131 vOrdinance No. /3 /
AN ORDINANCE calling a Referendum Election for the Ratifica-
tion and Approval by the qualified Electors of the Town of Atlantic
Beach, Florida, of (a) Chapter 25676, Laws of Florida, Special Acts
of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 13907,
Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'AN ACT to
Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach, to Provide
for Its Government, and Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and Powers . ' By
Enlarging the Territorial Limits of Said Town to Include Part of
Atlantic Boulevard North of a Line Sixteen Feet North of the Center-
line of said Atlantic Boulevard, and Providing for a Referendum; " of
b ) Chapter 25677, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1949, Entitled
An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 13907, Laws of Florida,
Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An Act to Fix the Territorial
Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach, to Provide for Its Government,
and Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and Powers. ' By Diminishing the
Territorial Limits of Said Town to Exclude the Pablo Creek Salt
Marshes in Unsurveyed Sections 18 and 19, Township 2 South, Range
29 East, and Providing for a Referendum;" and of (c ) Chapter 25678,
Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend
Section 1 of Chapter 13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929,
the Same Being 'An Act to Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of
Atlantic Beach, to Provide for its Government, and Prescribe its
Jurisdiction and Powers . ' By Enlarging the Territorial Limits of
Said Town to Include All Streets, Road or Highways that have Here-
tofore been Adopted by the County Commissioners of Duval County as
County Roadsthrough Said Town, and Providing for a Referendum."
BE IT ORDAINED BY THF MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVAL C OUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: A referendum election is hereby called to be held
on the
011442t-
114day of 1950, for the ratification and
approval, by the qualified electors of the Town of Atlantic Beach,
Duval County, Florida, of (a) Chapter 25676, Laws of Florida, Special
Acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 13907,
Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An Act to
Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach, to Provide
for Its Government, and Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and Powers . ' By
Enlarging the Territorial Limits of Said Town to Include Part of
Atlantic Boulevard North of a Line Sixteen Feet North of the Center-
line of said Atlantic Boulevard, and Providing for a Referendum;"
of (b ) Chapter 25677, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1949, Entitled
An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 13907, Laws of Florida, Special
Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An Act to Fix the Territorial Limits
of the Town of Atlantic Beach, to Provide for Its Government, and
Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and Powers . ' By Diminishing the Terri-
torial Limits of Said Town to Exclude the Pablo Creek Salt Marshes
in Unsurveyed Sections 18 and 19, Township 2 South, Range 29 East,
and Providing for a Referendum; " and of (c ) Chapter 25678, Laws of
Florida, Special Acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1
of Chapter 13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same
Being 'An Act to Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic
Beach, to Provide for its Government, and Prescribe its Jurisdic-
tion and Powers. ' By Enlarging the Territorial Limits of Said Town
to Include All Streets, Road or Highways that have Heretofore been
Adopted b: the County Commissioners of Duval County as County Roads
through Said Town, and Providing for a Referendum."
Section 2 : The following described Notice shall for thirty
consecutive days prior to said date of 3114.4f. c- J 1950,
be published by the posting thereof at (1) the Town Hall of said
Town, (2) the United States Post Office at said Town, and (3) at
one other public place in said Town selected by the Town Manager
thereof:
2-
0TICE
To All qualified Electors of the Town of
Atlantic Beach, Duval County, Florida; a
Municipal Corporation :
You, and each of you, are hereby notified that a referendum
election will be held on the )-I aA% day of 2)1L4../14.,
1950, at the Town Hall of said Town, from seven o 'clock in the fore-
noon until seven o ' clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of then
and there securing the ratification and approval, by the qualified
electors of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Duval County, Florida, of
a) Chapter 25676, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1949, Entitled
An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 13907, Laws of Florida,
Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An Act to Fix the Territorial
Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach, to Provide for Its Government,
and Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and Powers . ' By Enlarging the Ter-
ritorial Limits of Said Town to Include Part of Atlantic Boulevard
North of a Line Sixteen Feet North of the Centerline of said At-
lantic Boulevard, and Providing for a Referendum; " of (b ) Chapter
25677, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to
Amend Section 1 of Chapter 13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of
1929, the Same Being 'An Act to Fix the Territorial Limits of the
Town of Atlantic Beach, to Provide for Its Government, and Prescribe
Its Jurisdiction and Powers . ' By Diminishing the Territorial Limits
of Said Town to Exclude the Pablo Creek Salt Marshes in Unsurveyed
Sections 18 and 19, Township 2 South, Range 29 East, and Providing
for a Referendum; " and of (c ) Chapter 25678, Laws of Florida,
Special :'acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter
13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An
Act to Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach,
to Provide for its Government, and Prescribe its Jurisdiction and
Powers. ' By Enlarging the Territorial Limits of Said Town to
3-
Include All Streets, Road or Highways that have Heretofore been
Adopted by the County Commissioners of Duval County as County Roads
through Said Town, and Providing for a Referendum. "
A true and correct certified copy of the entirety of each
of the three above and foregoing said Special Acts is now on file
for Public inspection at the said Town Hall.
All persons who were qualified to vote at the last preceding
general election in said Town and who at the time of said special
election are qualified electors in all other respects, and also all
persons entitled to register and who shall register and become qual-
ified electors of said Town, shall be entitled to vote at said spe-
cial election. The registration books of said Town will be open for
the registration of electors who are not registered during the hours
of 8 :30 o' clock A. M. to 5 :00 o'clock P. M. of each day except Satur-
day and Sunday for the period from , 5- , 1950 to 9 Yh
ate 1950, both inclusive .
Kindly govern yourselves accordingly.
Section 3 : A true and correct certified copy of the entirety
of each of the three above and foregoing said Special Acts, to-wit,
of the said Chapters 25676, 25677 and 25678, severally and respec-
tively, shall continuously at all times save Sunday, and between
the hours of 8 :30 o'clock A. M. , and 5 :00 o 'clock P. Y. , be avail-
able for public inspection at the said Town Hall from the date of
passage hereof to and including the said - / 4_-J day of
1950, upon which latter date said election shall be held as
herein provided.
Section 4 : The Town Council shall have prepared and furnished
all necessary blanks and ballots and shall make all other necessary
preparations for said election, and shall pay all expenses of said
election out of the contingent fund of the Town Treasury. The bal-
lots to be used in said election shall be in substantially the follow-
4-
ing form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
REFERENDUM ELECTION
f ` , 1950
TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH.
Directions to Voter : Make a cross mark (X) before the word
For" or before the word "Against" , accordingly as you ratify and
approve, or disapprove, the following several laws :
For approval of Chapter 25676, Laws of Florida, Special
Acts of 1949, entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 13907,
Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An Act to Fix
the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach, to Provide for
Its Government, and Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and Powers . ' By En-
larging the Territorial Limits of Said Town to Include Part of
Atlantic Boulevard North of a Line Sixteen Feet North of the Center-
line of said Atlantic Boulevard, and Providing for a Referendum."
Against approval of Chapter 25676, Laws of Florida,
Special Acts of 1949 , entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter
13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An Act
to Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach, to Pro-
vide for Its Government, and Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and Powers . '
By Enlarging the Territorial Limits of Said Town to Include Part of
Atlantic Boulevard North of a Line Sixteen Feet North of the Center-
line of said Atlantic Boulevard, and Providing for a Referendum. "
For approval of Chapter 25677, Laws of Florida, Special
Acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter 13907,
Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An Act to Fix
the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach, to Provide for
Its Government, and Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and Powers. ' By
Diminishing the Territorial Limits of Said Town to Exclude the Pablo
Creed Salt Marshes in Unsurveyed Sections 18 and 19, Township 2
South, Range 29 East, and Providing for a Referendum. "
5-
Against approval of Chapter 25677, Laws of Florida,
Special Acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter
13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An
Act to Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach,
to Provide for Its Government and Prescribe Its Jurisdiction and
Powers. ' By Diminishing the Territorial Limits of Said Town to Ex-
clude the Pablo Creek Salt Marshes in Unsurveyed Sections 18 and 19,
Township 2 South, Range 29 East, and Providing for a Referendum. "
For approval of Chapter 25678, Laws of Florida, Spe-
cial Acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter
13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An
Act to Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach,
to Provide for its Government, and Prescribe its Jurisdiction and
Powers . ' By Enlarging the Territorial Limits of Said Town to In-
clude All Streets, Road or Highways that have Heretofore been
Adopted by the County Commissioners of Duval County as County Roads
through Said Town, and Providing for a Referendum."
Against approval of Chapter 25678, Laws of Florida,
Special Acts of 1949, Entitled "An Act to Amend Section 1 of Chapter
13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, the Same Being 'An
Act to Fix the Territorial Limits of the Town of Atlantic Beach,
to Provide for its Government, and Prescribe its Jurisdiction and
Powers . ' By Enlarging the Territorial Limits of Said Town to In-
clude All Streets, Road or Highways that have Heretofore been
Adopted by the County Commissioners of Duval County as County Roads
through Said Town, and Providing for a Referendum."
Each cross mark on said ballots in front of the word "For"
shall constitute a vote, by the elector making such cross mark,
ratifying and approving the Special Act or Acts in respect to which
such cross mark shall be made ; each cross mark on said ballot in
front of the word "Against" shall constitute a vote, by the elector
making such cross mark, disapproving the Special Act or Acts in
6-
respect to which such cross mark shall be made ; and if a majority of
the votes cast as hereinabove provided shall be "For" ratification
and approval of any certain one or certain ones of the aforesaid
Special Acts, then such Special Act or Acts shall then and there ,
according to the provisions of the last Section thereof, become
operative and effective.
Section 5 : The Town Council, at least six days before the
date of said election, shall appoint two (2) Inspectors and Cne (1 )
Clerk of Election to hold said election in the said Town. If any
Inspector or the Clerk of Election so appointed shall fail to at-
tend at the proper polling place at the time for opening the polls
on the day of the election, the Inspector present shall fill the
vacancy or vacancies ; and if all the Inspectors be absent, then
present
those persons/qualified to vote at said election shall fill the
vacancies. The polls shall be opened at seven o 'clock in the fore-
noon and closed at seven o 'clock in the afternoon, with an inter-
mission of one half an hour between twelve and one o 'clock, and
shall be located at the polling places used in the last Town gen-
eral election; to-wit, the Town Hall. The Inspectors and Clerk of
Election shall make out and sign duplicate returns of said election,
and shall deliver one copy thereof to the Town Clerk, and one copy
to the President of the Town Council, and said returns shall show
the total number of the qualified electors of said Town actually
voting at said election, and the number of votes cast respectively
For" and "Against" the ratification and approval of each of the
aforesaid three Special Acts . The Town Council shall, as soon as
practicable, canvass, and declare, from the said returns of the
Inspectors and Clerk of said Election, the results of said election;
said results to show (1) the total number of the qualified electors
actually voting at said election, and (2) the number of votes cast
respectively "For" and "Against` the ratification and approval of
7-
each of the aforesaid three special Acts . The Town Council shall
then cause such results of the said election to be duly recorded in
the Minutes of the said Council.
Said election shall in all other respects be conducted as
nearly as may be in compliance with the laws regulating the holding,
returning, certifying, and canvassing of general Town elections .
Section 6 : All persons who were qualified to vote at the
last preceding general election in said Town and who at the time of
said special election are qualified electors in all other respects,
and also all persons entitled to register and who shall register
and become qualified electors of said Town as herein provided,
shall be entitled to vote at said special election. The Town Clerk,
as Supervisor of registration, shall keep the registration books
of said Town open for the registration of electors of said Town
at all times during the hours of 8 :30 o 'clock A. M. to 5 :00 o 'clock
P. M. of each day except Saturday and Sunday for the period from
jelt S1` 1950, to G ' , 1950, both inclusive .
7
Passed by the Town Council of the Town of Atlantic Beach,
Florida, on first reading y` -', 1950 ; passed by the said
Town Council on second reading 9-, 1950; passed by
the said Town Council on third(and final reading :7 d
1950 ; and presented to the Mayor 3 -, 1950.
7
X 1
o Clerk, Town of Atla , 0
Beach, Florida.
Examined and approved this /3 day of 1950.
At
Iayor, ' own o -an is lead `-
Florida.
8-