The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-22
FLORIDA.

The first session of the legislature of the State of
Florida terminated on the 26th ult and was of but
five weeks duration. The Pensacola Gazette says:
s.We learn that no general legislation was attempt
ed, except such as was deemed absolutely necessa-
nv to put the machinery of State government into
operation. Among the measures most necessary
for this purpose, was the adopting of system Of
revenue. A system has been adopted. Whether
il is adequate to the pecuniary wants OF the State,
remains to be seen. The taxes are to be assessed
without delay by assessor elected for each cour-
w. by the joint vote of the two houses; the sherfs
Of the several counties TO be elected on the first
Monday of October next) are to collect the taxes.
The subjects of taxation are lands, (Which, in this
part of the State will be assessed at 90 cents upon
the hundred acres;) town property at 10 cents upon
the hundred dollars valuation; free negroes, 80 eachi
slaves 37I cents; billiard tables, $25 liquor sellers,
$780, ten-pin alleys $40; pedlars, $780, ineran, mer-
chants, (those who open store for less than
year, 500; merchants stock in trade 20 cents up.
on every hundred dollars; money loaned on inter
est 20 cents on every hundred dollars; commissions
of commission merchants, 70 cents on every hun
bred dollars lawyers and doctors, 20 cents on every
hundred dollars Of their income; pleasure carriages
so cents on every hundred dollars Of valuation; cat
tie, over one hundred head at the rate of one dollar
per hundred head. The foregoing is drawn from
memory, and may not be strictly correct; but 1t Is
nearly SO.
.1he principal laws passed, were those for the or
government The salaries of the executive officers
are somewhat higher than was expected, but may
nevertheless be said to be arranged upon scale of
toerable economy. The governors salary is u $780,
that of the comptroller $780, the treasurer $780, the
secretary of state $780, the attorney general $500,
the private secretary Of the governor $500, and the
solicitors 5000 each. The salaried officers of the
State, including the Judges are therefore TO receive
an aggregate Of $l3 500 per annum.
'sThe expenses ofhe session of the general assem-
bly, are not far from $1,000
'sThe circuit court is required to be held IN Is
Gambia county on the first Monday in November
next in Santa Rosa on the second Monday, in Wal
ton on the third Monday, on the next Monday in
Washington, the next in Jackson, the next in Cal
houn, and the next in Franklin. All the business
pending in the superior and county courts is to be
transferred to the circuit court Immediately after
the election of clerks of the circuit courts on the
first Monday Of October next.
"The supreme court is made up of the judges of
the circuit courts is to sit in Tallahassee the first
Monday in January in every year, and has juris-
dction of all appeals and writs of error from the
circuit courts in involving more than fifty dol
lars.
"The probate business, heretofore confded to the
county courts, is to be done by the judge Of pro-
bates appointed for each county by the governor
and general assembly, and three county commission
ers are to be elected every year, who, with the
Judge Of probates, are TO transact all the local and
county business"