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I BE IT RESOLVED9 that the Democratic County Executive Committee of Indian River County) Florida' does herev3ith nominate as nominees of said party and as candidates of said �i party at the general election to be held in Indian River County, Florida' on November 2nd! 1948, the persons respectively listed after said respective offices, to -wit: quit: FOR JUSTICE, OFTHE , ACE DISTRICT N0. 5: Hamilton H. Floyd FgA CO�NS_jAAB,,, LEDISTRICT NO. 5s s Henry A. DeWitt �o FOR JUSTICE 0j THE, PEACE DISTRICj N0. 1: ;o l FOR CO STABLE DISTRICT NO, 1: John Beugnot 'lll i FOR JUSTICE OF -THE PEACE DISTRICT N0. FQR CORSTABLE DISTRICT N0 'gym. Palmer Be it further resolved that a certified copy of this Resolution be delivered to the d Board of County Commissioners of Indian River Countyt Florida$ and that said Board is herewith requested to place said nominees upon the official ballot for said general election. i! We, the undersigned Chgirman and Secretary of the Democratic County Executive Committee of Indian River County' Florida! hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of Resolution duly adopted by said Committee at a meeting thereof duly called and held at Vero Beach' Florida' on the 2nd day of October' 1948. W.F.C.�,�.,_... R. Chairman a Attest: Theresa C. kUther jj Sedretary On motion made by Commissioner Helpling seconded by Commissioner Helseth and carried, the following Resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida in the 1947 Session' proposeda Constitutional Amendment to Article IT of the Constitution of the State of Florida' providing for One Cent of the present gaabline tax to be allocated to the State Road Department and the several counties of the State of Fl orida for use in the several counties solely for !; highway' street and bridge purposes' and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment is an extension and broadening of the fiscal policyii incorporated in the Constitutional Amendment inspired by the Honorable,Sbessard L. Holland during his term as Governor' proposed by the Legislature of 1941 and overwhelmingly adopted by t'_ the people of the State of Florida in the General Election of 19429 and i! WOMAS' the amendment to the Constitution adopted in 1942 has saved the taxpayers of the State of Florida millions of.dollars in interest coats on bond indebtedness$ materially decreased the necessity for ad valorem taxes for bond indebtedness purposes' and has done much to secure a steady and secure income for road purposes' thereby enabling the State Road De- partment and the several counties of the State of Florida to work together toward providing more, better and safer roads for the travelling public' and WHEREAS, the adoption of the amendment proposed by the 1947 Session of the Legis- it f lature would greatly increase the benefits already secured by the previous amendment and make it possible for the counties to decrease ad valorem taxation for construction and maintenance 1 i, 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0