The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 8, 1946, Page 5

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1946 _—_ VERY TRULY YOURS By SENATOR CLAUDE PEPPER THE KEY WEST CITIZEN in the closing days of the Con-| have is our people. That ‘reso through the i1.' the state and T have hat Se re en | ence teceaay eee etn penne ta’ ar noes thousands of boys who. will get) anything else if we will just de-|in providing more maternal and radeship with him in he an automobile which will enable | velop it to the utmost. child care, child welfare and aid; He will take back to Florida them to get about either before} The President's veto killed the} for crippled children, so the total! him the thanks of the nati they pave their new limbs or | Tidelands Bill under which Flor-@mount available. now is about. the state for his fine service and The 79th Congress for all prac-|rious extent. The very people in ia y are first adjusting to) ida wotild have gotten a clear{twenty million dollars and Flor-/ the affectionate good wishes of purposes has now come to|the Congress and in the execu-|: een ‘title from the federal govern-|ida will get its share of the in-| his colleagues for good ” aA an end because we adjourned sine|tive branch of the government The colleges of/the country are| ment to the tidelands around our | ¢rease. | and a long-and happy life freed a die and will not meet again until] who opposed paying the GI’s in| bursting with GI's going to school ; long coastline where oil may pos-} In the closing hours of the Sen- jfrom the exacting burden of the The, January, unless the President ;cash for their terminal leave ap- under the GI Bill. Yet, many sibly be discovered. ate I paid trib Senate. J ess vd bepk aie ag aan eth proved legislation to let big busi- pave fase 3b pig tts go back; The Senate adopted my amend- peel poe sage apa x | ijournment, Senator; ness draw back billions of dollars school juse there are no} ment providing for the raisi x i OU. SAS. i ad i : pire) Andrews and I got through the for more than the total of the adequate housing accommoda- {old-age Gesictence nati te br can shal oad sen 3 Siegeae BOR = parry cadopses Senate the Mediteranean Fruit terminal leave payments, from |tions.- We passed several bills ' possible $50 a month and provid-| jead of Barkley, the .miajorshy Egypt i oung ly Bill under which those who the excess profits taxes they paid providing temporary housing, but’ ing that the poorer states, such as Secets ack other Repatons, 10% a ois ei = suffered losses in the campaign! during the war in case such busi-j there again, we haven't done our southern states, will not have lowed with very, generous state-[ 4 : to eradicate the Mediterranean nesses sustained losses during re- enough. The GI's have made such to put up doliar for dollar ‘the’ Shemts ot Seerrtiatin tor Seneae fruit fly will’ be able to prove conversion. And a lot of these salendid reogrss | in school. that:funds to match the federal ap- Aaews, Hie i VOMAr Ay, Xe elaims up to ten million dollars. 'same people have been willing to they have pi the wisdom of '‘propriation. Under my amend tiring from the Senate. He has As this is written the House has' defeat effective price control and | &!Vin& boys and girls a chance to ment Florida would have to put Tecan Geshe serene at not acted but I hope the bill will put several billion dollars in the|&° to school with public assist- 'up only 40c out of each dollar. In| ewveww~y i become law, for it is justice long hands of people who don’t need | ance. . leonference, however, the Senate | STRO: Date whiten coveae! delayed for our Florida people. «the money and to take it from I believe every boy and girl amendment was modified so that} be PEARED CORTES I did what I could in the Sen- | the masses of the people in higher j should have a chance to get a! the federal government now sim- ate to get the Senate to agree with Prices, But, as I pointed out injgood education regardless ‘of ply adds $5 to the federal con- the House and pay the GI's their , the Senate, when you propose to} whether ke or she has the money ‘tribution which does not have to terminal leave money in cash. 40 justice by the GI's, they say}or not. Accordingly, I.am going be matched. But the Senate wouldn't do it. "hat's inflationary and cannot be|to introduce in the next session; The conference cut down the However, Senator Johnston of done. So they pay them in bonds|of Congress a bill to provide aitwenty million dollars extra South Carolina and I have al-|Which they cannot cash within | joint Federal-State loan, under |Which Senator Taft and 1 got @ Insist on Dixie Crystals and besure of getting pure pn porn refinery-seal- 9§242444444444 4244444. ready introduced a bill to make five yea to the GI's for their s from the issue day of} which any boy or girl who is of | the bonds, which will be issued | the bonds, the date the GI was) good character can borrow to terminal | discharged. | leave, redeemable at their pleas- | | money needed to go to secondary In speaking about veterans we{school, vocational school or col- ure in the same way as ‘ordinary in the Senate got a provision at| lege, the money to be repaid by war savings bonds. The GI’s the last minute in the Deficienc; need this money now to get going ' Appropriation Bill providing thir-+t0 Pay ‘t back after finishing | again as civilians, Many need it:ty million dollars to th to buy civilian clothes, others le ‘Adminiatietinn Oe paiite aap my in school under the Gl cially equipped automobiles for {ATHLETES FOOT ITCH: i} and meet increased living GI's who lost their limbs in the| costs, and many need it badly to wa help get into some kind of busi- ness. We believe that the GI’s are limbs in combat. I 1II and to those who lost as much entitled to this payment reason why the bill should be s im cash as were ‘the officers who restrictive because a lot of Gl’s ; alcohol. got their leave in cash, And I lost their limbs in accidents which | Reache: don't believe that this payment were inevitable in the war, but the | itch. will be inflationary to any se- this was the best we could. get | Pharmacy. These automobiles were re- stricted to veterans of World War their idn’t see any | any ISTRONG fungicide, contains 90% the student ashe or she is able {school. The greatest resource we NOT HARD TO KILL, IN ONE HOUR, If not pleased, your back at drug store, TE-OL, a If PENETRATE Today at Gardner’s NOTICE OF ELECTION WHEREAS. The Legislature of 1945, wader the Constitution ot 1885, of the Biate of Florida, did pass 6 Joint Reso- —. proposing amendments to the stitution of the State of Florida, and the same were agreed to by a vote of fifths of all the members elected thet the tes on said Resolutions ere entered upon their respective Journals, with the yeas and nays thereon, and they did deter- and direct that the said Joint mine Resolutions be submitted to the electors |} Fh the State at the General Election in jovernber 1946, NOW THEREFORE, I, R. A. GRAY, etary of Stal of the si of Florida, bereby. a GENERAL ELECTION be held in each county in Florida Twesday next succeeding the first in November A. D. 1946, the tor the ratification or rejection. of the said Joint Resolutions proposing Amend- ments to the Constitution of the State ef Florida -viz: 7 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 663 ‘A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of State of Florida, to be known as Article ‘RX. Sections 1 te the Consolid: sting of Certain County Offices, and the Assessment and Collection of Municipal Taxes by County Tax Officials, in Orange County. Florida, and Providing for Ref- erendum Elections for Acceptance or jection of any Law or Laws Enacted by the Legislature of the State of. Florida ‘as Provided in said Proposed Amend- IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: ‘That the following amendment to Constitution of Florida, to be known Article XX, Sections i and 2, the! felating to the consolidation, abolishing and creating of certain County offices $4 for assessment and collection of mu- wicipal taxes by County tax officers. in Orange County, Florida, and providing fer referendum’ elections for acceptanc: er rejection of,any law or laws enacted by the Legislatiire of Florida as provided therein. be submitted to the qualified electors of the State of Forida for sdop- fion ot rejection at the next general flection to be held in the year 1946, to-wit: ARTICLE XX SECTION 1, The Legislature fs author- feed and empowered to provide by law @r laws enacted by it at its regular ses- ‘A. D. 1947, or at any session thereafter, ‘for the con- ‘elidstion, abolishing or creating of any founty Offices in Orange County, Flor- faa. Provided, there is excepted from the effects of this Article judges of courts; and to provide for the assess 4nd collection of municipal taxes and asressments, oF either of them, by County tex officers in said County. Any law so enacted respecting the consolidation or éreation of any County offices shall pre- scribe the powers, duties and comvensa- tion, of the officers designated therein te exercise and discharge the duties of the offices 59 consolidated or created: and any law so enacted respecting the assess- fment and collection of municipal taxes and assessments, or either of them, by gounty tax officers shall provide for te Besessing. collecting, accounting for and disbursing of said taxes and/or assess- ments to the appropriate municipal @uthorities. and for compensation for guch couniy taxing officers for services fendered incident thereto. That if any goch law respecting the consolidation @r creation of any county offices is ac- cepted and ratified at the referendum won herein provided such law shall become effective with respect to the of- joes affected thereby on the first Tues- after the Monday in January of any year immediately succeeding the general election had subsequent to said Feterendum election. at which electors for President of the United States are voted for: and if any such law respecting the @ssessment and collection of municipal faxes and assessments, or either of them, by county tax. officers is accepted and fatified at the feferendum election as provided herein, the same shall become Bilective on the first day of January fext succeeding such referendum elec- ny law described mn of this Article » it shall ‘accepied and ratified by a ‘majority fete of the qualified electors of Orange County. Florida, at a referendum election fe be called and held for the purpose ¢ determining whether such law shall $& Sccepted and ratified or rejected by ‘qualified electors of said County. Pita “veterendum election shall be held Sithin ninety days after the effective Gove of any such law. The Board of County Commissioners shall provide for fhe holding of any such referendum elec- tion and notice thereof shall be published by ssid Board once each week for at feast four successive weeks immediately jpext priot to the date of such election, {e's newspaper of general circulation in Except as herein otherwise provided. the laws of the State relating To"the holding of general elections shall fever the holding of any such refer- gedum election. If any such law shall be accepted and ratified by the majority @f electors participating in any such feterendum election, such law shall be- ome and be in full force and effect, but @ at any such election a majority of the giectors participating therein shall vote * the acceptance and ratification SP"iicn ‘law, it shall be null and void $n4 of no force and effect. The can- Yassing board of said Couaty shall cer- ity the result of any such referendum Giection to the Secretary of State within fem Gays after the holding thereof. 2 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23 ‘A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article VIII of the Con- stitution of the State of Florida Relative {2 Assessment of Property ior Taxes and ind 2, ‘Phereot, Relating | af ion, Abolishing oF Cre- | id: the Collection of Taxes, by Amending Sections 11 and 12 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida as Adopted at the General Election of No- vember, 1944, said Amendment to Pro- vide for the Re-Numbering of Sections if and 12 of Article VIII of the Consti- tution of the State of Florida as Adopted at the General Election in November, 1944, and to Amend Section 11 ond 12 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Florida. and to Provide that in the County of Hillsborough, State of jorida, the County Tax Assessor shall ‘Assess ‘the Property of the County for the purpose of Levying State, County, Schools and Municipalities in the County of Hillsborough Except the City of Plant City, Florida, which Shall be Exempt from the Provisions of this Amendment, Taxes Levied by the State, County, County School Board, School Districts, Special ‘Tax School Districts ‘and the Municipalities of the County Except the City of Plant City. Florida, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: That the following Amendment of Article VIE of the Constitution ot the State of Florida relative to the Asess ment and Collection of all taxes in th County of Hillsborough, State ot Florida. bp Re-Numbering Section 11 as adopted at the General Election of 194¢ so as'to e it read tion 12 of Article VIII Canstitugion-0f. the. State of Flor- ja. and by Amending Section 12 of Article VIIT of the Constitution of the State of Florida, as adopted at the Gen- eral Election in November, ot 1044 50 as to make it read Section 13 of Article MIL of the Constitution of the State of Florida, and to exclude the City of Plant City from said Amendment; Be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the Electors of the State of Florida for Ratification or Rejection at the General Election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. 1946; SECTION 12, 1. | From and after Janu- ary 1, 1948, the County Tax Assessor of Hillsborough County shall assess all property for all State, County, School and Municipal Taxes ‘to be levied in Hillsborough County by the State. County, County School Board, School Districts, Special Tax School Districts and Municipalities except in the City of Plant City, Florida, which city shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section. 2. The Legislature shall, at the Legis- lative Session in 1947 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and sompensa~ tion of the County Tax Assessor “esig- nated in Paragraph 1 of Section 12, and shall likewise provide by law for the extension on the Assessment Roll of the County Tax Assessor of all taxes levied by the State, County, -County School Board, School Districts, Special Tax School Districts and Municipalities lo- cated in the County of Hillsborough. | State of Florida, with the exception of the City of Plant City, which is hereby exempt from Provisions of this Amendment. SECTION 13. 1. ary 1, 1948, the County Tax, Collector in the County of Hillsborough, State of Florida shall collect all taxes levied in the County by the State. County, County School Board. School Districts. Special Tax School Districts and_ Municipalities of Hillsborough County, Florida, except in the City of Plant City, it being exempt from the provisions of this Amendment. 2. The Legislature shall at the Legis- lative Session of 1947 and from. time to time therediter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensa- tion of County Tax Collector designated in Paragraph 1 of Section 13, snd shall likewise provide for the collection, care. custody. reporting and disbursement of all taxes collected by the County Tax Collector. From and after Janu- 3 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 217 ‘A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article VIII of the Con- stitution of the State of Florida Relative to Assessment of Property for Taxes and the Collection of Taxes, by Adding Thereto Additional Sections to Provide that in the County of Bay, State of Plorida, the County Tax Assessor shall Assess the Property of the County for the Purpose of Levying State. County, School and Municipal Taxes Levied by the County School Board School Districts, Special Tax School Di tricts and Municipalities of the County. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: That the following Amendment to Ar- ticle VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida relative to the Assess- ment and Collection of all taxes in the County of Bay, State of Florida, by add- ing thereto additional sections to known ag, Section 14 and Section 15, be atid the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the Electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejec- tion at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first | 1948. Monday in November, 1946, as follows: SECTION 14. (1) From _and_atfter January. 1, 1948, the County Tax Assessor in the County ‘of Bay, State of Florida, shall assess all property for all State, County, School and Municipal taxes to be levied in the County by the State, County, County School Board, School Districts, Special Tax School ‘Districts and Municipalities. (2) The Legislature shall at the Legis- lative Session tn 1947 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensa- tion of County .Tax Assessor, designated in paragraph 2 of this Section 14, and shall likewise provide by law. for the extension on the assessment roll of the County Tax Assessor of all taxes levied by the State, County, County School Board, School Districts, Special Tax Schooi Districts and municipalities. SECTION 15. (1) From and_ after January 1, 1948, the County Tax Collec- tor in the County of Bay, State of Flor- ida, shall collect all taxes levied in the County by the State, County, Count; School Board, School’ Districts, Speci Tax School Districts and Municipalities, (2) The Legislature shall at the Legis- lative Session of 1947, and from time to time thereafter enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and cor pensation of County Tax Collector desig- nated in paragraph 1 of this Section 15, and shall likewise provide for the col- lection. care, custody, reporting and dis- bursement of all taxes collected by the County Tax Collector: 4 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110 A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article XVI. of the Con- stitution of the State of Florida, By Adding Thereto An Additional Section to Provide for the Appointment by a Con- current Resolution of the Senate ard House of Representatives of a Director °) lature gs Qualifications and Term of ce. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: ‘That the following Amendment to Ar- ticle XVI of the Constitution of the State of Florida, by adding thereto an addi- tional section to be known as Section 34, be and the same is hereby agreed to and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida’ for ratification or re jection at the general election re sentatives to Parr) in the year i006 as. follows: pe. ageeedl SECTION The Lekislatire’Whall -by law provide for a Director of the Budget, who shall be appointed by a concurrent resolution. of the ite and House, of Representatives, and shall by 1: con- sistent with other prov stitution, prescribe his powers and duties, provide for his qualifications and term of office, the length of which shall be wholly within the discretion of the Leg- islature and shall not be limited by Sec- tion 7, Article XVI of the Constitution. COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE * HOUSE JOINT:RESOLUTION NO, 73 A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposink the Amendment of Section 30, of Article UT of the Constitution of the State of Flor- ida, Relating to Appropriations; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: That the following amendment of Sec- tion 30, Article III of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to appropri- ations hereby agreed to and shail be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the next General Election to be held in November, A. D. 1946: that is to say that aid Section 30, Article Ifl of the Con- stitution of the State of Florida shall be amended and as amended shall read as follows: * SECTION 30. Laws making the ap- propriations for the salaries of public officials and employees and all other is August, A, D. 1948. expenses of the State shall contain pro- visions on no other subject nor shall an appropriation be an incident of any other bill; all state appropriations except ap- propriations for the county schools. coun- ties, cities, or other political subdivisions of the State, appropriations for perma- nent improvements and buildings for state institutions as provided for by laws enacted at the 1945 legislature or prior legislatures and for pensions. retirement funds and trust funds, shall be included in one general appropriation bill or any amendment or supplement thereto. and shall Be for no longer than two years. All appropriations made prior to the adoption of this section which are con- trary to the provisions of this section shall expire as of July 1, 1947. 6 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 277 ‘A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article V of the Consti- tution of Florida by Adding Thereto en Additional Section Relating to the Fiec- tion of the Judge of the Court of Record in and for Escambia County and the County Solicitor of sald County. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: SECTION 1, That Article V of the Constitution of the State of Florida be amended by adding thereto _an additional Section to be known as Section 48 of said Article, relating to the election of the Judge of the Court of Record in and for Escambia County and the County Solicitor of said County and the same is hereby agreed to, and shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or rejection at the Gen- eral Election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No- vember, 1946. as follows: SECTION 48. The Judge of the Court of Record in and for Escambia County and the County Solicitor of said County shall hereafter be elected by the qualified electors of said county as other state and county officials are elected. The first election of the Judge of the Court of MORE germs to KILL! Record in and for Escambia County and of the County Solicitor of said county. shall be held at the General Election in . to take office the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. 1949, for a term of four years. The term or tenure of office of anyone heretofore or hereaftez appointed to either of the offices herein mentionéd shall not be ex- tended hereby. Any vacancy in either of said offices which occurs prior to said first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1949, shall be filled by appoint- ment by the Governor and confirmation by the Senate as heretofore provided by the Constitution, but in no case for any longer than until the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1949 and the term or tenure of office of anyone appointed to either of said offices for the term beginning in 1947 shall expire on said first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1949, SECTION 3. 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