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Record Group Number: 000156
Series/Collection Number: .S 690
Creator: Florida. Administrative Code, Register and Laws Section.
Title, Dates: Municipal charters and annexation ordinances, 1915-2021.
Amount: 7.00 v.
100.50 cubic ft.
Medium Included:
Organization/Arrangement: Chronological. Charters and ordinances arranged alphabetical by city and then in numerical order.
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Summary:     The series contains the municipal charters and annexation ordinances of Florida cities and towns. Among other things, charters establish and incorporate municipalities, set the boundaries (in metes and bounds) for a city or town, and establish the form of government to be used. The earliest records in this series, 1915 to 1973, are in bound volumes and the rest are loose files.
Finding Aids: Box listing available. 0
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Associated Materials: See Series S 1174 for more municipal annexations and de-annexations in Florida from 1970 to 1997.
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Publication Note: Charters are published in the code of ordinances (law codes) of the respective municipalities.
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Electronic Records Access:
Subject Access Fields: Municipal government Florida
Municipal charters Florida
Annexation (Municipal government) Florida
Ordinances. aat
Added Entries Florida. Division of Library and Information Services.
Florida. Office of Secretary of State.
Florida. Division of Elections.