The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-10-31
NorIcE OF ELECTION

WHEREAS. The Legislature OF I94S,.
under the Constitution OF 1885, of the
State of Florida, did pass Joint Reso-
buttons proposing amendments TO the
Constitution OF the State of Florida, and
the same were agreed to by vote OF
three-fifths OF all the members elected
70 each house; that the votes on said
Joint Resolutions were entered upon
their respective Journals, with the yeas
and nays thereon. and they did deter
mine and direct that the said Joint
Resolutions be submitted to the electors
OF the State at the General Election In
November 1916.
NOW THEREFORE, I, R. A. GRAY.
Secretary of State of the State of Florida.
do hereby give notice that a
GENERAL ELECTION
win be held in each county in Florida
on TUESDAY next succeeding the first
Monday in November A. d. i948. the
said Tuesday being the
FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER
for the ratification or rejection OF the
said Joint Resolutions proposing Amend
nents to the Constitution OF the State
Of Florida viz:
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 663
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to the Constitution or the
State of Florida, to be known as Article
Xxx, Sections ! and 2, Thereof, Relating
to the Consolidation, Abolishing or Gre
ating of Certain County Offices, and the
Assessment and Collection of Municipal
Taxes by County Tax Officials. IN Orange
County, Florida, and Providing for Ref
erendIIm Elections for Acceptance or He
lection of any Law or Laws Enacted by
the Legislature of the State OF Florida
as Provided in said Proposed Amend~
naent.
TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
That the following amendment toA the
Constitution of Florida, TO be known as
Article Xxx, Sections l and 2, Thereon,
relating to the consolidation, anollshinS
and creating Of certain County offices
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 qualified
electors Of the State of Florida for adop-
ton or rejection at the next general
election TO be held In the year 1896
tc-wit:
ARTICLE Xxx
SECTION /. The Legislature Is author
ICED and empowered to provide by law
sion held in A. D. l947, or at any
regular session thereafter. for the con-
soiidstion, 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
to 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, oy
county tax officers shall provide for the
assessing, collecting, accounting for and
disbursing of said taxes and /or assess
ments to the appropriate municipal
authorities, and for compensation Tor
such county taxing officers for services
rendered incident thereto. That II any
such law respecting the consoidatlon
or creation of any county offices Is &C
copied 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
of any year Immediately succeeding the
general election had subsequent TO said
referendum election at which electors for
President of the United States are voted
for: and il 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 shall 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
shall be Of any force and eject, it shall
be accepted and ratified by majority
vote of the qualified electors of Orange
County, Florida, at a referendum election
to 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 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
In q 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
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 full force and effect, but
il at any such election a majority of the
electors participating therein shall vote
against the acceptance and ratification
Of such law, Il shall be nun and void
and of no force and effect. The cam
wasting board of said County shall GER
tify the result OF any such referendum
election to the Secretary Of State within
ten days after the holding thereof
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. y
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Article VIII of the Con-
stttution Of the State Of Florida Relative
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