The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-10
ARTICLE Xxx

ARTICLE Xxx
SECTION I. The Legislature Is author
lFed and empowered to provide by law
o. laws enacted by II at its regular ses-
slon held in A. u. l947, or at any
regular session thereafter. for the con-
aolldstion. 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 ana
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
10 exercise and discharge the duties OF
the offices so consolidated or created: and
any law so enacted respecting the assess
ment and collection of municipal taxes
and assessments. or either of them, by
county tax officers shall provide for the
assessing. collecting. accounting for and
dishursing Of said taxes and /or assess
ments 70 the appropriate municipal
such county taxing officers for services
rendered incident thereto. That If any
such law respecting the consohdatlon
OF creation of any county offices Is ac-
eepted and ratified at the referendum
election herein provided such law shall
become effective with respect to the OF
fees affected thereby on the first Tues
day after the first Monday IN January
III
general election had subsequent to said
referendum election at which electors Tor
President of the United States are voted
for: and II any such law respecting tne
assessment and collection of municipal
taxes and assessments. or either OF them.
hv 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
ton.
SECTION 2. Before any law described
In the preceding section of this Article
snail be of any force and effect, 1t snail
he accepted and ratified by a 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 snail
be accepted and ratified OF rejected oy
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 for
the holding of any such referendum cleo
ton and notice thereof shall be published
BY said Board once each week for at
least four successive weeks Immediately
nest prior 20 the date of such election,
N 4 Newspaper OF general circulation in
said County. Except as herein otherwise
provided. the laws of the State relating
10 the holding of general elections shall
cover the holding of any such refer
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
ID As any such election a majority of the
electors participating therein shall vote
against the acceptance and ratification
OF such law, IL shall be null and void
and OF no force and effect. The can
wasting board of said County shall GER
tify the result OF any such referendum
Wlection 70 the Secretary of State within
Ten dAya after the holding thereof.