The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-20
Today's Action In Tallahassee

stitutiOnal requirements governing
introduction Of legislation affect
ing one county.
Members rising % support Glea-
ton said the courts. not the gov
ernor, should decide whether or
not a bill is constitutional.
Gleaton told the House he had
received no protests against the
bill and had ben asked by lib
residents to pass it--though Nc
Carly said in his veto message
residents of the areas had pro-
tested to him against getting no
advance notice of plans to intro
duce the measure.
Rep. Boyd of Lake County, one
of the stwo representatives who
voted against the bill, said he had
seen stack" Of protests, includ-
ing one from the mayor of Inyer.
ness, the seat Of Citrus County.
The other vote against the bill was
cast by Rep. Land OF Orange
County.
TALLAHASSEE R "A proposed
state income tax for Florida re.
ceiyed a chilly welcome even be.
fore it was introduced in the Leg.
islature today.
When Rep. Pruitt, Jefferson
County, told the House Commit.
tee on Constitutional Amendments
he was introducing a proposal to
have an income tax for Florida,
committee members told him
you're wasting your time.
Pruitt's plan would exempt pay.
ment of the tax or all net in,
comes up to 81 500, The Constitu.
ton now prohibits any state in.
come tax.
He explained .le Legislature i
knocking off such tax sources al
the chain store tax, and home
stead exemption is keeping ss
much tax money from the public
treasury, that some method i!
NEEDED to provide other tax sourc
es and at the same time equalizs
taxes.
TALLAHASSEE IN Committee
approval was gwen today to
proposed constitutional amend
ment which would abolish all con
stables and Justices Of the peace
In Florida.
The House Committee on Con
stitHtional Amendments also ap
proved "a proposal, already passed
BY the Senate, which would Civ
the governor 20 days after q leg
islatiYe session in which to vet
4 legislative act. The governor nov
has 10 days.
TALLAHASSEE The Legis
latIIre today was asked to appro
pirate $45, 900 for the purchase .
The historic White House Of til
Republic Of East Florida on n
George Island at the mouth Of th
ST Johns River near Jacksonville
a bill introduced By Sen. Rip
ley Jacksonville, would turn tn
$4s 900 over 10 the State Par
Board To buy the eight acres B
land on which stands the structure
reputedly the Oldest remainin
plantation home ia Florida.
The bill said the plot also
the site Of the mission Of San JnaI
Del Puerto, located III 1851. an
is near the place where JeaI
Jacques Ribaut and his Frencl
Huguen0ts landed iii 1862.
a group Of Americans who he'll
property ii the Jacksonville Fel
nandina area set up what the
called the Republic of East Florid
id 1912 ID attempt to take owe
the state from Spanish, but thei
move was unsuccessful. Within i
years the United States acquire
the territory from the Spanish b
negotiation.
TALLAHASSEE The Senat
today passed as 4 local bill 10
Sen. Gautier, New Smyrna Beach
! 4 measure which would allow w
lusia to four-lane about 81 mile
Of y. S. / within the county q
borrowed money that might Be II
paid with State Road Department
funds.
The bill would SET up is i spa
ciai road district the east coas
ov Volusia County empowered |
issue 10 million dollars worth 3
bonds I'd finance the four lanin
Of those portions Of u. S. i ii ii
county not already four Ianed.
TALLAHASSEE sRA Bill whic
would give the attorney general
Office authority to aid tle countie
IL the enforcing al gambling IN
narcotic laws was introduced L