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MAR 101965 Oox .9 MUM On Motion made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Com- missioner Haffield and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted: _ RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the State Association of County Commissioners did in General Session at the Mid -year Conference in Cocoa Beach on Feb- ruary 19 and 20, 1965, unanimously adopt a resolution requesting the Legislature of the State of Florida to return the 7th cent gas tax directly to the several counties for their administrations and WHEREAS, the State Association of County Commissioners did in General Session at the Mid -year Conference in Cocoa Beach on Feb- ruary 19 and 20, 1965, unanimously adopt a resolution requesting the Legislature of the State of Florida to return to the several counties three (3) cents of the eight (8) cent cigarette tax collected outside of municipalities on the basis of 75% to the county where collected and 25% to a common pool to be divided equally among the several counties; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County have. likewise investigated the two resolutions that were presented at said meeting and have previously expressed their endorse- ment of these programs: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Com- missioners of Indian River County in Regular Session this the 10th day of March, 1965, request the Legislature of the State of Florida to enact the proposed legislation to bring these programs about and that a certified copy of this resolution be mailed to Honorable Merrill P. Barber, State Senator, Honorable Art Karst, State Repre- sentative and Honorable E. R. Heffner, Executive Secretary, State Association of County Commissioners, P. 0. Box 549, Tallahassee,, Florida.