Ordinance 002-1975 .. Y',J • •
ORDINANCE NO. 2 -1975
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MONROE COUNTY ORDINANCE
NO. 3-1973, THE SANE BEING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISH-
ING LAW LIBRARIES IN MONROE COUNTY IN THE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE AND BRANCH COURTHOUSES IN MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SECTION 2 TO AUTHORIZE
THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT TO TAX AND COLLECT
THE SUM OF $7. 50 IN CERTAIN CASES COMMENCED IN THE
PROBATE DIVISION OF SAID COURT AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 2 of Monroe County Ordinance No. 3-1973,
"An Ordinance Providing for the Establishment and Maintenance of Law
Libraries in the County Courthouse and Branch Courthouses in Monroe
County, Florida, for the Use of the Judges , Officers of the Courts
of Said County and of County Officials and Residents ; Declaring the
Establishment and Maintenance of Said Libraries to be a Public Need
and for General County Purposes ; Providing for a Law Library Board
to Operate Said Libraries and Authorizing Said Library Board to
Prescribe and Enforce Rules and Regulations as to Said Libraries;
Providing for the Manner for Raising Funds out of Costs to be Taxed
by the Clerk of the Circuit Court; Providing that the Said Law
Libraries Shall Succeed the Present Law Library Created by Chapter
28, 625 , Laws of Florida, 1953, and Chapter 61-2491, Laws of Florida,
1961, and Providing for the Effective Date of this Ordinance" , is
hereby amended to read as follows :
Section 2. There is hereby established in Monroe County,
Florida, law libraries and the Board of County Commissioners and other
officers of such County charged with the purchasing and spending
of the public funds shall maintain such libraries under the direction
of the law library board created by this ordinance to be located in
the county courthouse and branch courthouses of said County for the
use of the judges and the officers of the several courts of Monroe
County and of the County officials and residents desiring access
thereto, which said libraries shall operate under such rules and
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regulations as the law library board shall prescribe and all debts
against such County for the creation and conduct of the law libraries
shall be paid solely from the fund created by this ordinance. There
shall be taxed and collected by the Clerk of the Circuit Court the
sum of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50):
(a) in each civil case in law commenced in the General Civil
Division of the Circuit Court;
(b) in each civil case in law commenced in the County Court
with the exception of cases in which Rules of Summary
Procedure or Summary Procedure (Chapter 51, Florida
Statutes) are applicable; and
(c) in each case commenced in the Probate Division of the
Circuit Court wherein there is a fee charged pursuant
to Section 28.2401(1) (c) or (d), Florida Statutes; it
is the intent of this provision that this tax shall not
be collected for guardianships, small estates, adminis-
trations unnecessary, and judicial ascertainment of heirs.
All said sums so collected shall be set apart by said Clerk
into a special fund to be known as the law libraries fund to be used
exclusively for the purpose and maintenance of such libraries.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon receipt of
the official acknowledgement from the Department of State acknowledging
receipt of certified copy of this ordinance and that said ordinance
has been filed in said office.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER ADOPTION
OF COUNTY ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on
Tuesday, March 4, 1975, at 2:00 P.M. at the Sheriff's Substation,
Marathon, Monroe County, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners
of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider the adoption of the
following County Ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO.
-1975
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MONROE COUNTY ORDINANCE
NO. 3-1973, THE SAME BEING AN ORDINANCE ES-
TABLISHING LAW LIBRARIES IN MONROE COUNTY IN
THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND BRANCH COURTHOUSES
IN MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BY AMENDING SEC-
TION 2 TO AUTHORIZE THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT TO TAX AND COLLECT THE SUM OF $7.50 IN
CERTAIN CASES COMMENCED IN THE PROBATE DIVISION
OF SAID COURT AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
DATED at Key West, Florida, this 5th day of February,
1975.
RALPH W. WHITE
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Monroe County, Florida, and ex
officio Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida
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Publish: Friday, February 7, 1975. .
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
STATE OF FLORIDA
THE CAPITOL
TALLAHASSEE 32304
BRUCE A. SMATHERS
SECRETARY OF STATE
March 12, 1975
Honorable Ralph W. White
Clerk of Circuit Court
Monroe County
Monroe County Courthouse
Key West, Florida 33040
Attention: Virginia Pinder, Deputy Clerk
Dear Mr. White:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida
Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of Monroe County
Ordinance No. 75-2, which was received and filed in this
office on March 12, 1975.
Kindest regards.
Cordia lly,
BRUCE A. SMATHERS
Secretary of State
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(Mrs. ) Nancy Kavanaugh
Chief, Bureau of Laws
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