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Florida Amendment 7, City of Jacksonville Municipal Corporation Amendment (1934)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Florida Amendment 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Florida on November 6, 1934. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the Legislature the power to establish, alter or abolish, a municipal corporation known as the City of Jacksonville. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the Legislature the power to establish, alter or abolish, a municipal corporation known as the City of Jacksonville. |
Election results
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Florida Amendment 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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63,976 | 65.52% | ||
| No | 33,674 | 34.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 7 was as follows:
| “ | NO. SEVEN Proposing to Amend Article VIII of the Constitution Relative to Cities and Counties, by Adding Thereto an Additional Section to be Known as Section 9, Authorizing the Legislature to Establish, Alter or Abolish, a Municipal Corporation to be Known as the City of Jacksonville, Extending Territorially Throughout the Present Limits of Duval County, in the Place of Any or All County, District, Municipal and Local Governments, Boards, Bodies and Officers, Constitutional or Statutory, Legislative, Executive, Judicial, or Administrative, and to Prescribe the Jurisdiction, Powers, Duties and Functions of Such Corporation and its Departments Boards and Officers; and to Divide, the Territory Thereof into Districts, and Prescribe a Just and Reasonable System of Taxation for the Municipality and Districts and Fix the Liabilities Thereof; Providing that the Bonded and Indebtedness Existing at the Time of Establishment Thereof Shall Be Enforceable Only Against Property Theretofore Taxable Therefor; Authorizing the Legislature from Time to Time to Determine What Portion of said Municipality is a Rural Area, and providing that a Homestead in such Rural Area Shall not be Limited as if in a City or Town; Proving that such Municipality Might Exercise all the Powers of a Municipal Corporation, Be Recognized as One of the Legal Political Divisions of the State with the Duties and Obligations of a County, and Entitled to the Same Powers, Rights, and privileges, including Representation in the State Legislature, Which Would Accrue to It If It Were a County, and Providing that all the Property or Duval County and of the Municipalities Therein Shall Vest in such Municipal Corporation When Established; and that the Office of Clerk of the Circuit Court and Sheriff Shall Not be Abolished, But the Legislature Shall provide for Filling the Same, and the Compensation to be paid, and May Vest in Them Additional Powers and Duties; Providing That No County Office Shall Be Abolished or Consolidated Without Provisions for the Performance of all State Duties Performable by Such County Officer; Providing that Nothing Contained Herein Shall Affect Section 20 of Article III of the Constitution with Certain Exceptions; Providing that No Law Authorizing the Establishing or Abolishing of Such Municipal Corporation Shall Become Effective Until Approved by a Majority of the Qualified Electors Participating in an Election held in said County, But that if Established, the Legislature May Amend or Extend the Law Authorizing the Same Without Referendum, Unless the Legislature Shall Provide for Such Referendum. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
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Section 9. The Legislature shall have power to establish, alter or abolish, a Municipal corporation to be known as the City of Jacksonville, extending territorially throughout the present limits of Duval County, in the place of any or all county, district, municipal and local governments, boards, bodies and officers, constitutional or statutory, legislative, executive, judicial, or administrative, and shall prescribe the jurisdiction, powers, duties and functions of such municipal corporation, its legislative, executive, judicial and administrative departments and its boards, bodies and officers; to divide the territory included in such municipality into subordinate districts, and to prescribe a just and reasonable system of taxation for such municipality and districts; and to fix the liability of such municipality and districts. Bonded and other indebtedness, existing at the time of the establishment of such municipality, shall be enforceable only against property theretofore taxable therefor. The Legislature shall, from time to time, determine what portion of said municipality is a rural area, and a homestead in such rural area shall not be limited as if in a city or town. Such municipality may exercise all the powers of a municipal corporation and shall also be recognized as one of the legal political divisions of the State with the duties and obligations of a county and shall be entitled to all the powers, rights and privileges, including representation in the State Legislature, which would accrue to it if it were a county. All property of Duval County and of the municipalities in said county shall vest in such municipal corporation when established as herein provided. The offices of Clerk of the Circuit Court and Sheriff shall not be abolished but the Legislature may prescribe the time when, and the method by which, such offices shall be filled and the compensation to be paid to such officers and may vest in them additional powers and duties. No county office shall be abolished or consolidated with another office without making provision for the performance of all State duties now or hereafter prescribed by law to be performed by such county officer. Nothing contained herein shall affect Section 20 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Florida, except as to such provisions therein as relate to regulating the jurisdiction and duties of any class of officers, to summoning and impanelling grand and petit juries, to assessing and collecting taxes for county purposes and to regulating the fees and compensation of county officers. No law authorizing the establishing or abolishing of such Municipal corporation pursuant to this section, shall become operative or effective until approved by a majority of the qualified electors participating in an election held in said County, but so long as such Municipal corporation exists under this Section the Legislature may amend or extend the law authorizing the same without referendum to the qualified voters unless the Legislative act providing for such amendment or extension shall provide for such referendum. |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Florida Constitution
A 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Florida State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 51 votes in the Florida House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Florida State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments on the ballot required a simple majority vote in this year.
See also
External links
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Florida's Constitutions: The Documentary History"
- The Palm Beach Post Times, "Educational Ballot --- General Election, Palm Beach County, November 6, 1934," November 4, 1934
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