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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-00536• • PO :It •! t ORDINANCE CE ISO, M. AN ORDINANCE DIVIDING Tt#E CITY OP MIAMI INTO ELECTION PRECINCTS, PROVIDING POR A VOTINO, PLACE IN EACH PRECINCT, AND PRO- VIbIt 'Ott THE REGISTRATION OP ELECTORS AND THE CONDUCT OP MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Et IT ORbAIN D EY TUE Cbu ISSt! —or 'ME CITY 01 t;t: i t Section 1. That for municipal election purpose::, the City of Miami is hereby divided into ten election precincts, numb'ered 1 to 10, inclusive, and bounded and described as fol- lows: PRECINCT NO. 1: Commencing at a point in Biscayne Bay where the present Easterly limits extended Northerly intersects with a line 660 feet more or less North of the South line of Section 28, Township 52 South, Range 42 East, produced East, thence West parallel to and 660 feet, more or less, North of the South line of Sections 28, 29 and 30, Township 52 South, Range 42 East, and Sections 25 and 26, Township 52 South, Range 41 East, to the West line of the Southeast Quarter (SEf of the Southeast Quarter (SE*) of Section 26, Township 52 South, Range 41 East, thence South along said west line to the North. line of Section 35, Township 52 South, Range 41 East, thence continuing South along the center of the East Half (E) of said Section 35, Township 52 South, Range 41 East, continuing South along the center line of the East Half (E•) of Section 2 and 11, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to a point 660 feet more or less North of the center line of said Section 11, thence' West on a line parallel to and. 660 feet more or less North of said center line of N. W. corner of Southwest Quarter (SW) of Southeast Quarter (SEA) of Northeast Quarter kNE.,) of .Section 10, Township 53 Soutk , anee .41 Fast, thence South along rest line, of said Southwest Quarter (SSW of Southeast Quarter (S) of Northeast Quarter DN) continuing ,South along center line of East Half (E*) of Sections 10 and lb, Township 5 South, Range 41 Fast, to the center line of Said section 15, Township 53 South Age 41 "ast, thence last along the center line of So4tions 15� 4 14 and 18, Township 68 South, Range 41 East and. Sections 18, 17 and 18, Towtthip 63 South, mange 42 East, to a point where this line intersects with the present Easterly limits of Miami prodhoed Northerly in Biscayne Bair, thenee Northerly along said Easterly limits produced Northerly to point of beginning. Pf?tCINCT NO 2: Cotmmenoing at a point in tiscayne tay where the present Vasterly limits extended northerly intersects with the center line of Section 16, Township 53 Couth, Range 42 East, thence West along the center line of Sections 16, 17 and 18, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, and Sections 13, 14 and 15, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to the center line of the Eaat Ralf (E*) of Section 15, Township 53 South, Mange 41 East, thence South along the center line of said East Half (E) of tiec- tion 15, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, continue Couth along the center line of the East Half (E) of Section 22, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to the N.E. Corner of Southeast Quarter (SE;;) of Southwest Quarter (SWf) of Southeast Quarter (SE4) of Section 22, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, thence test paral- lel to and 660 feet more or less North of the South line of said Section 22 through Sections 22 and 21 to the N.W. corner of Southeast Quarter (SE4) of Southeast Quarter (SEY) of Southeast Quarter (SE4) of Section 20, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, thence South along the West line ofeaid Southeast Quarter (SE:•) of Southeast Quarter (SE*) of Southeast Quarter (SE:) of Section 20, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to the South line of Sec- tion 20, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, thence East along the South line of Sections 20, 21, 22 and 23 and 24, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, and. Sections 19 and 20, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, to where this line intersects with the present Easterly Limits, thence Northerly along said Easterly limits extended Northerly to point of beginning. ?RE'CSTtCT 7n. 3s Beginning at a point in Biscayne Ray where the Mouth lire of Eoction 19, Township 53 South, Range 42 East) prod -mod Ea t intereeote the present Easterly City limits, run Vogt aloe paid, south lino e*. ! eoti.on 19 prolluoeci East along the Youth lino of aeQtion 19, Township 50 f3o' th, Range A 42 East, and. Sections n4 and 26 Township 52 South, Range 41 East, to the center of the East Half ( ) of Section t6, Town 04 ship 50 South, Range 41 East, thence South along the centerline 6• <,it*6 `.' Of the East Half () of Section 26, Township 53 South, flange 41 Eaet,to the South line of said Section 26, thence East along the South lines of Sections 26 and 25, Township 53 South, Range' 41 East, and Sections 30 and 20, Township 53 South, Range 42 East, to the present Easterly limits of Miami in Biscayne '?ay, thence Northerly along said :easterly limits to point of beginning-. PRECINCT NO. 4: Beginning at the V.E. corner of Northwest Quarter (NW ) of Northeast Quarter WE ) of Section 26, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, run Vest along the North lines of Sec- tions 26, 27, 28 and 29, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, to,a point 660 feet more or less Vest of the East line of Section 29, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, thence South 660 feet, more or* o% •,.• a• ., less, West of and parallel to the East line of said Section 29, 'mmmm— Township 53 South, Range 41 East to the North bank of the Tamiami Canal, thence along the North bank of said Canal continue Wester- ly and. Southwesterly through Sections 29, 32 and 21, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, and Lot 1 to the South line of said Lot 1, thence East along the South lines of Lot 1 and Sections 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, line of the West one -quarter (W*) of Section 35, Range 41 East, thence North along said East line to the East Township 53 So., of the West one - quarter (W ) through Section 35 to the North line of said Sec- tion 35, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, thence East to the Vest line of the East one -quarter (Eh) of Section 26, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, thence North through Section 26, Township 53 South, Range 4. East to point of beginning. ?RE'CM ;CT No. 5: Commencing at a point in Biscayne Bay where the North line of Section 31, Township 53 South, Range 42 Test, produced East intersects with present City limits of IRiami run West along the North lines of Section +4, Township 53 South, Mange 42 East, and Sections 36 and 35, Townohi4 53 Couth, Range 41 EaPt, to the EaPt line of the West one -quarter (W) of Section , Town- ohip 53 South, Range 41 'Pant, thenoe South along oai4 rant 3.i }o of MMImmmm VIMMW ;AT AL $ 1 the West one quarter OW to the South line of said Section BB, thence East along the South lines of Sections 05 and 061 Township b0 South, Range 41 East end Sections 01 and tit, fifth.. ship 50 South, Range 42 East, to the Easterly limits of ?Miami in Biscayne Ray, thence northerly along said Easterly limits to point of beginning. PRECINCT NO. 6: Commencing ata point in Biscayne nay where the North line of Se ction 5, Township 54 South, Range 42 East, intersects with the Ilasterly present City limits of Miami run West along said North lines of Sections 5 and 6, Town- ship 54 South, Range 42 East, and Sections 1 and 2, Townshib 54 South, Range 41 East, to the center line of Section 2, Town- ship 54 South, Range 41 East, thence South along said center line of Section 2 to the South line of Section 2, Township 54 South, Range 41 East, thence East along said South line of Section 2 and along the South line of Section 1, Township 54 South, Range 41 East, and Sections 6 and 5, Township 54 South, Range 42 East, to the present Easterly Miami City Limits in Biscayne Bay, thence Northerly along said Easterly limits to point of beginning. PRECINCT NO. 7: Commencing at the N. E. Corner of the Northwest Quarter (NW1) of Section 2, Township 53 South, Range 41 East, run West along the North lines of Section 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Township 54 South, Rang e 41 East, and Section 1, Town- ship 54 South, Range 40 East, to the Westerly bank of Tamiami Canal, thence Southwesterly along said ;Westerly bank through Sections 1 and 2, Township 54 South, Range 40 East, to the West line of Mention 2, Township 54 South, Range 40 East, thence South to the South line of the Tamiami Truil, thence Fast along the South line of Tamiami Trail through Sections 17. and 12, Township 54 South, Range 4C 'cast, to the Wes t line of Red Road, thence coincident with the original bou#dary of the City or Coral Cables as follows; North to the Vort41 line of 'Section 12, Township 54 South, Range 40 not, thence nut t0 the -I .V . corner of Neetion 7, Township .54 3Qtt) , Range 41 Ellett thence North alone went dine • y s •1 of Section 6, Township 54 South, Range 41 East to the ?Worth aside of Tatiami Trail or SON& Eighth Street as now laid out along North line of Said Section 7, thenoe East along the North line of said Tamiami Trail through Sections 6 and b of Township 54 South, ?range 41 East to a point where the north side of Tamiomi Trail intersects with the East side of Bloat eighty-one (81) of the Granada Section of Coral Cables ac- cording tog plat recorded in Plat Book 8 at page 113 of the Public Records of Dade County,Florida., produced Northerly, thence South aloz,g said Bast line of Block eighty-one (81) pro- duced North and alone said East side of said : bck eighty-one (81) to the Southeast corner of said Block eighty-one (81) thence West along the South side of said Block eighty-one (81) to the East line of Cortez Street, thence South to a point twenty-five (25) feet East of the Northeast corner of the South- east Quarter (SE*) of Section 7, Township 54 South, Range 41 East, thence West 25 feet to said Northeast corner of the South- east Quarter (SE) of Section 7, thence South along the East line of Section-r!B" of Coral Gables, as shown by a plat record- ed in Plat Book 5, at page 111, of the aforesaid pu::lic records, to the Southeast corner of Lot Nine (9), Block Sixteen (16) of said Section "B", thence East along the North line of said Sec- tion "B" to the West line of LeJeune Road, thence North along the West line of LeJeune Road to a point where the said West line of LeJeune Road intersects with the North line of Section Tv, of Coral Gables as shorn by a plat recorded in Book 8, of Plata at page 33 of aforesaid records, produced West, thence East along the North line of said Section "X" produced Veat End along to the North line of said Section "u" to the West line of the Douglas Section of coral cables, es shown by a plat recorded in !gaol€ 8, of Plats at page 87 of the Public Records of said Dade County, thenoe North along said 17eet line of the Douglas Section to the Northwest oorner of Said Pou lac Section, thence fallow along and around the West, North and bast side of the '1agler f3reet ,Section of Coral oablea as recorded in Dot* 10 of 'tote at page lg of the Dade County Public Necorde to the South line of palms Court, thence West along said South line of Palma Court to the East line of Douglas Roan, thence South along said Eatline of Douglas Road through Section 4, Township 54 South, Range 41 tact to the South line of said Section 4, thence leav- ing the boundary of Coral [fables East along the South line of Sections 4, 0 and 2, Township 54 South, Range 41 rast to the center line of Section 2, Township 54 South, bange 41 tact, thence North along the center line of said Section 2 to point of becin- ning. PRECI"?CT nr. 84 Commencing at Easterly limits of the City of Liami Section 12, Township 54 South, Range tersects said limits, run West along 12, 11, 10 and 9 to the East line of along said East line of Douglas Road a point in Biscayne Bay on where the IIorth line of 41 East produced East in - the ?'orth lines of Sections Douglas Road, thence South as laid out along the Fast line of Section 8, Township 54 South, Range 41 East to the center line of Section 9, Township 54 South, Range 41 East, thence West to the East line of Section 8, Township 54 South, Range 41 East, thence South along the East line of said Section 8, Township 54 South, Range 41 East to the Southwest corner of `'ection 9, Town- ship 54 South, Range 41 East, thence East along the South liner of Sections 9, 10, 11 and 12, Township 54 South, Range 41 East to a point in Biscayne ''ay where the South line of Section 12, Town- ship 54 South, Range 41 East, produced East intersects with the City limits of the City of Miami, thence Northerly along said li- mits to point of beginning. PRECINCT N10. 9; Commencing at a point in Biscayne Bay where the North line of Section l3, Township 54 South, Range 41 East produced. East intersects with the present ^asterly I,imite of the City of Miami, run 'West along the North lines of Sections 13, 14, 15 andi 16, Township 54 South, Ranee 41 East, to the rovthlwot corner of Section 16, Township 54 South, Rare 41 halt, thence South along the Went line of said Section 10 to the North line of the Northeast Quarter Mt) of the Southeast Quarter (5E-) or Section 17, Township 54 South, Rare 41 Nast, thence West .along said north line of the Northeast quarter (MI of the Southeast Quarter (SW to the East line of the Vest #a .f (W) of said. Northeast Quarter (Na) of said. Southeast quarter (3 ), thenee South along last mentioned. East line of the West half Nil to the South line of the Northeast quarter (-) of the South- east Quarter (SNP•) of said Section 17, thence West along said South line of the'Northeast Quarter (NE111 of the Southeast Quarter (St) to the Northwest corner of the Southeast Quarter (St:-) of the Southeast Quarter (SE4-) of :section 17, Township 54 South, Range 41 Fast, thence South along the East line of the Southwest Quarter ()Y,') of the Southeazt Q,uaL ter (2E:) of said Section 17 to the South line of said Section 17, thence East a- long said South line of Section 17, to the Southeast corner of said Section 17, thence East along the South lines of Sections 16, 15, 14 and 13, Township 54 South, Range 41 East to a point where the South line of Section 13, Township 54 South, Range 41 East produced East intersects with the present Easterly City limits of Liami produced Southerly, thence Northerly along said Easterly limits to point of beginning. PRECINCT NO. 10: Commencing at a point in Biscayne Bay where the present Easterly limits of the City of Miami produced Southerly intersects with the North line of Section 22, Township 54 South, Range 41 East produced East, run West along the North lines of Sections 24, 23, 22, 21 and 20, Township 54 South, Range 41 East to the East line of the Northwest Quarter (NW) of the Northeast Quarter (NE;) of said Section 20, thence South along the East line of the Northwest quarter (NAY ) of the Northeast Quarter (NEB) of Section 20, Township 54 :youth, Range 41 East to the North line of the South Half (s*) of the Southwest Quarter (Svta) of the Northeast Quarter (VE*) of the Northeast Quarter (TiTi.) of said Section 20, thence Fast to the center line of the Ea.wt one-fourth (E*) of said Section 20, thenoe South along last mentioned center line of the net one-fourth (E*) to the center line of Paid Section 20, thence East elo g the center line of 4444 Section 20 to a point one thousand ten and ei sty=.Seven hung s edthe (1010.67) feet wore or leee East of the Center of Fey - Viva g0, TOwnship D4 South, R4460 41 East, thence South parallel to and one tho Sand ten and eixt►•seven hundredths (1t1.0.6') feet East of the center of said Section 20 to a point four hundred thirty and. eighty-nine hundredths (400.59) feet tore or less North of the Sottth line of the *orthWest quarter (NWi) of the Southeast quarter (SEA) of said Section 20, thence West parallel to and Tour hundred thirty and eighty --nine hun- dredths (430.89) feet North of the South line of the !!orth- west Quarter (f'J ) of the Southeast ',uarter (nr-z) of said Sec- tion 20 to the i ast side of LeJeune Road, thence South along said Last side of LeJeune Road as laid out alone the center lines of Sections 20 and 29 of Township 54 South, hange 41 ^ast to the ;orth line of the South one-fourth (S ) of said Section 29, thence East along the I.orth lines of the South one-fourth (Si) of Sections 29 and 28 of Township 54 youth, Range 41 East and along the South line of the South one-fourth (Sh) of said Section 26 produced Last to where this line intersects with the present Easterly City limits of Miami produced Southerly at the center line of Biscayne Bay, thence Northerly along said Easterly limits to point of beginning. Section 2. That at all municipal elections hereafter held in said City, there shUl be one voting plane in each election precinct, and until otherwise provided by the City Commission, by ordinance or resolution, the voting places in the several pre- cincts of the City shall be as follows: PRECINT: VOTING PLACE: No. 1. At Community Hall., District of Little River, Liami, Dade County, Florida. No. 22. At Shackleford Building, District of. Buena Vista, Miami, Dade County, 'lori&a. No, 3. At Tobert Garage, Northeast Second Ave. and 24th Street, Miami, Dade County, Fla. No. 4. At Community nail, District of Allapattah, Miami, Dade County, Florida. No. 5, At Fire Station, 14th Street and North ?.Magi Avenue, Maid, Dade County, Florida. No. 6. At City Hal., I' . ml, Dade County, Florida. No. 7. At West Side Inn, west Flagler 't. and 17th Avenue, Mie..mi, Dade County, Florida. No. O. At Southeido Fire Station, Miami, Dade County, Florida. No. 9. At Tom Mall, District of Silver Bluff, Viami. Dade County, Florida. No. 10. At City Hall. Diatriet of Coconut Grove, Mi41111, Dade County, Florida. % Sect . n 8% That the City Commission, note► 1eto than 18 daya prior to any municipal election, tha.l appoint three inspectors of election and a clerk of election for each e2.ee- tion precinct, and the City Commission shall cause the names of etch inspectors and clerks of eleotion to be publishe& in a newspaper published in the City at Least ten days before the day of holding any municipal election. Section 4. That the City Commission chall cause to be prepared oneballot bolt for each votinc place, of sufficient size to receive and contain all the ballots of the election precinct for which it is intended, Li.id it shall be plainly marked or la- beled with the number of the election precinct. nefor'e any pen- eral or special election, the City Clerk shall place in each ballot box twice as many official ballots as there are re-is- tered electors in said precinct, and after securely lockin` said box, shall deliver the key thereof to one of the inspec- tors of said election precinct, together with the box. Section 5. That all persons possessing the qualifica- tions requisite for an elector in the City of Miami under the Charter of said City and the laws of the State of Florida, shall be entitled to register in the City registration books as in this ordinance provided. No person shall be allowed to vote in any municipal election held in the City of Miami unless he has duly registered, and, if additional qualifications are re- quired by the Charter of said City or the laws of the State of »Florida to vote on the questionlof issuing bonds or any other question, no elector, although registered, shall be allowed to vote on such question unless he possesses such additional quali- fications, Before voting on any such question, an elector, if challenged or requested, by an inspector or a clerk or election, shall take an oath or affirmation that he possesses the qual.ifi- actions which entitle him to vote, 160 tection 64 That there tha.. be a registration book for each election preeinet, and it shall not be necessary fora per.. son whoee name appears on the registration book for the preeinet ih whieh he resides, to register again Per any tnunieipai election thereafter unless an entirely new registration of all persons 'with- in the City or within the precinct shall be ordered by the City Cornrniseion. Section 7. That the City Clerk shallbe ex`officio : uper- visor of Registration and he shall appoint one Deputy Supervisor Of Registration for each election precinct, who shall be a quali- fied elector within the precinct for which he is alipointed. Section 8. That each Deputy Supervisor of Registration shall open the registration boos for his precinct at least fif- teen days prior to any election and shall keep said books open between the hours of 2 o'clock P. r. and 5 o'clock r, `. in each day thereafter (Sundays excepted, until and including the afternoon of the tenth day before the election, at which time said registration books shall be closed. Section 9. That the Supervisor of Registration shall publish in at least two newspapers printed in the City of Miami, not less than five days before the day the registration books will be open, a notice stating the days and hours the registra- tion books will open, end the name of the Deputy supervisor of Registration for each precinct, and the place therein at which the registration books will be open. Section 10. That all applicants for registration shall be required to take and subscribe the following oath or affirma- tion: (I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will pvoteot the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Florida.; - that I am 21 years of age, And have been a redisient of the State of Florida for nice year and of the City of natal_ for six months; that S um Aa oitigen of the United States and that Ian qualified to vote under the Constitution and paws of the Nt.te of Florida, and the Charter of the City of 114ami. Section 114 That t$ shall be the duty of the City Come Vliseion to 04uPe to be prepared 4 sufficient number of rogist u- tion boos, ocrtifieatop of tran fer gnl other blaise requtroa o be used nnd.er this crdinanee, so that there shall be one regis- tration book for each election precinct in the City. each regis= traticn book shal1 have printed or written at the top of each page the oath require& by this ordinanee, to be taken by electors gt the time of registration, and shall. be ruled in columns, with the proper headings, so ns to indicate the name, age, color and place of residenee, including the street and number, df each e- lector, with a separate column at the right of each line for such other entries as may be necessary from time to time. The pages of said books shall be alphabetically arranged and numbered. Section 12. Upon the expiration of the time herein pro- vided for the registration of electors, the registration books shall be closed and no person shall be allowed to registervntil the registration books are again opened in accordance with this ordinance. Immediately upon the closing of the registration books, eadh Deputy Supervisor of Registration shall promptly de- liver the registration book of his precinct to the Cupervisor of Registration at the City Hall. Section 13. That at each election, whether general or special, the Supervisor of Registration shall furnish the in- spectors of election in each precinct the registration book for such precinct, which book the said inspectors shall be responsible for and shall return to the Supervisor of Registration within two days after the election. Section 14. That in case of the removal of an elector fromkone election precinct to another election precinct in said City, such elector shall notify the Deputy Supervisor of Regis- tration of the precinct from which he removed, of such change of residence, and eaid Deputy Supervisor of Registration shall there- upon cancel the registration of such elector in his registration boob: and ehal.1 give such elector a certificate of transfer of registration to the election preci ;et iu vLich suc1 elector tier, reeidee, and upon preaentatiQn of such certificate of transfer of regi.t'etion to the Deputy Supervisor of Registration of the p Cecil ct in which the elector then resides, 'eaid Deputy Sup+ rviepr of Reeieti'ation shall enter the name of such elector upon hie twin,* tra'tipn booXI provided, however, WA, no t snorer of registration a • shell be made except during the time when the registration books of the city ehe,l,l be open. Section 154 That the Supervisor of Registration shall be the custodian of the registration book for each election precinct, except during the time when the registration books shall be open as herein provided. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the Supervisor of Registration that any elector has died or be- come disqu&lified to vote for any reason whatever, or the t his right to vote has become affected in any way since his registration it ;hall be the duty of the supervisor of T`tegistration to make a note of such fact on the proper registration book o.;uoz i to the name of such person, and to mark off the names of such per ,•ohs ac have so ceased to be qualified electors by running a pen through the names of such persons on such book:, and said supervisor of Registration shall carefully note on stid bco:':v the date of such erasure and the cause thereof, and in no case shall the inspectors of election allow any person to vote whose name shall appear on the books to have been there stricken off, unless he produces or ex- hibits to such inspectors a certificate, signed by the Supervisor of Registration or the Deputy Supervisor of Registration for that precinct, setting forth that his name had been stricken off through error. Section 16. That all persons who registered for the special election held on the 2nd day of Leptember, 192b,ta vote upon the question whether the corporate limits of the City of Miami :hall be extended so as to include the territory described in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 420, shall be deemed registered electors of the City of :'iarni, and the Supervisor of Registration shall at once cause the name of each such elector to be entered in the registra- tion boot for the precinct in which the elector new resides. Section 17. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in 'conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, including Ordi- nanoe No. 16, passed and adopted on the 14th day of cotober, 1924, be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 16. The City commission hereby, declares this Crai= to be un cr erecnoy measure 04 tho ground of urgent pubic • ILA need for the preservatioh Of the public peti0e, health, Wety std. propertys PASSED AND aOPITI) 'this 16th day of 110Velirlber) AS D ATTtS"r: IV C.i,t1r ,,e7 6 F ,„r • Jection 2 (Irecinet Amended by Ordinance d17S9