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House Bill 9055




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9055

        By Representatives Morse, Logan, Cosgrove, Roberts-Burke,
    Rojas, Villalobos, Heyman, Barreiro, Bloom, Meek, Geller,
    Valdes, Rodriguez-Chomat, Garcia, Lacasa, Horan, Bush,
    Bullard, Betancourt and Diaz de la Portilla



  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing March 25th and 26th as

  3         "Dade County Days" in Tallahassee.

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  5         WHEREAS, in 1836, the Florida Legislative Council

  6  created Dade County, naming it after Major Francis Langhorn

  7  Dade, who had recently been killed by Seminole Indians, and

  8         WHEREAS, by 1896, Henry Flagler had extended his

  9  railroad south to Miami and built the Royal Palm Hotel at the

10  mouth of the Miami River, and the City of Miami was

11  incorporated with 368 voters, and

12         WHEREAS, in 1957, the voters of Dade County approved

13  the Home Rule Charter, which allowed the formation of a form

14  of government for Dade County as it exists today, and

15         WHEREAS, Dade County encompasses more than 2,000 square

16  miles and currently has a population that exceeds 2 million,

17  and

18         WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes Dade County for its

19  history of cultural richness and diversity and for its

20  contribution to the state's economy, NOW, THEREFORE,

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22  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

23  Florida:

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25         That March 25th and 26th are recognized as "Dade County

26  Days."

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