ProclamationPROCLAMATION
A PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
CALLING A SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1967, FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING OR DIS-
APPROVING CHAPTER 67-1119 LAWS OF FLORIDA 1967; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES. ' '
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida at
its regular session in 1967 passed the following law:
Chapter 1119
An Act amending the City Charter of the City of
Boynton Beach, Florida, Chapter 47-24398, Laws
of Florida, Special Acts of 1947, as amended, by
adding a new subsection to existing Section 27,
to be known as Subsection 27A thereof, author-
izing and empowering the City Council of said
City to provide for a pension and retirement
system for the City of Boynton Beach, Florida;
providing for its establishment, limitations,
administration, investment policies, insurance,
appropriations, and levies; providing a sever-
ability clause; providing for a referendum to
determine whether this act shall become effective
and an effective date.
which became a law without the Governor's approval,subject to the
provisions therein contained for the approval or disapproval
thereof at a referendum election to be held in said City therein
provided for.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL V. MICHAEL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BOYNT~
BEACH, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 24398, SECTION 131 SPECIAL
ACTg OF 1947 DO HEREBY PROCLAIM:
SECTION 1:
SECTION 2:
That there shall be and is hereby called a Special
Referendum Election to be held in the City of Boynton
Beach, on Tuesday, September 26, 1967, between the
hours of 7:00 o'clock A.M. and 7:00 o'clock P.M. for
the purposes of approving or disapproving the afore-
mentioned law.
Only those persons who are registered and qualified
electors of the City of Boynton Beach shall be per-
mitted to participate in said election.
SECTION 3:
SECTION 4:
SECTION 5:
The Supervisor of Registration of the City is hereby
required and directed to keep the registration and
qualification of electors in such City in accordance
with the ordinances in such laws made and provided,
and shall furnish the registration books to the in-
spectors and clerks at the place or places at which
said election will be held on or before the day and
hour set for the opening of the polls for such electio~
The following place or places are fixed and designated
as polling places for said election, to-wit:
Place
Civic Center
Location
138 East Ocean Avenue
Boynton Beach, Florida
The Clerk of the City shall cause to be published in a
newspaper, published in said City, once a week for two
consecutive weeks, the first publication to be at least
thirty (30) days before such election a notice of the
time and purpose of said election, which notice shall
be in substantially the following form, to-wit:
NOTICE OF SPECIAL REFERENDUM ELECTION
TO THE REGISTERED AND QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY
OF BOYNTON BEACH:
You and each of you will please take notice that on
Tuesday, September 26, 1967, a Special Referendum
Election will be held in the City of Boynton Beach for
the purpose of approving or disapproving the following:
CHAPTER 67-1119 - AN ACT amending the City
Charter of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida,
Chapter 24398, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of
1947, as amended, by adding a new subsection to
existing Section 27, to be known as Subsection
27A thereof, authorizing and empowering the City
Council of said City to provide for a pension and
retirement system for the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida; providing for its establishment, limita-
tions, administration, investment policies,
insurance, appropriations, and levies; providing
a severability clause; and providing for a
referendum to determine whether this act shall
become effective.
The polling places in said City will be as follows:
Place
Civic Center
Location
138 East Ocean Avenue
Boynton Beach, Florida
No person will be permitted to vote at such election
unless such person is a registered and qualified
elector of the City.
BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA.
PUBLISH: August 17,24, 1967
City Clerk
SECTION 6:
SECTION 7:
That the City Clerk, subject to the general supervis
of the City Manager, is authorized and direct to per-
form such ministerial duties as are necessary and pro-
per to provide for the holding and conducting of said
election, including the use of voting machines and the
preparation and submission to the City Council of a
list of qualified persons from which the City Council
may appoint election inspectors and clerks.
That the City Clerk shall submit the aforementioned
list of qualified persons to the City Council on or
before September 11, 1967, for its subsequent con-
sideration, selection and appointment of election
inspectors and clerks for the election place. Subse-
quent to the appointment of such election inspectors
and clerks, they shall thereafter be duly sworn into
office by the City Clerk. They shall then be author-
ized to and shall assume and perform their duties of
conducting said elections in strict accordance with
the law and thereafter canvass the votes cast and
make due return of the same to the City Clerk, who
shall report the same to the City Council, as the
Canvassing Board.
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SECTION 8:
SECTION 9:
The proposition and direction to the voters for using
such voting machine shall be as follows:
PROPOSITION
Do you approve or disapprove of Chapter 67-1119
an act amending the City Charter of the City of'
Boynton Beach, Florida, Chapter 24398, Laws of
Florida, Special Acts of 1947, as amended by
adding a new subsection to existing Section 27,
to be known as Subsection 27A thereof, author-
izing and empowering the City Council of the
City to provide for a pension and retirement
system for the City of Boynton Beach, Florida,
providing for its establishment, limitations,
administrations, investment policies, insurance,
appropriations, and levies; providing a sever-
ability clause; providing for a referendum to
determine whether this act shall become effective.
DIRECTIONS TO VOTERS
1. If you approve of Chapter 67-1119 pull the
lever under the words "Fo ' ,
Laws of Florida, 1967". r Chapter 67-1119
2. If you disapprove of Chapter 67-1119, pull
the lever under the words "Against Chapter
67-1119, Laws of Florida, 1967"
That the Clerk if authorized to expend such sums of
money as may be necessary and proper in connection
with the preparation for and holding of said election,
including the authorized compensation to be paid to
the election inspectors and clerks.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14 day of August, A.D.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH
City Cle ~.
1967.
, FLORIDA
Ma~)~°r i ~l
Vice Mayor
Councilman
- C~i~n c i 1 nYah
Council-man'
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