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The Sections set forth in Appendix A derive from the 1929 Special Act by which the
Florida Legislature repealed the City's original 1925 Charter (Chapter 10418, Laws
of Florida) and its amendments. See Laws of Florida, Chapter 13972, 1929 Special Acts,
Volume 2, Part 1, as amended. Accordingly, the provisions in this Section reflect
the repeal of the original 1925 Charter and the resulting abolition of the initial
municipal government that the 1925 Charter created. Likewise, these provisions reflect
the adoption of the "new" 1929 City Charter, (including the amendments thereto) and,
thereby, the creation of the "new" municipal corporation, which remains in effect
to date. These provisions were located in Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 of the City's
prior Charters; however, they have been relocated to this Appendix A for purposes
of clarification and to provide historical context. Additionally, provisions from
Chapter 24450 of the Florida Statutes, a Special Act enacted in 1947, are also contained
within this Appendix. Through this Special Act, which pre-dated the Home Rule Powers
Act, the Florida Legislature granted the City of Coral Gables the authority to purchase
and operate a hotel or health resort, in conjunction with a golf course and country
club at the property known as the Biltmore Hotel. The City exercised this authority
in 1973 after a bond referendum approved the acquisition of the totality of the Biltmore
Properties and Casa Loma Hotel from the Federal Government.
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