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iReotrr meetine Jr the City Counc.t1 celled oy.Presicient_411P_Yr—In___ 4
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r preent 0.I.r115on,k).E,Liummuv, T.E,..Chcatham
•,24in.:L,'r Jr t eu1r meetinvur(79141.711 heId FebOrY 1911ri.
ord,i• of the Cheirmen w recewe en ntiirrOws,'.,nch,10thaet
meetimj of tineteIt une1,1 qe11ed_to orrie by Tre,sident
pecrt
wItn W.O.Uf,g0;..r•u,Ace'itcat the (7ouh 1] tcu'I' up the ittcr ofthe plane nnd epee-
for 1,uilling to b,e runtcti,etefl.
p -1,1 .*:Tort enr1 c:f the '.7ity Attycney.j_
netril,v1m.Veb'y.
irrinhe ComEltteemrn,
counelity.
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In reFponee to rcsitaeet for my opinion no to whether the City
rm- Lu eonett-tet the nubile Puildin:thued by Jrdin-
.enee t-e of :100,000.00.of f:'ity of V;inmj, Pondv, ot.t or eny
,nwle t 1 Lhel. t,thh 1?oek", T levve t 14bmt t.e
'rr PA2N:r171Pn u"rJr.rt .4:11ftt.in4 P
hulliirr im folluwr,
"v'or To-wit;-
t. Pe 1;u4Ty,v vf eeectinL:T ty ,r,)e ovnot„cl,icted "nvni
,Hock" t t`-w sr,.o,..nt of Twenty Thoucrd Dol!eirr to he emlleri mnd In.vNn Lii "ity
Puildinv Ponds".
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This len.wre its es so it eo,.IIH be sde, there i nu ure in fitr,/+tlnir,
rume epph111 peronlhE in en mffurtto ow thet "npr.-1 .urk"memnror
menu any th-Ihr ot,ee than wh t the lenerlege imprte.
Thl!..trarl411.52,0_7,..ArlItIv_relAtqkre_t_lanctrs lItY!JP*Ayn_lf:. 4red OtrU:ence
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immommommommr
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to tra ervetlun.ur. a public builAing. . ... _ .
Tt is Vite prohable that pcopla outside of Dade (ount) donut know the menning
. o. the te.M, have probobly. nevi's :,0021.of_itvit iv therefoe 4 loge], term and
i !hould bc conmtrued mnd understood and ured loally.
"nPg4i Rock" !%:1 .oect ir.tnia. community with rA•erence Lu its 1.111.*:ar a Oidlding„
mf, e-inl manna the rock found nhout linmi in its native etnte, pineed in the huill4
ing either in rygular or irregular,piese4tking tho.place ut' trick, stuns con-
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, ete blocks or building material of m similar cna:acter.
4 . Peyoni: (Inestion. t", . 04..q,PuTIC..1441tendO t,h It .tT,!,_Put111,141,14.1143 mentioned 4 . .
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' in the "Pond ordinance" should be constructed uf "Vinmi Rock", this is fixed by or-
dinanee cnd thfkt grAininge i.e Pln4ing_9n OciQtY.e.n0 t4e. City cOUngAl to long 8B
it remains in effestNcQuillin,Municipal Ordinonces,Section 12,Page 17".
The pertinent. ingAlry_at to.. whether_or...net.the City. Q.owlvil hee.Power to.
change that urdimanco ny providing that tne Publi-, nui1,1n.7 'Ashail be male of some k
. other materiel; .he Chatter relative th_the_ealm of...Donde...item followN,-
"t;ection 233 That the City of Miami shell have power to issue and sell bonds
, for municiPel iMPPrilMSn.t..e .t4P V.10.41149.1.111.1. !if the. 0Ese!spedv.luation pf all
real end personal property within the City limits as sh,own oy t'e City Assessment
01) fur the fiacel.year;.,Provided MILiafup Ag eala„.2L juia bond a ALI. ratified X.
.1,211,-trirdn sal: tn., uu1i.tied, vutars 21„ sold Citm, who shell...Da owners 91 reel-eetete
, witlain =al City, ja,A..BpeciAi_jasataak,jatuuLlail.jal_zuz ljajui loirposp; Whensver .
1 shell he deemed adviseble to iBirle ,cwds of the City of Mioi for nny of the ful
_ townpurposes, to-v44;- Fur relPinz rwriey to be used in pn4r.chainl,;, conntrItcting ,
nrri :,wintaining Wwc,er Works, for the purpose of constructing !Ind rel-toining her
_W)rkz' or en Electrical Lltr.tOlant, fur the purpose of purchasing, co str.ct.n4.7,, r:stli .
ntinni !;n1 operating Street Rniiwnya and Telephone MyeLerr, for the L.:pose of
. cins'.f.ct,ing end Leintairing a s:drtem uf Sewerage, ur utnerwi::.e. prumuting the nenitn
o° thk' city, fur the purpore of constructing raintani.g wld operating a Vurnnce or
,te,Pv device fur d rtri,ying f,were.i.:1.0nd zLo.,-tcge, r(a Idle PurPors ',Jr (J,Pnir16,widn-
t., r.fl-i pev.hg the rtneetr .nd sidewmiks of the City, end for up-hing nnd e s roct
mnd mni!'teining Perkm, promeneds, !qid pohlih Wheryes and docks, whether Located
withn or without the C.;„ 1.:_ita, for the purport! of erehtinE public huildingr, to
. fi.. t,he purpune uf erectin4 tnA pal.ntaining a syr,tem of public .cd..ication. for tne
..coi s Z,Esteblishing and mairtni-ing, e 1:ire l'epmstment in sail Thty hon Ptn. ,np
1;04' Znipw7es: Th Mnyor ond ''ity Council ,)f the f,!:14/ vr Mie0;:i arc hereby outh- ,
olezed to isnu,, bonds GP the said City under the seal of the corporntion to the f—
,71,J..nt o" the fIQVG 11,7111t,F;igntd 0J, the Moyor, cuuntsrsigned :,:, tne Prer,illt ',,i' the .
Co'irvril and ettr.ted hy the Cit:. Clet'k, with intero:it eopun h nttne eld,sIgn-d in
1 r PrQvide,t,nowever,t3at be%re the iar.3uetax of cold bundc the ist3.,ance
thf:I.,0P rhell he ratified mnd approved hy pn affirmptive vot, of two-thirds !;1-• the
who.are owner of,, real property i' tne City., voting at an elsction tu he
callel mnd hell for that pucpuse, which elertion shell be regulated hy •)t.rit' once
! . tt!n,: forth_t!h,e,menner .of_on(101n.g mn0.. ceptitiing tre Por4, a t. 80),e hmr
hoer , 0,ert1t.e1 in e daily newe-pa,.er publisned it nall.i ance n r!:elk for thirty
end et rich election Qnly. .:.c,ident vuterz, uLnerwise qualified w u Dhall elso,
orin property within the City limits nnd who smIl have paid toxeh thereon for the
ear when ILA:- taxerwere.lort duo.shall.tte entitled tu vote;":_eutiun
Actr, LegIrleture ur Florida,l.N7."
a well ot*tabliehtd. principal or law in the cate of Fluride that a ...unic .
ipt,1 n'..porntion may exercise thue puwe's granted to it. in exprens r,,,h ar tro!c,
, 1.owerr .r.cevt.le,ily or fairly impliaA in ur incident to thlo.oe exprer-sly granted, or .
tr.,.e. -„'Fi, nee esartis1 or lndespenalhle, not simply c;ir-PnienL to acourpli: - t e/
purp,..)sea.ur.tna horporetiun:"F.2.6:.P.R.R.Co.,Vr Mu Ooalti l:-oreet.
., 79 Fle.Pag 7o6".
1r tre City Council he puwor to sell bond'o end collect the money, it wuula
(,,, follow thmt it has the power to direct t mannpo in whih thet :3't..y :-"IP-11
he ,.1' t, unlerr there,wasrome provi;Aion uf the charter p..;vhtine, it, !Iu irlctnt
.'.o the r,AW°V expresrei, to-witisele of the h nds:
1, vo'411 Teem trot if the Council can ctll t..niflh. to 1.,..iild e ?ublic .',uil_dih,..-,,
...i !o'1,...t tre ,(P-'y on them, then it would foltor thnt It :uid .1ireYt t1-, ,,on-
. trf r'llillinE, a ,e of whlQr 3.', the ethiorini,; of the 7,ote2ie1, sf: imAl .
id rt t. tte pow,,e to hell the bonds for huch porpk;se, provided nothing in tie
:.--:.t.er lorl"lit.t3 wl.t.fl such lncitental power.
O'pun inspeetior. of the Charter it it fond trat ro fr from there heing Any tt
Y:rir to Prevor', t'e exercie or .tno incid ntol post.14; anove mentiuncl; %ectdon .0 .
t'. 1;!t, parmgemph of thnt instrument exprerrly provides tg.at ":;mid Council rhell
'i ;"'Ive Pcoer, supervision end ountroll Q771.' t.ne construction and repairing
, 11 poblic 0..illings nnd mll p'dal:'.c improven-nts oh t,e City".
Tt is assumed that the C1t4 '19:- ttle power 1,..) 1..1.e hoot v to , (Orin exilount .
fur the purpose of erecting e public building: '')•P; unly limitation on the power of
_ l',' ''....0, ohd Uyor,_1,12..10.4e.,bonde.W.ithin..th% amuu,i, and fur the purposes set-f,..4
Iri the cherter is t,hetre irsuance Oe..ognO3 ouftittel a_lNlit_Pf
or the pe.)plr: The isr.onre of the horde in which t e people are given e voice,
tree flherter giVen tu L"e 13uuncil power, bupervicion end cuntrull over the/
mnd r,p9trin of ii ph1 i 4t1ri1n, nd thin power, supervision
rnd vuritv611 Ir Help.
t At Lhm Con -ell v L.e conrtnuct t'w public building out
im to pnt the ordinf,r'e rlhy're the P'ncter Pll .the. .C7P14,7PIlt1.0.b.StVf.
the 1,e,7.1.r1AL'.nm, which fi.Jm the veryli.ltof t."Irtni would be rn Absurdity; in
4oth)er words i would emo-,nt tPan tt rdlnence_pi,pu!Ar gronto
ter, ,11r1 tfle cennot br done: "'!qQ10.111.n,Vinicipal %rdinAnce, nection 199" .
"+ CurPorAtlor. ,f ',ilkorattv.).wn, 6 Whoatun4Tel4wYjr_,
Pe 510 o1n cells end Coke Cu. , Vs City of ):!olumbus)". Puok
"(), ',)age 176,(Lske Poland vjevated f i1w 'u., Vs Pre)".
it ir also e well recognized vn'rcipal of law ir the /Ante of Florida that
thr right to pa Ss enordinmrce Includes the power tc. repeal qr. triodif/,
vided no rightr serIired tv constitutional provision Are thereby violated: "Fir -
"JP Y' tretel: WoL'ko 70.).430)
This 1Padr un .o An inquiry an to wnet Is meant by rights secured hy cunsti-
+ tutionnl provision, end ir the_cee pf lidshop Vr Tempe Water W..*p_.!7p,::apre, -4zt
nitmri,v i plied that the '70:4vt -'pi in mind contrctuol or verted rights, 'nd
on pnL:eli tre .!).° ahoVe _
IhAle ir d-wr ir the followin- unmiltnLrehl lrriguage;-
"IL ir unluuhte'lly ;tint'e general -power uf the legislative 0,d;i uf a
municipmlity to r,prel oiciinnnce which it mcy hove previourly enActed,
this power c$.nr,;t h• eyexcIsr! where the orlinent to he :.epemied ir of ruch
contrectual nf)ture t'fit the repel would oerate en nn impairrnt of the obl
',1. n oe the ..urtse:-A, nor cmn it he exerhired '19 II intrrfrym v t ”est.d
rigcts wrich h9Ve he Aqquired under; the ..;rdirrrice winh it is sou!! L to repel'
If c,,ntnmcLuml iLrt(7.VOM3 tf Ghe 1.0) hok" tht.h whirwh 1r_
left, do tr-, eletu2 10,,) prrtinipeted ir thc election:: tner.. is nt,
r1r),71. elr.Leht of' rnntrevt tLeri mnA the th:everuie no rit7n-tr
to h virtuu the ure o ' tnc
do 'Li' hond holders wn hold the hor1r7 th, only co. tracu retwer-
tne 'Ity hnd iond-'lolderi is thm bonl+ tntr..!7elves rind therefore tne pnnwel.
td'e lmrrndr upun the termn of thr bordr.
7nr le m1n1 c1r1 in "%yr".Vul.,Pege 7!).i ryllow:;-
"Tt, r pf,enerbtly rttr-d tnat 9 bond nel ircorrett c, refere.ine expre-
ssly mrue thereto, Quher (!unt.ract,:', pryers or wA,teni , v 1 t n.y ne
quhdittuned trc performance of certain specific egreet.ent net fortin such
instvument:,, ro es to embody t+e smmn therein as 8 part of t • otliget.or there-
uf witn ell Vie rtipuleitionn, limitations or rentri+tions mentioned ir tne re-
fered-to papers, in which care the r,und mind tre peperr nefered to, ,nly mu much
at' said writH)f is incorporeted e' 1r evident the pe -tied inten,ed to emb)dy or
rely upon".
'Ton an ics:)ection or tne Penis it will appem. thet no referenr:e is 'tele to
proper or iny nsture whmtsoever end the term "iqmi PQM'," doer not PPear
tnerein and it therefore follov,s thet the Pond-Vulderr hive nu interest in or
rii,ht with re.-prct uu the retriel with wrich t'e Public ir to be con-
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stcucted.
I An: L,r the opinion tort the City Cuun..il has power by ordinence to provide
the msteriml w-.ich the Public Funding ir tu ne conrtructed, tr.), cleuse in
the bond or•iI'lence providinG rur Ito construction uf to the con-
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tr.ey !1,tA1trtondirru
l'ery sut,t,itted,
(l;igned) 'Redmond P.reutier,
City Attorney.
VJved by ,.P.eilly and seconded hy 1..Ormngee trial., the rptciel r,port sfri opin-
ion of the C%ti ftt,urnty be mrcepted and speed upon t-e min+ltes: Motion. cerrie0.
urrter or thp Prcririmht L.Pcen! 741:9 t+mker til et 7,10,P.V(..
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