Resolution 6547 RESOLUTION NO. 6547
A RESOLUTION OF TEE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CALLING AN ELECTION
AT WHICH THERE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY THE QUESTION
OF WHETHER OR NOT ORDINANCE NO. 845 SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
deems it advisable to submit to the qualified electors of said City
the question of whether or not Ordinance No. 845 as passed and adopted
by said City Council on February 18th, 1948, shall become effective,
said ordinance being entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF A PENSION AND RETIREMENT
SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIATMII BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. That a special election is hereby called and directed to be
held in the City of Miami Beach, Florida, from 7:00 o'clock
A.M. until 7:00 o' clock P.M. , on the 27th'day of April, A. D. 1948, for
the purpose of submitting to a vote of the duly registered and qualified
electors of said City the question of whether or not Ordinance No. 845
as passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, on February 18th, 1948, shall become effective, said ordinance
being entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF A PENSION AND RETIREMENT
SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. "
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk, who is also Supervisor of Registration,
open the books of said City from 9:00 o'clock A.M. until
5:00 o'clock P.M. each day, Sundays and Holidays and Half-holidays except-
ed, from March 23rd, 1948, to April 14th, 1948, both inclusive, for the
purpose of registering those electors who are qualified to register for
this election, and after said April 14th, 1948, 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 Poll-
ing 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 NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, situated on the
Northwest corner of the intersection of 41st Street and Prairie Avenue°
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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 Boulevard 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. 28 : Being the area within the City of Miami Beach lying
between the South line of Precinct No. 27, ON TATE
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 cf 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, situated at 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 Ocean
to Biscayne Bay along the centerline of 11th Street and said line produc-
ed, 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 tie 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 center-
line 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 shall be at the SOUTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
situated between Third and Fourth Streets on Alton Road.
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 Cause-
way, the Polling Place of which shall be at the MUNICIPAL PIER, situated
on the Ocean Front at Biscayne Street.
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
circulation published in the City of Miami Beach, Florida. Such publica-
tion shall be made once each week for a period of four consecutive weeks
next preceding the day of such election.
SECTION 5. That Notice of Election shall be substantially in the follow-
ing form:
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"CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
NOTICE OF SPECIAL T'T,ECT ION.
NOTICE is hereby given that an election has been called by the City
Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, and will be held in said
City from 7:00 o'clock A.M. until 7:00 o'clock P.A . on the 27th day of
April, A. D. 1948 , at which there shall be submitted to the duly register-
ed and qualified voters of said. City, the following question:
Shall Ordinance No. 845 as passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City
of Miami Beach , Florida, on February 18,
1948 , become effective, said ordinance
being entitled:
'AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF A PENSION AND RETIRE-
MENT SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. '
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 NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, situated on the Northwest corner
of the intersection of 41st Street and Prairie 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 Boulevard 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. 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, situated at 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 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 in Lummus Park on the Ocean Front at 10th Street.
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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 SOUTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
situated between Third and Fourth Streets on Alton Road.
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 Cause-
way, the Polling Place of which shall be at the MUNICIPAL PIER, situated
on the Ocean Front at Biscayne Street.
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 9:00 o' clock A.M. until
5:00 o'clock P.M. each day, Sundays, Holidays and Half-holidays excepted,
from March 23rd, 1948, to April 14th, 1948, both inclusive, for the
registration of persons qualified to register for said election.
City Clerk"
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 Ordinance No. 845 as passed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, on February 18th, 1948, become effect-
ive, said Ordinance being entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF A PENSION AND RETIRE-
MENT SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA"?
: :
: : YES
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: •: NO
Make a Cross (X) before your choice.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of March, A. D. 1948.
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