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ORDINANCE NO. 208
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH92LORIDA9
A14NEXING TO SAID CITY THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND LYING VIHOL-
LY IN DADE 00'UiTTY, FLORIDA, TO-WIT:
Begin in Dade County, Florida, at a Point 1500 feet east
of where the line running east and west through the center of
Sections 22 and 23 in township 53 south of range 42 east inter-
sects the low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean and thence run
west to a point in Biscayne Bay 10,249. 6 feet west of tyle north-
east corner of the southeast quarter of Section 229 township 53,
south, of range 42 east ; thence continue in a northeasterly di-
rection following as near as may be the center of Biscayne Bay
to the intersection of the center of Biscayne Bay with the north
line of Section 2 in Tovmship 53 south, of range 42 east , pro-
jected west ; thence run east to a point 1500 feet east of where
the north line of said Section 2 in Township 53 south of Range
42 east intersects the low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean;
and thence run in a southerly direction, meandering but 1500
feet east of the low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean to the
place of begi..'Ming and redefining the boundary lines of the
said City of, Miami Beach, so as to include therein the said
tract of land annexed.
WHEREAS, on March 5, 1924 , Ordinance No. 201, thereto-
fore passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
y.-liami Bec-11.ch, Florida, was approved by the 'Uayor of said City,
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which Ordinance by its terms declared the intention Of said
City to annex to said City the territory described in the cc:�p-
tion of this Ordinance at the expiration of thirty days from
the date of the approval of the Ordinance ; and
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WHEREAS subsequently, and before the expiration of
said thirty days, CHARLES P. PARKER and JOHN SCOTT, as pe-
titioners, filed their petition against the City of Miami
Beach, a municipal corporation, as respondent, objecting to
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said annexation, which proceedings thereuon stayed the pro-
ceedings
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ceedings of said city to annex said territory, and on June
309 1924, said petition and testimony of the respective pe-
titioners and respondent having been heard by the Court ,
the Court dismissed the objections of said petitioners and
ordered that said tract of land described in said Ordinance
No. 201 be annexed to the City of Miami Beach, Florida; and
WHEREAS the law provides that said City shall by its
ordinance make such annexation and re-define the boundary
lines of said city:
NOW, BE IT 011DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE, CITY
OF 1.,TIA141I BEACH$ FLO-:IIDA:-
Section 1: That the following described territory
which lies contiguous to the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
and wholly within rade County, Florida, the County in which
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said City wholly lies, to-.%jit: - Begin in .fade County, Flo-
rida, at a point 1500 feet east of where the line -running
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east and west through the de.Zter of Sections 22 and 23 in
Township 53 South, of mange 42 East intersects the low water
mark of the Atlantic Ocean and thence run west to a point in
Biscayne Bay 10,249. 6 feet west of the northeast corner of the
southeast quarter of Section 22, Yownship 5 South of jaange
42 mast ; thence continue in a nort'Aeasterly direction follow-
ing as hear as may be the center of Biscayne Bay to the inter-
section of the center of Biscayne Bay with the north line of
Section 2 in Township 53 South, of Range 42 East , projected
West ; thence run East to a point 1500 feet East of where the
North line of said Section 2 in Township 53 South, of Range
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42 east intersects the low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean;
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and thence run in a southerly direction, meandering but
1500 feet east of the low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean
to the place of beginning and redefining the boundary lines f
of the said City of Miami Beach, so &,s to include therein
the said tract of land anne,-:ed, be and the same is hereby an-
nexed to and declared to be embraced within the boundary lines
of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, a municipal corporation.
Section 2: That the boundary lines of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, including the aforesaid territory annexed be ,
and the same are re-defined as follows: -
Begin in Bade County, Florida, at a point 1500
feet east of where the north line of Section 2
in Township 53 South, of .jange 42 Last inter-
sects the low water mark of the Atlantic Ocean,
thence run in a southerly direction meandering
1500 feet east of the low water mark of the At-
lantic Ocean to the eastern terminus of the Govern-
ment Cut ( as now surveyed, established and construct-
ed, extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the waters
of Biscayne Bay opposite the city of Miami) ; thence
meandering the low mater mark of the northern shore
of the said Government Out to the western terminur
thereof; thence run due vest , along a line parallel
to the south line of Sections 3 and 4 of Township
54 South, of 11tange 42 east, to a point in Biscayne
Bay 508- 65 feet soith and 13015. 6 feet west of the
southeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section
3 in Township 54 South, of Range 42 Last ; thence in
a northerly direction to a point on a line running
east and west through the center of Sections 22 and
23 of Township 53 South, of ttange 42 Last , produced
west , and 10,249. 6 feet west of the northeast corner
OIL the southeast quarter of Section 22, Township 53
South, of flange 42 Eust; thence continue in a north
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easterly direction ig as near as r_iay be the
center of Biscayne Bay to the intersection of the
center of Biscayne Bay with the north line of Section
2 in Township 53 South, of mange 42 East ; projected
west; thence run east to a point 1500 feet east of
where the north line of Section 2 in Township 53
South of iKange 42 Last intersects the low water mar1k:
of the Atlantic Ocean, which is the place of beginning.
Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be effective imrae-
diately upon its passage and approval.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of July,
A. D. 9 1924. C1
President of City Council Pro-tern)
ATTEST:
ity Clerk
APPROVED this 23rd day of July, A. D. , 1924,
Mayor
First heading, July 2nd, 1924.
Second reading, July 2nd, 1924.
Third Reading, July 23rd, 1924.
Posted, July 25th, 1924.
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