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2 An act relating to Polk County; amending
3 chapter 8378, Laws of Florida, 1919, as
4 amended; revising the law relating to the Lake
5 Region Lakes Management District; expanding the
6 territorial boundaries of the district;
7 providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 8378, Laws of Florida,
12 1919, as amended, is amended to read:
13 Section 1. Purpose and Territorial Boundaries.--That
14 for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating,
15 maintaining and protecting a system of boat canals, drainage
16 canals, dams, locks and other proper and necessary works in
17 connection therewith, for the purpose of aiding in flood
18 control, lake level management, and protecting, maintaining
19 and improving the water quality in the lakes and canals in
20 conjunction with state, county and city agencies, for the
21 purpose of connecting the lakes within or adjacent to the
22 boundaries hereinafter prescribed and for moving waters out of
23 such lakes, and for the purpose of promoting access to the
24 lakes and the public convenience, utility and welfare, the
25 Lake Region Lakes Management District (the "district"), in
26 Polk County has been created and established, and is hereby
27 confirmed, as an independent special district, the territorial
28 boundaries of which are as follows, to wit:
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30 Beginning at the center of east line of section
31 2, or township twenty-eight (28) south, of
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1 range twenty-six (26) east; thence south with
2 section line between section one (1) and two
3 (2), eleven (11) and twelve (12), thirteen (13)
4 and fourteen (14), twenty-three (23) and
5 twenty-four (24), to the northeast corner of
6 section twenty-six (26) said township and
7 range;
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9 Thence east on section line to northeast corner
10 of northwest quarter of section twenty-five
11 (25), thence south with the half section line
12 to the center of section thirteen (13),
13 township 29 south, range 26 east;
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15 Thence west on the half section line to the
16 southwest corner of the northwest quarter of
17 section line to the southwest corner of the
18 northwest quarter of section sixteen (16) said
19 township and range;
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21 Thence north with section line to the northwest
22 corner of the southwest quarter of section four
23 (4), said township and range;
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25 Thence west with the half section line to
26 center of section six (6) said township and
27 range;
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29 Thence north with half section line to the
30 northwest corner of northeast quarter (NE 1/4)
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1 of section thirty-one (31), township 28 south,
2 range 26 east;
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4 Thence west with section line to southeast
5 corner of section twenty-five (25), township 28
6 south, range 25 east;
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8 Thence north with the section line to the
9 northeast corner of section twenty-four (24),
10 said township and range;
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12 Thence west to center of north line of section
13 twenty-four (24); thence north with half
14 section line to center of section one (1),
15 township 28, range 25;
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17 Thence east with the half section line to the
18 northeast corner of southeast quarter (SE 1/4)
19 of section two (2), township 28 south, range 26
20 east, the point of beginning; embracing within
21 said district the following lands, viz;
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23 The south half of sections two, three, four,
24 five and six and all of sections seven, eight,
25 nine, ten, eleven, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
26 seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty,
27 twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three,
28 twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight,
29 twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-three,
30 thirty-four, and thirty-five and the west half
31 of sections twenty-five and thirty-six and the
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1 east half of section thirty-one in township 28
2 south, range 26 east and all of sections two,
3 three, four, nine, ten and eleven, and the west
4 half of section one and twelve and the north
5 half of sections five, fourteen, fifteen and
6 sixteen and the northeast quarter of section
7 six and the northwest quarter of section
8 thirteen in township 29 south, range 26 east,
9 and the east half of sections twelve and
10 thirteen, and the southeast quarter of section
11 one in township 28 south, range 25 east.
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13 And:
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15 Beginning at the Northwest corner of Section 2,
16 Township 28 South, Range 26 East, Polk County,
17 Florida;
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19 Run thence Easterly, along the north line
20 thereof, to the Northeast corner of the West
21 one-half of the Northeast quarter of said
22 Section 2;
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24 Thence Southerly, along said east line of the
25 west one-half of the Northeast quarter of said
26 Section 2, to the Southeast corner thereof;
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28 Thence Westerly, along the south line of the
29 west one-half of the Northeast quarter and the
30 south line of the Northwest quarter of said
31 Section 2, to the Southeast corner of the north
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1 one-half of Section 3, Township 28 South, Range
2 26 East;
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4 Thence continue Westerly, along the south line
5 of the North one-half of said Section 3, to the
6 southeast corner of the north one-half of
7 Section 4, Township 28 South, Range 26 East;
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9 Thence continue Westerly, along the south line
10 of the north one-half of said Section 4, to the
11 southeast corner of the north one-half of
12 Section 5, Township 28 South, Range 26 East;
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14 Thence continue Westerly, along the south line
15 of the north one-half of said Section 5, to the
16 southeast corner of the north one-half of
17 Section 6, Township 28 South, Range 26 East;
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19 Thence continue Westerly, along the south line
20 of the north one-half of said Section 6, to the
21 southeast corner of the Northeast quarter of
22 Section 1, Township 28 South, Range 25 East;
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24 Thence continue Westerly, along the south line
25 of the Northeast quarter and the south line of
26 the Northwest quarter of said Section 1, to the
27 southwest corner of the East one-half of the
28 Northwest quarter of said Section 1;
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1 Thence Northerly, along the west line of the
2 East one-half of the Northwest quarter of said
3 Section 1, to the northwest corner thereof;
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5 Thence Easterly, along the north line of the
6 East one-half of the Northwest quarter of said
7 Section 1, to the southwest corner of the South
8 one-half of the Southeast quarter of Section
9 36, Township 27 South, Range 25 East;
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11 Thence Northerly, along the west line of the
12 South one-half of the Southeast quarter of said
13 Section 36, to the northwest corner thereof;
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15 Thence Easterly, along the north line of the
16 South one-half of the Southeast quarter of said
17 Section 36, to the northeast corner thereof,
18 also being a point on the westerly line of
19 Section 31, Township 27 South, Range 26 East;
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21 Thence Northerly, along the west line of said
22 Section 31, to the southwest corner of Section
23 30, Township 27 South, Range 26 East;
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25 Thence continue Northerly, along the west line
26 of said Section 30, to the southwest corner of
27 Section 19, Township 27 South, Range 26 East;
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29 Thence continue Northerly, along the west line
30 of said Section 19, to the northwest corner
31 thereof;
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2 Thence Easterly, along the north line of said
3 Section 19, to the northwest corner of Section
4 20, Township 27 South, Range 26 East;
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6 Thence continue Easterly, along the north line
7 of said Section 20, to the southwest corner of
8 the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter
9 of Section 17, Township 27 South, Range 26
10 East;
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12 Thence Northerly, along the west line of the
13 Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of
14 said Section 17, to the northwest corner
15 thereof;
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17 Thence Easterly, along the north line of the
18 Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of
19 said Section 17, to the northeast corner
20 thereof;
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22 Thence Southerly, along the east line of the
23 Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of
24 said Section 17, to the Northwest corner of
25 Section 21, Township 27 South, Range 26 East;
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27 Thence Easterly, along the north line of said
28 Section 21, to the northeast corner thereof;
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30 Thence Southerly, along the east line of said
31 Section 21, to the northwest corner of the
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1 Southwest quarter of Section 22, Township 27
2 South, Range 26 East;
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4 Thence Easterly, along the north line of the
5 Southwest quarter of said Section 22, to the
6 northeast corner thereof;
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8 Thence Southerly, along the east line of the
9 Southwest quarter of said Section 22, to the
10 southeast corner thereof, also being a point on
11 the north line of Section 27, Township 27
12 South, Range 26 East;
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14 Thence Easterly, along the north line of said
15 Section 27, to the northeast corner thereof;
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17 Thence Southerly, along the east line of said
18 Section 27, to the northeast corner of Section
19 34, Township 27 South, Range 26 East;
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21 Thence continue Southerly, along the east line
22 of said Section 34, to the southeast corner
23 thereof and the Point of Beginning.
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25 All of the above lands lying in Polk County,
26 Florida.
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28 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
29 law.
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