Ordinance No. 15-71-3 vORDINANCE NO. 15-71-3
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AND PROVIDING FOR THE
HOLDING OF A BOND ELECTION OF THE FREEHOLDER
ELECTORS AND A BOND ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS IN THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
ON THE QUESTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING
$500,000.00 GENERAL OBLIGATION SEWER BONDS OF
THE CITY FOR VARIOUS MUNICIFAL PURPOSES. SUCH
BOND ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON April 20th , 1971.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH,
FLORIDA, that:
SECTION 1. A bond election of the qualified electors re-
siding in the City of Atlantic Beach, Florida, who are owners of
freeholds therein not wholly exempt from taxation (herein sometimes
called "freeholders"), is hereby called to be held on the 20th day
of April , 1971, at the time and places hereinafter set forth,
to determine whether or not the issuance of general obligation bonds
not exceeding $500,000.00 shall be approved by such qualified elec-
tors who are freeholders to finance the cost of acquiring and con-
structing extensions, additions and improvements to the sewer system
owned and operated by the City, more particularly described in the
engineers report of Walter J. Parks, Jr., Consulting Engineers on
file with the City Clerk.
Such purpose described above shall also include any other
purposes appurtenant and incidental thereto.
The bonds proposed to be issued shall be payable from ad
valorem taxes levied without limitation as to rate or amount on all
taxable property in the City; none of such bonds shall be issued for
a longer term than thirty (30) years and no bond shall bear interest
at a rate or rates exceeding the maximum legal rate of interest at
the time of the sale of the bonds.
• SECTION 2. A separate bond election of the qualified
electors who are not freeholders residing in the City of Atlantic
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Beach is hereby called to be held on the 20th day of April
1971, at the time and places hereinafter set forth, to determine
whethE!r or not the issuance of general obligation bonds not exceed-
ing $500,000.00 shall be approved by such qualified electors to
finance the cost of the purpose described in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 3. The bond elections provided for in Section 1
and in Section 2 shall be held at the same time and places but shall
be held and conducted as separate bond elections. Only qualified
freeholder electors shall be permitted to vote in the bond election
provided for in Section 1 hereof, and only qualified electors who
are not freeholders shall be permitted to vote in the bond election
provided for in Section 2 hereof.
All qualified freeholder electors shall submit proof by
affidavit made before the inspectors that they are freeholders who
are qualified electors residing in the City. Qualified freeholder
electors who vote by absentee ballot shall submit proof by affidavit
made before a notary public or other person authorized to take oaths
under Florida law.
The polls will be open at the voting places for both bond
elections from seven o'clock A.M. until seven o'clock P.M. on the
same day.
SECTION 4. The places of voting and the Inspectors and
Clerks for the polling places for the bond elections, who are hereby
appointed for such bond elections, are as follows:
POLLING PLACES CLERKS INSPECTORS
City Hall, Atlantic Beach, Mrs. Zoe Moore Mrs. Eloise Claiborne
Florida Mrs. Mollie A.Griffin,Mrs.Cynthia Whittlesey
Mrs. Peggy Goodling f
Alternates:
Mrs. Enid Nelson
Mrs. Harriet Faulkner
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SECTION 5. Voting machines shall be used at both bond
elections and the form of ballot to be used in both bond elections
shall be in substantially the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA
BOND ELECTION - April 20th , 1971
Shall the City of Atlantic Beach issue not exceed-
ing $500,000.00 principal amount of general obliga-
tion sewer bonds of the City bearing interest at not
exceeding the maximum legal rate of interest at
the time of the sale of the bonds, maturing not
later than thirty (30) years from the date of
issuance thereof, payable from ad valorem taxes
levied on all taxable property in the City with-
out limit as to rate or amount for the purpose of
financing the cost of acquiring and constructing
additions, extensions and improvements to the sewer
system of the City as more specifically described
and provided in Ordinance No�5-71-3 of the Commis-
sion of the City adopted on the 20th day of
February , 1971? .
Instructions to Voters: Indicate by pulling down lever over
"FOR APPROVAL OF BONDS" if you favor
the issuance of said bonds.
Indicate by pulling down lever over
"AGAINST APPROVAL OF BONDS" if you
do not favor the issuance of said
bonds.
SECTION 6. Paper ballots shall be used at such elections
for absentee voting. The form of ballot to be used in the elections
for absentee voters shall be in substantially the form provided in
Section 5 above, except .that Instructions to Voters shall be as
follows:
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Instructions to Voters: If you are in favor of the
issuance of said bonds,
place an "x" in the space
to the left of the words
"FOR APPROVAL OF BONDS".
If you are not in favor of
the issuance of said bonds,
place an "x" in the space
to the left of the words
"AGAINST APPROVAL OF BONDS".
SECTION 7. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to have printed on plain white paper a sufficient number
of the aforesaid ballots and to deliver them to the appropriate
officials for absentee voters and shall also have printed sample
ballots and shall deliver them to the Inspectors and Clerks on or
before the date and time for the opening of the polls for such
bond elections for the voting places at which voting machines are
to be used, and is further authorized and directed to make appro-
priate arrangements with the proper officials for the use of such
voting machines at the polling places specified herein and to have
printed on plain white paper and delivered in accordance with law
the official ballots for use in such voting machines.
SECTION 8. For the purpose of determining the result of
the bond elections, the votes cast in the freeholders bond election
shall be added to the votes cast in the separate non -freeholders
bond election of qualified electors, and the bonds shall be approved
if a majority of the total votes cast in the freeholders bond elec-
tion and the separate non -freeholders bond election of qualified
electors shall be in favor of the issuance of the bonds.
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall be published in full as
a part of the notice of such bond elections, together with an appro-
priate caption in such form as the City Clerk shall determine, in
#hR THE LEADER
a newspaper published and of
general circulation in the City of Atlantic Beach, once each week for
four (4) consecutive weeks, the first publication to be not less than
thirty (30) days prior to the date of such bond elections.
SECTION 10. In the event that any word, phrase, clause,
f,
sentence or paragraph hereof shall be held invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other word,
clause, phrase, sentence or paragraph hereof.
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SECTION 11. All ordinances in conflict or inconsistent
herewith hereby are repealed, insofar as there is conflict or in-
consistency.
SECTION 12. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
becoming a law.
Passed by.the City Commission on first reading on February 8,
1971.
Passed by the City Commission on second and final reading on
February 22, 1971.
Attest:
Adele S. Grage
City Clerk
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