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EXPENDITURES TRANSFERS A/C Name To From 311. Secretary to Circuit Judge $500.00 565. Hospital Service for Indigent 500.00 i TOTAL $500.00 $500.00 ---t-------------------------------------------------- Mr. Paul Goodridge representing the Indian River Memorial Hospital appeared before the Board and presented a petition to levy an annual tax for the maintenance of a county hospital and also to levy a tax for the issuance of bonds for building additions to the hospital. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Robert Graves, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and carrie do i^ the Hospital petition was accepted and ordered placed on the November ballot, and the follow- ing Resolution was adopted: R E S O L U T I O N -- Hospital Bond Election BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that this Board does herewith find and determine that this Board has been presented with a petition signed by more than five per cent of the resident freeholders of Indian.River County,,;i` Florida, asking that an annual tax may be levied for the establishment and maintenance of a public hospital located at Vero Beach, Florida, and which said petition did dpecify the sum, of $750,000.00 as the maximum amount of money propsoed to be expended in purchasing or ? building said hospital; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board does herewith determine that it shall submit the question as to whether or not bonds in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 shall be issued"° by the County to provide funds for the purchase and the erection of a public hospital and for the support of the same, which bonds shall be payable within thirty (30) years and whether;' 4 or not a tax in an amount not to exceed five mills shall be levied upon the assessed property of Indian River County, Florida, for the support of a public hospital, which said rjuestion shall be submitted to the qualified electors of Indian River County, Florida, who are free- holders at the next general election to be held in this County, to -wit: On November 4, 1953? and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that notice of such election shall be given at leaat thirty (30) days prior to the date of said election in the Vero Beach Press Journal, a newspaper of general circulation published in this County, which notice shall include the text of said petition and state the amour of the tax to be levied upon the assessed property of this County, which tax shall not exceed five mills on the dollar; and i i BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said election shall be held at the usual places in this County for voting upon County officers and shall be canvassed in the same manner as the a vote for County officers is canvassed; and, s BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ballots to be used in said election at which such hospital question is submitted shall be printed with a statement substantially as follows: For the issuance of not to exceed $750,000.00 of the County bonds anf for not to exceed five mill tax for a public hospital and for maintenance of the same. � f U 1 1 0 1 • 1 1 0