 5, as
described in Book f. of the. Minutes
of the County Commissioners of said
! County, at page 1874 ct seq;
Another of the said Commissioners
Districts shall comprise the terri
tory which was on the first day of
April 1941, embraced in Commits
sioners' District No. !, as described
in Book ''F"' of the minutes of the
County Commissioners of said Coun-
Ity, at page 1874 ct seq, and also all
day of April, 1941, embraced in Elec-
tion Precincts numbered rs to 50, in
elusive, as established by the afore-
said Resolution No. 1877:
Another of the said Districts shall
comprise the territory which was on
the LIST day of April, 1871, embraced
in Commissioners District No. 3, as
described in Book ''F"' of the Minutes
of the County Commissioners of said
County, at page 1874 ct seq, except
the territory embraced in the afore-
ai6 . he
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 BiscaKne Bay.
Another of the said Commission
ers' District shall comprise the ter
ritory which was on the list day Of
sioners' District No. as described
in Book "F"' of the Minutes of the
County Commissioners of said
County, at page 1914 ct seq, except
the territory embraced in the afore-
said Election Precincts numbered "a
and 25, 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
iiaent County Commissioner whe
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
ton in 1874 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
2S, 1871.
Filled in office Secty. of State.
May 20. 1871. IloJ p, 3