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!G Upon a Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by !
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P� ;Commissioner Hogosian the following Resolution was unanimously
adopted;
;I RESOLUTION NO. 68- 40 t
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The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County,
Florida, resolves:
1. That this Board is aware of the fact that under date of July 15,
1966, Robert 1'. McLarty and Dodo W. McLarty, his wife, of this County,
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E; did convey a parcel of property in this County to the Florida Hoard of Parks
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and Historic Memorials, an agency of the. State of Florida, and that said site
has great historic interest and value because it has been established that the
survivors from the loss of the Spanish Fleet of 1715 established their tem-
porary camp on this site and that In recent years, under authority of the
State, artifacts and treasure have been salvaged from the sunken and wrecked
ships from that fleet in the immediate vicinity of this site and that in the said
deed, the State of Florida did agree within three (3) years from the date of
the deed to begin the erection of a tnuseum building for the display of
artifacts and treasure awned by the State salvaged from the mentioned fleet
and in the event the conditions named are not met within the time specified,
the deed becomes void and the property reverts to Mr, and Mrs. McLarty.
2. That it is the opinion of this Board that it evoutd be a tragedy
which could never be corrected if the purposes and Intent of said deed are
not carried out within the time specified and this Board does herewith offer
its assistance in cooperation to the Florida Board of Parks and historic
Memorials in order to enable it to meet all of these conditions.
3. That this Board does herewith respectfully request the Budget
Commission of the State of Florida to make available to the Florida Board of
Parks and historic Mentors tlt3 the necessary sunt of stoney to permit Lite
erection of a museum building within the time required.
4. That this Board does further request the Governor and the
members of the Legislature of the State of Florida, in the event of any
special session of the Legislature, to consider this matter and to make
appropriations and live directions to the Florida Board of Parks and historic
Smith, Heath, Smith & O'Haire, Attorneys At law, P. O, pox 518, Vero Beach, Florida 32960