Minutes 04-13-37SPECIAL NEETING OF ~PRIL 13, i93Vo
A Special Neetir~ of the Board of
Town of Boynton, Florida, was held at
ir~ April 13, 193V at 9:00 o'clock A.
Present: N. ~. Weems,
J. P. Bowen,
Town Commissioners of the
the Town Hall on Tuesday morn-
V~ce-Mayor.
Town Clerk.
The above constituting a majority of the Board of Town Com-
missioners of the Town of Boynton, FlOrida.
Commissioner Weems stated that this meetir~ had been called
to take action on the followir~ Resolution which was presented to
the Board by Cou~aissioner Bowen.
Commissioner Bowen made a motion that the following Resolution
be adopted, which motion was seconded by Commissioner Weems and duly
carried,
~HEREAS, the Charter of the Town of Boynton, in Palm Beach
County, Florida, embraced in C~pter $918, of the Laws of Florida,
S~ecia! Acts of 1921, in the opinion of the Town Commission of said
Town has become inadequate for the needs of said municipality; and
~fPflEREAS, in the opinion of the Town Commission of said Town
it is deemed necessary, expedient and advisable and to the best
interests of the Town of Boynton, its inhabitants, citizens and
tax-payers~ tb~t certain sections of the said Cb~ter of the Town
of Boynton be amended to provide for a Town Commission of five mem-
bers, instead of tb~.ee as now provided for, prescribir~ ti~e term of
office of the members of the Totem Commission, their Jurisdiction,
powers and the mmuner in which they shall be nominated and elected;
to provide for the election of two Commissioners; to prescribe the
time for the holding of general elections in said ~nicipality; to
prescribe ths qualifications of vo~ers at such general elections~
to provide further and additional powers for said municipality; to
provide for a Municipal Co~mvt for said Tow-n, presided over by a
Municipal Judge to be appointed by the Town Commission, instead of
the May~s Court presid~d.~ver by the Mayor as mow provided for; to
provide for an election for the ratification or rejection of such
amendments by the ~alified vo~e~ who are freeholders in said Town~
and to repeal al~ other laws or parts of laws relatir~ to or affect-
ing said To~m in conflict with such amendments;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY T~ T0~N COI~ISSi0N OF THE
T0i~ OF BOYNTON, iN P~&L. rM BEACH COUNTY, ~0RIDA:
That a special act to be entitled:
"AN ACT TO AI\CEND SECTIONS 5, 8 AND 8 OF ARTICLE I;
SECTION I of AETICI~ iII$ SECTIONS !, 2, 3 a~ud 5
OF ARTICLE IV$ ~ND SECTION I OF ~.RTiCLE V OF THE
CHARTER OF THE T0%VN OF BOYNTON, IN PALM BF<~CH
COUNTY, FLORIDA? EMBHAC~ IN C_W~ZPTEE 8918, OF _~5{_ E
LA%¥S OF FLORIDA, SPECIAL ACTS OF 1921, THE S~qE
BEING AN ACT ENTITLED '~AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE
P-~SENT ~9~P{ICIPAL GOVERN.¥[ENT OF THE TOWN OF BOYNTON,
iN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA; TO CREATE AND
ESTABLISH _A ~EW MUNICIPALITY TO BE KN0%~N AS THE
TOV~/~ OF BOYNTON, IN P~L~ BEACH COUNTY_~ FLOR!DA~
TO LEG~L!ZE A~ND VALIDATE THE ORDINANCES 0F SAiD
TOVfN OF BOYS~0N, AND 0FFICI~L. ACTS THEREUNDER;
AND FIX AND PROVIDE ITS TERRITORiJ~L LIMITS,
JURISDICTION ~ND P0'~v. ERS, AND THE JVJRISDICTiON
AND POWERS OF ITS 0FFICF~ES;~ TO PROVIDE FOR A
TO~N C0~ISS!0N OF FIVE MEMBERS, THEIR TERM OF
OFFICE, JURISDICTION, POVfER~ AND THE MA!q~NFd~ IN
~I?HICH Th~ SHALL BE NOMINATED AND _W~L~ECTED~
PROV!£ING FOR THE ELECTION OF TWO C0iVJ~'ISSIONERS;
PRESCRIBING THE TINE FOR THE HOLDING OF GEt~EP~L
ELECTIONS IN SAID k~LrNICiPAL!TY; PRESCRIBING THE
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS AT SUCH GENE~ ELECTIONS;
TO PR0¥IDE F~.-RTHER AND ADDITION~&L P0~ERS FOR SAID
NBI~ICIPALZTT; TO PROVIDE FOE A ~L~NICIPAL COURT,
PRESCRIBING ITS J~JRISDICTION AND P0~'~_~RS; PROVIDING
FOR THE-HATiFICATION OR REJECTION OF SUCH AMENDMENTs
BY- THE QU~IFIED VOTERS WHO A~RE FR~OLDERS IN SAID
MUNICIPALITY; AND TO REPEAL ALL OTHER LAV~S OR PARTS
OF LAF~S RELATING TO OR AFFECTING SA~D TOWN IN CONFLICT
WITH THIS ACT ~ ~
be prepared ar~ submitted to the Legislature of the State of
Florida at its 193V sessio~ for passage.
2. That notice of intention to apply to the Legislature
of the State of Florida at its ~93V session for the passage of
the special act as set forth in Section l, hereof, be published
in the Palm Beach Times, of '~est Palm Beach, Florida, one ti~_e
as provided by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Florida,
notwithstanding the fact th~at there shall be a referendum attach-
ed to said special act.
3. That a copy of this Resolution s.hall be sent with said
special act zo the Representatives from Palm Beach County, Florida,
as well as the State Senator representing Palm Beach County, Florida
urging them to pass said special act.
That ~m. p. Somerville, a resident, citizen and tax-
payers of the Town of Boynton, Florida, be and he hereby is appoint-
ed a Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Boynton, ~torida, for the
purpose of typewritir~ said special act and taking same when com-
pleted to Tallahassee, Florida, and presenting sa=~ to the Represen-
tatives and State Senator, representing Palm Beach County, Florida,
to introduce for passage by the Legislature
1937 session; and that Wm. P. Somerville be
compensation for such services as well
Approved:
who was
of Florida at its
paid a reasonable
as his expenses~
N. M. Teems (Signed)
J. P. Bowen (Signed)
Com~i ~
ss=crier Bowen made a motion that ~m. p. Somerville,
present, be paid $V5.00 immediately from the General Fund
on account expenses in connection with his trip to Tailahassee
with sm~endment to the Town Charter, which motion was seconded by
Com~missioner Weems and duly carried.
No further business being had the meeting forthwith
adjourned.
Vice-Mayor.
Town Clerk.