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393 i' RESOLUTION FIXING .THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' DISTRICTS IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY' FLORIDA • � WHEREAS, the constitution of the stater-of'Florida provides that there shall be five County Commissioners' Districts in each county and that said districts shall be as nearly as ;possible equal in proportion to population and that the Board of bounty Commissioners of the. - - ;`respective counties shall from time to time fix the boundaries of such districts; and WHEREAS the boundaries of the County Commissioners' Districts in Indian River Count have not been changed since the creation of such county in the year 1925 and by reasop of the ,,present residende of the population of such county, said districts are not as nearly a 'bssiblel !equal in proportion to population and' in fact9 such districts at this time evidence a grossly !unequal proportion to population as between such existing districts; and this Board hay.n .,con -'i sidered its constitutional duty and having considered manners of fixing the boundariesof the County Commissioners' Districts in Indian River County in order to comply with the coRns:-Itution- Ial requirement; and having reached a determination with respect theretop therefore$ is BE IT RESOLVED that the boundaries of the Bounty Commissioners' Districts in Indian i,River County' Florida' bet and the same ares herewith fixed, effective immediately' as follows I 'and each of said districts being numbered as stated, to -wit= i County Commissioners' District No. 1 shall be all of the territory within the follow-' ,ing boundaries of said District$ to -wits `' Begin at the intersection of the shore line of the Atlantic Ocean and the Seth ,boundary line of Section 14$ in Township 31 south, Range 39 East' and thence run West along the Section lines to the Northwest corner of Section 19$ in Township 31 South' Range 38 East; thence ;,run South along Section lines to the Northwest corner of Section 7s in Township 32 South$ 'Range 38 East; thence run West to the Range line dividing Ranges 35 East and 36 East; thence 9 run North along said Range line to the'Northeast corner of Township 32 Souths Range 35 East; (thence run Test along the Township line to the Southwest corner of Township 31 Sonth$ Range 35 East; thence run North to the Northwest corner of Township 31 South$ Range 35 East and being �Jthe North boundary line of Indian River County; thenceerun along and filowing the North boundary aline of Indies River County$ in an Easterly direction, to the point where such boundary line $intersects the Atlantic Ocean$ and which point is the Northeast corner of Indian River County; thence run in a Southerly and Southeasterly direction along and following the East boundary i llline-of Indian River County to the point of beginning. County Commissioners' District No. 2 shall be all of the territory within the follow - !,Ing boundaries of said District$ to -wit= i Begin on the East boundary line of Indian River County where the South boundary line i '!,of Section 14$ in Township 31 Souths Range 39 East intersects such county boundary line.; thence ,;run Southeasterly along and following the East boundary line of Indian River County to the lintersection of the East boundary line of Indian River County/with the North boundary line of ;Section 29$ in Township 32 South, Range 40 East; thence run West along the Section lines and !°$continuing to the Range line dividing Ranges 35 East and 36 East; thence run North along such '1Range line to the South boundary line of County Commissioners' District No, is as hereinbefore described• thence run East along and following the South boundary line of County Commissioners' a °District No. 1$ as hereinbefore describeds to the Southwest corner of Section 6s in Township 32 ;,South$ Range 38 East; thence run North along Section lines to the Southwest corner of Section ,,18, in Township 31 South$ Range 38 East; thence run East and following Section lines to the i"East boundary line of Indian River County (and which point is the Southeast corner of CemAty �,Commissioners'hereinbefore described). - Distric ,, t N ©• 1 County Commissioners' District No. 3 shall be all of the territory within the follow- $ �jing boundaries of said District, to -wits