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05-14-1948 Special Meeting MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, HELD MAY 14, 194- A special meeting of the Village Council of Miani Shores Village, Florida, duly and regularly called by the Mayor of said Village, was held on May 1/., 191.8, at 7:30 oiclock P.M., at the regular meeting place of the Council at the Municipal Office in said Village, and after all members had been duly notified thereof, for the purpose of canvassing the returns of the special bond election held on May ll, 1948. The following Councilmen were present: Ray Mackenzie, Mayor L. J. McCaffrey M. E. Reynolds George A. Frix Howard Parish Absent: None Following receipt by the Council of proof of due publication and posting of the notice of election, the due registration of electors qualified to vote at said election, and the due and proper conduct of said election in full compliance with the laws of the State of Florida, including particularly Chapter 103 of the Florida Statutes, 1941, and the receipt by the Council of the Certif- icate of the Inspectors and Clerk of Election, the following resolution was submitted: MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE RESOLUTION NO. 288 RESOLUTION CANVASSING TNM RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL BOND ELECTION a HELD MAY 11, 1948, AND DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF. WHEREAS, the Village Council of Miami Shores Village by its Resolution No. 287, duly and regularly adopted at its meeting held on April 6, 1948, ordered a special bond election to be held in said Village on May 11, 1948 for the pur- pose of submitting to the qualified electors of said Viliage who were freeholders 09 49 -2- therein the following question: Shall Miami Shores Village, a municipal corporation in Dade County, Florida, issue its negotiable coupon bonds in the aggre- gate principal amount of $125,000, bearing interest at the rate of five per centum (5%) per annum, unless the Village Council shall be able to sell all or part of the bonds bearing interest at a lower rate or rates, such interest being payable semi-annually on the first days of May and November in each year, and maturing annually, May 1, $p62000 in each of the years 1949 to 1963, inclusive, and $7,000 in each of the years 1964 to 1968, inclusive, for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing and equipping a building for . village offices and administration? and WHEREAS, due and proper notice of said bond election was given (a) by publication in the Miami Herald, a newspaper published in Dade County, Florida, and of general circulation in Miami Shores Village, there being no newspaper, authorized to publish legal notices, published in said Village, which publication was made at least once in each week for four consecutive weeks before said elec- tion, the date of first publication in said newspaper being at least thirty days before said election, and (b) by posting copies of said notice in at least ten different public places within the territorial limits of the Village, all pursuant to said Resolution No. 287 and in accordance with law; and WHEREAS, due registration was had until and including May 5, 1948, being not less than five days prior to the date of holding said bond election, of all persons qualified to vote at said election who submitted proof by affidavit that they were freeholders who were qualified electors residing in said Miami Shores Village., all pursuant to said Resolution No. 287 and in accordance with law; and S� 4"7 -3- WHEREAS, it appears that the Inspectors and Clerk of Election appointed to conduct said election were duly furnished a certified copy of the list of qualified electors who were freeholders residing in said Village who were entitled to participate in said election, in accordance with law, and that such certified list has been returned to the Village Council by said Inspectors and Clerk of Election together with the return hereinafter mentioned; and WHEREAS, it appears from the copy of said certified list filed and preserved among the records of the Village Council that said list as certified by the Village Manager of said Miami. Shores Village constitutes a true, accurate, correct and complete list of the electors residing in said Village who were freeholders and entitled to vote in said election, that all persons whose names appeared on said list were qualified to vote in said election, and that the total number of qualified electors who were freeholders residing within said Village entitled to participate in said election was 1567; and 4MREAS, it appears that said election was duly and properly held in accordance with law and that the votes cast thereat have been returned, delivered and canvassed and that the returns of said election have been delivered to the Council at a special meeting held as soon after the said election as practicable for the purpose of canvassing said election returns and determining and certify- ing the result thereof; and IMFEAS, it appears that the total number of votes cast in said elec- tion by the qualified electors who at the time of said election were freeholders residing in said Village was _274 less six void out of the total number of 1567 qualified electors, as aforesaid, residing in said Village and legally qualified to participate in said election; and 11 94 53 14HEREAS, it appears that a majority of the qualified electors residing in said Iiami Shores Village who were freeholders and legally entitled to partici- pate in said election did participate in said bond election; and tiJHEREAS, it appears from the official returns of said election so de- livered to the Council and so canvassed by the Council as aforesaid that the total number of votes cast in said election by the qualified electors residing in said Village who were freeholders in favor of the issuance of said bonds was 221, and that the total number of votes cast in said election by- the qualified electors residing in said Village who were freeholders against the issuance of said bonds was Lg; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED, FOUND, IECLARED AND HEREBY CERTIFIED by the Village Council of Miami. Shores Village, Dade County, Florida, at a meeting of the Council duly and regularly held, at which the said official returns of said election have been duly and regularly canvassed in accordance with law, as follows: 1. That the total number of qualified electors residing in Miami Shores Village, Dade County, Florida, who were freeholders and legally qualified to participate in said election held on the 11th day of May, 1948, was 1567. 2. That the total number of votes cast in said election by said qualified electors residing in said Village who at the time of said election were freeholders was 971, less six void. 3. That the total number of votes cast in said election by said qualified electors residing in said Village who at the time of said election were freeholders in favor of the issuance of said bonds was 222. 4. That the total number of votes cast in said election by said r J�� -5— qualified electors residing in said Village who at the time of said election were freeholders against the issuance of said bonds was 45. 5. That a majority of the qualified electors residing in said Village who at the time of said election were freeholders and legally entitled to par- ticipate in said election did participate therein; and that a majority of the votes cast in said election were in favor of approving and did approve the .o issuance of said bonds. 6. That as a result of said election Miami Shores Village, Dade County, Florida, is authorized and empowered to issue its bonds for the purpose and upon the terms fully set forth and described in said Resolution No. 287 adopted by the Village Council on April 6, 1918, to the amount of One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000). 7. That the Village Manager and Clerk be and he hereby is directed to file and preserve among the permanent records of the Village Council the certificate of returns of said election heretofore delivered to the Council by the Inspectors and Clerk thereof. 8. That said election was in all respects conducted in accordance with law and said Resolution No. 287, and that all steps in connection with and leading up to said election have been duly, regularly and lawfully taken and had, and that all provisions of the statutes and the Constitution of the State of Florida and said Resolution have been fully complied with. 9. That this resolution, determination, finding, declaration and certificate be recorded in the minutes of the Village Council. ROY MACKENZIE Mayor, Miami Shores Village Attest: C. LAWTON McCALL Village Manager and Clerk ;09 59 0 Councilman M.E. Reynolds moved that the foregoing resolution be adopted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Howard Parish. Upon roll call the motion passed with the following voting aye: Roy Ka.ckenzie L. J. McCaffrey M E. •Reynolds George A. Frix Howard Parish and the following voting nay: None The Mayor thereupon declared the resolution adopted. Mr. Parish made a motion that we sell no more bonds than is absolutely necessary to build the city hall and revoke to ourselves the right to sell any more bonds than is necessary to build and equip the hall. Mr. Frix seconded the motion, which was carried by a four-fifth's majority, with Mr. McCaffrey dissent- ing because he thought it advisable to make provision for an addition to the present plan for fire fighting equipment if this should prove necessary. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meet- ing was adjourned. G / // Villag�-Iamage and Clerk APPROVED: Mayor Z9 61