R-263-44 RESOLUTION NO. e6+ 63
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLAN OF A
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE, 014 BEHALF
OF DADE COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES, THE CON- \`e
SOLIDATION OF MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY ASSESS-
MENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES, AS--PROVIDED
BY HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 786 OF 1943.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA,
THAT WHEREAS in the coming elections of November next the
electorate of the State of M orida will vote upon the proposed Consti-
tutional Amendment seeking, among other things, to consolidate the
assessment and collection of taxes of municipalities in Dade and
Orange Counties, so that the assessments and collections will be hand-
led exclusively by the County tax assessors and collectors, and
WHEREAS the Council of Miami Shores Village believes that the
passage of the proposed amendment will be inimical to the best interests,
not only of Miami Shores Village, but all of the municipalities affect-
ed.
AND WHEREAS at a recent meeting of some of the officers of
all ofthe affected municipalities in Dade County a Committee was appoint-
ed, of which C. W. Tomlinson of Miami Beach wasmade chairman, the
functions of which Committee are to carry on a campaign of education
among the voters of the State of Florida and to the various other
municipalities of this state, who while they will not be affected by
the passage of the proposed amendment, nevertheless, under -the appar-
ent trend will probably be placed in the same position later on.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
COUNCIL, FLORIDA, THAT the VILLAGE COUNCIL heartily approves and en-
dorses the plan of having a central committee act for and in behalf
of all the affected municipalities in Dade County for the purpose
ultimately of bringing about the defeat of said Constitutional Amend-
ment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED unanimously, this 11th day of July 1944.
ATTEST
MAYOR
illag Manag and Cl e k
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