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F� 1 I issue a warrant on the General Revenue Fund for this amount. It was pointed out that this of race track funds was over and above that which had already been budgeted to the various Count funds or appropriated for the school Board. THE INDIAN RIVER CITRUS BANK, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, having filed proper application re - questa to be named.and designated County Depository for the year 1938--1939, upon motion made, seconded and carried it was ordered such Bank be designated as the County Depository for the following funds: GENERAL REVENUE FUND ROAD AND BRIDE FUND FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND MOTHERSt PENSION FUND SPEC. RD. & BR. DIST. NO. I: MU'N. ISPEC. RD.& BR. DIST. NO. 4 MAIN. COURT HOUSE BONDS SINKING FUND VERO BRIDGE DISTRICT QUAY BRIDGE DISTRICT WABASSO BRIDGE DISTRICT OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS FUND INTEREST AND SINKING FUND COUNTY OFFICERS' EXCESS FEE ARD the Depository bond set at the sum of $15,,000.00 to consist ONLY of United States Govern- ment bonds or securities. Douglas Baker, Clerk, stated that the local Board of Welfare would appreciate the passing of a resolution with regard to the proposed "General Welfare Act* H.R. 4199. This re- quest was granted. wits RESOLUTION Commissioner Michael introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption,to- WHEREAS, the 3070 counties and the 48 states in the nation have tried unsuccessfully to cope with the problem of insecurity in old age; VHEREAS, the Supreme Court -of the nation in its 7 to -2 decision in May, 1937, uphold - ing the old -age benefits provisions of the Social Security Act, held that the matter of relief to the aged is a national matter with which the States cannot adequately cope and stated that 'Congress did not improvise a judgment when it found that the award of old -age benefits would be conducive to the general welfare*; AREAS, a substantial, universal old -age annuity on a monthly basi1s to those citizens - over sixty who retire from productive industry would have a tendency to -bring jobs to the young and midd:le..aged, and thus help solve the problems caused by 13,000.00 of our people being out o work, would tend to cut the nation's tremendous crime bill, and would simplify the administra- tion of relief to the aged by eliminating the costly duplication found in our present-day set- up of 3070 counties and 48 states endeavoring to deal with a problem which the Supreme Court has ruled cannot adequately be coped by them; AND WHEREAS, a bill now before Congress known as the proposed "General Welfare Acte, H. R. 41999 if improved and made reasonable by the proposed amendments submitted by Congressmen Gerald J. Boileau of Wisconsin, would provide a practicable means . of accomplishing these objects and attaining -prosperity for all groups and classes by meansof the added purchasing power that substantial aid to the aged and jobs for the young and middle-aged will brings NOW9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian R ar County, State of Florida hereby memorialize the House of Representatives and the Senate ,of the United States to pass the said bill, H. R. 4199, as it is proposed to amend it, at this session of Congress as a means of benefitting the entire nation through the medium of aid to the aged. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the President of the United States, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of theSenate Finance Committee, the Chairman of the Senate Unemployment Committee, the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the clerks of the Senate and House and each of the United States Senators and Representatives from. this State. The motion for the adoption of the resolution being duly seconded by Commissioner