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Order Special Election 1937 - 09-29-1937 LI) y R E S O L U T I O N . A RESOLUTION ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN TES TOWN OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, IN THE YEAR 1937, FOR THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF HOUSE BILL NO. 1429, PASSED AT TEE 1E37 SESSION OF TI'E L a;GIS- LATU:tE OF TAE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPROVED JUNE 2nd, 1937, RELATIVE TO DEFINING CERTAIN PUBLIC NUISANCES IN ThE MN OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AND TEE ABATED ENT TT-EREOF; PRESCRIBING TEE TI LIE AND PLACE FOR HOLDING SUCH ELECTION, THE RULES BY WHICH SUCH ELECT ICN SHALL BE GOVERNED, THE TM1 THE POLLS SHALL BE OPENED AND CLOSED, AND PROVIDING NOTICES OF SUCH ELECTION. WHEREAS The Town Council of the Town of Edge- water, Florida, is authorized and empowered under and by virtue of that certain Special Act of the Legislature of the State of Florida, of the Session of 1937, approved June 2nd, 1937, known as House Bill No. 1429, to call a special election in said Town for the approval or disapproval of said Act by the qualified electors of said Town, NOW THEREFO RE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TEE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. That a Special Election be and the same is hereby ordered to be held in the Town of Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida, at the Town Hall (otherwise known as the Community or V. I. A. Hall) on Tuesday, the second (2nd) day of November, r . D. 1937, which said election shall be known as "Special Referendum Election", the purpose of which said election shall be the approval or disapproval by the qualified electors of said Town of :l ;ewater, Florida, who shall be qualified electors in said Town at the date of said election, of that certain special Act of the Legislature of the state of Florida, passed at the Session of 1937, known as House Bill No. 1429, approved June 2nd, 1937, and entitled: (kg: 'Nu) "An Act Authorizing the Town Council of the Town of Edgewater, Florida, to Define Cer- tain things as Public Nuisances within the Limits of said Town, Authorizing; said Town to Abate and Prevent the same , to Collect the Cost of Such A- batement from the Real Estate upon which such Nuisance May Exist or be threatened to Exist by making the same a Lien upon such. Real Estate , Pro- viding for the Collection of such Lien and its Enforcement, and Providing for a Referendum Elec- tion for the Approval of said =Act". Section 2. At said election only those electors who are qualified electors in said Town of-kdge- Water, Florida, at the date of said election, as provided in Section flight (8) of said Act shall be permitted to vote in said election. Section 3. That at said Special Election hereby ordered the same rules that apply to the general elections under the Laws of the State of Florida and the Ordinances of the down of Edgewater, Florida, shall be observed. Section 4. That the polls at the above designated polling place shall open at eight (8:00) o '- clock A. and shall close at sundown, Eastern Standard Time, on the day of said election. Section 5. That the Clerk of the Town of Edgewater, Florida, be and he is hereby directed to give notice of said Special Referendum Election in some newspaper published in Volusia County, Florida, for four consecutive weeks immediately preceding the said second day of November, 137, the New Smyrna Beach Daily News being the newspaper hereby designated for the publication of said notice, which said Notice shall contain the Title of the said Special Act, and by pasting a copy of said Act and a copy of said Notice in front of the building used and occupied at said time by said Town Council for holding its legal Lmio '40m) meetings , to-wit :the Community or V. I. A. Hall, in said Town of Edgewater, Florida, for four consecutive weeks prior to said 2nd day of November, 1937; and for the purpose of better informing the Electors of said Town of Edgewater of the holding of said Special Election and the purpose thereof, said Tpwn Clerk shall likewise publish said Notice by posting the same , together with a copy of said Special Act, at three other public places in said Town of Edgewater for said period of four consecutive weeks immediately preceding said 2nd day of November, 1937. Said Notice of said Election shall be in substantially the following form: "NOTICE OF SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION" Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Edgewater, Florida, under the pro- visions of House Bill No. 1429, Session of the Legislature of the State of Florida, of 1937, approved June 2nd, 1937, entitled: "AN ACT Authorizing the Town Council of the Town of Edgewater, Florida, to define certain things as Public Nuisances within the limits of said Town, Authorizing said Town to abate and prevent the same , to collect the cost of such abatement from the Real Estate upon which such Nuisance may exist or be threatened to exist by making the same a Lien upon such Aea1 Estate, kroviding for the collection of such Lien and its enforcement, and Providing for a Referendum Election for the approval of said Act", has ordered a Special referendum Election to be held on Tuesday, the second (2nd) day of November, A. D. 1937, at the Town Hall, (other- wise known as the Community or V. I. A. Hall) , the purpose of which election shall be the approval or disapproval by the qualified electors of said Town of said Special Act. The Polls will open at eight '8:00) o 'clock, A. M. , and will close at sundown, Eastern standard Time, on the day of said election. Said election shall be held in substantial conformity with the rules applicable to general elections held under the laws of the State of Florida and subject to the ()rdinance s of the Town of Edgewater, Florida. TOWN OF EDGEWATER., VOLUTA ATTEST; COUNTY, FLORIDA. WALTER C. FULLER, BY: E. D. BARTLETT, Mayor. Town Clerk. l 4 (000/ + ` ' '*00410) Section 6. The Ballot to be used in said elec- tion shall be in the form prescribed in Section 8 of said Special Act of the Legislature of the State of Florida, and sh&71have the date of the said election inserted therein in the space provided for that purpose , to-wit November 2nd, 1937; that is to say, said Ballot shall read as follows: "SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION EDGE WATER, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1937. Instructions to voters: Those in favor of adoition of Abate- ment of Nuisance Law mark "X" opposite the words 'For Abatement of Nuisance Law'. Those against the same Mark "X" opposite the words 'Against Abate- ment of Nuisance Law'. For Abatement of Nuisance Law - - - . Against Abatement of Nuisance Law - .U It was properly moved by Councilman T?R LPti P'V ft tSj seconded. by Councilman 1-4 . L • -1 e U GHT'o N that the above and foregoing Resolution be adopted by the Town Council of the Town of '=,dgewater, Florida, and be spread upon and made a part of the minutes of this meeting, held this cf +b day of September, 1937. The vote of the Council upon said Motion was .. s foil ws:,,,,a,/ ATTEST: Mayor-Councilman Ile41 .. - cf..Sig Town Clerk. Counc man Alit /4009M fr4'' .A.:_droved thisa"-1 clay •f September, 1937. / �•r Mayor.