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OFFICIAL ]BALLOT <br />Precinct No. 6, Indian Raver County, Florida <br />GENERAL <br />ON, NOVEMBER. 6th, A. D., 1934 <br />Make a Cross (S) Mark before the name 'of the Candidate of your choice. <br />Make a Cross (g) Mark before the word `f Yes" or " No" in voting for or against the Constitutional Amendments. <br />For United States Senator: <br />Vote for one: <br />PARK TRAMMELL <br />For Representative in Congress, Sate at <br />. Large: <br />Vote for one. <br />W. J. SEARS <br />For Representative in Congress, <br />4th Congressional District: <br />Vote for one• <br />J. MARK WILCOX <br />For Justices of the Supreme Court: <br />Vote for two. <br />ARMSTEAD BROWN <br />FRED H. DAVIS <br />For Railroad Commissioner: <br />Vote for two. <br />EUGENE S. MATTHEWS <br />JERRY W. CARTER <br />For Representative in the State Legis- <br />lature. <br />Vote for one: <br />ELI C. WALKER <br />For County Prosecuting Attorney: <br />Vote for one: <br />CHARLES A. MITCHELL <br />For County Commissioner, District No. 1. <br />Vote for one: <br />FRANK C. VICKERS <br />For County Commissioner Dist. No. 2: <br />Vote for one. <br />R. E. MUDGE <br />For County Commissioner District No. 3: <br />Vote for One: <br />J. J. P. HAMILTON <br />For County Commissioner District No. 4: <br />Vote for one:. <br />E. P. POOLE <br />For County Commissioner Dist. No. 8: <br />Vote for one. <br />EDWIN A. HELSETH <br />For Member Board of Public Instructions, <br />Dist. No. 1. <br />Vote for one. <br />GEORGE K. MURDOCH <br />For Member Board of Public Instructions, <br />District No. 2: <br />Vote for one: <br />W. H. WALKER <br />For Member Board of Public Instructions, <br />Dist. No. 3: <br />Vote for one. <br />F. G. PLETCHER <br />For Board of Commissioners of Indian <br />River Mosquito Control Dist: <br />Vote for three. <br />PROPOSED <br />Vote Yes'', or No <br />NO ONE <br />Proposing to Amend A;�.J. V of the Constitu• <br />tion of Florida Relating to ,the Judiciary by Adding <br />Thereto an Additional Section to be Known as <br />Section 45. Providing that there Shall Be No More <br />than Fifteen Judicial Circuits of the State of <br />Florida, the Same to be Designated, Numbered and <br />Defined by Act of the Legislature; Provided, that <br />no Such Judicial Circuit Shall Embrase Less than <br />Fifty Thousand Inhabitants According to the Last <br />Preceding State or Federal Census; and Provided <br />Further, that No Existing d'udicial Circuit Shall be <br />Affected Except by Act oi} the Legislature Under <br />this Amendment; Nor Sha�l Any Existing Circuit <br />Judge or State Attorney be;'Disturbed in the Tenure <br />of his Office Until the Expiration of his Present <br />Commission; Making it IDuty of the Legislature <br />at its Next Regular Session to Pass Suitable Laws <br />to Effect this Amendmen and Providing that <br />There Shall Be One Circuit Judge to Each Judicial <br />Circuit, but AdditionalCireq tit Judges May be Pro- <br />vided for by Law as Nov Authorized; But the <br />Total Number of Circuit J #Iges in any One Circuit <br />Shall Not Exceed One fo Every Fifty Thousand <br />Inhabitants or Major Fract pu Thereof; and Provide <br />Ing that in Circuits Havi More Than One Judge, <br />the Legislature May Desi' to the Place of Resi- <br />dence of Any Such Additio$$al Judge or Judges. <br />YES <br />NO. CNE <br />Proposing to Amend Ax Acle V of the Constitu- <br />tion of Florida Relating to the Judiciary by Adding <br />Thereto an Additional See fon to be <br />Section 45, Providing that here Shall BeKnoNown Morase <br />than Fifteen Judicial Circ ilto of the State of <br />Florida, the Same to be D signated, Numbered and <br />Defined by Act of the Le tare; Provided, that <br />no Such Judicial Circuit S all Embrace Less than <br />Fifty Thousand Inhabitants) According to the Last <br />Preceeding State or Feders Census; and Provided <br />Further, that No Existing udicial Circuit Shall be <br />Affected Except by Act of the Legislature Under <br />this Amendment; Nor Shad Any Existing Circuit <br />Judge or State Attorney be Disturbed in the Tenure <br />of his Office Until the Miratlon of his Present <br />Commission; Making it the',, Duty of the Legislature <br />at its Next Regular Sesslou to Pass Suitable Laws <br />to Effect this Amendment, and Providing that There <br />Shall Be One Circuit Judge'to Each Judicial Circuit, <br />but Additional Circuit Judgies May be Provided for <br />by Law as Now Authorized. But the Total Number <br />of Circuit Judges In any I One Circuit Shall Not <br />Exceed One for Every Fifty Thousand Inhabitants <br />or Major Fraction Thereof- and Providing that in <br />Circuits Having More That'' One Judge, the Legis- <br />lature May Designate the Place of Residence of Any <br />Such Additional Judge or fudges. <br />NO <br />NO. 7*0 <br />Proposing to Amend Article X of the Constita• <br />Von. Relating to Homestead and Exemptions, by <br />Adding Thereto an Additional Section to be known <br />as Section 7, Providing that i There Shall Be Exempt- <br />ed from all Taxation, Other Than Special Assess. <br />ments for Benefits, to Ever' Head of a Family Who <br />is a Citizen of and Resides,' In the State of Florida, <br />the Homestead as Deflne&in Article X of the <br />Constitution of the State 'of Florida, Up to the <br />Valuation of Five Thousand Dollars; Provided, <br />However, that the Title to :iSatd Homestead May be <br />Vested in such Head of the Family or in hie law- <br />ful Wife Residing upon such Homestead, or in Both. <br />YES <br />NO. T1W0 <br />Proposing to Amend Ariele X of the Constitu- <br />tion. Relating to Homes d and Exemptions, by <br />Adding Thereto an Additio 1 Section to be known <br />as Section 7, Providing t There Shall Be Ex- <br />empted from all Ts ', Other Than Special <br />Assessments for Benefits, toEvcry Head of a Family <br />Who is a Citizen of and IiResides in the State of <br />Florida, the Homestead as 'defined In Article X of <br />the Constitution of the Sia of Florida, Up to the <br />Valuation of Five Thod Dollars; Provided, <br />However, that the Title to aid Homestead May be <br />Vested in such Head of th Family or In his law- <br />ful Wife Residing Upon an Homestead. or in Both. <br />NO <br />NO. "EE <br />Proposing to Amend Article XIX Of the Con- <br />stitution, Relating to Prohibition, by Amending the <br />Same eo as to Provide thot the Board of County <br />Commissioners of each County, Not Oftener than <br />Once in Every Two Years, Neon the Application of <br />One -Fourth of the Registered Voters of Any Cont,, <br />Shall Call and Provide Po an Election in Such <br />County, to Decide Whether' the Sale of Intoxicat- <br />ing Liquors, Wines or Beer Shall be Prohibited <br />Therein, the Question to he Determined by A <br />Majority of Those Voting at Such Election, and <br />Such .Election to be Condneted In the Manner <br />Prescribed by Law for Ho ng General Elections; <br />Providing the Time Within Which Such Election <br />shall be Held after the F't"entatiou of such Ali - <br />Plication; Granting to they Legislature Power to <br />Provide by General or Special or Local Legislation <br />Laws to Carry out and E once such Amendment; <br />and Providing that all Lawq Relating to Intoxicat- <br />ing Liquors, Wines and Beer, Which were in Effect <br />on December 81, 1918, unless Changed by the Leg- <br />islature by Laws Expressly Made Effective Concurr- <br />ently with this Amendment, shall as so Changed <br />Become Effective with thisendment ; the Power <br />of the Legislature to Provide the Necessary Laws. <br />to Include the Right to Priov:de for Manufacture <br />or Sale by Private Individuals, Firms and Corpora- <br />tions, or by the State, Counties, Cities, or Pollti- <br />cal Subdivisions, or Any Governmental Commission <br />or Agency to be Created for that Purpose; Provid- <br />ing that. until Changed by Elections Called under <br />this Amendment, the States; of all Territory as to <br />Whether Sale is Permitted or Prohibited, Shall be <br />the Same as It Was on DeeAmber 81, 1918, Provided <br />that at the General Elect! n in 1934 or at any <br />rime Within Two Years ter this Amendment <br />Becomes Effective, Upon Application of Five Percent <br />of the Registered Voters o� any County, an Elec- <br />tion to Decide the Question of Whether the Salo <br />Shall Be Prohibited in such 'County Shall be Called - <br />YES <br />NO.THtEE <br />Proposing to Amend Article XIX Of the Con- <br />stitution, Relating to Prohibjtion, by Amending the <br />Same so as to Provide thai the Board of County' <br />Commissioners of each County, Not Oftener than <br />Once in Every Two Years, Upon the Application of <br />One -Fourth of the Registered Voters of Any County, <br />Shall Call and Provide for an Election in Such <br />County, to Decide Whether the Sale of Intoxicating <br />Liquors, Wines or Beer Shall be Prohibited Therein, <br />the Question to be Determined by A Majority of <br />Those Voting at Such Election, and Such Election <br />to be Conducted in the Manner Prescribed by Law <br />for Holding General Elections; Providing the Time <br />Within Which Such Election shall be Held after <br />the Presentation of such Application; Granting to <br />the Legislature Power to Provide by General or <br />Special or Local Legislation Laws to Carry out and <br />Enforce such Amendment; and Providing that all <br />Laws Relating to Intoxicating Liquors, Wines and <br />Beer, Which were in Effect on December 81, 1918, <br />unless Changed by the Legislature by Laws Ex- <br />pressly Made Effective Concurrently with this Am- <br />endment, shall as so Changed Become Effective with <br />this Amendment; the Power of the Legislature to <br />Provide the Necessary Laws, to Include the Right <br />to Provide for Manufacture or Sale by Private Indi- <br />viduals, Firms and Corporations, or by the State, <br />Counties, Cities, or Political Subdivisions, or Any <br />Governmental Commission or Agency to be Cre- <br />ated for that Purpose Providing that until <br />Changed by Elections Called under this Amendment, <br />the I Status of all Territory as to Whether Sale is <br />Permitted or Prohibited, Shall be the Same as It <br />Was on December 81, 1918, Provided that at the <br />General Election in 1984 or at any Time Within <br />Two Years After this Amendment Becomes Effec- <br />tiveUpon Application of ,Five Percent of the Re. <br />gis ed Voters of any County,, an Election to <br />Dec de the Question of Whether !the Sale Shall Be <br />Prohibited in such County Shall be Called. <br />NO <br />NO. FOUR <br />}'ropoaing to Amend Section > 0 of the Deelara. <br />tion, of Righte of the Constitution Relating to <br />Grand Juries, Informations, Presentments, and In. <br />diof Persons for Capital Crimep and Other <br />Felonies, So as to Provide that No Person Shall Be <br />Tried for a Capital Crime Unless on Presentment or <br />Indictment by a Grand Jury, and No Person Shall <br />be ,Tried for Other Felony Unless on Presentment <br />or indictment by a Grand Jury or Upon Informa- <br />tion Under Oath Filed by the Prosecuting Attorney <br />of the Court, with Exceptions as to Impeachment, <br />Cases in the Militia when in Active Service in Time <br />of War, or Cases in the Militia Which the State <br />with the Consent of Congress May Keep In Time <br />of Peace; Providing for Pleas to any Information <br />in Term Time or Vacation and Judgment and Sen- <br />tence on a Plea of Guilty in Term Time or In <br />Vacation; and Authorizing the Judge of any Circuit <br />Court to Dispense with the Summoning, Empanel• <br />ling, and Convening of the Grand Jury at any Term <br />of Court by his Order; and Empowering the Leg. <br />islature by General Law to Regulate the Number <br />of Grand Jurors on a Grand Jury and Fix the <br />Number Necessary to Return an Indictment or <br />Presentment. <br />YES <br />NO. FOUR <br />Proposing to Amend Section 10 of the Declara- <br />tion of Rights of the Constitution Relating to Grand <br />Juries, Informations, Presentments, and Indict- <br />ments of Persons for Capital Crimes and Other <br />Felonies, So as to Provide that No Person Shall Be <br />Tried for a Capital Crime Unless on Presentment <br />or Indictment by a Grand Jury. and No Person <br />Shall be Tried for Other Felony Unless on Present- <br />ment or Indictment by a Grand Jury or Upon <br />Information Under Oath Filed by the Prosecuting <br />Attorney of the Court. with Exceptions as to Im- <br />peachment, Cases in the Militia when in Active <br />Service in Time of War, or Coxes In the Militia <br />Which the State with the Consent of Congress May <br />Keep in Time of Peace; Providing for Pleas to any <br />Information in Term Time or Vacation and Judge- <br />ment and Sentence on a -Plea of Guilty in Term <br />Time or in Vacation; and Authorizing the Judge of <br />any', Circuit Court to Dispense with the Summoning, <br />Empanelling, and Convening of the Grand Jury at <br />any', Term of Court by his Order,; and Empowering <br />the Legislature by General Law to Regulate the <br />Nu*.ber of Grand Jurors on a Grand Jury and Fix <br />the Number Necessary to Retura, an Indictment or <br />Presentment. <br />NO <br />NO. FIVE <br />Proposing to Amend Section 124 of Article III <br />of the Constitution Relating to County and Munici- <br />pal 'Governments By Amending the Same so as to <br />Provide that the Legislature Shall Establish an <br />Uniform System of County and ,Municipal Govern- <br />ment, Applicable Except in Cases Where Local or <br />Special Laws for Counties are Enacted Which are <br />Inconsistent Therewith; That the Legislature shall <br />Classify by General Law Cities and Towns Accord- <br />ing'to Population, and by General Law Provide for <br />Their Incorporation, Government, Jurisdiction, <br />Powers, Duties, and Privileges, and Prohibiting <br />Speetal or Local Laws Therefor. <br />YES <br />NO. FIVE <br />Proposing to Amend Section 24 of Article III <br />of the Constitution Relating to County and Mnnei. <br />Pal Governments By Amending the Same so as to <br />Provide that the Legislature Shall Establish an <br />Uniform System of County and Municipal Govern- <br />ment. Applicable Except in Cases Where Local or <br />Special Laws for Counties are Enacted Which are <br />Inconsistent Therewith; That the Legislature shall <br />Classify by General Law Cities and Towns Accord. <br />Ing to Population, and by General Law Provide for <br />Their Incorporation, Government, Jurisdiction, <br />Powers. Duties, and Privileges, and Prohibiting <br />Special or Local Laws Therefor. <br />NO <br />NO. SIX <br />Proposing to Amend Article IX of the Constitu- <br />tion Relative to Taxation and Finance by Adding <br />Thereto Section 14 Providing that for a Period of <br />Fifteen Years from the 'Beginning of Operation, <br />Motion Picture Studios and Plants Established in <br />this State on or After July 1, 1938, Including Lands, <br />Buildings, and ChattelsUtilized In Connection <br />Therewith, and all Raw Materials Going into the <br />Finished Products of such Studios,' Plants and Films, <br />Shall be Exempt from all Ad Valorem Taxation, <br />except that No Exemption Which Shall Become <br />Effective by Virtue of this Amendment Shall Extend <br />Beyond the Year 1984; and Providing that such Ex- <br />emption shall Not Apply to Real Estate Owned by <br />such! Studios and Plante, Except ''that Occupied ae <br />the Location Required to House the Same and Other <br />Buildings Incidental to Their Operation, and Lands <br />Required for Housing Officers and'Employees, Ware- <br />houses, Laboratories, Cutting ]looms, Projection <br />Booms, Storage, Trackage, Shipping Facilities, Sets, <br />and 'ILocatlous. <br />NO. SIX <br />Proposing to Amend Article IX of the Constitu- <br />tion Relative to Taxation and Finance by Adding <br />Thereto Section 14 Providing that for a Period of <br />Fifteen Years from the Beginning of Operation, <br />Motion Picture Studios and Plants Established in <br />this State on or After July 1, 1938, Including Lands, <br />Buildings, and Chattels Utilized In Connection <br />Therewith, and all Raw Materials Going into the <br />Finished Products of such Studios, Plants and Films. <br />Shall be Exempt from all Ad Valorem Taxation, <br />except that No Exemption Which Sbnll Become <br />Effeetive by Virtue of this Amendment Shall Ex- <br />tend Beyond the Year 1948; and Providing that such <br />Exemption .ball Not Apply to Beal Estate Owned <br />ley such Studios and Plante, Except that Occupied <br />as the Location Required to House the Same and <br />other Buildings Incidental to Their Operation, and <br />I,ands Required for Housing Officers and Employees, <br />Warehouses, Laboratories, Cutting Rooms, Projection <br />ttooms, Storage, Trackage, Shipping Facilities, Sets. <br />and Locations. <br />NO <br />NO. SEVEN <br />Proposing to Amend Article VIII of the Constitu- <br />tion Relative to Cities, and Counties, by Adding <br />thereto an Additional Section to be Known as Sec- <br />tion 9, Authorizing the Legislature to Establish, <br />Iter or Abolish a Municipal -Corporation to be <br />nown as the City of Jacksonville, Extending Terri- <br />r1ly Throughout the Present Limits of Duval <br />County; in the Place of Any or All County, District, <br />uncipal and Local Governments; Boards, Bodies. <br />Wd Officer., Constitutional or Statutory, Legislative. <br />ive, Judicial or Administrative, and to Pre- <br />scribe the Jurisdiction, Powers, Duties, and Func- <br />ions of such Corporation and its Departments, <br />oards, Bodies and Officers and to Divide the <br />errltory Thereof into Districts; and Prescribe a <br />4and Reasonable System of Taxation for the <br />eipality and Districts and Fix the Liability <br />Thereof; Providing that the Bonded and other In- <br />Aebtedness Existing at the Time of Establishment <br />Thereof Shall he Enforceable Only Against Prop- <br />erty Theretofore Taxable Therefor; Authorizing the <br />Legislature from Time to Time to Determine What <br />Portion of said Municipality is a Rural Area, and <br />Providing that a Homestead in such Rural Area <br />Shall not be Limited as If in a City or Town; <br />Providing that such Municipality Might Exercise all <br />the Powers of a Municipal Corporation, Be Re- <br />cognized as One of the Legal Political Divisions of <br />the State with the Duties and Obligations of a <br />County, and Entitled to the Same Powers, Rights. <br />and Privileges, Including Representation in the <br />State Legislature, Which Would Accrue to It If It <br />Were a County; and Providing that all the Prop- <br />erty of Duval County "and of the Municipalities <br />Therein Shall Vest in such Municipal Corporation <br />When Established; and that the Offices of Clerk <br />of the Circuit Court and Sheriff Shall Not be <br />Abolished. But the Legislature Shall Provide for <br />Filling the Same, and the Compensation to be Paid, <br />and May Vest in Them Additional Powers and <br />Duties; Providing That No County Office Shall Be <br />Abolished or Consolidated Without Provisions for <br />the Performance of all State Duties Performable by <br />Such County Officer; Providing that Nothing Con- <br />tained Herein Shall Affect Section 20 of Article III <br />of the Constitution with Certain Exceptions; Pro- <br />viding that No Law Authorizing the Establishing <br />or Abolishing of Such Municipal Corporation Shall <br />Become Effective Until Approved by a Majority of <br />'the Qualified Electors Participating in an Election <br />Held in said County, But that if Established, the <br />Legislature May -Amend or Extend the Law <br />Authorizing the Same Without Referendum, Unless <br />the Legislature Shall Provide for Such Referendum. <br />YES <br />NO. SEVEN <br />Proposing to Amend Article VIII of the Constitu- <br />tion Relative to Cities and Counties, by Adding <br />Thereto an Additional Section to be Known as <br />Section 9. Authorizing the Legislature to Estab. <br />lish, Alter or Abolish a Municipal Corporation to <br />P Known es the City of Jacksonville, Extending <br />erritorially Throughout the Present Limite of <br />uval County, in the Place of Any or All County, <br />!strict; Municipal and Local Governments.- Boards, <br />tzes, and Officers, Constitutional or Statutory, <br />Lslative, Executive, Judicial or Administrative, <br />and to Prescribe the Jurisdiction, Powers, Duties, <br />and Functions of such Corporation and its'Depart- <br />jaents, Boards, Bodies and Officers-, and to Divide <br />the Territory Thereof into Districts, and Prescribe <br />Just and Reasonable System of Taxation for the <br />Municipality and Districts and Fix the Liability <br />Thereof; Providing that the Bonded and other In- <br />Vebtedness Existing at the Time of Establishment <br />ereof Shall be Enforceable Only Against Prop. <br />orty Theretofore Taxable Therefor; Authorizing the <br />Legislature from Time to Time to Determine What <br />Portion of wild Municipality is a Rural Area, and <br />Providing that a Homestead in' such Rural Area <br />Shall not be Limited as If in a City or Town <br />Providing that such Municipality Might Exercise all <br />the Powers of a Municipal Corporation, Be Re- <br />cognized as One of the Legal Political Divisions of <br />the State with the Duties and Obligations of a <br />County, and Entitled to the Same Powers, Rights. <br />and Privileges, Including Representation in the <br />State Legislature, Which Would Accrue to It If It <br />Were a County; and Providing that all the Prop- <br />erty of Dural County and of the Municipalities <br />Therein Shall Vat in such Municipal Corporation <br />When Established; and that the Offices of Clerk of <br />the Circuit Court and Sheriff Shall Not be Abolish- <br />ed, But the Legislature Shall Provide for Filling <br />the Same, and the Compensation to be Paid, and <br />May Vest in Them Additional Powers and Duties; <br />Providing That No County Office Shall Be Abol- <br />ished or Consolidated Without Provisions for the <br />Performance of all State Duties Performable by <br />Such County Officer; Providing that Nothing Con- <br />tained Herein Shall Affect Section 20 of Article III <br />of the Constitution with Certain Exceptions; Pro- <br />viding that No Law Authorizing the Establishing <br />or Abolishing of Such Municipal Corporation Shall <br />Become Effective Until Approved by a Majority, <br />of the Qualified Electors Participating in an Election <br />Held in said County, But that if Established, the <br />Legislature May Amend or Extend the Law Auth- <br />orizing the Same Without Referendum, Unless the <br />Legislature Shall Provide for such Referendum. <br />NO <br />To decide whether sale of intoxicating liquors, <br />spina or beer shall be prohibited in Indian River <br />County, Florida: <br />FOR SELLING <br />To decide whether sale of Intoxicating liquors, <br />vines or beer shall be prohibited in Indian River <br />County, Florida: <br />—11 AGAINST SELLING <br />