The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-07
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
APPLY FOR PASSAGE
OF LOCAL BILL
Florida Keys Aqueduef


Notice is hereby given that. pur'
suant to the requireme MT of Sector
81 of Article III of the Constitu'
ton of the State of Florida, az
amended at the general election In
1888, application viii be made tC
the Legislature of the State OF
Florida at the regular session
which convenes in April 1851. fol-
the passage of local bill
To amend Chapter 1880, spe-
eial Acts of Florida, 1871, as
amended, entitled IAN act rati-
flying and confirming the APP
pointment of the members of
the Florida X ey s Aqueduct
Commission and constituting
said Commission a body cor
porate and polite; prescribing
and fixing the jurisdiction,
powers and duties o f said
Commission and of its officers;
authorizing said Commission
10 construct, maintain and oper-
ale an aqueducf. and water dis
tribution systems for supplying
water is the Florida Keys afea,
embracing the Florida Keys ;
and extending from the Inains
land to the City of Key West.
and authorizing said Commits
sion to enter into contracts Z
with the Navy Department Of
the United States OF America
to provide for such construe-'
ton and for such OPERATION +
and maintenanee, and 40 lease
from the City az KEY West
and to- improve and koperatsft.
the existing wateT distTibutiofL
system in said City. ratifyffig
and confirming the contract
entered into by and between
raid Commission and the Navy
Department under dat. of March
IS, 1871; authorizing said Com
mission to issue negotiable
water revenue bonds, payable
solely from water revenues. to
pay all or part Of i. the cost OF
such cons9ruc tiN5la I (: providing
for the rights and RENE dies Of +.
the holders of such bonds: pf6t 2
yiding that no debt of the City
of Key West or of the County
Of Monroe or of the County OF
Dade shall be incurred in the
exercise of any of the powers
granted by this Act. and deny
ing the power Of taxation In
any respect for the payment Of s.
such bonds or the interest
thereon or for the payment of
the cost OF maintaining, repair
ing and operating such aques
duct and such distribution sys-
tens; providing for the coilec-
tion of rates and charges for
water furnished sufficient to
provide for the payment Of the
principal and interest of such
bends and for the cost OF main
tanning, repairing and operat-
ing such aqueduct and such
systems; providing for the exc
cgtion of a trust indenture or
trust agreement and for the
provisions thereof, to secure
the payment of such bonds
without moFtgaging or en-
numbering such aqueduct or
such systems: granting tn e
right of eminent domain to the
Commission; and authorizing
the issuance of water revenue
refunding bonds" in relation
TO the Issuance by said Com
mission Of it's revenue refund
ing bonds: and in relation TO
the acquisition, by construc-
ton, purchase, lease or other
wise. OF additional water faeiif-
ties and their operation. main
tenance and Improvement: and
in relation to the Commission's
water supply agreeTne Mt with
the Navy Department, its ter
mination replacement and re-
EVERETT w. RUSSELL,
Chairman, Florida Keys
A0ueduct Commission.
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