The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-09-19
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. e63
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Florida, to be known as Article
Xxx. Sections L and 2. Thereof. Relating
TO the Consolidation, AboIishing or Gre
atins of Certain County Offices. and the
Assessment and Collection OF Municipal
Taxes by County Tax Officials, in Orange
County, Florida. and Providing for Rel
erendlIm Elections for Acceptance or Re
lection. of any Law or Laws Enacted by
the Legislature of the State OF FIorloa
as Provided in said Proposed Amend
= BE TT RESOLVED BY THE LEGIsLA-
rURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following amendment to the
Constitution of Florida. TO be known as
relating to the consolidation. sbolishins
and creating Of certain County ottices
and for assessment and collection OF mu-
nicipal taxes by County tax officers. IN
Orange County, Florida, and providing
for referendum elections for acceptance
or rejection of any law or laws enacted
By the Legislature of Florida as provided
therein. be submitted to the qualtled
electors of the State of Florida for, adop-
lion or rejection az the next general
election to be held in the year 1876.
to-wit:
..... ARTICLE Xxx
SECTION /. The Legislature IS author
or laws enacted by it at its regular ses-
sion held in A: D. 1947. or at any
regular session thereafter. for the con-
solidstion, abolishing or creating OF any
County offices in Orange County Flor
ida. Provided. there is excepted from
the effects OF this Article Judges OF all
courts; and to provide for the assessment
and collection of municipal taxes and
assessments, or either Of them, by County
tax officers in said County. Any law so
enacted respecting the consolidation or
creation of any County offices shall pre-
scribe the powers, duties and compensa-
ton, of the officers designated therein
70 exercise and discharge the duties on
the offices so consolidated or created: and
any law so enacted respecting the assess
naent and collection of municipal taxes
and assessments, or either of them, by
county tax officers shall provide for the
disbursing of said taxes and Ior assess
.nnents to the appropriate munieipsl
authorities. and for compensation tor
such county taxing officers for services
rendered incident thereto. That II any
such law respecting the consolldatl1n
or creation of any county offices is ac-
cepted and ratified ~at the referendum
election herein provided such law snail
become effective with respect to the Of
fees affected thereby on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in January
of, any year Immediately succeeding the
general election had subsequent to SAID
referendum election at which electors Tor
President of the United States are voted
for; and if any such law respecting the
assessment and collection of municipal
taxes and assessments, or either of them.
by county tax officers Is accepted and
ratified at. the referendum election as
provided herein, the same SHAH become
effective on the first day of January
next succeeding such referendum cleo
SECTION 2. Before any law described
In the preceding section of this Article
shall be of any force and effect, it shall
be accepted and ratified by majority
vote OF the qualified electors of Orange
County. Florida, at referendum election
10 be called and held for the purpose
of determining whether such law shall
be accepted and ratified or rejected by
the qualified electors of said County.
Such referendum election shall be held
within. ninety days after the effective
date Of any such law. The Board of
County Commissioners shall provide fer
the holding Of any such referendum cleo
NON and notice theresf. shall be published
by said Board once each week >. for at
least. foMF successive weeks Immediately
in "a 'newspaper OF general circulation in
said County. Except as herein otherwise
provided, the laws. of the State relating
to the holding Of general elections shall
cover the holding of any such refer
endum election. If any such law shall
be accepted and ratified by the majority
of electors participating in any such
referendum election, such law shall be-
come and be In fun force and effect, but
II at any such election majority of the
electors participating therein shall vote
against the acceptance and ratification
of such law. it shall be nun and void
and OF no force and effect. The can
wasting board Of said County shall GER
1ify the result OF any such referendum
election to the Secretary of State within
ten days after the holding thereof.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. q
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment 20 Article WIN of the Con-
atitution of the State of Florida Relative