The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 22, 1946, Page 5

AY, “AUGUST 22, 1946 be When this column came to a halt last week, I had just finished telling you how much money the, state distributed to the counties} —$7,576,813.97, mostly race. track tell you how little the state dis- tributes to other very important subdivisions of state government tities and vowns. e The comptroller’s report for the fiseal year ending June 30, 1945, shows that the state distributed to cities and towns the slight sum of $106,399.02. The financial dis- tress of Florida cities and towns is well known. Some have had to curtail drastically, and in a few instances entirely eliminate, essential services. One large source of revenue for towns and cities was taken away by con- stitutional amendment. Other pos- sible sources of much needed rev- enue for towns and cities have been preempted by the state. The financial plight of towns and cit- jes has been growing rapidly worse for the past several years. They have about reached the point where they must have some financial help from the state gov- ernment or many of them may} have to abandon: their charters and cease functioning as cities. Towns and cities, in their lim- ited ‘sphere, are just as essential ; —even a little more intimately 50} --to the welfare of the people as’ state government. Being ‘crea- tires of state government and mere or Jess at its mercy, it ill) becomes state government to tell towns and cities to “root hog or i NOTICE OF ELECTION WHEREAS. The Legislature of 1945, the Constitution of 1885, of the te of Florida, did pass 6 Joint Reso- propo amendments to the Constitution of the State of Florida, and game were agreed to by a vote of ree-fifths of al] the members. elected fe each house:' that the votes on said Joint Resolutions were, entered upon their respective Journals, with the yeas and they did me ereon, a id Joint the State at the Genera wember 1946. Kecretary of State of th estat ary of State of the to hereby. give notice that a GENERAL ELECTION will be held in each county in Florida om Tuesday next succeeding the first in November A. D. 1946, the A. GRAY, of Florida; the Joint Resolutions proposin: #8 to the Constitution of ef Florida viz: is a ‘the State 1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO, 663 “A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of | the | ai x of Florida, to be known as Article Sections 1 and 2, Thereof, Relating the Consolidation, Abolishing or Cre- ‘of Certain County Offices. and the lection: of Municipat itution Rites te ee i xX, tions ni ‘to the consolidation, abolishing creating of certain County office a in ‘therein, mitted electors of the State of Florida for adop- t the next general fon or rejection a @iection to be held in the year wit: ARTICLE XX SECTION 1, The Legislature fs author- fted and empowered to provide by law er laws enacted by it at its regular ses- fion held tn A: D. 1947, or at any lar session thereafter, for the con+ lishing or creating Ch md lor= ‘and to provide for the assessment ection of municipal taxes and assessments, or either of them, by County tax officers in said County. Any law so enacted respecting the consolidation or creation of any County offices shall pre- seribe the powers, duties and compensa- tion, of the officers designated therein to exercise and discharge the duties of the offices so consolidated or created: and any law so enacted respecting the assess- ment and collection of municipal taxes and assessments, or either of them, by county tax officers shall provide for the wssesting, collecting, accounting for and ft said taxes and/or pssess- ‘appropriate municipal * for compensation for such county taxing officers for services tendered incident thereto. That if any law respecting the consolidation or creation of any county offices is a cepted and ratified at the referendum flection herein provided such law shall become effective with respect to the of- fices affected thereby on the first Tues- dey after the first Monday in January ef any year immediately succeeding the genera) election had subsequent to said feferendum election at which electors for President of the United States are voted for; and if any such law respecting the assesament and collection of municipal taxes and assessments, or either of them. by. county tax officers is accepted a2 tified at the referendum election courts; 4 col Provided herein, the same shall become effective on the first day of January ext succeeding such referendum elec- SECTION 2. Before any law described g section of this Articie nd effect, it shall ied by a majority vote of the qualified electors of Orange County, Florida, at a referendum election t be called and held for the purpo: mining whether such law sl ted and ratified or rejected by within ninety days after the effective, ate of any such law. The Board of County Commissioners shall provide for the holding of any such referendum elec- ‘and notice thereof shall be published skid Board once each week for at st four successive weeks immediately met prior to the date of such election, fn # newspaper of general circulation in said County. Except as herein otherwi provided, the laws of the State relating to the holding of general elections shall cover the holding of such refer- endum election. If a such law shail be accepted and ratified by the majority of electors participating in any such jum election, such law shall be- come and be in full force and effect, but any such election a majority of the ein shall vote nd ratification it shall be null and void force and effect, The can- vessing board of said Couaty shall cer- tity the result of any such referendum @eetion to the Secretary of State within fem days after the holding thereot. and of no 2 RESOLUTION NO. 23 HOUSE JOINT. ‘A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article VIII of the Con- stitution of the State of Florida Relative te Assessment of Fropsity ios Taxes and ~~ FACTS and FIGURES By FULLER WARREN se | shall assess all property for all Sta told during recent sessions of the legislature to which they appeal- ed for help. The state government is able to help the towns and cities. On revenue. ‘This week, I want to July 9th of this current year, the/ unrest are giving you a hang- state treasury was bulging at the seams with a cash balance of $62, 136,803.42. ,There is no sense in the state becoming a hoarder; which have recurrently beset the when towns and cities are starv- ing—the same individual persons who make up the citizenry of the cities also make up the citizenry of the state; the individual per- sons who pay a very considerable part of the taxes that fill the state treasury almost to overflowing are one and the same individual citizens of the towns and cities that need money so badly to en- able them to render essential mu- nicipal services to their citizens. For the state to pile up an enorm- ous surplus in its treasury while denying financial. assistance to! towns and cities which are almost insolvent is on a par with a heart which would pump into one half’ the human body more blood than it could use while withholding | blood from the other half. _The 1947 legislature ought to give financial help to towns and! cities, even if it should be neces- sary to divert part of the, bevar- age and cigarette taxes. Cornwall, England, was one of the world’s earliest sources of tin. poise PSEA RE The ‘nearest. of all the stars is estimated to be about 25,500. die”, as they have, in effect, been 000,000,000 miles from the earth, |} miles. 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 11 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 and 12 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida. and to Provide that in the County of Hilisborough, State of Florida. 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, Count De Municipalities of the County Except the City of Plant pe Florida. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA. TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: Thi Amendment of titution of th to ‘the ) Asess- State of Florida relative in the ment and Collection of all t County of Hillsborough, State by Re-Numbering Section 11 the General Election of 1943 so as to make it read Section 12 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Flor- ida, and by Amending Section 12 of Afticle VIII of .the Constitution of the State of Florida, as adopted at the Gen- Elect! November, of 1944 so ‘as-to make it-read Section 13 of Article, VIII of the Constitution of thé State of Florida, and to exclude the City of Plant City from said Amendme: le 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, 1! SECTION 12, 1. From and after Janu- ary 1, 1948, the County Tax Assessor of Hillsborough County shall assess all for all State, and Municipal Taxes to Hillsborough County | by County, County School Boar: Districts, Special Tax School Districts and Municipalities except in the City of Plant City, Florida, which eity shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section. . The Legislature shall, at the Legis- lative Session in 1947 and from time to time thereafter, enact Jaws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensa- 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 1o- cated in the County of Hillsborough. State_of Florida, with the exception of the City of Plant City, which is hereby exempt from the provisions of this Amendment. SECTION 13. 1, From and after Janu- ary 1, 1948; the County Tax Collector the County of Hillsborough, State of Florida shall collect all taxes levied im 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 thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensa- tion of County Tax Collector designated in Paragraph 1 of ‘ion 13, and shall likewise provide for the collection, care. custody, reporting and disbursement of all taxes collected by the County Tax Collector. 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 Florida, 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 State, County, County School. Board, School Districts, Special Tax School Dis- 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 be ty-Jknown as Section 14 and Section 15, be and the same is hereby agreed to and hall 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 Monday in November, 1946, as follows: SECTION 14. (1) From and after January 1, 1948, the County Tax Assessor in the County of Bay, State of Florida, County, School and Municipa} taxes to be levied in the County by “the State. County, County School Board, Schooi Districts, Special Tax School ‘Districts and Municipalities. (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 cémpensa- tion of County Tax Assessor, designated in paragraph 1 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 Distric Special Tax School Districts and municipalities. SECTION 15. (1) From and after January 1, 1948, the County Collec- tor in ‘the County of Bay, State of Flor- ida, shall collect all taxes levied in the County by the State, County, County School Board, School District: Tax School wWistricts and Municip .| shall be submitted to the electors of the Special alities, | | ‘Let - Downs Plague From 76 to 46 | NEW YORK. —If present-day | shortages, inflation threats and ' over after the glowing expecta- _ tons nurtured in war years, you ,can reflect uopn the let-downs | U.S. for a time after every pre- 'eeding major conflict. i When peace came in 1781, the | victorious colonists faced a cha- otic business depression and ram- H pant. political ills that dogged them for six years. Taxes were higher than they had ever been junder Byitish rule and there was very little money to pay them with. :Foreign currency or state notes were used, and it had most- ly come to rest in the pockets of | a few. Poverty stalked the cities; | men could be imprisoned for debt; farm foreclosures. were fre- !quent because homesteaders had no cash. When they tried to mi-| ‘grate to the new western lands, they found that the speculators thad beaten them to the best tracts. When the Civil War ended in} 1865, Northernets looked for-| ward to a golden age. Business boomed, ‘but financial crisis and ; political- scandals brought. bitter | disillusionment. | After the first World War, the | | United States plunged into specu- | lation and isolationism. The moon’s diameter is 2,160 «@ lative Session of 1947, time thereafter enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and com- pensation of County Tax Collector desig- nated in paragraph 1 of this Section 15, a Il likewise provide for the col- are, custody, reporting on dis- y ‘The Legislature shall at the Legis- d from time to s jection. bursement of all taxes .collected 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 @ Direc‘or of the Budget and to Authorize the Legis- lature to Prescribe his Powers and Duties, Qualifications and Term of Of- ticle XVI of th of Florida, by adding thereto an addi- tional section to be known as Section 34, be and the same is hereby agreed to and State of Florida for ratification or re- jection at the general election for Repte- sentatives to be held in the year 1946. as_follow SECTION 34, The Legislature shall by law provide for # Director of the Budget. who shall apeninied by a@ concurrent resolution of the Senate and House of aprecentatines:. 28 shall by Jaw, con-. sistent with other provisions of this Con- stitution, prescribe his powers and duties, provide for his qualifications and term of. office, the 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 Proposing the Amendment of Section 30, of Article Il of the Constitution of the State of Flor- ida, Relating to Appropriation: 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 is hereby agreed to and shail be submitted to the electors of the State of Florida for ratitication or rejection st the next General Election to be held in November,.A. D. 1946; that:is to say that said Section 30, Article Ill of the Con- stitution of the State of Florid: il be amended and as amended sha! follows: SECTION 30. Laws making the ap- propriations for the salaries of pyblic - officials and employees and all other 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. roun- ties, cities, or other political subdivisions shal il read as in| 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. shall be for no longer than two. vei 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, 6 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 277 A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article V_ of the Consti- tution of Florida by Adding Thereto cn 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 said 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 Flarida 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 Record in and for Escambia County and of the County Solicitor of sald county. shall be held at the General Election in 1948, 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 hereafter appointed to either of the offices herein mentioned 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 the first Monday in January, 1949. SECTION 2. Any provision of the Constitution in conflict herewith is here- by repealed. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Florida at Tallahassee the Capital, this the ist day of August, A. D, 1946. (SEAL), R. A. GRAY, Gecretary of’ State, THE KEY WEST CITIZEN SAN DIEGO, Calif—Ten times! S'T, LOUIS, Mo- as many men are injured hurry-' old girls recently RIO DE JANEIRO. — (AP) —| ing home from work between mile bicycle trip from Syi Plans are being made to welcome! 4 and 6 p.m, as meet mishaps N. Y., to. this city and. @ group of British scientists here| going to the job between 7 and them won a $25 bet.. The next May to observe an eclipse of ; ‘ A beoc! : the sun. Minister of Education| ue gergeant. Bill paantay ‘Tra Carvelle Babes, 70g Hildred. Souza Cdmpos is in charge of ar- rangements for the arrival of the| British group. The scientists ex-} pect to observe the eclipse on May 20,1947, from Pirapora in the state of Minas Gerais. 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