Resolution 6237 RESOLUTION NO. 6237
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMMII BEACH, FLORIDA, CALLING AN ELECTION AT
WHICH THERE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE THE
MATTER OF A MAXIMUM LEVY OF TWO MILLS FOR PUBLI-
CITY AND ADVERTISING PURPOSES FOR EACH OF THE
YEARS 1947 AND 1948.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, deems
it advisable to levy, for each of the years 1947 and 191+8, for publicity
and advertising purposes, a maximum of two (2) mills on the dollar of the
taxable cash value of all property in said City, both real and personal,
as provided in Section 43 of the City Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida:
SECTION 1: That a special election is hereby called and directed to be held
in the City of Miami Beach, Florida, from Seven o' clock, A. M.
until Seven o' clock P. M. on the 22nd day of April, A. D. , 1947, for the
purpose of submitting to a vote of the duly registered and qualified voters
of said City who are freeholders therein, the question whether the City
Council shall, for each of the years 191+7 and 1948, have the authority to
levy for publicity and advertising purposes, a maximum of two (2) mills on
the dollar of the taxable cash value of all property in said City, both
real and personal.
SECTION 2: That the City Clerk, who is also the Supervisor of Registration,
open the books of said City from Nine o' clock A. M. until Five
o' clock P. M. each day, Sundays and Holidays and Half-holidays excepted,
from March 20th, 191+7, to April 16th, 1947, both inclusive, for the purpose
of registering those electors who are qualified to register for this election,
and after said April 16th, 1947, no elector shall be registered for said
election.
SECTION 3: For the purpose of holding and conducting said election, the
City of Miami Beach has been divided into voting precincts
or election districts with polling places therein as follows:
PRECINCT NO. 25: Being all of the area within the City of Miami Beach lying
North of the centerline of 51st Street, the Polling Place
of which shall be at the 69TH STREET FIRE STATION, situated at 6860 Indian
Creek Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 26: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying
between the centerline of 51st Street ON THE NORTH and A
LINE ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the center-
line of 34th Street to Biscayne Waterway, thence Westerly along the center-
line of Biscayne Waterway to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall
be at the AUDITORIUM OF NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, situated on the North-
east corner of the intersection of 41st Street and Chase Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 27: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 26, ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline
of 23rd Street to Dade Boulevard, thence along the centerline of Dade Boule-
vard to Biscayne Bay, also including Belle Isle, Rivo Alto Island, Di Lido
Island and San Marino Island, the Polling Place of which shall be at the
DADE BOULEVARD FIRE STATION, situated on the Northwest corner of the inter-
section of Dade Boulevard and Pine Tree Drive.
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PRECINCT NO. 28: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach, lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 27, ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline
of 15th Street to Bay Road, thence South along the centerline of Bay Road
to 14th Street, thence West along the centerline of 14th Street to Biscayne
Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at MUNICIPAL GOLF CLUB HOUSE,
21st Street & Washington Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 29: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 28, ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean to Biscayne Bay along
the centerline of 11th Street and said line produced, the Polling Place of
which shall be at THE FIRE STATION IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING, situated on
12th Street between Washington Avenue and Drexel Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 30: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 29, ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline
of 7th Street to Alton Road, thence South along the centerline of Alton Road
to 6th Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of 6th Street to Biscayne
Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at THE LIFE GUARD STATION situated
1 in Lummus Park on the Ocean Front at 10th Street.
PRECINCT NO. 31: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 30, ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline of
3rd Street to Alton Road, thence along the South line of Lot 32 in Block 111
of Ocean Beach Addition No. 3, to Biscayne Bay, also including Star Island,
Palm Island and Hibiscus Island, the Polling Place of which shall be at the
OLD CITY HALL BUILDING, situated at 617 Collins Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 32: Being all the area within the City of Miami Beach lying
South of the South line of Precinct No. 31, also including
the Causeway property and the islands South of the County Causeway, the Polling
Place of which shall be at THE POLICE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT BUILDING, situated
at 111 Meridian Avenue.
All being places where elections are usually held in said municipality.
All electors shall vote at the Polling Places in the voting precincts in
which the City Registration Books show that said electors reside.
SECTION 4: That Notice of said election shall be given by publication in
the Evening Sun and Daily Tropics, a newspaper of general circu-
lation in the City of Miami Beach, Florida. Such publication shall be made
at least once each week for four consecutive weeks next preceding the day
upon which such election is to be held.
SECTION 5: That said Notice of Election shall be substantially in the
following form:
"CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.
"NOTICE is hereby given that by resolution duly passed and adopted on March
19, 1947, an election has been called by the City Council of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, and will be held in said City from seven o' clock A. M.
until seven o' clock P. M. on the 22nd day of April, A. D. 1947, at which
there shall be submitted to the duly registered and qualified voters of said
City who are freeholders therein, the following question:
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"Shall the City Council of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, have the authority,
for each of theears 1
Y 947 and 19 48
, to
levy, for publicity and advertising pur-
poses, a maximum of two (2) mills on the
dollar of the taxable cash value of all
property in said City, both real and per-
sonal?
For the purpose of holding and conducting said election the City of Miami
Beach has been divided into voting precincts or election districts with
Polling Places therein as follows:
PRECINCT NO. ?5: Being all of the area within the City of Miami Beach lying
NORTH of the centerline of 51st Street, the Polling Place
of which shall be at the 69TH STREET FIRE STATION, situated at 6860 Indian
Creek Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 26: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the centerline of 51st Street ON THE NORTH and A LINE ON
THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline of
34th Street to Biscayne Waterway, thence Westerly along the centerline of
Biscayne Waterway to Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at the
AUDITORIUM OF NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, situated on the Northeast corner
of the intersection of 41st Street and Chase Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 27 Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 26 ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline
of 23rd Street to Dade Boulevard, thence along the centerline of Dade Boule-
vard to Biscayne Bay, also including Belle Isle, Rivo Alto Island, Di Lido
Island and San Marino Island, the Polling Place of which shall be at the
DADE BOULEVARD FIRE STATION, situated on the Northwest corner of the
intersection of Dade Boulevard and Pine Tree Drive.
PRECINCT NO. 23: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 27 ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline Of
15th Street to Bay Road, thence South along the centerline of Bay Road to
14th Street, thence West along the centerline of 14th Street to Biscayne Bay,
the Polling Place of which shall be at MUNICIPAL GOLF CLUB HOUSE, 21st Street
and Washington Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 29: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 28, ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocen to Biscayne Bay along
the centerline of 11th Street and said line produced, the Polling Place of
which shall be at THE FIRE STATION IN THE CITY HALL BUILDING, situated on
12th Street between Washington Avenue and Drexel Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 30: Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 29, ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline
of 7th Street to Alton Road, thence South along the centerline of Alton
Road to 6th Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of 6th Street to
Biscayne Bay, the Polling Place of which shall be at the LIFE GUARD STATION,
situated in Lummus Park on the Ocean Front at 10th Street .
PRECINCT NO. 31 Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying between
the South line of Precinct No. 30, ON THE NORTH and A LINE
ON THE SOUTH running Westerly from the Atlantic Ocean along the centerline
of 3rd Street to Alton Road, thence along the South line of Lot 32 in Block
111 of Ocean Beach Addition No. 3 to Biscayne Bay, also including Star
Island, Palm Island and Hibiscus Island, the Polling Place of which shallbe
at the OLD CITY HALL BUILDING, situated at 617 Collins Avenue.
PRECINCT NO. 32: Being all the area within the City of Miami Beach lying
South of the South line of Precinct No. 31, also including
the Causeway Property and the islands South of the County Causeway, the Polling
Place of which shall be at the POLICE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT BUILDING, situated
at 111 Meridian Avenue*
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"All being places where elections are usually held in said Municipality.
"All electors shall vote at the Polling Places in the voting precincts in
which the City Registration Books show that said Electors reside.
"The Registration Books will be open from Nine o'clock A. M. until Five
o' clock P. M. , each day, Sundays, Holidays and Half-holidays excepted,
from March 20th, 1947, to April 16th, 194+7, both inclusive, for the
registration of persons qualified to register for said election.
Mayor of City of Miami Beach, Florida."
SECTION 6: That the form of ballot to be used at said election shall be
in substantially the following form:
"CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
SPECIAL ELECTION
"Shall the City Council of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, have the authority, for each of the years
1947 and 1948, to levy, for publicity and adver-
tising purposes, a maximum of two mills on the
dollar of the taxable cash value of all property in
said City, both real and personal?
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FOR LEVY
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: AGAINST LEVY
MAKE A CROSS (X) BEFORE YOUR CHOICE."
SECTION 7: This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage
and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 19th day of March, A. D. , 1947.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
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