The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 29, 1946, Page 5

2 oe nN 3 THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1946 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN FACTS and FIGURES By FULLER WARREN CATCHING | “ SOMERVILLE, N.. J. — ‘When } their twins, a boy and:a girl out- grew their cribs, Mr. and Mrs. \ Richard Fielder passed them on, : ene to Mr. and Mrs. Le the continued story of féderal government on each’ and to M od Mrs, Albert { 1 r , and one ir, and Mrs, Albert comes | Florida estate in excess of $50,-| Bohem. TODAY IN HISTORY | Today’s Anniversaries (Know America) ‘ (Know America) 1629—Gathering: of first Con-| 1805—William. G. Brownlow, era Church in country,| itinerant Methodist preacher, | New. York; . member gore : ; Tennessee editor, noted Unionist! joard of transportation, ex-ch Bane front rity to beea lane en Civil War, governor and! man of W.L.B., former director of = : chalnese § jp : mage born war with Britain, by giving some| Va. senator, born, in Wythe Cou) Economic. Stabilization, born at sf ‘ Ao William Hammatt This js state money—where it from and where it goes. If you've | 000.00. Last February 2, Mrs. : Died April 29, 1877, Bangor, Maine, 67 ‘ | whe ’ .00. ‘ i ; “ith S, : tS AO, veal been sitting in he: i ati js i Moore gave birth to twins, a boy | $100,000 in goods for British t i ayer beg sn Stur! “ @ in on these sessions} Occupational license taxes! and -a girl, and on August 5, | !&8ve- : Paes ons ina bhai swan Bae age tee esd ge Boone, | Preston Sturfes of Boston 4 ian | an, orps | Playwright-director, | the Past several weeks, you ay this column dealt last week! with money that towns and cities; The license and invei t ntory tax DON'T get from the state. (stores) produced $1,226,088:17 for Up bs made I’ve been telling} Florida’s teeming treasury. service. on U. S, railroads h yale ny raiapr where your] License taxes on small loan |about one mile of boiler tubi Ce ae ros #3: his week, I'll! companies produced the puny | ed pre igen iow where it comes} sum of $19,700. ' | distributed as follows: (1) county = ; The corporation capital: stock school fund; $9,710,596.14; © (2) ees 7 e biggest single source of, tax produced a healthy $305,000. | general fund, $311 ~| Ethiopia to Americans in conces- | nourished the state treasury in the amount of $589,279.01, twins, a boy and a girl were|, 1831—Historic faial duel in St. borin 40-the Rohe: ‘Louis between Maj. Biddle and {224 man of letters, father of the Congressman Pettis. late famed jurist, born in Cam- 1853—Dr, Elisha K. Kane reach- Pale, Maske Died OC. Gaye es “farthest North” in Aretic—a}. 1811—Henry Bergh, outstand-| born in Ashland Co., Ohio, 70] * $ record that stood for many yea ie hada teaching humane ; years ago. dpe English shilling: 1918 — Fuel Administration | teatment for animals, met at) Ww. Lee Pi presi i i ig ‘asks for motorless Sundays. first with sneers, born in New eee wr eae 1935—Haile Selassie grants half; YT... Died March 12, 1888. . 1846—(100 years ago) Luke E.| 57 years ago. j Marquis James of Charles F. Kettering of Dayton, ' author, born Sp Q.,.famed inventor-manufacturer, | years ago: } veteran, born at Saint Clair, Pa., | cago, 48 years ago. : i . The avefage locomotive in . revenue state money is, of course, gaso-| Charter taxes brought in ‘$68,-! 516.58; (3) ai il. | Sions. | Wri ¥ i bs 9 . f- 58; id to dependent chil. | . 3 |Wright, Confederate officer, | line taxes. Motorists forked over ! 915.59. | dren, $31,446.33: (4) administra- 1941 — Joint Hitler-Mussolini| Memphis lawyer, governor-gen- statement: “.. . unalterable de-| eral of Philippines in 1904, first! termination . . . to continue war, U. S. ambassador to Japan, 1905, to a victorious conclusion.” secretary of war, born in Giles _ 1942—U.S, planes bomb enemy-|Co., Tenn. Died Nov. 17, 1922, io, northern. Burma. | 1857—Charles J. Glidden, pio-} 1943—-U.S. planes bomb enemy-)neer in the fields of the tele- | $22,747,421.74 dast year for gas; The state collected $16,849.20! or per rich and* juicy tax | in fees from candidates in pri- me! is sliced .as. follows: (1)| mary elections. \ tive expense, don’t ink? state road license fund—$12,998,- | The auto transportation mile- | The Beeeeeae ive ees 526.40, (2) state road distribution age tax produced the soaring sum $9,633,724.68, which was. distrib- tive expense, $637,201.66. That seems like a lot of administra- —$6,499,263.35, (3) general reve-| of $703,057.92. j uted 057.92, ‘ as follows: (1) count; ~. nu€é fund — $1,624,815.99, (4)| ‘The governor's office made a school . fund—$4,012,152.25: (2) | held St. Omer, France. jPhone, the automobile and. avia- a > county school fund—$1,624,816,00, | little money for the state. It old. age’ benefits—$3,400,000.00; | Gernane in Reng? “lose in on tion, born in Lowell, Mass. Died | Germans in Brest. Sept. 11 y 1945—Leading Nazis | Sept. U1, 1927, i wii DIXIECRYSTALS Intangible taxes yielded a ripe| amassed the total sum of $390.00 (3) aid to’ dependent children— : harvest of $2,119,938.16. The;—no more, no less—f ex- 5 Pa : | Ps * sess—from eX: $735,882.90: al revenue nia ciple tina ta wee i people who paid this tax ‘prob-|tradition (exporting fugitives fund—$782.49 (86; (5) stamp re- a fae Senronla to be tried’ at' boards on Pearl Harbor report re- | XXXX Confectioners Sugar ably were hurt less than any| from justice) fees. fund fund—$40,261.94; (6) ad-| - remberg. Army-Navy inquiry leased. \ Se le Ee eee ASSES “4 other class of taxpayer. The documentary stamp tax) the state E brought in a bonanza of $1,089,- | stream The utilities tax poured into ministrative treasury a Pactolian 991.73. amounting to $1,204,-; The racing tax produced $1, expense — $662,- 087.55, There has been consider- able agitation for the repeal of this tax. There are several other taxes that need to be repealed, | or at least lowered, far more than the documentary stamp tax. The state tax escrow fund 1 298.42. ; 922,270.08, which was distributed The 2 per cent insurance pre-'as follows:.’ (1) © distributed to }mium tax fattened the state counties—$1,710,400.00; (2) ad- treasury in the amount of $1,- ministrative expense—$85,402.40; | 432,820.00, Insurance companies’ (3) general revenue fund—$46,- | licenses brought in $84,776.00 338.33; (4) balance undistributed | tickled the state treasury to the|censes addéd another $89,922.00. tune of , $2,426,717.84. Florida grieves to lose a wealthy ci The state collected as interest but her sorrow is assauged some-| the neat sum of $42,294.99. what by the kick-back she gets from the tax collected by the duced $10,690,760.71, which was and what they are paid. NOTICE OF ELECTION ‘AS, The Legislature of 1945, the Constitution of 1885, of the te of Florida, did 6 Joint Reso- proposing amendments to the tution of the State of Florida, and a vote of the members elected nai Sane and direct jutions be submitted to the electors the State at the General Election in wember 1946. W THEREFORE, 1, R. A. GRAY, of State of tive State of Florida, yw give notice that a GENERAL ELECTION @M be held in each county ie, Porites Tuesday next suces ig the in November A. D. 1946, the yesday being the DAY OF NOVEMBER for the ratification or rejection of the Joint Resolutions proposing Amend- its to > Constitution of the State @ Fisrida 1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO, 663 4 JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an mendment to the Constitution of the ite of Florida, to be known as Article . Bections 1 and 2, Thereof, Relating of oF ted fn eH of the Florida in said Proposed Amend- §T RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: ‘That the follow! amendment to the ustitution af Florida, to be known as XX, Sections 1 and 2, thereof, ‘the consolidation, abolishing ef certain County offices and collection of mu- Kes ‘County tax officers. in ‘ounty, Florida, and providing Feferendum elections for acceptance by he ‘Leglaiat re ot Fi rid HS eoriaes ti lature jorida as provi therein, be submitted to the qualified electors of the State of Fiorida for adi or foiegtion. at the next general election to held in the year 1946, to-wit: ARTICLE XX SECTION 1. The Legislature is author- ‘and empowered to provide by law laws enacted by it at its regular ses- held in A. D. 1947, or at any malar session thereafter, ‘for the con- aclidstion, abolishing or creating of any County Gtfices in Orange County, Flor- ida, Provided, there is excepted from the effects of this Article judges of all ourts; end to provide for the assessment ‘and collection 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 Couri¥y offices shall pre- scribe the powers, dutjes and compénsa- tion. of the officers designated therein to éxercise and discharge the duties of ment and collection of municipal taxes and assessments, or either of them, by county tax officers shall provide for the ‘assessing, collecting, accounting (or and disbursing of said taxes and/or assess- ments to the appropriate municipal aathorities, and for: compensation for county taxing officers for services fendered incident thereto. That if any law respecting the consolidation ion of any county offices is ac- cepted and tatified at the referendum @lection herein provided such law shall become effective with respect to the of- fies affected thereby on the first Tues- day after the first Monday in January eft any year immediately succeeding the general election had subsequent to said Teferendum election at which electors for President of the United States are voted such law respecting the collection of municipal tax by county tax officers is accepted and ratified at the referendum election as provided herein, the same shall become elfective on the first day of January ext succeeding such referendum elec- SECTION 2. Before any law described fm the preceding section of this Article Motor vehicle licenses — pro- the Collection of Taxes, by Amending Sections 11 and 12 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Flortaa as Adopted at the General Election of No- vember, 1944, said Amendment to Pro- vide for the Re-Numbering of Sections ll and 12 of Article VIII of the Consti-~ tution of the State of Florida as Adopted at the General Election in November. to Amend. Section 11 ond i2 1944, and of Article VIII of the Constitution of Provide that Florida, the County Tax A: 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, State, County, County School ard, School Districts, Special Tax School Districts and the Municipalities of the County Except the City of Plant Sea Florida. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: That the following Amendment of ‘onstitution of the State of Florida relative to the Asess- ment and Collection of all taxes in thi County of Hillsborough, State ot Florida. | s by Re-Numbering Section 11, as adopted at the General Election of 1944 so as to make it read Section 12 of Article VJII of the Constitution of the State of Flor- tion 12 of VIIT of in “pt thei] of Biorida, as adopted at the Gen- eral Election in November, 1944 30 as to make it read Section 13 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Florida, and to exclude the City of int 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 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 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 22, and shall likewise provide by law for the gxtension on the Assessment Roll of the ‘ounty Tax Assessor of all taxes levicd 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 cl exempt from Provisions of this Amendment. SECTION 13. 1, From and after Janu- ary 1, 1948, the County Tax Collector, in the County of Hill: ih, 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 beng 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 Paragtaph 1 of Section 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, Schoo! 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- be of any force and effect, it shall ‘accepted and ratified by a majority vote of the qualified electors of Orange County, Florida, at a referendum election t be called and held for the purpose ef determining whether such law shall be accepted and ratified or rejected by the qualified electors of said County. s referendum election shall be held the effective im ninety days after date of any such I The Board of County. Commissioners shall provide for the holding of any such referendum elec- fien and notice thereof shall be published by said Board once each week for at lesst four successive weeks immediately next prior to the Gate of such election, im & newspaper of general circulation in said County, Except as herein otherwise provided, the laws of the State relating te the holding of general elections. shall cover the holding of any such, refer: endum election. If any such law shall be and ratified by the majority et jcipating in any such tion, such law shall be- eome ‘be in full force and effect, but if ef any such election a majority of the @iectors participating therein shall vote re ‘acceptance and ratification sue law, it shall be null and void and of no force i effect, The can- of id County. shall cer- ty Tesult of any such referendum @ertion to the Secretary of State within fap days after the holding thereof. 2 MOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23 ‘A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an t to Article VIIl of the Con- ‘of the State of Florida Relative Ne Amemment of Property ior Taxes and) TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: That sthe following Amendment to Ar- ticle VII 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 known as Section 14 and Section 15, be and 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 el to be held on the first Tuesday ‘after the first Monday in November, 196, as follows: SECTION 14 ()_ From and after 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 in 1947 and from time to time thereafter, enact laws specifying the powers, functions, duties and compensa- 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 ax Assessor ss all taxes levied y the State, County, County . School School Districts, Special Tax School 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, County School Board, School’ Districts, Special ‘Tax School Districts and Municipalities more, And insurance agents’ li- —$80,129.35. | The remainder of the. state’s annual income is derived from on the state treasurer’s deposits a multitude of lesser taxes. | Next week, I'll tell you how many people work for the state | (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 com- 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 coll by County Tax Collector. 4 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110 A JOINT RESOLUTION Frepesing. 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 and resentatives of @ Director the Legit- to Prescribe his Powers and Qualifications and Term of Of- fice. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLA- TURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA: That the following Amendment tos 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 to the electors of the State of Florida for ratification or re- jection at the general election for ‘Repre- dentatives to be held in the year 1046. as follows: SECTION 84. The Legislature shall by taw~proyide-for a Director of the Budget, who shall be appointed by a concurrent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives, and shell by law, con- sistent with other provisions of this Con- 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 Constitu COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 73 A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing the Amendment of Section 30, of Article TH of the Constitution of the State of F 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 IIT of the Constitution of the State of Florida relating to appropri- ations is hereby agreed to and shall 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 said Section 30, Article III 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 of the State shall contain pro- n no other stibiect 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 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, 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 Sectiori Relating to the Flec- 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 ‘I Article V of the Constitution -6! te of Florida be amended by addini eto an additional section ta be known as Section 48 of said Article, relating to the election of the Judge of the Court of Record in and 1} 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 of rejection at the Gen- eral Election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No- vember, 1948, 9s 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 said county. Nl 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 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 tor the term beginning in 1947 shall expire on said first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, 1949, SECTION 3 Any provision of the Conmicnian conflict herewith is here- by tepeal 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. Witla Becteiany et state, 901 Duval Street Fresh-Ground BEEF _. ». 29¢ WHOLE or HALF PORK HAMS ... LEAN - MEATY BOSTON PORK BUTTS... WHOLE or HALF HEAVY “AA” WESTERN PRIME RIB ROAST Ib. 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